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Defense Jobs

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

6,119 open roles · Updated Sep 28, 2026

6,119 jobs

Anduril Industries Mission Integration Engineer

Waltham, MA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Shield AI Senior Electrical Engineer, Test Equipment Design

Seattle, WA · Washington, D.C.

$140k–$210k / year

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

Anduril Industries Radar Technician

Fort Collins, CO

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Shield AI Applications Engineer, Autonomy (open level)

United States

$152k–$318k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Anduril Industries Senior Systems Administrator, Classified IT

Costa Mesa, CA

$146k–$194k / year

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

Shield AI Senior Electrical Engineer, Test Equipment Design

Dallas, TX

$116k–$173k / year

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

Anduril Industries Embedded Linux Software Engineer – Robotics Platform (DeviceOS)

Costa Mesa, CA

$166k–$220k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Shield AI Electrical Engineer, Test Equipment Design

Dallas, TX

$81k–$122k / year

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

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Anduril Industries Structural Analyst, Payloads

Costa Mesa, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Shield AI Staff Engineer, Mechanical & Actuated Systems (R5293)

Seattle, WA · Washington, D.C.

$160k–$240k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Anduril Industries Supplier Engineer, Electronics

Waltham, MA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Shield AI Senior Business Development Lead - Hivemind - Greece (R5496)

Greece

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Senior

Anduril Industries Production Technician

Fort Collins, CO

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Shield AI Staff Engineer, Quality Assurance (R5358)

Wichita, KS

$110k–$160k / year

Job type: Test, Quality, & Reliability
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Anduril Industries Staff Production Program Manager, Barracuda

Costa Mesa, CA

$166k–$220k / year

Job type: Product, Programs, & Systems
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Shield AI Senior Software Engineer, Perception (R5420)

Washington, D.C. · Dallas, TX · San Diego, CA · Boston, MA · San Mateo, CA

$163k–$245k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Anduril Industries Production Program Manager, Avionics

Costa Mesa, CA

$146k–$194k / year

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

Shield AI Staff Engineer, FPGA Design (R5347)

Seattle, WA · Washington, D.C.

$180k–$280k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Anduril Industries Mechanical Engineer, Space Emerging Talent

Costa Mesa, CA

$86k–$114k / year

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

Shield AI Staff Software Engineer, Perception (R5421)

Washington, D.C. · Dallas, TX · San Diego, CA · Boston, MA · Seattle, WA

$195k–$293k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Anduril Industries Manufacturing Technician

Fort Collins, CO

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Shield AI Senior Staff Software Engineer, Perception (R4985)

Washington, D.C. · Dallas, TX · San Diego, CA · Boston, MA

$234k–$351k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Anduril Industries Procurement Operations Manager

Costa Mesa, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Shield AI Senior Autonomy Integration Engineer

United Kingdom

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

Anduril Industries Mission Analyst

Australia

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

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.

6,119 listed openings across 92 companies

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