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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

UFORCE Head of Platform / Senior Platform Manager

United Kingdom

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Valstad Robotics Software Intern, Manipulation & Simulation

Austin, TX

$71k–$87k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Intern

Havoc AI Engineering Manager, Perception and Machine Learning

Remote

$200k–$225k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Heaviside Industries Maritime Test Engineer

Los Angeles, CA

$115k–$160k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Tiberius Aerospace GNC Engineer

Orange County, CA

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

Chariot Defense Test Engineer, Hardware and Systems

San Bruno, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Vannevar Labs Backend Engineer, Security Platform

Remote

$150k–$215k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

First Order Effects Program Manager Naval Systems

Washington, D.C. · Arlington, VA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

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Wraithwatch Enterprise Mission Manager - Federal

Washington, D.C.

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Manager

Furientis Control Actuation System Engineer

Los Angeles, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Valinor Enterprises Lead Robotics Engineer, Autonomy

Cookeville, TN

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

RED 6 Hardware Test Technician

Denver, CO

$76k–$92k / year

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

Fisica Senior Associate, Electrical Engineering

Simi Valley, CA

$79k–$147k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Mid-Level

Traysar Industries Head of Government Business Development

Washington, D.C.

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

RogueBeam Antenna Engineer

Seattle, WA

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Mid-Level

Vatn Systems Technical Recruiter

Bristol, RI

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

Picogrid Developer Experience Engineer

El Segundo, CA

$170k–$195k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Swan Technologies Head of Growth

Remote · United States

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Saildrone Software Engineer, Cloud

Alameda, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

9 Mothers R&D Test Engineer

Austin, TX

$80k–$110k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Dataminr Forward Deployed Engineer

Remote — Belgium

$93k–$137k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Airbase Backend Engineer

New York, NY

$125k–$250k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

UNION Senior Process Engineer

Dallas, TX

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Senior

XBOW Senior Legal Counsel - Commercial

Remote

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Galvanick Senior Detections Engineer

Seattle, WA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

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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