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Defense Jobs

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

5,992 open roles · Updated Sep 22, 2026

5,992 jobs

Sphinx Defense DevOps Engineer

Remote · Colorado Springs, CO

$140k–$170k / year

Job type: Infrastructure, IT, & Security
Seniority: Mid-Level

Hidden Level Electrical Engineer - Digital Hardware

Syracuse, NY

$82k–$113k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Entry-Level

Second Front Systems Commercial Sales Account Executive

Remote

$110k–$140k / year

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Senior

Unusual Machines Director of SOX and Internal Controls

Orlando, FL

$145k–$160k / year

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

UFORCE People Operations Generalist

Remote · United States

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

Heaviside Industries Principal GNC Engineer

Los Angeles, CA

$180k–$270k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Havoc AI Mechanical Engineer – Drone Development, Design & Test

San Diego, CA

$150k–$180k / year

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Senior

Tiberius Aerospace Head of Communications

Orange County, CA

Job type: Marketing & Design
Seniority: Director

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Vannevar Labs Engineering Manager, AI Platform

Remote

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Manager

First Order Effects Electrical Engineer (Battery Systems & BMS)

Austin, TX

$100k–$250k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Furientis Navigation Engineer, GNC

Los Angeles, CA

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

RogueBeam Sr. RFIC Engineer

Seattle, WA

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Senior

Fisica Senior Specialist, Manufacturing Engineering

San Leandro, CA

$94k–$175k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Senior

Vatn Systems Marketing & Communications Manager

Bristol, RI

Job type: Marketing & Design
Seniority: Mid-Level

Saildrone Principal Software Engineer, Perception

Alameda, CA

$300k–$380k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Dataminr Account Development Representative, Public Sector

New York, NY

$75k–$79k / year

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

Arxlight Senior Flight Software Engineer

Oakland, CA

$140k–$200k / year

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

Twenty Senior/Staff DevOps Engineer

Arlington, VA

$192k–$455k / year

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

Strider Technologies Senior Client Advisor

South Jordan, UT · Tysons Corner, VA

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Senior

Quantum Systems Cloud & Fleet Data Engineer

Germany

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Anduril Industries Senior Algorithm Engineer, Tracking Systems

Broomfield, CO · Fort Collins, CO

$190k–$252k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Helsing Kreditorenbuchhalter (m/w/d)

Germany

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

Shield AI Staff Systems Administrator (5996)

India

Job type: Infrastructure, IT, & Security
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Saronic Commissioning Assistant Engineer, Marauder

Franklin, LA

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

Castelion Composites Technician - Filament Winding

Torrance, CA

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
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.

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