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Associate Systems Administrator (R5436)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USSF Bay Area licenseFull Time Employee6 days ago

Forward Deployed Software Engineer - NATO

Palantir
Competitive

A World-Changing Company Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesavi

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time7 days ago

Director, Engineering Excellence & Enablement (R5467)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USDC / Virginia licenseFull Time Employee8 days ago

Logistics and Tool Control Manager (R5393)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee9 days ago

Customer Support Systems Platform Manager (R5349)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee9 days ago

Director of AI Operations & Governance (R5464)

Shield AI
Competitive

Job Description: Shield AI is seeking a Director of AI Operations & Governance to operationalize and govern our workplace AI ecosystem across all AI initiatives. Reporting to the VP of Workplace AI, this role will own li

Remote · USRemote (US) licenseFull Time Employee9 days ago

Director of Business Value from Enterprise AI (R5463)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USRemote (US) licenseFull Time Employee9 days ago

Engineer II, Mechanical (R5310)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee16 days ago

Product Test Engineer

Epirus
Competitive

Manufacturing / Test Engineer at Epirus — Torrance, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time16 days ago

Engineering Manager, Decision Advantage

Vannevar Labs
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Remote. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USRemote (US) licenseFull-time16 days ago

Senior Backend Engineer, Collection

Vannevar Labs
Competitive

Software Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Remote. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USRemote (US) licenseFull-time17 days ago

Product Engineer - Systems Agents (TS/SCI Clearance Required)

Vannevar Labs
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Remote. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USRemote (US) licenseFull-time19 days ago

Configuration and Change Control Analyst (R5300)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee21 days ago

Lead Harness Technician, Hardware Test (R5272)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee22 days ago

Lead Mechanical Engineer, Hardware Test (X-BAT) (R5271)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee22 days ago

Mission Lead - San Diego (Clearance Required)

Vannevar Labs
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Vannevar Labs — San Diego, California. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSan Diego licenseFull-time22 days ago

Integration & Test Technician

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Manufacturing / Test Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time22 days ago

Electromechanical Assembly Technician

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Aerospace / Mechanical Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time22 days ago

DevOps Engineer

Vannevar Labs
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Remote. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USRemote (US) licenseFull-time22 days ago

Product Manager - Mission Agents

Vannevar Labs
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Remote. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USRemote (US) licenseFull-time27 days ago

Electrical Engineer, Hardware Test (R5099)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee27 days ago

Mission Lead (Tampa)

Vannevar Labs
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Tampa, Florida, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull-time28 days ago

Manager, Engineering - Software Integration (R5237)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USSan Diego licenseFull Time Employee29 days ago

Principal Software Engineer

Epirus
Competitive

Software Engineer at Epirus — Torrance, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time29 days ago

Radar Systems Engineer - RF Integration and Test

Chaos Industries
Competitive

RF / Communications Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time29 days ago

Cloud Cybersecurity Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Cloud DevSecOps Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Cloud DevSecOps Engineer - (Software Engineering Focused)

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Software Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Control Systems Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Cybersecurity Engineer, Product Security

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Chaos Industries — San Francisco, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSF Bay Area licenseFull-time30 days ago

Data Scientist: Mission Engineering

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

DevSecOps Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

DevSecOps - Software Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Software Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Effector Guidance Software Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Autonomy / Perception Engineer at Chaos Industries — Hawthorne, CA. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull-time30 days ago

Electronics Lab Technician

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Chaos Industries — San Diego, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSan Diego licenseFull-time30 days ago

Field Software Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Software Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Firmware Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Embedded / Firmware Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Flight Controls & Guidance Software Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Autonomy / Perception Engineer at Chaos Industries — Los Angeles, CA, USA. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Forward Deployed Engineer - Software

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Software Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

FPGA Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Embedded / Firmware Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

GNC Software Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Autonomy / Perception Engineer at Chaos Industries — Hawthorne, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull-time30 days ago

Guidance, Navigation, and Control Software Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Autonomy / Perception Engineer at Chaos Industries — Los Angeles, CA. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Hardware-in-the-Loop Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Electrical / Hardware Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Hardware Quality Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Electrical / Hardware Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Industrial Engineer - Radar Systems

Chaos Industries
Competitive

RF / Communications Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Information Systems Security Manager

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Information Systems Security Officer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Integration & Test Engineer - Effector Systems

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Manufacturing / Test Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Lead Communications Systems Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

RF / Communications Engineer at Chaos Industries — San Diego, CA, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSan Diego licenseFull-time30 days ago

Manufacturing Engineer - Effectors

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Manufacturing / Test Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Manufacturing Engineer - Radar Systems

Chaos Industries
Competitive

RF / Communications Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Manufacturing Systems Architect

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Manufacturing / Test Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Mid-Career Software Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Software Engineer at Chaos Industries — Hawthorne, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull-time30 days ago

Mission Operations Specialist

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Modeling & Simulation Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Operations Research Analyst, Mission Engineering

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Packaging Engineer, Logistics

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Principal Hardware-in-the-Loop Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Electrical / Hardware Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Principal Mechanical Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Aerospace / Mechanical Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Principal Mechanical Engineer, Platform Integration

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Aerospace / Mechanical Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Principal/Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Aerospace / Mechanical Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Principal Software Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Software Engineer at Chaos Industries — Hawthorne, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull-time30 days ago

Production Technician

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Manufacturing / Test Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Production Test Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Manufacturing / Test Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Radar R&D and Production Software Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

RF / Communications Engineer at Chaos Industries — Hawthorne, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull-time30 days ago

Radar Software Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

RF / Communications Engineer at Chaos Industries — Hawthorne, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull-time30 days ago

Radar Systems Engineer - Integration & Test

Chaos Industries
Competitive

RF / Communications Engineer at Chaos Industries — Hawthorne, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull-time30 days ago

Senior Autonomy & Guidance Software Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Autonomy / Perception Engineer at Chaos Industries — Los Angeles, CA. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Senior Electrical Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Electrical / Hardware Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Senior Embedded CUDA Software Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Embedded / Firmware Engineer at Chaos Industries — Hawthorne, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull-time30 days ago

Senior Embedded Flight Software Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Embedded / Firmware Engineer at Chaos Industries — Hawthorne, CA. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull-time30 days ago

Senior Embedded GPU Software Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Embedded / Firmware Engineer at Chaos Industries — Hawthorne, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull-time30 days ago

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Embedded / Firmware Engineer at Chaos Industries — Hawthorne, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull-time30 days ago

Senior PCB Systems Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Electrical / Hardware Engineer at Chaos Industries — San Diego, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSan Diego licenseFull-time30 days ago

Senior Principal Electrical Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Electrical / Hardware Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer

Chaos Industries
Competitive

Aerospace / Mechanical Engineer at Chaos Industries — El Segundo, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time30 days ago

Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Spain

Palantir
Competitive

A World-Changing Company Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesavi

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time31 days ago

Embedded Legal Engineer

Palantir
Competitive

A World-Changing Company Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesavi

Remote · USSF Bay Area licenseFull Time34 days ago

Autonomy Integration Engineer (R5245)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee35 days ago

Senior Systems Integration Engineer

Epirus
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Epirus — Torrance, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time35 days ago

Chief Engineer, Autonomy (R5150)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USDC / Virginia licenseFull Time Employee37 days ago

Mission Lead - Cyber (Clearance Required)

Vannevar Labs
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Washington, District of Columbia, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USDC / Virginia licenseFull-time42 days ago

Senior Mission Manager (Clearance Required)

Vannevar Labs
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Raleigh, North Carolina, United States; Tampa, Florida, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USDC / Virginia licenseFull-time42 days ago

Senior Mission Manager - International (Clearance Required)

Vannevar Labs
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Washington, District of Columbia, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USDC / Virginia licenseFull-time42 days ago

Mission Lead - SOF (Clearance Required)

Vannevar Labs
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Washington, District of Columbia, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USDC / Virginia licenseFull-time42 days ago

Mission Lead (Clearance Required)

Vannevar Labs
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull-time42 days ago

Mission Lead - International (Clearance Required)

Vannevar Labs
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull-time42 days ago

Forward Deployed Engineer - Oahu (TS/SCI Clearance Required)

Vannevar Labs
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull-time42 days ago

Forward Deployed Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required)

Vannevar Labs
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Remote. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USRemote (US) licenseFull-time42 days ago

Manager, Autonomy Applications Engineering (R5188)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseInternational Office Entity43 days ago

Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Modernization (TS/SCI Clearance Required)

Vannevar Labs
Competitive

Software Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Washington, District of Columbia, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USDC / Virginia licenseFull-time44 days ago

Engineering Manager, DevOps

Vannevar Labs
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Remote. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USRemote (US) licenseFull-time45 days ago

Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Norwegian Government

Palantir
Competitive

A World-Changing Company Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesavi

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time45 days ago

Principal Electrical Systems Design Engineer

Epirus
Competitive

Electrical / Hardware Engineer at Epirus — Torrance, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time47 days ago

Manager of Engineering - Autonomous Pilot Integration - Emerging Domains (R5176)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee48 days ago

Manager of Engineering - Autonomous Pilot Integration - Expeditionary (R5175)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee48 days ago

Manager of Engineering - Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5153)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee49 days ago

Engineer II, Structural Analysis (R4952)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee49 days ago

Principal Technical Project Manager

Epirus
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Epirus — Torrance, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time49 days ago

Aerostructures Design Engineer II (R5156)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee49 days ago

Aerostructures Design Engineer II (R5157)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee49 days ago

Engineer I, Electrical Integration & Test (R5136)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee54 days ago

Supplier Quality Engineer

Epirus
Competitive

Manufacturing / Test Engineer at Epirus — Torrance, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time54 days ago

Engineering Manager, Security Platform

Vannevar Labs
Competitive

Software Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Remote. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USRemote (US) licenseFull-time54 days ago

Forward Deployed Engineer

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseInternational Office Entity55 days ago

Engineer II, Electrical (R5111)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee55 days ago

Manager, Field Integration & Test (R5104)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee58 days ago

Manager, Propulsion (Engine) (R5086)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee61 days ago

Principal Cost Engineer

Epirus
Competitive

Systems / Integration Engineer at Epirus — Torrance, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time61 days ago

Applications Engineer, Learning & Development- Open Level (R5053)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USDC / Virginia licenseFull Time Employee62 days ago

Engineer II, Software Embedded Applications (R5069)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee63 days ago

Engineer II, Structural Analysis (R5166)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee63 days ago

Aerostructures Design Engineer II (R4953)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee63 days ago

Director, Test Engineering - ACP Programs (R5044)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USDC / Virginia licenseFull Time Employee68 days ago

Engineer II, Systems Test (R5038)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USDC / Virginia licenseFull Time Employee68 days ago

Engineer II, Hydraulics (R4936)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee69 days ago

Engineer II, Mechanical Test (R4935)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee69 days ago

Engineer II, Thermal Design and Analysis (R4934)

Shield AI
Competitive

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee69 days ago

Engineer II, Mechanical Design (R4922)

Shield AI
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Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee69 days ago

Senior Software Engineer, Integration and Test

Epirus
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Manufacturing / Test Engineer at Epirus — Torrance, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time69 days ago

Manager, Dev Platform Engineering (R4979)

Shield AI
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Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USSan Diego licenseFull Time Employee71 days ago

Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer (R5009)

Shield AI
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Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee75 days ago

Flight Test Engineer, Staff (R5006)

Shield AI
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Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee75 days ago

Principal Product Quality Engineer

Epirus
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Manufacturing / Test Engineer at Epirus — Torrance, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time79 days ago

Engineering Manager, Mission Agents

Vannevar Labs
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Systems / Integration Engineer at Vannevar Labs — New York, New York, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull-time79 days ago

Senior RF Engineer (Contract) - Future Opportunities

Epirus
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RF / Communications Engineer at Epirus — Torrance, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time85 days ago

Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer - US Government

Palantir
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A World-Changing Company Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesavi

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time86 days ago

Edge Infrastructure Engineer

Palantir
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A World-Changing Company Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesavi

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time90 days ago

Senior FPGA Engineer

Epirus
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Embedded / Firmware Engineer at Epirus — Torrance, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time90 days ago

Engineer II, Mechanical (R4886)

Shield AI
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Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee91 days ago

Product Quality Engineer

Epirus
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Manufacturing / Test Engineer at Epirus — Torrance, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time91 days ago

Senior Product Quality Engineer

Epirus
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Manufacturing / Test Engineer at Epirus — Torrance, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time91 days ago

Staff Technical Product Manager

Vannevar Labs
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Systems / Integration Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Remote. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USRemote (US) licenseFull-time92 days ago

Principal System Engineer (Contract)

Epirus
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Systems / Integration Engineer at Epirus — Torrance, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time93 days ago

Forward Deployed Reliability Engineer

Palantir
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A World-Changing Company Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesavi

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time98 days ago

Director, Engineering Excellence & Design Standards

Shield AI
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Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee98 days ago

Future Opportunities - Electrical Engineering

Epirus
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Electrical / Hardware Engineer at Epirus — Torrance, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time98 days ago

Future Opportunities - Mechanical Engineering

Epirus
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Aerospace / Mechanical Engineer at Epirus — Torrance, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time98 days ago

Future Opportunities- Software Engineering

Epirus
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Software Engineer at Epirus — Torrance, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time98 days ago

Future Opportunities - Systems Engineer

Epirus
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Systems / Integration Engineer at Epirus — Torrance, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time98 days ago

Senior Field Service Engineer (FSE)

Epirus
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Systems / Integration Engineer at Epirus — Torrance, California, United States. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSouthern California licenseFull-time98 days ago

Engineer II, Applications (R4789)

Shield AI
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Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseInternational EOR99 days ago

Engineer II, Flight Controls - X-BAT (R4816)

Shield AI
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Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee105 days ago

Electrical Engineering Spring Co-op (January 2027) (R4475)

Shield AI
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Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseIntern106 days ago

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Shield AI
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Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee106 days ago

Senior Software Engineer - Agents Platform

Vannevar Labs
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Software Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Remote. View the full posting and apply.

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Vannevar Labs
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Systems / Integration Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Remote. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USRemote (US) licenseFull-time107 days ago

Senior Software Engineer - ATO

Vannevar Labs
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Software Engineer at Vannevar Labs — San Diego, California. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USSan Diego licenseFull-time107 days ago

Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack

Vannevar Labs
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Software Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Remote. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USRemote (US) licenseFull-time107 days ago

Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack (Mission Agents)

Vannevar Labs
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Software Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Remote. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USRemote (US) licenseFull-time107 days ago

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Vannevar Labs
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Software Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Remote. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USRemote (US) licenseFull-time107 days ago

Software Engineer, Backend (Collection Fingerprinting)

Vannevar Labs
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Software Engineer at Vannevar Labs — Remote. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USRemote (US) licenseFull-time107 days ago

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Shield AI
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Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee114 days ago

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Shield AI
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Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee117 days ago

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Allen Control Systems
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Aerospace / Mechanical Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USAustin licenseFull-time124 days ago

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Allen Control Systems
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Allen Control Systems
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Systems / Integration Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USAustin licenseFull-time126 days ago

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Allen Control Systems
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Software Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USAustin licenseFull-time126 days ago

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Allen Control Systems
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Aerospace / Mechanical Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USAustin licenseFull-time130 days ago

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Allen Control Systems
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Aerospace / Mechanical Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USAustin licenseFull-time130 days ago

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Allen Control Systems
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Autonomy / Perception Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USAustin licenseFull-time131 days ago

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Allen Control Systems
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Systems / Integration Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Remote. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USRemote (US) licenseFull-time132 days ago

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Allen Control Systems
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Manufacturing / Test Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USAustin licenseFull-time132 days ago

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Allen Control Systems
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Manufacturing / Test Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USAustin licenseFull-time132 days ago

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Allen Control Systems
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Manufacturing / Test Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USAustin licenseFull-time132 days ago

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Allen Control Systems
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Electrical / Hardware Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USAustin licenseFull-time132 days ago

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Allen Control Systems
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Remote · USAustin licenseFull-time133 days ago

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Allen Control Systems
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Systems / Integration Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USAustin licenseFull-time133 days ago

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Allen Control Systems
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Electrical / Hardware Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USAustin licenseFull-time133 days ago

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Allen Control Systems
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Manufacturing / Test Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USAustin licenseFull-time134 days ago

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Allen Control Systems
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Manufacturing / Test Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USAustin licenseFull-time135 days ago

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Systems / Integration Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USAustin licenseFull-time135 days ago

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Allen Control Systems
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Systems / Integration Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USAustin licenseFull-time135 days ago

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Allen Control Systems
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Aerospace / Mechanical Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

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Allen Control Systems
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Manufacturing / Test Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USAustin licenseFull-time137 days ago

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Allen Control Systems
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Systems / Integration Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USAustin licenseFull-time137 days ago

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Allen Control Systems
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Aerospace / Mechanical Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

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Allen Control Systems
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Systems / Integration Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

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Allen Control Systems
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Systems / Integration Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

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Shield AI
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Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

Remote · USOn-site (Other) licenseFull Time Employee141 days ago

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Aerospace / Mechanical Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

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Aerospace / Mechanical Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

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Palantir
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A World-Changing Company Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesavi

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A World-Changing Company Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesavi

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Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-B

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Remote · USRemote (US) licenseFull-time160 days ago

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Systems / Integration Engineer at Allen Control Systems — Austin, TX. View the full posting and apply.

Remote · USAustin licenseFull-time161 days ago

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The defense technology engineering job market

Defense tech hiring splits into a few core tracks. Software and platform engineers build the command-and-control, mission-planning, and data-fusion systems that tie sensors and effectors together. Autonomy and perception engineers work on SLAM, computer vision, sensor fusion, and GNC for drones and unmanned systems, while embedded and firmware engineers write the RTOS, bare-metal, and FPGA code that runs on flight and weapons hardware. RF and communications engineers handle radar, electronic warfare, SIGINT, and resilient datalinks; aerospace, mechanical, electrical, and systems-integration engineers turn all of it into airframes, power systems, and integrated platforms that ship.

Who's hiring falls into three buckets. Venture-backed defense startups such as Shield AI, Palantir, Epirus, Chaos Industries, Vannevar Labs, and Allen Control Systems are scaling fast and hire heavily in autonomy, embedded, RF, and software. The traditional primes and their tier-one suppliers run large, steadier pipelines for aerospace, systems, and manufacturing roles. And federal agencies and defense labs hire civil-service engineers directly through USAJobs. Hubs cluster in Southern California and San Diego, the DC and Northern Virginia corridor, the SF Bay Area, plus Denver, Austin, and Seattle, with a growing slice of remote-US software work.

Pay is strong and skews with clearance and specialization. Mid-level engineers commonly land in the $120k to $180k base range, senior and staff roles run roughly $180k to $260k, and scarce specialties like autonomy, GNC, and RF/EW can push higher at well-funded startups. Federal GS roles pay less in base but add locality and stability. In-demand skills include C and C++, Rust, and Python; RTOS and embedded Linux; ROS, sensor fusion, and controls; FPGA and DSP work; model-based systems engineering; and increasingly ML for perception and targeting. A U.S. person status and the ability to obtain a Secret or Top Secret clearance widen your options substantially.

Frequently asked questions

Do defense tech jobs require a security clearance?

Many do, but not all. A lot of roles ask that you be a U.S. person (citizen or permanent resident) because of ITAR, and plenty are open to candidates who are clearable rather than already cleared. Startups often hire uncleared engineers and sponsor the clearance once you start. If a posting requires an active Secret or Top Secret clearance, it will usually say so.

What does defense tech engineering typically pay?

For the private sector, mid-level engineers commonly see $120k to $180k base, with senior and staff roles roughly $180k to $260k and specialized autonomy, GNC, or RF talent sometimes higher. Federal GS positions have lower base pay but add locality adjustments and strong benefits. Clearance, location, and specialty move these numbers the most.

Which skills and tools are most in demand?

C/C++, Rust, and Python show up constantly, along with embedded Linux and RTOS work, FPGA/DSP for RF and signal processing, and ROS with sensor fusion and controls for autonomy. On the systems side, model-based systems engineering and integration experience is valued, and ML skills for perception are increasingly sought. Hardware roles lean on PCB design, avionics, and DO-178/AS9100 familiarity.

Are there remote defense tech jobs?

Some, mostly on the software and data side, and we tag those as Remote (US). But a large share of defense work is on-site or hybrid because it involves classified spaces, secure facilities, or physical hardware and test benches. Expect autonomy, embedded, RF, and manufacturing roles to be primarily on-site in the major hubs.

How do I break into defense tech from commercial engineering?

Your core engineering skills transfer directly; the gap is usually domain context and clearance eligibility. Target the venture-backed startups first since they hire uncleared, clearable candidates and move quickly, then build toward a clearance once inside. Highlighting hands-on work in embedded systems, autonomy, RF, or hardware integration helps, and being a U.S. person is often the single biggest unlock.