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Defense Jobs

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

6,095 open roles · Updated Sep 26, 2026

6,095 jobs

Skydio Senior Hardware Test and Reliability Engineer

San Mateo, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Verkada Staff+ Software Engineer, Agentic Software Security

San Mateo, CA

$200k–$300k / year

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

Mach Industries Senior Conceptual Design Engineer, Advanced Concepts

Huntington Beach, CA

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Senior

Quantum Systems Executive Assistant (m/f/d) - Quantum Frontline Industries

Germany

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

Anduril Industries Staff Software Engineer, Frontend Platform

Costa Mesa, CA

$220k–$292k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Helsing Multimodal Sensing and Fusion Engineer

Germany · United Kingdom

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Shield AI Senior Staff Engineer, Environmental Control Systems (RX) (R5905)

Dallas, TX

$181k–$271k / year

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Saronic Mechanical Engineer - Special Programs

Austin, TX

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

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Castelion Embedded Software Engineer Intern - Fall 2026

Torrance, CA

$62k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Intern

Neros Material Planner

Torrance, CA

$98k–$137k / year

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

STARK Senior HR Manager (m/f/d)

Germany

Job type: Business & People Ops
Seniority: Senior

Harmattan AI Flight Guidance & Motion Planning Engineer

Switzerland

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Mid-Level

CHAOS Industries Senior RF Signal Processing Engineer

Washington, D.C.

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Skydio Manager, Technical Support

Remote

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Verkada Enterprise Account Executive (VIC)

Australia

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Mach Industries Structural Engineer

Victorville, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Quantum Systems Corporate Security Manager (m/f/d) - Quantum Frontline Industries

Germany

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

Anduril Industries Technical Recruiter, Hardware - Air Dominance and Strike (Contract)

Costa Mesa, CA

Job type: Business & People Ops
Seniority: Senior

Helsing Camera Engineer

Germany · United Kingdom

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Shield AI Sr Supervisor, Production (R6040)

Dallas, TX

$92k–$130k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Senior

Saronic Mission Operations Mate, ALPV

Austin, TX

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Castelion Senior Avionics Test Engineer

Torrance, CA

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

Neros Senior Electrical Engineer II

Torrance, CA

$187k–$315k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Senior

STARK Software Engineer Electronic Warfare (All Genders)

Sweden

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Harmattan AI Junior Mechanical Engineer – Quadcopter Systems

Switzerland

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Entry-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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