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Defense Jobs

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

6,757 open roles · Updated Nov 12, 2026

6,757 jobs

Mach Industries Production Coordinator, Energetics

Victorville, CA

$52k–$83k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Entry-Level

Saildrone Hydrographic Surveyor

Remote

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

Deterrence Mechanical Engineer – Equipment Design & Development (Engineer / Senior / Staff)

Fremont, CA

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Senior

Andrenam Technical Recruiter

Torrance, CA

$125k–$165k / year

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

Scout AI Senior Electrical Engineer

Sunnyvale, CA

$180k–$297k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Senior

Heaviside Industries Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Los Angeles, CA

$140k–$200k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Senior

Furientis Embedded Firmware Engineer, Avionics

Los Angeles, CA

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Senior

Allen Control Systems Systems Engineering Intern, 2027

Austin, TX

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

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Valinor Enterprises Full-Stack Software Engineer, C2 & Tactical Integration

Cookeville, TN

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Aurelius Systems Sr. Optical Engineer, R&D

San Francisco, CA

$150k–$200k / year

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Senior

Performance Drone Works Staff New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineer

Huntsville, AL

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Arxlight Workplace Coordinator

Oakland, CA

$60k–$75k / year

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

Socket Technical Enablement Manager

Remote · United States

$160k–$220k / year

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Senior

Fisica Specialist, Systems Engineer

Simi Valley, CA

$91k–$169k / year

Job type: Product, Programs, & Systems
Seniority: Mid-Level

Infisical Enterprise Account Executive

Remote · United States · New York, NY · San Diego, CA · San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · Boston, MA

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Senior

Chariot Defense Mechanical Engineer

San Bruno, CA

$130k–$180k / year

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

9 Mothers Robotics Software Engineer

Austin, TX

$100k–$270k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

UNION Controls Engineering Technician

Dallas, TX

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Entry-Level

Defense Unicorns Senior AI Software Engineer (RD271)

Remote

$149k–$201k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Covenant Talent & People Partner

Grand Prairie, TX

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

Kela Field Operations Specialist - Drone Systems

Israel

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

Twenty Staff / Principal Technical Program Manager

Arlington, VA

$124k–$257k / year

Job type: Product, Programs, & Systems
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Airbase Backend Engineer

New York, NY

$125k–$250k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Picogrid Head of People

El Segundo, CA

$180k–$220k / year

Job type: Business & People Ops
Seniority: Director

Dominion Dynamics Mechanical Engineer - Thermal Design

Canada

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
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.

6,757 listed openings across 97 companies

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