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

669 open technical roles at 51 defence and security companies in Germany: Software engineering (133), Embedded and hardware (119), Data and AI (45), Cloud, networks and IT (137), Cyber security (42), Product and engineering leadership (76), Graduates and early careers (111). 550 of them are open to candidates of any nationality; the rest ask for citizenship or a government security check. 74 mention relocation support.

Rebuilt 10 Nov 2026
open technical roles
669
companies
51
open to any nationality
82%
median stated pay
$80k

Companies hiring

CompanyOpen rolesAny nationalityRelocation
HENSOLDT12689%
Rheinmetall11198%
Airbus8994%
BAE Systems514%5
Helsing4286%41
MBDA Deutschland37100%
Thales Group28100%
Tytan Technologies2190%1
Hypersonica1560%
ARX Robotics1292%12
CACI International110%2
Saab9100%
Orcrist Technologies875%
Terma8100%
Rolls-Royce8100%

Newest roles

ArianeGroup

ariane.group
ariane.group · HQ: Issy-les-Moulineaux, France · Missiles · Launch Services · 5000+ employees · Est. 2015 · Trust A · Hiring 202, 12 new
HQ: Issy-les-Moulineaux, France · Missiles · Launch Services · 5000+ employees · Est. 2015 · Trust A · Hiring 202, 12 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.
Verified live · 2 hours ago 1 day ago Likely open · 63%

Product Data Analyst (m/w/d)

Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (Lampoldshausen, Germany) · Full-Time · Middle · German: B2 · English: B2
SQL
Python
Analytics
Cognos
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 13 days ago Likely open · 47%

Working student in the area of Tool Development in Thermomechanics (m/f/d)

≈ $36k – $74k per year (Estimated) · Intern · In office (Taufkirchen, Germany) · Part-Time · Intern
C++
Python
DevOps
Prometheus
Git
SpaceTech
Abaqus
ANSYS
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Tytan Technologies

tytan-technologies.com
tytan-technologies.com · HQ: Munich, Germany · Military Drones · Air Defense · Drones & UAVs · 501-1000 employees · Est. 2022 · Trust A · Hiring 52, 5 new
HQ: Munich, Germany · Military Drones · Air Defense · Drones & UAVs · 501-1000 employees · Est. 2022 · Trust A · Hiring 52, 5 new
TYTAN Technologies is a German defence technology company that develops autonomous AI-guided interceptor drones for air defence against hostile unmanned aircraft, designed to cost a fraction of missile-based defences. Founded in 2022, it builds its guidance, radio data link and ground infrastructure systems in-house and hires computer vision, avionics, electronics and controls engineers and manufacturing technicians. The company is headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, with an office in Berlin.
Verified live · 3 hours ago 1 day ago Hiring now · 90%

Senior Embedded Linux Engineer (m/f/d)

Equity · Senior · 6+ years exp · Hybrid (Munich, Germany) · Citizenship or vetting required · Senior · English: C1
C++
Python
C
C
U-Boot
DevOps
NixOS
Linux
Cybersecurity
SBOM
PKI
IoT
FreeRTOS
+1
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Senior Software Engineer, Networked Systems (m/f/d)

Equity · Senior · Hybrid (Munich, Germany) · Senior
Rust
Go
C++
Python
C
C
ZeroMQ
Databases
NATS
DevOps
gRPC
BGP
OSPF
Linux
RTOS
Cybersecurity
Wireshark
Tcpdump
PKI
Robotics
ROS
Zenoh
Cryptography
StrongSwan
Defense
STANAG
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HENSOLDT

hensoldt.net
hensoldt.net · HQ: Taufkirchen, Germany · Defense Manufacturing · Electronic Warfare · C4ISR · 5000+ employees · Est. 2017 · Trust A · Hiring 328, 6 new
HQ: Taufkirchen, Germany · Defense Manufacturing · Electronic Warfare · C4ISR · 5000+ employees · Est. 2017 · Trust A · Hiring 328, 6 new
HENSOLDT is a German sensor and defence electronics company formed in 2017 from Airbus units. It builds radars, optronics and electronic warfare systems. The company is listed on the Frankfurt exchange.
Verified live · 6 hours ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 90%

IT Network Security Architect Defence (w/m/d)

Staff+ · In office (Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany) · Citizenship or vetting required · Architect · German: C1 · English: B2
C#
C#
.NET
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In office (Ulm, Germany) · German: C1
Java
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BAE Systems

baesystems.com
baesystems.com · HQ: London, United Kingdom · Naval Systems · Combat Aircraft · Defense Manufacturing · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1999 · Trust A · Hiring 281, 64 new
HQ: London, United Kingdom · Naval Systems · Combat Aircraft · Defense Manufacturing · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1999 · Trust A · Hiring 281, 64 new
BAE Systems is a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company headquartered in London, building combat aircraft, warships, submarines, land vehicles, electronic systems and cyber and intelligence products. Formed in 1999 from the merger of British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems, it is listed on the London Stock Exchange and has major operations in the UK, the US, Australia, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and works on the Edgewing combat air programme. It hires hardware, software, structures, flight systems and spacecraft engineers, test and manufacturing specialists, project managers, supply chain and procurement staff, and graduates.
Verified live · 4 hours ago Blue Card salary 2 days ago Likely open · 63%

Software Project Engineering Manager

up to $114k per year · Lead · 5+ years exp · In office (Germany) · Citizenship or vetting required · Staff
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Verified live · 4 hours ago Blue Card salary 2 days ago Likely open · 63%

Senior Scrum Master

$91k per year · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Germany) · Citizenship or vetting required · Senior
Scrum
Agile
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caci.com · HQ: Reston, United States · Cyber Warfare · National Security · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Intelligence · Electronic Warfare · 5000+ employees · Est. 1962 · IT services · Trust D · Hiring 1350, 133 new
HQ: Reston, United States · Cyber Warfare · National Security · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · Intelligence · Electronic Warfare · 5000+ employees · Est. 1962 · IT services · Trust D · Hiring 1350, 133 new
CACI International is an American technology company founded in 1962 that works almost entirely for United States defence, intelligence and federal civilian agencies. It has moved from being a conventional IT services contractor toward supplying its own technology, with a substantial expeditionary electronic warfare and signals intelligence product line, photonics and optical communications for space, and secure network modernisation. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the company employs more than twenty thousand people, the majority holding security clearances, and has grown through a steady programme of acquisitions that add differentiated technology rather than headcount alone.
Top 25% payVerified live · 4 hours ago Blue Card salary 2 days ago Hiring now · 70%

Infrastructure/ VDI Systems Administration

$83k – $174k per year · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Stuttgart, Germany) · Full-Time · TS/SCI · Senior
PowerShell
DevOps
Windows Server
Hyper-V
VMWare
Cybersecurity
Active Directory
Management
ITIL
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Verified live · 4 hours ago Blue Card salary 1 month ago Likely open · 51%

Full Stack Developer (C#)

$83k – $174k per year · Senior · 6+ years exp · In office (Stuttgart, Germany) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · TS/SCI · Senior
Node JS
C#
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
C#
ASP.NET Core
Entity Framework Core
Databases
MS SQL
Frontend
Bootstrap
Angular
React.js
DevOps
Azure DevOps
Git
Rest API
Docker
Kubernetes
Azure
CI/CD
Analytics
Power BI
Management
Power Automate
Power Apps
SharePoint
Scrum
Agile
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Rheinmetall

rheinmetall.com
rheinmetall.com · HQ: Düsseldorf, Germany · Ammunition · Armored Vehicles · Defense Manufacturing · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1889 · Trust A · Hiring 949, 48 new
HQ: Düsseldorf, Germany · Ammunition · Armored Vehicles · Defense Manufacturing · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1889 · Trust A · Hiring 949, 48 new
Rheinmetall is an integrated technology group that specializes in defense systems, security equipment, and civil industrial solutions. Headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany, the company manufactures a wide range of armored vehicles, weapon systems, ammunition, and electronic sensors. It serves armed forces and government agencies worldwide while also delivering advanced technologies for sustainable mobility and energy transition.
Verified live · 4 hours ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 86%

BPM Solution Architect SAP & Applications (m/w/d)

Staff+ · In office (Düsseldorf, Germany) · Full-Time · Architect · German: C1
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 5 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Werkstudent Operations (Infrastructure & Property) (m/w/d)

Intern · In office (Kiel, Germany) · Part-Time · Intern · German: B2 · English: B2
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Skills these roles ask for

Python 119.NET 87C++ 86Linux 78CI/CD 64Kubernetes 48Machine Learning 40Windows 37Docker 29Ansible 28Agile 26PowerShell 25Git 25C# 25Rust 24Bash 23

Where the roles are

Munich 112Ulm 60Bremen 57Schrobenhausen 32Ottobrunn 31Berlin 29Düsseldorf 29Fürstenfeldbruck 27Stuttgart 26Manching 26

Defence tech roles that fit you

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Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

550 of the 669 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?

HENSOLDT (126), Rheinmetall (111), Airbus (89), BAE Systems (51), Helsing (42).

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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Every role is re-checked on the employer's own careers board at least every 48 hours, and the page is rebuilt every night.

Source: 669 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 10 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0