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Defense Jobs

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

6,003 open roles · Updated Sep 23, 2026

6,003 jobs

Verkada Sr. Global Operations Manager

San Mateo, CA

$160k–$190k / year

Job type: Supply Chain & Procurement
Seniority: Senior

Defense Unicorns Mission Associate

Remote · McLean, VA

$83k–$113k / year

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

Covenant Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Grand Prairie, TX

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Senior

Kela IT Administrator

Israel

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

Performance Drone Works Principal Electrical Engineer

Denver, CO

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Epirus Senior Manager, Procurement

Torrance, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Vannevar Labs Staff Technical Product Manager

Remote

Job type: Product, Programs, & Systems
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Saildrone Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Alameda, CA

$215k–$260k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Staff / Principal

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Twenty Principal Offensive Cyber Research Engineer

Arlington, VA

$192k–$455k / year

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

Quantum Systems Senior Purchasing Manager- cUAS (m/f/d)

Germany

Job type: Supply Chain & Procurement
Seniority: Senior

Anduril Industries Production Program Manager, Counter Intrusion

Irvine, CA

$146k–$194k / year

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

Helsing Senior Flight Test Engineer

Germany

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

Shield AI Electric Power System Lead (R5987)

Seattle, WA · Washington, D.C.

$216k–$325k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Saronic Technical Writer, Service

Austin, TX

Job type: Marketing & Design
Seniority: Mid-Level

Castelion Embedded Software Engineer (All Levels)

Torrance, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Neros Army Direct Sales Associate

Washington, D.C.

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Firestorm Senior Engineering Manager - Crucible

San Diego, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Harmattan AI Director of Engineering, UAS Development

Morocco

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

Singularity Human Resource Generalist

Gardena, CA

$110k–$160k / year

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

CHAOS Industries Systems Engineer, Integration & Test

El Segundo, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Onebrief Outcome Engineer - Experienced Professional

Remote · United States

$200k–$320k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Allen Control Systems Supplier Quality Engineer

Austin, TX

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

Forterra Accounts Payable Specialist

Clarksburg, MD

$70k–$80k / year

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

Overland AI Director of Software Engineering, Behaviors and Planning

Seattle, WA

$200k–$300k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Director

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

Remote

Job type: Software & Data
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.

6,003 listed openings across 92 companies

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