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Defense Jobs

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

6,138 open roles · Updated Sep 28, 2026

6,138 jobs

Shield AI Autonomy Integration Engineer (R5245)

United Kingdom

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Anduril Industries Senior Accountant (GL)

Costa Mesa, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Shield AI Systems Test Engineer (R5243)

United Kingdom

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Anduril Industries Electrical Test Engineer, Intelligence Systems

Santa Ana, CA

$129k–$171k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Senior

Shield AI Object Detection and Tracking Engineer (R5244)

United Kingdom

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Anduril Industries Senior Explosives System Safety Engineer

Costa Mesa, CA

$166k–$220k / year

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

Shield AI Staff Engineer, Autonomy and Motion Planning (R5263)

United Kingdom

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Anduril Industries Technical Program Manager, Mission Autonomy

Washington, D.C.

$129k–$171k / year

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

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Shield AI Senior Staff Technical Program Manager (R5270)

Washington, D.C. · San Diego, CA

$170k–$260k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Anduril Industries Production Lead

Costa Mesa, CA

$146k–$194k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Manager

Shield AI Principal Technical Product Manager (R5249)

United States · San Diego, CA · Washington, D.C. · San Mateo, CA

$220k–$330k / year

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

Anduril Industries Product Quality Engineer, Intelligence Systems

Santa Ana, CA

$112k–$149k / year

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

Shield AI Principal Product Designer (R5250)

United States · San Diego, CA · Washington, D.C. · San Mateo, CA

$230k–$340k / year

Job type: Marketing & Design
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Anduril Industries 2027 Early Career Industrial Engineer

Ashville, OH

$74k–$99k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Entry-Level

Shield AI Government Relations Manager - UK, Nordics and Benelux (R5217)

United Kingdom

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

Anduril Industries Staff Threat & Attack Research Engineer

Boston, MA

$191k–$253k / year

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

Shield AI Staff Engineer, Software Autonomy Applications (R4962)

United Kingdom

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Anduril Industries Staff Threat & Attack Research Engineer

Costa Mesa, CA

$191k–$253k / year

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

Shield AI Staff Engineer, Mission Systems - Fleet Support (R5004)

Dallas, TX

$140k–$210k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Anduril Industries Winter 2027 Warhead Engineer Co-op

Costa Mesa, CA

$71k–$104k / year

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Intern

Shield AI Manager, Autonomy Applications Engineering (R5188)

United Kingdom

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Manager

Anduril Industries Senior Hybrid Network Engineer

Reston, VA

$191k–$253k / year

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

Shield AI Senior Engineer, Air Vehicle Fluid Systems (R5203)

Seattle, WA · Washington, D.C. · San Diego, CA

$130k–$200k / year

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Senior

Anduril Industries Staff Industrial Engineer, Maritime Production System Design

Santa Ana, CA

$166k–$220k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Shield AI Senior Program Manager (R4932)

Dallas, TX · Washington, D.C.

$140k–$210k / year

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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