Defence tech jobs worldwide: software, data and engineering roles by country

13,329 open software, data and engineering roles at 341 defence and security companies in 14 countries, by country and field. 30% of them are open to candidates of any nationality.

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13,329
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341
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14
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30%

By country

CountryOpen rolesCompaniesAny nationalityHiring most
United States9,33024713%RTX, CACI International, Northrop Grumman
France1,1571670%Thales Group, MBDA France, ArianeGroup
United Kingdom7165040%Leonardo, Thales Group, MBDA UK
Germany6014781%HENSOLDT, Rheinmetall, Airbus
Spain257997%Indra Group, Airbus, Thales Group
Canada2332464%RTX, General Dynamics, Thales Group
Sweden17862%Saab, Swedish Armed Forces, UMS SKELDAR
Australia1722146%Leidos, Anduril Industries, Shield AI
Israel146899%Elbit Systems, Thales Group, Kela
Italy136696%Leonardo, Thales Group, GE Aerospace
Singapore1351395%ST Engineering, Thales Group, RTX
India1141997%Thales Group, RTX, Shield AI
Switzerland841096%RUAG, Harmattan AI, Destinus
Netherlands701567%Thales Group, Netherlands Ministry of Defence, Robin Radar

By field

Software engineering 2,757Embedded and hardware 3,141Data and AI 1,434Cloud, networks and IT 2,137Cyber security 943Test and QA 410Product and engineering leadership 1,578Graduates and early careers 929

Defence tech startups

Newest defence tech roles

Shield AI

shield.ai
shield.ai • HQ: San Diego, United States • Defense Manufacturing • Drone AI • Defense AI • Military Drones • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2015 • Trust B • Hiring 634, 55 new
HQ: San Diego, United States • Defense Manufacturing • Drone AI • Defense AI • Military Drones • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2015 • Trust B • Hiring 634, 55 new
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.
Andrew Reiter · Co-Founder · decision-maker
Ryan Tseng · Co-Founder · decision-maker
Brandon Tseng · Co-Founder & President · decision-maker
Gary Steele · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
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Senior Engineer, Cybersecurity (R6438)

$142k – $213k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Seattle, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Citizenship or vetting required • Senior
Defense in Depth
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Lyntris

lyntris.com
lyntris.com • HQ: Falls Church, United States • RF & Wireless Hardware • Defense Manufacturing • C4ISR • 201-500 employees • NYSE: LYNX • Trust B • Hiring 35, 2 new
HQ: Falls Church, United States • RF & Wireless Hardware • Defense Manufacturing • C4ISR • 201-500 employees • NYSE: LYNX • Trust B • Hiring 35, 2 new
Lyntris is a US defense technology company with its corporate office in Falls Church, Virginia, supplying RF and antenna sensing hardware, AI-driven data fusion, command and control software, autonomy, and readiness and training systems to US and allied armed forces. Formed by bringing together the Accelint and Vitesse teams, it supports more than 200 defense programs across space, air, land, sea and cyber, with engineering sites in San Diego, Orlando, Ann Arbor, Saint Paul and Bloomington and manufacturing in California, Colorado and Massachusetts. It hires software, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, systems integration and network engineers, product support specialists and technical writers.
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Senior Product Manager

≈ $122k – $224k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (San Diego, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Nationals only • Citizenship or vetting required • Senior
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RUAG

ruag.ch
ruag.ch • Bern • Emmen • Thun • Wangen • Wilderswil • Defense Manufacturing • Electronic Warfare • C4ISR • Hiring 36, 15 new
Bern • Emmen • Thun • Wangen • Wilderswil • Defense Manufacturing • Electronic Warfare • C4ISR • Hiring 36, 15 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.
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Head of Engineering

≈ $140k – $317k per year (Estimated) • Head+ • In office (Wangen, Switzerland) • Full-Time • Architect • German: B2 • English: B2
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RTX

rtx.com
rtx.com • HQ: Arlington, United States • Avionics & Flight Control • Air Defense • Missiles • Defense Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 2020 • Trust A • Hiring 4468, 430 new
HQ: Arlington, United States • Avionics & Flight Control • Air Defense • Missiles • Defense Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 2020 • Trust A • Hiring 4468, 430 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.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 10 hours ago Likely open · 63%

Research Engineer II - Chemical Sciences

$69k – $131k per year • Middle • Hybrid (Hartford, United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Nationals only • Citizenship or vetting required • Middle
MATLAB
Python
Chips/EDA
PVD
ALD
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Onebrief

onebrief.com
onebrief.com • HQ: Honolulu, United States • C4ISR • Defense AI • Team Communication & Collaboration • Est. 2019 • Trust B • Hiring 31, 4 new
HQ: Honolulu, United States • C4ISR • Defense AI • Team Communication & Collaboration • Est. 2019 • Trust B • Hiring 31, 4 new
Onebrief is a defense software company founded in 2019 that builds collaborative planning and staff workflow software for military headquarters. Its platform lets military staffs draft orders and plans, share a common operating picture and use AI-assisted analysis, and it is used by US Army, Indo-Pacific and European commands as well as allied partners. The company is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
Nadav Yuhjtman · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Derron Blakely · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Adam Lackey · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Rafael Resende Pereira · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 10 hours ago Hiring now · 90%

Solutions Engineer

$180k – $220k per year • Middle • 4+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • TS/SCI • Middle
Python
DevOps
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Azure
AWS
Istio
CloudFormation
Datadog
Linkerd
Service Mesh
Prometheus
Grafana
Ansible
Terraform
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Defence tech roles that fit you

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Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

3,950 of the 13,329 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?

RTX (1,533), Thales Group (1,036), CACI International (900), Northrop Grumman (882), Anduril Industries (873).

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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