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Defense Jobs

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

6,029 open roles · Updated Sep 23, 2026

6,029 jobs

Castelion Facilities Coordinator

Midland, TX

Job type: Product, Programs, & Systems
Seniority: Mid-Level

Neros Mission Operations Associate- EMEA

United Kingdom

$68k–$95k / year

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

Firestorm Staff Data Scientist, Optimization

San Diego, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Harmattan AI Forward Deployed Software Engineer

France

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Singularity Embedded Software Engineer

Gardena, CA

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Mid-Level

CHAOS Industries Senior Systems Engineer, Algorithm Development

El Segundo, CA

$140k–$280k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Onebrief Partner Engagement Manager, U.S. European Command

Remote · Germany

$150k–$180k / year

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

Allen Control Systems Mechanical Drafter

Austin, TX

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

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Forterra Senior/ Staff IT Systems Engineer

Arlington, VA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Overland AI Infrastructure Engineer

San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA

$130k–$225k / year

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

Code Metal Product Marketing Lead

Remote · San Francisco, CA · Boston, MA

Job type: Marketing & Design
Seniority: Senior

Socket Enterprise Account Executive

Remote · United States

$300k / year

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Senior

Swarm Aero Senior Systems Administrator

Oxnard, CA

$70k–$120k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

STARK Head of Flight Test (all genders)

Germany

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

Scout AI Robot Technician

Sunnyvale, CA

$100k–$150k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Mid-Level

Skydio Product Design Engineer Intern - Summer 2027

San Mateo, CA

$85k–$121k / year

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Intern

Mach Industries Machine Learning Engineer

Huntington Beach, CA · San Francisco, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Defense Unicorns Senior Software Engineer - UDS Foundations Team (RD182B)

Remote

$123k–$201k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Verkada Enterprise Account Executive (Hawaii - SLED)

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

NODA AI AI/ML Engineer

Austin, TX

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Covenant Quality Manager

Germany

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

Kela Senior Systems Engineer (Customer Site)

Israel

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

Performance Drone Works Senior Quality Systems Engineer

Huntsville, AL

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Epirus Principal ERP Solutions Engineer, Finance

Torrance, CA

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

Hidden Level Solutions Architect

Remote · Syracuse, NY

$140k–$180k / year

Job type: Product, Programs, & Systems
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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