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Defense Jobs

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

6,757 open roles · Updated Nov 12, 2026

6,757 jobs

Twenty Staff/Principal Frontend Software Engineer

New York, NY

$192k–$455k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Onodrim Industries Forward Deployed Operator - Legal & Compliance

United Kingdom · Switzerland · Germany · Netherlands

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

Vannevar Labs Engineering Manager, Security Platform

Remote

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Manager

Shield AI Sr. Staff Solutions Architect - Finance (R6254)

Dallas, TX · San Diego, CA · Seattle, WA · Washington, D.C. · San Mateo, CA

$148k–$267k / year

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

Long Wall Sr. Electronics Design Engineer

Long Beach, CA

$175k–$220k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Senior

Hidden Level Electrical Engineer - Digital Hardware

Syracuse, NY

$82k–$113k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Entry-Level

Cape Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Remote · Arlington, VA · New York, NY

$180k–$230k / year

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

Onebrief Head of Growth, Navy

Remote · United States

$180k–$225k / year

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Director

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Epirus Principal Cost Engineer

Torrance, CA

$138k–$165k / year

Job type: Finance, Legal, & Compliance
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Havoc AI Mission Software Engineer - Honolulu, HI

$150k–$185k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Saronic Mission Operations Engineer (Platform)

San Diego, CA

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

Quantum Systems Executive Assistant to the Co-CEOs (m/f/d)

Germany

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

Anduril Industries Senior Mechanical Engineer, Anduril Expeditionary Systems

Costa Mesa, CA

$151k–$189k / year

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Senior

Neros Internal Controls Manager

Torrance, CA

$133k–$186k / year

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

Helsing Systems Engineer - System Architecture - Contra

United Kingdom · Germany

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

CHAOS Industries Senior Staff Antenna Engineer

El Segundo, CA

$237k–$264k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Staff / Principal

UFORCE Senior Software Engineer

Remote · Ukraine

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Code Metal Staff Physics Engine Programmer, C++ (Modeling & Simulation)

Remote

$200k–$250k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Gallatin Senior Product Designer

Remote · El Segundo, CA · Washington, D.C. · San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX

Job type: Marketing & Design
Seniority: Senior

Cambridge Aerospace Warehouse Operator

United Kingdom

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

Castelion Senior GNC Engineer

Torrance, CA

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Skydio Key Account Leader, Campus

Remote

$110k–$140k / year

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

NODA AI Mission Lead - CENTCOM AOR (GCC Based)

United Arab Emirates

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

Forterra Senior Software Integration Engineer

Clarksburg, MD

$145k–$165k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Swarm Aero Systems Safety Engineer

Oxnard, CA

$140k–$200k / year

Job type: Test, Quality, & Reliability
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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