Updated Aug 25, 2026

Mission Planner Jobs - Remote & On-site

Mission Planner jobs hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $167,500/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

Open positions
7
Companies
6
Salary range
$155K – $250K
Average salary
$195K
Top technologies
Mission Planner7 C++6 Python5 ROS23 ArduPilot3 MAVLink3 QGroundControl3 CI/CD2
Top locations
France2 Netherlands1 Sweden1
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Flagship Pioneering
flagshippioneering.com
Flagship Pioneering is a life sciences venture creation and platform investment firm headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 2000 by CEO Noubar Afeyan, the firm operates on a novel institutional innovation model where it acts as a principal founder, funder, and operator of first-in-category biotechnology and sustainability companies.
flagshippioneering.com • HQ: Cambridge, United States • Biotechnology • Financial Services • Venture Capital • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2000
HQ: Cambridge, United States • Biotechnology • Financial Services • Venture Capital • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2000
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 9 hours ago

Senior UAS Flight Test & Operations Engineer
$115k – $150k per year • Senior • 2+ years exp • In office (Boulder, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
GDPR
Robotics
ArduPilot
Mission Planner
QGroundControl
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AeroVect
aerovect.com
AeroVect is an autonomous driving technology company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2020. The company develops the AeroVect Driver, an AI-powered software platform designed to automate ground support equipment such as baggage tractors and cargo haulers at airports. Its solutions are deployed at major passenger and cargo hubs globally to improve operational safety, reduce labor costs, and enhance reliability in airside environments.
aerovect.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Logistics & Warehouse Robotics • Robotics • Transportation & Logistics • Ground Systems • Space & Aerospace • Air Transport • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • 201-500 employees • Est. 2020
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Logistics & Warehouse Robotics • Robotics • Transportation & Logistics • Ground Systems • Space & Aerospace • Air Transport • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • 201-500 employees • Est. 2020
Verified live · 2 hours ago 7 days ago

Staff Software Engineer, Motion Planning
≈ $170k – $283k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 5+ years exp • Stockholm • London • Amsterdam • Paris • Toronto • Remote (United States, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
C++
Python
Robotics
Mission Planner
Motion Planning
ROS
ROS2
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Mach Industries
machindustries.com
Mach Industries is an American defense technology and advanced manufacturing company. Founded in 2022 by Ethan Thornton and headquartered in Huntington Beach, California (with facilities in Austin and San Luis Obispo), the venture-backed startup develops autonomous defense hardware, strike munitions, and novel hydrogen-powered propulsion systems designed for scalable, high-volume manufacturing.
machindustries.com • HQ: Huntington Beach, United States • Manufacturing • Defense Manufacturing • Military • 201-500 employees • Est. 2022
HQ: Huntington Beach, United States • Manufacturing • Defense Manufacturing • Military • 201-500 employees • Est. 2022
Top 25% payVerified live · 4 hours ago 7 days ago

Avionics Integration Engineer
$120k – $155k per year • Equity • Junior • 1+ year exp • In office (Huntington Beach, United States) • Full-Time • Junior
C++
Python
DevOps
GitHub
Cybersecurity
Wireshark
Robotics
ArduPilot
MAVLink
Mission Planner
QGroundControl
ROS2
Management
Draw.io
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Open 391 dayTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Flight Test Engineer
$105k – $180k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Huntington Beach, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Mission Planner
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Lockheed Martin
lockheedmartin.com
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology corporation headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Formed in 1995 through the merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta, the company is one of the world's largest defense contractors, operating primarily across four core business segments: Aeronautics; Missiles and Fire Control; Rotary and Mission Systems; and Space.
lockheedmartin.com • King of Prussia • Littleton • Longmont • Sunnyvale • Fayetteville • Manufacturing • Defense Manufacturing • Military • 5000+ employees • Est. 1995
King of Prussia • Littleton • Longmont • Sunnyvale • Fayetteville • Manufacturing • Defense Manufacturing • Military • 5000+ employees • Est. 1995
Verified live · 2 hours ago 8 days ago

Dev Sec Ops Senior Software Engineer
Senior • 5+ years exp • In office • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
Java
Python
Databases
Firebird
MariaDB
MySQL
Oracle
DevOps
Bitbucket
CI/CD
Git
Robotics
Mission Planner
Management
Confluence
Jira
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Shield AI
shield.ai
Shield AI is an American defence technology company founded in 2015 that builds autonomy software and uncrewed aircraft for military missions. Its Hivemind autonomy stack lets aircraft fly, navigate and complete objectives without GPS, a remote pilot or a communications link, which matters in contested environments where those links are jammed. Headquartered in San Diego, California, the company fields the V-BAT vertical take-off aircraft with United States and allied forces, licenses Hivemind to other manufacturers and is developing the X-BAT jet for high-end missions.
shield.ai • HQ: San Diego, United States • Space & Aerospace • Drones & UAVs • Defense AI • Military Drones • Military • Artificial Intelligence • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2015
HQ: San Diego, United States • Space & Aerospace • Drones & UAVs • Defense AI • Military Drones • Military • Artificial Intelligence • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2015
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 29 days ago

Senior Staff Engineer, UxS Integration and Systems (R5507)
$170k – $250k per year • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • In office (San Diego, United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Bash
MATLAB
Python
C++
DevOps
CI/CD
Robotics
ArduPilot
MAVLink
Mission Planner
QGroundControl
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NODA AI
noda.ai
NODA AI is a defense autonomy company headquartered in Austin, Texas, and founded in 2024. The company develops a vendor agnostic reasoning layer that coordinates manned and unmanned platforms across air, surface, subsurface, ground, and space domains from a single decision system. It works with United States and United Kingdom defence customers and raised a 25 million dollar Series A in 2026 to deliver those programmes.
noda.ai • HQ: Austin, United States • Military Drones • Military & Tactical Robotics • Robotics • Defense AI • C4ISR • Military • Artificial Intelligence • 201-500 employees • Est. 2024
HQ: Austin, United States • Military Drones • Military & Tactical Robotics • Robotics • Defense AI • C4ISR • Military • Artificial Intelligence • 201-500 employees • Est. 2024
Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Systems Software Integration Engineer - Taiwan
Equity • Middle • 4+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid • Full-Time • Middle • Chinese
C++
Python
C
C
ZeroMQ
AI/ML
AI Agents
Human-in-the-Loop
Robotics
Zenoh
ArduPilot
MAVLink
Mission Planner
QGroundControl
ROS
ROS2
IoT
MQTT
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Harmattan AI
harmattan.ai
Harmattan AI is a French defense technology company headquartered in Paris. Founded in 2024 by Mouad M'Ghari, the company operates as a next-generation "defense prime" specializing in vertically integrated autonomous systems, AI-enabled mission software, and scalable uncrewed platforms for modern warfare.
harmattan.ai • HQ: Paris, France • Military • Military Drones • Artificial Intelligence • Defense AI • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2024
HQ: Paris, France • Military • Military Drones • Artificial Intelligence • Defense AI • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2024
Verified live · 7 hours ago 6 months ago

C2 Software Engineer
≈ $55k – $105k per year (Estimated) • In office (Paris, France) • Master's Degree • Full-Time
C++
Go
Rust
DevOps
gRPC
WebRTC
Robotics
Mission Planner
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Fully remote 14%
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Hybrid 14%
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On site 71%
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Equity 43%
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The market right now

Alion currently lists 7 open Mission Planner jobs from 6 companies. 3 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 5 of the employers have posted something in the last three months, which is the pool worth watching if you are starting a search now. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary.

Where the work is

The largest concentrations of these roles are France (2), Netherlands (1), and Sweden (1). 14% of the listings are fully remote and a further 14% are hybrid, so a large part of this market is open to you regardless of where you live.

Who is hiring

The employers with the most open Mission Planner jobs right now are Mach Industries (2), Lockheed Martin (1), AeroVect (1), Shield AI (1), NODA AI (1), and Harmattan AI (1). Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application.

What employers ask for

Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are Mission Planner (7), C++ (6), Python (5), ROS2 (3), ArduPilot (3), MAVLink (3), QGroundControl (3), and CI/CD (2). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list.

Relocation, visas and equity

Of the current Mission Planner jobs, 3 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.

Companies
Mach Industries2 Lockheed Martin1 AeroVect1 Shield AI1 NODA AI1 Harmattan AI1
Mission Planner Jobs - Remote & On-site
Frequently asked questions
How many Mission Planner jobs are open right now?
There are 7 open Mission Planner jobs on Alion from 6 companies. The list was last refreshed on August 25, 2026.
Are any of these roles remote?
1 of the 7 listings (14%) are fully remote, and you can filter the list down to them in one click.
Which companies are hiring?
The most active employers right now are Mach Industries, Lockheed Martin, AeroVect, Shield AI, NODA AI, and Harmattan AI. Each has its own page on Alion with the rest of its open roles.
How do I apply?
Open any listing and apply on the employer's own board through the link on the page. No account is required to browse or to apply.