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66 open defense & national security software engineering roles at 6 AI companies, including K2 Space, Saronic and Mach Industries. Updated daily; 3 were posted this week.

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  1. Mission Operations Engineering Intern – Summer 2027 — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · USD 30–40/hour · 3 days agonew
  2. Engineering Manager, MarianaOS — Mariana Minerals · Series B · San Francisco, CA · USD 180–225/hour · 4 days agonew
  3. Sr. Software Engineer, Autonomy — Mariana Minerals · Series B · San Francisco, CA · $140K–200K · 5 days agonew
  4. Platform Engineer (DevX) — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · last week
  5. CPU Software Validation Engineering Lead — Nuvacore · United States · $150K–200K · last week
  6. Quality Engineer — Saronic · Series D · Austin, TX · last week
  7. Sr. Process Controls Engineer — Mariana Minerals · Series B · Remote · $100K–175K · 3 weeks ago
  8. Enterprise Technology Intern (Summer 2027) — Saronic · Series D · Austin, TX · 4 weeks ago
  9. Information Technology Intern (Summer 2027) — Saronic · Series D · Austin, TX · 4 weeks ago
  10. Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2027) — Saronic · Series D · Austin, TX · 4 weeks ago
  11. Simulation Software Engineering Intern - Summer 2027 — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · USD 30–40/hour · 4 weeks ago
  12. Senior Platform Engineer (DevX) — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · $165K–200K · 4 weeks ago
  13. Platform Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · 5 weeks ago
  14. Software Engineering Intern – Summer 2027 — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · USD 30–40/hour · 5 weeks ago
  15. Full Stack Software Engineer — Mariana Minerals · Series B · San Francisco, CA · $80K–160K · 5 weeks ago
  16. Senior Mission Operations Sustainment Engineer, MUSV — Saronic · Series D · Austin, TX · 7 weeks ago
  17. Mission Operations Master, MUSV — Saronic · Series D · Austin, TX · 7 weeks ago
  18. Mission Operations Chief Engineer, MUSV — Saronic · Series D · Austin, TX · 7 weeks ago
  19. Mission Operations Sustainment Engineer, MUSV — Saronic · Series D · Austin, TX · 7 weeks ago
  20. Analytical Applications Engineer — Mariana Minerals · Series B · Moab, UT · $85K–100K · 8 weeks ago
  21. December 2026 New Graduate Engineer, Software / GNC — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $130K–135K · 2 months ago
  22. Sr. Embedded Software Engineer, High-Performance Signal Processing — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $130K–240K · 2 months ago
  23. Flight Software Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Seattle, WA · $123K–160K · 2 months ago
  24. Ground Software Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Seattle, WA · $123K–150K · 2 months ago
  25. Software Engineer, Mission Autonomy — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $130K–230K · 2 months ago
  26. Embedded Autonomy Engineer — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $130K–220K · 2 months ago
  27. Head of Ground Integration, Top Secret Clearance — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · $200K–250K · 3 months ago
  28. Ground Integration Lead, Top Secret Clearance — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · $200K–250K · 3 months ago
  29. Staff Quality Engineer — Saronic · Series D · Austin, TX · 3 months ago
  30. Salesforce Business System Analyst — Saronic · Series D · Austin, TX · 3 months ago
  31. Fall 2026 Engineering Internship — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · USD 1,800–2,100/week · 3 months ago
  32. Principal Crypto Engineer (TS/SCI) — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · $160K–245K · 3 months ago
  33. Senior Ground Software Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Seattle, WA · $150K–200K · 3 months ago
  34. Senior Flight Software Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Seattle, WA · $160K–200K · 3 months ago
  35. Principal Flight Software Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Seattle, WA · $200K–240K · 3 months ago
  36. Software Engineer, Embedded Linux — Chariot Defense · Series A · San Bruno, CA · $130K–180K · 4 months ago
  37. Software Engineer, Systems — Chariot Defense · Series A · San Bruno, CA · $130K–180K · 4 months ago
  38. Sr. Embedded Software Engineer - Radar & DSP — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $165K–220K · 4 months ago
  39. Senior Systems Test Software Engineer — Saronic · Series D · Austin, TX · 4 months ago
  40. Ground Software Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · $123K–150K · 4 months ago
  41. Systems Software Engineer, Generalist — Saronic · Series D · Austin, TX · 4 months ago
  42. Principal Software Engineer — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $220K–265K · 5 months ago
  43. OS Platform Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · $160K–200K · 5 months ago
  44. Software Development Engineer, Test Platform — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · $123K–175K · 5 months ago
  45. Senior Ground Software Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · $150K–200K · 5 months ago
  46. Perception Engineer — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $125K–220K · 6 months ago
  47. Software Engineer — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $125K–220K · 6 months ago
  48. Flight Software Engineer — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $125K–220K · 6 months ago
  49. Autonomy and Robotics Software Engineer — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $125K–220K · 6 months ago
  50. Software Engineer — Mach Industries · Series C · San Francisco, CA · $125K–220K · 6 months ago

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