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Defense Jobs

Military hardware and software, including autonomous vehicles, weapons, sensors, and communications.

6,091 open roles · Updated Sep 26, 2026

6,091 jobs

Saronic Autonomous Sea Trials Test Planner

New Orleans, LA

Job type: Test, Quality, & Reliability
Seniority: Senior

Castelion Senior Propulsion & Ordnance Engineer

Rio Rancho, NM

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Senior

Neros Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Motors

Torrance, CA

$150k–$209k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Senior

STARK Senior Computer Vision Engineer (All Genders)

Germany

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Harmattan AI Mechanical Engineer - GCS

France

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Mid-Level

CHAOS Industries Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Manager

El Segundo, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Mach Industries Flight Software Engineer

Huntington Beach, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Skydio Deployment Engineer - Northeast

Remote

$115k–$135k / year

Job type: Infrastructure, IT, & Security
Seniority: Mid-Level

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Verkada Staff Backend Engineer - Licensing & Revenue Platform

San Mateo, CA

$165k–$300k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Quantum Systems Senior Control Systems Engineer – Vehicle Dynamics & Abstraction (m/f/d)

Germany

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Anduril Industries Software Engineer- Machine Learning

Broomfield, CO

$165k–$218k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Helsing Senior Programme Manager - Militarisation

Germany

Job type: Product, Programs, & Systems
Seniority: Senior

Shield AI Electric Power System Lead (R5987)

Seattle, WA · Washington, D.C.

$216k–$325k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Saronic Senior Electrical Engineer

New Orleans, LA

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Senior

Castelion Materials & Process, Program Support Manager

Torrance, CA

Job type: Product, Programs, & Systems
Seniority: Senior

Neros Staff Accountant

Torrance, CA

$74k–$103k / year

Job type: Finance, Legal, & Compliance
Seniority: Mid-Level

STARK Group Accounting Manager (all genders)

Germany

Job type: Finance, Legal, & Compliance
Seniority: Manager

Harmattan AI Mechanical Engineer (Hardware Tooling)

France

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Mid-Level

CHAOS Industries Network Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Administrator

El Segundo, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Mach Industries Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure & Simulation

Huntington Beach, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Skydio Lab Engineer

Switzerland

Job type: Test, Quality, & Reliability
Seniority: Mid-Level

Verkada Frontend Software Engineering Intern 2027

San Mateo, CA

$114k–$135k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Intern

Quantum Systems Senior Payload Integration Engineer - UGV Platforms (m/f/d)

Germany

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Senior

Anduril Industries Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer

Costa Mesa, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Helsing (Senior) Programme Manager - Integrated Logistics Support

Germany

Job type: Product, Programs, & Systems
Seniority: Senior

Military hardware and software

Working in Defense

Defense teams develop vehicles, weapons, sensors, communications, and software for military operations.

Work spans engineering, manufacturing, testing, program management, and deployment support. Clearance and citizenship requirements vary by role.

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