Defence tech jobs in France: software, data and engineering roles
1,067 open technical roles at 16 defence and security companies in France: Software engineering (201), Embedded and hardware (130), Data and AI (102), Cloud, networks and IT (121), Cyber security (57), Product and engineering leadership (103), Graduates and early careers (350). 742 of them are open to candidates of any nationality; the rest ask for citizenship or a government security check. 1 mention relocation support.
thalesgroup.com • HQ: Paris, France • Electronic Warfare • Satellite Manufacturing • Identity Management • Avionics & Flight Control • C4ISR • 5000+ employees • Est. 1893 • Trust B • Hiring 2074, 442 new
HQ: Paris, France • Electronic Warfare • Satellite Manufacturing • Identity Management • Avionics & Flight Control • C4ISR • 5000+ employees • Est. 1893 • Trust B • Hiring 2074, 442 new
Thales is a French technology group whose lineage runs back to 1893, and it is one of Europe's largest defence and aerospace electronics companies. It builds radar, electronic warfare, sonar and command systems for armed forces, avionics and in-flight entertainment for aircraft, signalling for railways, and satellites through the Thales Alenia Space joint venture with Leonardo. A large cybersecurity and digital identity division, assembled through the Gemalto and Imperva acquisitions, supplies hardware security modules, encryption and the SIM and biometric documents used by banks and governments worldwide.
ariane.group • HQ: Issy-les-Moulineaux, France • Missiles • Launch Services • 5000+ employees • Est. 2015 • Trust A • Hiring 200, 121 new
HQ: Issy-les-Moulineaux, France • Missiles • Launch Services • 5000+ employees • Est. 2015 • Trust A • Hiring 200, 121 new
ArianeGroup is a European aerospace company and a joint venture of Airbus and Safran, created in 2015 and headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris. It designs, builds and operates the Ariane family of launch vehicles, including Ariane 6, and supplies the propulsion and missile systems of the French deterrent force along with space equipment, propellants and reusable-launcher demonstrators such as Themis. The group employs engineers, technicians and test specialists at sites in France and Germany, among them Les Mureaux, Vernon, Saint-Medard-en-Jalles, Bremen, Ottobrunn and the Kourou spaceport.
mbdacareers.fr • HQ: Le Plessis-Robinson, France • Air Defense • Missiles • 1001-5000 employees • Hiring 244, 9 new
HQ: Le Plessis-Robinson, France • Air Defense • Missiles • 1001-5000 employees • Hiring 244, 9 new
MBDA France is the French arm of MBDA, the European missile systems group that designs and builds complex weapons for deep strike, tactical strike, battlefield and air defence, with its main French site in Le Plessis-Robinson near Paris. MBDA is jointly owned by Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo and has national companies in France, the United Kingdom, Italy and Germany; the French business also runs a large production and test site in Bourges and works on export programmes such as Eurosam. It recruits engineers in electronics, software, systems and testing, bid and contract managers, procurement staff and many engineering interns.
airbus.com • HQ: Blagnac, France • Defense Manufacturing • Satellite Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • Aircraft Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 1970 • Trust B • Hiring 2308, 316 new
HQ: Blagnac, France • Defense Manufacturing • Satellite Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • Aircraft Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 1970 • Trust B • Hiring 2308, 316 new
Airbus is a European aerospace group formed in 1970 as a consortium of French, German, British and Spanish manufacturers to build a competitor to the American aircraft industry, and now the largest commercial aircraft maker in the world. Its passenger jets run from the A220 through the best-selling A320 family to the A350 widebody, built in an unusual pan-European industrial system where major sections are made in different countries and flown to final assembly lines. Beyond airliners it is the largest civil helicopter maker, builds telecommunications and observation satellites, and supplies military aircraft including the A400M transport.
rtx.com • HQ: Arlington, United States • Avionics & Flight Control • Air Defense • Missiles • Defense Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 2020 • Trust A • Hiring 4432, 412 new
HQ: Arlington, United States • Avionics & Flight Control • Air Defense • Missiles • Defense Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 2020 • Trust A • Hiring 4432, 412 new
RTX is an American aerospace and defense company formed in 2020 by the merger of United Technologies and Raytheon. It operates through three businesses: Collins Aerospace, which makes avionics, aircraft interiors and aerostructures, Pratt & Whitney, which builds commercial and military jet engines, and Raytheon, which produces missiles, air defense systems such as Patriot, radars and sensors. Its customers include airlines, aircraft manufacturers, the United States Department of Defense and allied governments. The company is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, United States.
742 of the 1,067 roles here state no citizenship or security-check demand. A role that does - a citizenship, a national security vetting, a US clearance - says so in its advert, and the card marks it.
Which companies hire most?
Thales Group (655), MBDA France (110), ArianeGroup (100), Naval Group (86), Harmattan AI (45).
Which employers count as defence companies?
Companies whose main business is defence and security - prime contractors, defence electronics, naval, land and air systems, defence software and the defence tech startups - and the defence divisions of diversified groups. Companies of Russia, Belarus, China, Hong Kong, Iran and North Korea and companies under sanctions are left out.
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Thales Group
MBDA France
ArianeGroup
Naval Group
Harmattan AI
Airbus
Safran
Unseenlabs
Alta Ares
Tekever
Comand AI
Roxel Group -
Systematic
Helsing
