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Defense Jobs

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

6,092 open roles · Updated Sep 26, 2026

6,092 jobs

Skydio Senior Autonomy Engineer, Data Curation

San Mateo, CA

$170k–$240k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Verkada Senior Product Designer

San Mateo, CA

Job type: Marketing & Design
Seniority: Senior

Quantum Systems Team Lead - Embedded Linux (m/f/d)

Germany

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Manager

Anduril Industries Security Software Engineer, Endpoint Security

Seattle, WA

$166k–$220k / year

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

Helsing Robotics Mechancial Engineer

Spain

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Shield AI Associate Facilities Coordinator (R6005)

Washington, D.C.

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

Saronic EHS Trainer

Franklin, LA

Job type: Business & People Ops
Seniority: Mid-Level

Castelion Senior Mechanisms Engineer

Rio Rancho, NM

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Senior

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STARK Senior Systems Engineer (All Genders)

Germany

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

Harmattan AI Embedded Software Engineer - Multimedia

France

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Senior

CHAOS Industries Program Manager

Washington, D.C.

$160k–$250k / year

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

Mach Industries Principal Automation Engineer, Controls

Huntington Beach, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Skydio Staff Software Engineer - Security

San Mateo, CA

$220k–$270k / year

Job type: Infrastructure, IT, & Security
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Verkada Senior Backend Engineer - Intercom

San Mateo, CA

$175k–$300k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Quantum Systems (Senior) Frontend Engineer – Cloud Solutions (m/f/d)

Germany

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Anduril Industries Technical Recruiter, Hardware - Air Dominance and Strike (Contract)

Seattle, WA

Job type: Business & People Ops
Seniority: Senior

Helsing Technical Lead Engineer, UAV Development

Germany

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

Shield AI Manager of Engineering, Autonomy Capabilities (R5412)

San Diego, CA · Washington, D.C.

$236k–$354k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Manager

Saronic Security Engineer, Network Security

Austin, TX · San Diego, CA

Job type: Infrastructure, IT, & Security
Seniority: Senior

Castelion Deputy Program Engineer, Hypersonic Strike

Torrance, CA

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Mid-Level

STARK Working Student – Flight Software Engineering (PX4 / Autopilot) (all genders)

Germany

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Intern

Harmattan AI Software Engineer - Corporate Tooling

France

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

CHAOS Industries Hardware-in-the-Loop Engineer

El Segundo, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Mach Industries Senior Platform Security Engineer, UAS

Huntington Beach, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Skydio Senior Software Engineer - Security

San Mateo, CA

$190k–$250k / year

Job type: Infrastructure, IT, & Security
Seniority: Senior

Military hardware and software

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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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