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Defense Jobs

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

5,990 open roles · Updated Sep 22, 2026

5,990 jobs

Socket Member of Technical Staff

Remote · United States · Canada · United Kingdom

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Overland AI Forward Deployed Software Engineer

San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA

$120k–$240k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

STARK Electrical Engineer Electronic Warfare (All Genders)

Germany · Sweden

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Senior

Swarm Aero Software Engineer, Robotics

Remote

$170k–$250k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Scout AI Vehicle Integration Technician

Sunnyvale, CA

$95k–$140k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Mid-Level

Skydio Senior Software Engineer, React Native

San Mateo, CA

$190k–$250k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Defense Unicorns Solution Architect - Autonomous Systems & Industrial Base (ComS058)

San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CA

$145k–$185k / year

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Senior

Rune Technologies Forward Deployed Engineer

Remote · Honolulu, HI

$190k–$210k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

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Aurelius Systems Director of Engineering

San Francisco, CA

$275k–$315k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Director

Auterion Product Marketing Specialist

Arlington, VA

$75k–$120k / year

Job type: Marketing & Design
Seniority: Mid-Level

Verkada AV Engineer - London & United States East Coast

United Kingdom

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Cape Security Engineer, Corporate Security

Remote

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Dominion Dynamics Director of Autonomy

Canada

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Director

NODA AI Systems Software Integration Engineer - Taiwan

Taiwan

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Andrenam Senior Firmware Engineer

Torrance, CA

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

TurbineOne SkillBridge Fellowship

Remote

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Intern

Long Wall Director, Sites and Facilities

Long Beach, CA

$175k–$235k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Mach Industries May 2027 New Graduate Engineer, GNC & Modeling and Simulation

Huntington Beach, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Covenant Contracts & Pricing Specialist

Washington, D.C.

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

Gallatin Mission Development Manager

Austin, TX · Washington, D.C.

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Kela Internal Operations Lead

Israel

Job type: Business & People Ops
Seniority: Manager

Picogrid Head of Software

El Segundo, CA

$220k–$270k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Performance Drone Works Senior Software QA Engineer

Huntsville, AL

Job type: Test, Quality, & Reliability
Seniority: Senior

Epirus Associate Test Engineer, Electromagnetic Laboratory

Lawton, OK

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

AT Process Technologies Engineering Technician

Waltham, MA · Berwick, ME

$80k–$150k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Entry-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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