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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

Twenty Strategic Finance and Business Operations Associate (Relocation to Washington, DC)

New York, NY

$130k–$263k / year

Job type: Finance, Legal, & Compliance
Seniority: Entry-Level

Strider Technologies Account Executive - Japan / アカウントエグゼクティブ（日本）

Japan

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

ZeroMark Senior Machine Learning Operations Engineer

New York, NY

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Quantum Systems Support Service Manager (2)

Ukraine

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

Anduril Industries Senior Research Scientist, Target Tracking

Broomfield, CO · Fort Collins, CO

$190k–$252k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Helsing Executive Assistant

Germany

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Shield AI Software Engineering Manager, Hardware Test (X-BAT) (R6020)

Seattle, WA · Washington, D.C.

$169k–$300k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Manager

Saronic Material Expeditor

Austin, TX

Job type: Supply Chain & Procurement
Seniority: Mid-Level

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Castelion Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Radar

Torrance, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Neros State Estimation & Navigation Lead

Torrance, CA

$192k–$268k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Manager

Firestorm Buyer

San Diego, CA

$78k–$105k / year

Job type: Supply Chain & Procurement
Seniority: Mid-Level

Singularity Drone Pilot / UAS Test Operator

Gardena, CA

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

Harmattan AI MEA HR Generalist

Morocco

Job type: Finance, Legal, & Compliance
Seniority: Mid-Level

Allen Control Systems Electrical Engineer, Wire Harness & Electrical Integration

Austin, TX

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Mid-Level

CHAOS Industries Senior Mechanical Engineer

El Segundo, CA

$140k–$176k / year

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Senior

Onebrief Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Colorado Springs (Top Secret Clearance Required, Relocation Provided)

Remote · Colorado Springs, CO

$180k–$220k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Forterra Growth Lead

Washington, D.C.

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

Code Metal Staff Python Engineer (Modeling & Simulation)

San Francisco, CA · Boston, MA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Socket Sales Development Representative

Remote

$94k / year

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

Overland AI Technical Lead - Distributed Systems

Seattle, WA

$200k–$260k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

STARK Operations Planning & Analytics Lead (All genders)

Germany

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

Swarm Aero Embedded Software Engineer

Oxnard, CA

$145k–$200k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Mid-Level

Scout AI Senior IT Systems Engineer

Sunnyvale, CA

$175k–$225k / year

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

Skydio Senior Autonomy Engineer - Computer Vision

San Mateo, CA

$170k–$278k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Defense Unicorns Platform Engineer (FedD200/ FedD201/ FedD202)

Remote

$123k–$167k / year

Job type: Infrastructure, IT, & Security
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.

5,993 listed openings across 92 companies

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