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Defense Jobs

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

5,998 open roles · Updated Sep 23, 2026

5,998 jobs

NODA AI Mission Lead - CENTCOM AOR (GCC Based)

United Arab Emirates

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Cape Forward Deployed Engineer, Federal

Arlington, VA

$175k–$235k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Dominion Dynamics Corporate Systems Engineer

Canada

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

Covenant Manufacturing Engineer

Grand Prairie, TX

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Mid-Level

Gallatin Fullstack 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: Entry-Level

Kela Support Engineer (NOC / Tier 1)

Israel

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

Mach Industries Senior RF Engineer

Huntington Beach, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Long Wall Sr. CNC Programmer and Machinist

El Segundo, CA

$92k–$119k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

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Performance Drone Works Revenue Operations Manager

Remote

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

Epirus Product Test Engineer

Torrance, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Hidden Level Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Syracuse, NY

$134k–$174k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Unusual Machines Automation Engineering Technician - 2nd Shift 3:00 - 11:30PM

Orlando, FL

$92k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Mid-Level

Havoc AI Senior Backend Software Engineer - Distributed Systems

Remote

$175k–$200k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Vannevar Labs Technical Recruiter

Remote

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

Tiberius Aerospace Manufacturing Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Remote · Tucson, AZ

$140k–$170k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Senior

Furientis Optical Modeling and Simulation Engineer

Los Angeles, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Vatn Systems Business Development Manager

Remote · Washington, D.C.

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

Saildrone Director of Contracting

Washington, D.C.

$193k–$227k / year

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

Dataminr Customer Success Manager, International Public Sector (Italian & Spanish)

Remote — United Kingdom

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

Twenty Mission Architect

Arlington, VA

$137k–$240k / year

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

Quantum Systems Legal Counsel (m/f/d)

Germany

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

Anduril Industries Staff FPGA Engineer - Simulink (REMOTE)

Remote · Costa Mesa, CA

$220k–$292k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Helsing Systems Engineer - Space

Germany

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Shield AI Senior Electrical, Motor and Motor Drive Engineer (R6021)

Seattle, WA · Washington, D.C.

$145k–$218k / year

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

Saronic Mechanical Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)

Austin, TX

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Intern

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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