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Defense Jobs

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

6,000 open roles · Updated Sep 21, 2026

6,000 jobs

Viken Detection Senior Mechanical Engineer

Burlington, MA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Twenty Senior Accountant (First Hire)

Arlington, VA · New York, NY

$120k–$188k / year

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

Strider Technologies Partner Manager, Government

Tysons Corner, VA

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

Flyby Robotics Drone Test Pilot

Los Angeles, CA

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

ZeroMark Mechanical Design Engineer

New York, NY

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Blue Water Autonomy Mechanical Engineer I - Electrical Packaging & Structures

Lexington, MA

$77k–$100k / year

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

Reveal Technology TPM: Operational Targeting Products

Remote

$130k–$160k / year

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

Quantum Systems Certification, Compliance & Confirmity Manager (m/f/d)

Germany

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

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Anduril Industries Logistics Manager

Quincy, MA

$112k–$149k / year

Job type: Supply Chain & Procurement
Seniority: Manager

Helsing UAS Flight Operations - Germany

Germany

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

Shield AI Engineer II, Propulsion - Engine Performance (R5907)

Dallas, TX

$94k–$142k / year

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

Saronic Training Specialist

Austin, TX

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Castelion Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Torrance, CA

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

Neros Perception Lead

Torrance, CA

$134k–$187k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Senior

Firestorm Chief Engineer

San Diego, CA

$210k–$240k / year

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Director

Singularity Executive Assistant

El Segundo, CA

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

Harmattan AI Data Annotator

France

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Entry-Level

CHAOS Industries Senior Mechanical Engineer

El Segundo, CA

$140k–$176k / year

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Senior

Allen Control Systems CV/ML Platform Engineer

Austin, TX

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Onebrief Outcome Engineer - Seattle, WA

Seattle, WA

$200k–$320k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Forterra Product Manager

Clarksburg, MD

$145k–$165k / year

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

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

Remote

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Overland AI Senior Financial Analyst

Seattle, WA

$120k–$140k / year

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

Swarm Aero EWIS Design Engineer

Oxnard, CA

$130k–$190k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Mid-Level

Scout AI Manufacturing Engineer

Sunnyvale, CA

$165k–$215k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Mid-Level

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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