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Defense Jobs

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

5,977 open roles · Updated Sep 22, 2026

5,977 jobs

Unusual Machines Cost Accountant

Orlando, FL

$95k–$115k / year

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

UFORCE Lead Recruiter

Remote · Europe

Job type: Business & People Ops
Seniority: Manager

Havoc AI Field Software Engineer

Remote

$150k–$175k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Tiberius Aerospace Capture Manager

Remote

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Senior

Vannevar Labs Mission Lead - Cyber (Clearance Required)

Washington, D.C.

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Senior

Heaviside Industries Principal RF Engineer

Los Angeles, CA

$185k–$225k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Staff / Principal

First Order Effects Power Electronics Engineer

Austin, TX

$100k–$250k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Furientis Aerodynamics Engineer

Los Angeles, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

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RogueBeam Principal RFIC Engineer

Seattle, WA

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Fisica Supervisor, Quality Control

San Leandro, CA

$72k–$134k / year

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

Vatn Systems Quality Engineer

Bristol, RI

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

Saildrone Account Manager, US Navy

United States

$150k–$180k / year

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Senior

Dataminr Account Executive, Corporate Security

Remote — United Kingdom

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

Arxlight Senior Electrical Engineer

Oakland, CA

$120k–$180k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Twenty Mission Deployment Lead

Chantilly, VA · San Antonio, TX · Fort Meade, MD · Augusta, GA

$141k–$307k / year

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Senior

Strider Technologies Senior Full Stack Software Engineer / シニアフルスタックソフトウェアエンジニア

Japan

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Quantum Systems Embedded Linux & Release Engineer (m/f/d)

Germany

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

Anduril Industries Senior Operations Lead, Frontier Systems

Costa Mesa, CA · Washington, D.C.

$146k–$194k / year

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Senior

Helsing Procurement Manager – Professional Services & Marketing

Germany

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

Shield AI Associate Systems Administrator (R5997)

Ukraine

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

Saronic NPI Quality Inspector - Production

Austin, TX

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Castelion Production Scheduler

Torrance, CA

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Mid-Level

Neros BD Pilot, Army

Remote

$81k–$113k / year

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

Firestorm UAS Operational Pilot & Instructor-Rome, NY

Rome, NY

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Singularity Senior Electrical Technician

Gardena, CA

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
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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