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Defense Jobs

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

6,008 open roles · Updated Sep 21, 2026

6,008 jobs

Singularity Senior Contracts Manager

Gardena, CA

$125k–$185k / year

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

Harmattan AI Operations Manager

United Arab Emirates

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

Allen Control Systems Senior HR Generalist

Austin, TX

Job type: Business & People Ops
Seniority: Senior

CHAOS Industries Principal Electrical Engineer

El Segundo, CA

$190k–$260k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Onebrief Senior Brand Designer

Remote · United States

$151k–$184k / year

Job type: Marketing & Design
Seniority: Senior

Forterra Staff IT Infrastructure Engineer

Clarksburg, MD

$150k–$175k / year

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

Code Metal Senior Hardware Engineer (RTL / High-Level Synthesis)

Remote · Boston, MA · San Francisco, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Overland AI Fabricator

Seattle, WA

$51k–$75k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Entry-Level

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Swarm Aero Manufacturing Engineer

Oxnard, CA

$130k–$200k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Senior

Scout AI Drone Technician

Sunnyvale, CA

$50k–$70k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Mid-Level

Rune Technologies Growth Director - U.S. Marine Corps

Rosslyn, VA

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Director

Shift5 Senior Quality and Process Engineer

Remote · Rosslyn, VA

$148k–$165k / year

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

Skydio Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering – State, Local, Educational (SLED) Small Cities

Remote

$172k–$215k / year

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Manager

Aslan Operations

Washington, D.C.

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

Aurelius Systems Electrical Engineer

San Francisco, CA

$130k–$170k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Defense Unicorns Senior IT Systems & Security Engineer (CedD226)

Remote

$149k–$201k / year

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

Verkada Embedded Engineering Manager - Storage Systems

San Mateo, CA

$200k–$315k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Manager

Auterion Production Engineer

Switzerland

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

Socket Customer Success Manager - EMEA

Remote · United Kingdom · European Union · Denmark

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

STARK Battery System Engineer/Architect (all genders)

Germany

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Mid-Level

TurbineOne Senior/Staff Software Engineer, DevOps

Remote

$240k–$280k / year

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

Gallatin Senior Technical Recruiter

El Segundo, CA · Austin, TX

$160k–$180k / year

Job type: Business & People Ops
Seniority: Senior

Distributed Spectrum Operations Associate, Growth

New York, NY

$80k–$100k / year

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

NODA AI Chief of Staff

Austin, TX

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Pryzm Forward Deployed Engineer

Washington, D.C.

$110k–$160k / year

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.

6,008 listed openings across 92 companies

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