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.
1611 open roles · Search and filter on the board →
The speedrun talent teamWe're hiring a Product EngineerContract. Students and co-ops welcome. Build the tools job seekers use.>> send this to the best builder you know <<See the role
Show more direct roles (61 remaining)
1611 roles · a16z portfolio plus wider market
Electro-Mechanical Engineer, R&D
Apply →
Systems Engineer, Space
Apply →
Senior Product Quality Engineer, Core Tech Actuators
Apply →
Thermal Engineer, Space
Apply →
Associate People Business Partner
Apply →
Senior Warehouse Manager, Aerospace & Defense Hardware
Apply →
Senior Materials Manager, Warehouse (Technical Hardware)
Apply →
Inventory Associate, Shipping & Receiving
Apply →
Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Radar/Long Range
Apply →
Senior Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Systems
Apply →
Senior Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike
Apply →
Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike
Apply →
Systems Integration Engineer, Air Vehicles
Apply →
Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Mfg Development
Apply →
Senior Orbital Software Engineer, Space
Apply →
Orbital Software Engineer, Space
Apply →
Staff Mechanical Engineer, Omen
Apply →
Senior Electrical Engineer, Space
Apply →
Senior GNC Engineer, Space
Apply →
GNC Engineer, Space
Apply →
Technical Operations Engineer, Space Systems
Apply →
Senior Systems Engineer, EW
Apply →
Systems Engineer, Air Defense
Apply →
Software Engineer, Full Stack
Apply →
Mechanical Engineer, Space
Apply →
2026 Early Career Electrical Engineer
Apply →
2026 Early Career Mechanical Engineer
Apply →
Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Aircraft Composites
Apply →
Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Sensors/Optics
Apply →
Senior Category Manager, Sensors/Mission Systems
Apply →
Systems Engineering Lead, Air Vehicle Systems
Apply →
Buyer, Autonomous Airpower Hardware Procurement
Apply →
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Apply →
Senior Electrical Engineer, Manufacturing Test
Apply →
Senior Firmware Engineer, Manufacturing Test
Apply →
Staff Technical Program Manager, Hardware Robotics, Air Dominance & Strike
Apply →
Business Operations, Air Dominance & Strike
Apply →
Technical Operations Engineer, Maneuver Dominance
Apply →
Senior Modeling, Simulation and Analysis Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike
Apply →
Modeling, Simulation and Analysis Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike
Apply →
Analytics Engineer, Hardware Test
Apply →
Senior Electrical Engineer
Apply →
Senior Flight Performance Engineer, Air Vehicles
Apply →
Staff Flight Test Engineer, Missiles
Apply →
Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, Computer Vision
Apply →
Manager, Manufacturing Operations, Connected Warfare
Apply →
Manager, Manufacturing Engineering
Apply →
Strategy & Operations, Production
Apply →
Senior Flight Test Engineer - Advanced Effects (Missiles)
Apply →
Staff Mission Systems Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike, Active Clearance
Apply →
Roles here come straight from each speedrun portfolio company and refresh daily. Prefer warm intros over cold applying? Join the speedrun talent network: one signup, and we route you to the founders most likely to need you.