Defence tech jobs in Switzerland: software, data and engineering roles

78 open technical roles at 9 defence and security companies in Switzerland: Data and AI. 75 of them are open to candidates of any nationality; the rest ask for citizenship or a government security check.

Rebuilt 25 Oct 2026
open technical roles
78
companies
9
open to any nationality
96%
estimated median pay
$151k

Companies hiring

CompanyOpen rolesAny nationalityRelocation
RUAG2488%
Harmattan AI20100%
Destinus16100%
Skydio9100%
Thales Group3100%
SITS2100%
Global Clearance Solutions AG2100%
CDDS1100%
Systematic1100%

Newest roles

RUAG

ruag.ch
ruag.ch • Bern • Emmen • Thun • Wangen • Wilderswil • Defense Manufacturing • Electronic Warfare • C4ISR • Hiring 34, 17 new
Bern • Emmen • Thun • Wangen • Wilderswil • Defense Manufacturing • Electronic Warfare • C4ISR • Hiring 34, 17 new
RUAG is a Swiss technology and defence company whose Sensors and Electronic Warfare business builds radar and air surveillance systems. Its vacancies include system engineers and administrators for command and control systems, air surveillance project leaders and senior data engineers. The company is based in Switzerland.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Head of Engineering

≈ $140k – $317k per year (Estimated) • Head+ • In office (Wangen, Switzerland) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect • German • English
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Harmattan AI

harmattan.ai
harmattan.ai • HQ: Paris, France • Military Drones • Defense AI • Defense Manufacturing • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2024 • Trust B • Hiring 136, 7 new
HQ: Paris, France • Military Drones • Defense AI • Defense Manufacturing • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2024 • Trust B • Hiring 136, 7 new
Harmattan AI is a French defence technology company founded in 2024 that develops autonomous strike and reconnaissance drones for European armed forces. Its systems are designed around the lessons of the war in Ukraine: low cost, produced at volume, and able to complete a mission when satellite navigation and radio links are jammed, which is now the normal condition on a contested battlefield. Headquartered in Paris and backed by European defence investors, it is part of a wave of new European companies formed to reduce the continent's dependence on American and Israeli defence suppliers.
Mouad M'ghari · Président de SAS · decision-maker
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Verified live · 17 min ago 6 days ago Likely open · 63%

RF Engineer (GNSS)

≈ $80k – $184k per year (Estimated) • In office (Lausanne, Switzerland) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
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Verified live · 17 min ago 6 days ago Likely open · 63%

Machine Learning Research Engineer – Visual Navigation

≈ $95k – $225k per year (Estimated) • In office (Lausanne, Zurich, Switzerland, Paris, France) • Full-Time
Python
AI/ML
Edge AI
Computer Vision
PyTorch
Machine Learning
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Destinus

destinus.com
destinus.com • HQ: Zurich, Switzerland • Military Drones • Missiles • Air Defense • 201-500 employees • Est. 2021 • Trust B • Hiring 96, 5 new
HQ: Zurich, Switzerland • Military Drones • Missiles • Air Defense • 201-500 employees • Est. 2021 • Trust B • Hiring 96, 5 new
Destinus is a European defense manufacturer that develops and produces strike and air defense systems for European and allied armed forces. Its portfolio covers interceptors, cruise systems and deep strike missiles for layered defense, as well as uncrewed aerial systems, with engineering teams working on effector development, structural design, propulsion and system integration. It operates sites in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Bulgaria and Poland, including Hengelo, Madrid and Payerne. The company is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.
No named decision-maker yet.
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System Integration Engineer (System Engineer - Effector Development)

≈ $92k – $185k per year (Estimated) • In office (Zurich, Switzerland) • English: C1
Verification & Validation
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 24 days ago Likely open · 59%

Radar System Engineer

≈ $94k – $191k per year (Estimated) • In office (Zurich, Switzerland) • Full-Time
Python
Defense
Radar Signal Processing
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Systematic

systematic.com
systematic.com • HQ: Aarhus, Denmark • EHR & Clinical Software • C4ISR • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1985 • Hiring 30, 4 new
HQ: Aarhus, Denmark • EHR & Clinical Software • C4ISR • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1985 • Hiring 30, 4 new
Systematic is a Danish software company founded in 1985 and headquartered in Aarhus. It develops mission-critical software for defence command systems, healthcare and libraries. The company works with armed forces and hospitals across Europe and North America.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Senior Solution Engineer, Defence (m/w/d) - Bern, Schweiz

≈ $109k – $251k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 3+ years exp • In office (Bern, Switzerland) • Senior • German: C1 • English: C1
PowerShell
SQL
Databases
MS SQL
MySQL
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Unix
TCP/IP
DNS
Ansible
Terraform
Windows
Docker
Linux
Kubernetes
Management
Agile
+7
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Skydio

skydio.com
skydio.com • HQ: San Mateo, United States • Military Drones • Drone AI • Drones & UAVs • Computer Vision • 201-500 employees • Est. 2014 • Trust B • Hiring 152, 20 new
HQ: San Mateo, United States • Military Drones • Drone AI • Drones & UAVs • Computer Vision • 201-500 employees • Est. 2014 • Trust B • Hiring 152, 20 new
Skydio is an American drone company founded in 2014 by MIT engineers who had worked on Google's Project Wing, and it built its reputation on autonomous flight rather than on airframes. Its aircraft navigate and avoid obstacles using onboard computer vision without relying on satellite positioning or a skilled pilot, which is what allows an untrained operator to inspect a bridge or clear a building. Headquartered in San Mateo, it exited the consumer market in 2023 to concentrate entirely on public safety, defence and infrastructure inspection, where it is the largest American drone manufacturer.
Abraham Bachrach · Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer · decision-maker
Adam Bry · Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Bastiaan Janmaat · Director
Michael Slade · Director
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PhD Autonomy Engineer Intern - Computer Vision / Deep Learning Summer 2027

Intern • Hybrid (Zurich, Switzerland) • Internship • Intern
C++
Python
AI/ML
Computer Vision
PyTorch
Robotics
Motion Planning
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Verified live · 12 min ago 5 months ago Long shot · 7%

Autonomy Engineer - ML & DL Infrastructure

≈ $129k – $306k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid (Zurich, Switzerland) • Full-Time
Machine Learning
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SITS

sits.com
sits.com • Sankt Gallen • Wiesbaden • Halle • Wettingen • Lucerne • Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Government • C4ISR • Cybersecurity • 501-1000 employees • Trust A • Hiring 7
Sankt Gallen • Wiesbaden • Halle • Wettingen • Lucerne • Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Government • C4ISR • Cybersecurity • 501-1000 employees • Trust A • Hiring 7
Your leading cybersecurity partner in Europe: Smart security solutions, cyber defense, and identity services for maximum digital resilience.
Pascal Keller-Bossart · Vertreten durch · decision-maker
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Software Engineer (m/w/d) - C# & .Net

≈ $94k – $167k per year (Estimated) • In office (Rapperswil-Jona, Basel, Switzerland) • German: B2 • English: B2
Go
C#
Java
C#
Blazor
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Network & Security Engineer (m/w/d)

≈ $96k – $188k per year (Estimated) • In office (Rapperswil-Jona, Lucerne, Wettingen, Switzerland) • German: C1
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Skills these roles ask for

Python 26C++ 22Computer Vision 13CI/CD 13Kubernetes 11Linux 11Windows 9Machine Learning 7Ansible 7PyTorch 6Sensor Fusion 5MATLAB 4Rust 4Human-in-the-Loop 4GitLab 4Motion Planning 3

Where the roles are

Zurich 39Lausanne 14Thun 9Katwijk aan Zee 4Bern 4Wangen 4Paris 3Madrid 3Emmen 3Rapperswil-Jona 2

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Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

75 of the 78 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?

RUAG (24), Harmattan AI (20), Destinus (16), Skydio (9), Thales Group (3).

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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Source: 78 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 25 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0