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Defense Jobs

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

5,993 open roles · Updated Sep 22, 2026

5,993 jobs

Sphinx Defense Product Manager (Mission Planning Operations/Ground Terminal Management)

El Segundo, CA

$190k–$215k / year

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

Second Front Systems Senior Platform Engineer (United Kingdom)

Remote · United Kingdom

$147k–$174k / year

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

Unusual Machines Human Resources Manager

Torrance, CA

$100k–$120k / year

Job type: Business & People Ops
Seniority: Manager

Hidden Level Senior Mechanical Engineer

Remote · Syracuse, NY

$113k–$140k / year

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Senior

UFORCE Head of Maritime Engineering

United Kingdom

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Director

Valstad Director of Business Development & Strategic Partnerships

Austin, TX

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Director

Havoc AI Electrical Field Service Technician

North Kingstown, RI

$100k–$125k / year

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

Heaviside Industries Principal Aerodynamics Engineer

Los Angeles, CA

$200k–$270k / year

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

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Tiberius Aerospace Supply Chain Manager

Tucson, AZ

Job type: Supply Chain & Procurement
Seniority: Manager

Chariot Defense Electronic Design Engineer

San Bruno, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Vannevar Labs Application Security Engineer

Remote

$160k–$210k / year

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

First Order Effects Technical Recruiter

Austin, TX

$80k–$150k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Furientis Manufacturing Engineer, Solid Rocket Motors

Los Angeles, CA

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Senior

RED 6 Senior Program Manager

Denver, CO

$160k–$200k / year

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

Fisica Specialist, Procurement

San Leandro, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Traysar Industries Mechanical Engineer

Austin, TX

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

RogueBeam Digital RTL Engineer

Seattle, WA

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Mid-Level

Vatn Systems Kitchen Assistant

Bristol, RI

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

Saildrone Software Engineer, Autonomous Systems

Alameda, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

9 Mothers Robotics Engineer, Senior

Austin, TX

$150k–$250k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Dataminr Account Executive, Enterprise (NE)

Remote

$231k–$340k / year

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Senior

UNION Senior Automation Controls Engineer

Dallas, TX

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Senior

XBOW Software Engineer - Platform / Core Infrastructure - Americas

Remote — Canada · Argentina

$100k–$350k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Arxlight Forward Deployed Lead (Air and Missile Defense)

Oakland, CA

$146k–$200k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Infisical Senior Full Stack Engineer

Remote · United States · Canada · India · United Kingdom · Brazil · European Union

$180k–$250k / year

Job type: Software & Data
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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