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Defense Jobs

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

5,990 open roles · Updated Sep 21, 2026

5,990 jobs

Rune Technologies Backend Software Engineer - Simulations

Rosslyn, VA · New York, NY · Seattle, WA

$190k–$210k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Shift5 Growth Operations Enablement Manager

Remote · Rosslyn, VA

$145k–$165k / year

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

Aslan Head of National Security

Washington, D.C.

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

Aurelius Systems Mechanical Engineer

San Francisco, CA

$130k–$180k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Auterion Senior Electronics Engineer

Germany

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Senior

Verkada Enterprise Solutions Engineer

Italy

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Senior

Distributed Spectrum Systems Integration Engineer

New York, NY

$120k–$250k / year

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

Cape Account Executive, Navy

Arlington, VA

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Senior

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Dominion Dynamics Senior Advanced Design Engineer

Canada

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Senior

NODA AI Proposal Writer

Austin, TX

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

TurbineOne Field Operations Manager

Remote

Job type: Business & People Ops
Seniority: Manager

Pryzm Senior Software Engineer

Boston, MA · New York, NY

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Long Wall Sr. Corporate Counsel, Supply Chain

Long Beach, CA

$200k–$250k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Mach Industries May 2027 New Graduate Engineer, Mechanical

Huntington Beach, CA

$105k–$110k / year

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

Covenant Program Manager - Army|Navy

Washington, D.C.

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

Gallatin Cleared Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Austin, TX

$80k–$210k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Kela 3D Algorithm Developer

Remote · Israel

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Andrenam Head of Finance

Torrance, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Performance Drone Works Customer Success Manager, Army

Remote

$135k–$150k / year

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

AT Process Technologies Head of Finance

Waltham, MA

$180k–$250k / year

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

Sphinx Defense Senior Full Stack Engineer

Chantilly, VA

$157k–$190k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Epirus FPGA Engineer

Torrance, CA

$124k–$144k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Mid-Level

Unusual Machines Compensation and Benefits

Orlando, FL

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

Hidden Level Director of BI, Market Analysis & SI

Remote

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Second Front Systems UX Designer

Remote

$120k–$145k / year

Job type: Marketing & Design
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.

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