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Defense Jobs

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

5,996 open roles · Updated Sep 23, 2026

5,996 jobs

Covenant Operations Excellence (OpEx) Lead

Grand Prairie, TX

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Senior

Gallatin AI Software Engineer

El Segundo, CA · Washington, D.C. · Palo Alto, CA · San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · New York, NY

$80k–$210k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Kela Technical Program Manager

Israel

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

Mach Industries May 2027 New Graduate Engineer, Manufacturing

Huntington Beach, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Long Wall Sr. GNC Engineer

Long Beach, CA

$155k–$226k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Performance Drone Works Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Huntsville, AL

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Picogrid Assembly Technician

El Segundo, CA

$70k–$120k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Epirus Senior Test Engineer, Electromagnetic Laboratory

Lawton, OK

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

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AT Process Technologies Mechanical Engineer

Waltham, MA · Berwick, ME

$120k–$180k / year

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Senior

Sphinx Defense Backend Engineer

Remote · Colorado Springs, CO

$138k–$167k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Hidden Level Staff Electrical Engineer - Digital Hardware

Syracuse, NY

$134k–$174k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Second Front Systems Experiential Marketing Manager

Remote

$135k–$150k / year

Job type: Marketing & Design
Seniority: Senior

Unusual Machines Director of Production - Headset and Battery

Orlando, FL

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Director

UFORCE Finance Transformation Lead (ERP Implementation)

Remote · United Kingdom

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

Havoc AI Field Software Engineer

Remote

$150k–$175k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Tiberius Aerospace Senior GNC AutoPilot

Tucson, AZ

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Vannevar Labs Mission Strategist - Tampa (Clearance Required)

Tampa, FL

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

Furientis Edge Hardware / Firmware Engineer

Los Angeles, CA

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Mid-Level

RogueBeam Principal RFIC Engineer

Seattle, WA

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Vatn Systems Technical Writer

Bristol, RI

Job type: Marketing & Design
Seniority: Mid-Level

Saildrone Account Manager, Ocean Mapping

Washington, D.C.

$150k–$180k / year

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Senior

Dataminr Senior Product Marketing Director, Public Sector

Remote · Arlington, VA

$181k–$266k / year

Job type: Marketing & Design
Seniority: Director

Arxlight Supplier Sourcing Engineer, Supply Chain

Oakland, CA

$110k–$171k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Twenty Forward Deployed Site Reliability Engineer

Fort Meade, MD · Chantilly, VA

$192k–$455k / year

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

Strider Technologies Forward Deployed Engineer

Tysons Corner, VA · South Jordan, UT

Job type: Software & Data
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.

5,996 listed openings across 92 companies

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