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Defense Jobs

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

6,001 open roles · Updated Sep 21, 2026

6,001 jobs

Mach Industries Legal Operations Coordinator

Huntington Beach, CA

$95k–$125k / year

Job type: Finance, Legal, & Compliance
Seniority: Entry-Level

Covenant Quality Manager

Grand Prairie, TX

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

Kela Controller

Israel

Job type: Finance, Legal, & Compliance
Seniority: Mid-Level

Performance Drone Works Junior Mechanical Engineer

Huntsville, AL

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Entry-Level

AT Process Technologies Synthetic Chemist

Waltham, MA

$140k–$200k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Sphinx Defense Senior Full Stack Engineer

Remote

$157k–$190k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Epirus Vice President Marketing & Communications

Torrance, CA · Washington, D.C.

$290k–$361k / year

Job type: Marketing & Design
Seniority: Executive

Unusual Machines Facilities Coordinator

Orlando, FL

$50k / year

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

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Hidden Level HR Programs & Communication Specialist

Syracuse, NY

$70k–$85k / year

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

Second Front Systems Technical Sales Engineer

Remote

$130k–$155k / year

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

UFORCE Senior Technical Writer

Remote · Europe

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Cape Social Media Associate

New York, NY

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Dominion Dynamics Head of Autonomy, Ground

Canada

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Heaviside Industries Quality Engineer

Los Angeles, CA

$125k–$160k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Valstad Welding Engineer & Quality Lead

Austin, TX

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

Havoc AI Corporate Finance Manager

Remote

$150k–$185k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Tiberius Aerospace Senior Test Engineer

Orange County, CA

$125k–$175k / year

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

Chariot Defense Software Engineer, Embedded Linux

San Bruno, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Vannevar Labs MBA Intern Summer 2027 (Mission Lead - Clearance Required)

Remote

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Intern

Wraithwatch Infrastructure Engineer

Remote · United States

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

First Order Effects Chief of Staff

Austin, TX

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Andrenam Technical Sourcer

Torrance, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Furientis Perception Hardware Integration Engineer

Los Angeles, CA

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Senior

Fisica Specialist, Manufacturing Engineering

Simi Valley, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Valinor Enterprises Flight Controls Engineer

New York, NY

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Military hardware and software

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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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