Startup jobs in Orange County
Orange County has quietly become a defense and hardware hiring engine, anchored by the Costa Mesa campus and the companies growing around it. Every open role in the county lands on this page.
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Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Maritime Systems
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Senior Mechanical Engineer, Rocket Motor Systems
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Mechanical Engineer, Rocket Motor Systems
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Product Test Engineer
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Senior Electrical Test Engineer
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Senior Supplier Quality Engineer, COTS/MOTS
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Electrical Engineer, Maneuver Dominance
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Program Director, Advanced Effects
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Software Engineer - Modeling & Simulation
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Senior Business Operations Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike
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Business Operations Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike
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Electrical Engineer, Space
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Staff Electrical Engineer, Space
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Production Coordinator, Intelligence Systems
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Senior Mechanical Engineer: Mechanisms, Space
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Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, Frontend
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Connectivity Engineer
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Senior Weapons Integration Engineer
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Staff Weapons Integration Engineer
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Manufacturing Engineer, Drones
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Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Drones
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Flight Software Engineer
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Robotics Software Engineer, Sensor Integration
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Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Turbine Engines
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Senior Product Quality Engineer
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Lead Electrical Engineer, Maneuver Dominance
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Staff Firmware Engineer
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Electro-Mechanical Engineer, EW
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Electrical Engineer - Test Design
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Senior Electrical Engineer, Sensor Systems
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Launch Service Mission Manager, Space
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Technical Program Manager, Electronic Warfare
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Technical Operations Engineer, Bolt
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Production Technician, Electromagnetic Warfare
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Senior Firmware Engineer (RTOS)
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Senior Firmware Engineer (Bare-Metal)
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Data Engineer, Infrastructure FinOps
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Director, Supply Chain (Undersea Dominance)
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Staff Systems Security Engineer, Programs
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Senior Systems Security Engineer, Programs
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Senior Technical Program Manager, Release, Mission Autonomy
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Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Electrical (Active Clearance)
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Senior Loads Engineer, Omen
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Technical Writer, Autonomous Airpower
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Senior Category Manager, Radar/Long Range
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Senior Product Sourcing Engineer, Maritime
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Product Sourcing Engineer, Maritime
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Senior Supplier Quality Engineer, Precision Mechanical
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Senior Supplier Quality Engineer, PCB/PCBA
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Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Electronic Components
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