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Defense Jobs

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

6,090 open roles · Updated Sep 26, 2026

6,090 jobs

Helsing Lead Systems Engineer - Maritime

Germany

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

Shield AI Senior Engineer Propulsion - Engine Performance (R5907)

Dallas, TX

$117k–$176k / year

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Senior

Saronic Electrical Engineering Technician - Radio Frequency

Austin, TX

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Entry-Level

Castelion Manager, Government and Community Affairs, Project Ranger

Rio Rancho, NM

Job type: Business & People Ops
Seniority: Manager

Neros Autonomy Lead

Torrance, CA

$190k–$266k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Manager

STARK Senior Hardware Engineer

Germany

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

Harmattan AI GNC Engineer

Morocco

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Mid-Level

CHAOS Industries Field Services Representative

El Segundo, CA

Job type: Product, Programs, & Systems
Seniority: Mid-Level

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Mach Industries Operations Engineer

Huntington Beach, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Skydio Senior Supplier Quality Engineer PCB/PCBA

San Mateo, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Verkada Enterprise Solutions Engineer, Bay Area CORP

San Mateo, CA

$160k–$210k / year

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Senior

Quantum Systems Technical Lead Autonomy Hardware (m/f/d)

Germany

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Manager

Anduril Industries Senior Product Sourcing Engineer, Electronics

Lexington, MA

$146k–$194k / year

Job type: Supply Chain & Procurement
Seniority: Senior

Helsing Lead Field Engineer

Washington, D.C.

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Shield AI Engineer II, Propulsion - Engine Performance (R5907)

Dallas, TX

$94k–$142k / year

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

Saronic Electrical Engineer – UUVs & Undersea Electronics

Austin, TX

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Senior

Castelion Senior Thermal Engineer

Torrance, CA

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Senior

Neros Firmware Engineer - Tennessee Office

$139k–$194k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Mid-Level

STARK Flight Test Engineer & Onsite Test Coordinator (all genders)

Germany

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

Harmattan AI Machine Learning Engineer (Detect & Track Distillation)

France · Switzerland

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Mid-Level

CHAOS Industries DevSecOps Engineer

El Segundo, CA

$110k–$160k / year

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

Mach Industries Build Engineer, Avionics

Huntington Beach, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Skydio UX Product Design Lead

San Mateo, CA

$180k–$220k / year

Job type: Marketing & Design
Seniority: Senior

Verkada Customer Operations Coordinator, Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, UT

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Mid-Level

Quantum Systems Senior Autonomy Stack Integration Engineer - Land Domain (m/f/d)

Germany

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Manager

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.

6,090 listed openings across 92 companies

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