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Defense Jobs

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

6,150 open roles · Updated Sep 29, 2026

6,150 jobs

Shield AI Chief Engineer, CCA

United Kingdom

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Director

Anduril Industries Machine Vision Engineer 2nd Shift, Manufacturing Automation

Costa Mesa, CA

$115k–$171k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Mid-Level

Shield AI State Estimation Engineer (R4783)

Dallas, TX

$150k–$350k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Anduril Industries Training Coordinator, EHS

Boston, MA

$112k–$149k / year

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

Shield AI Senior Staff Propulsion Engineer (TVC) (X-BAT) (R4160)

Dallas, TX

$173k–$260k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Anduril Industries Senior Robotics Software Engineer

Costa Mesa, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Shield AI Senior Software Engineer, Hardware Test (R4978)

Dallas, TX

$128k–$192k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Anduril Industries Mechanical Engineer, Manufacturing Automation

Costa Mesa, CA

$115k–$171k / year

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Senior

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Shield AI Senior Staff Engineer, Communications Systems (R5623)

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

$170k–$260k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Anduril Industries Production Program Manager, Intelligence Systems

Ashville, OH

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Shield AI Technical Writer (R5661)

Dallas, TX

$60k–$105k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Anduril Industries Staff Controls Engineer, Manufacturing Automation

Ashville, OH

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Shield AI Ground Control Station (GCS) Software Engineer (R3963)

Dallas, TX

$130k–$250k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Anduril Industries Senior Robotics Engineer, Manufacturing Automation

Costa Mesa, CA

$146k–$194k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Senior

Shield AI Principal State Estimation Engineer (R4602)

Dallas, TX · Seattle, WA · Washington, D.C.

$275k–$350k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Anduril Industries Senior Controls Engineer, Manufacturing Automation

Costa Mesa, CA

$146k–$194k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Senior

Shield AI Staff Fuel Systems Engineer

Dallas, TX

$142k–$213k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Anduril Industries Senior SCADA Controls Engineer, Manufacturing Automation

Ashville, OH

$126k–$167k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Senior

Shield AI Principal Fuel Systems Engineer - X-BAT (R4640)

Dallas, TX · United States · Boston, MA · San Diego, CA

$209k–$314k / year

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Anduril Industries Product Support Engineer

Australia

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Shield AI Head of Business Development, Japan (R3905)

Japan

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Director

Anduril Industries Senior Controls Engineer, Manufacturing Automation

Ashville, OH

$126k–$167k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Senior

Shield AI Senior Systems Engineer (R5962)

Washington, D.C.

$115k–$170k / year

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

Anduril Industries Production Associate, Drones

Santa Ana, CA

$52k–$69k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Entry-Level

Shield AI Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Applications Engineering

India

Job type: AI & Autonomy
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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