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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Systems Engineer, Advanced Effects, Active Clearance
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Structures Engineer, Air Vehicles
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Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, GenSWE
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Staff Production Program Manager
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Senior Structures Engineer, Air Vehicles
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Production Technician - SkillBridge
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Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, V&V
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Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, Active Clearance
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Robotics Software Engineer, Vehicle Software
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Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, C++
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Development Test Engineer
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Senior Development Test Engineer
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Industrial Engineer, Warehouse & Manufacturing
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Industrial Engineer, Supply Chain Material Flow
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Senior Mission Systems Engineer, Electronic Assemblies, Active Clearance
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Lead Electrical Architect - Expeditionary AI/HPC Data Centers
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Systems Engineer, Mission Autonomy, Active Clearance
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Open Architecture Systems Engineer, UCI Command & Control
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Senior Open Architecture Systems Engineer, UCI Command & Control
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Warehouse Forklift Associate, Supply Chain
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Shipping & Receiving Associate, Warehouse
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Materials Associate, Warehouse
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Senior Flight Software Engineer, Embedded C/C++, Air Dominance & Strike
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Manufacturing Test Engineer
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Business Operations Associate, Production
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Senior Aerodynamics Engineer, Air Vehicles
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Program Director, Fury
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Ground Software Engineer, Space
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Senior Ground Software Engineer, Space
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Low Observables Engineer, RCS
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Low Observables Engineer, Mission Systems
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Senior Mechanical Engineer, Air Vehicles
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Mechanical Engineer, Air Vehicles
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Recruiting Coordinator (Contractor)
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Flight Software Engineer, Embedded C/C++, Air Dominance & Strike
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Mission Operations Engineer, Connected Warfare (Active Clearance)
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Production Operator I
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Spring 2027 - Intern, Performance
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2027 PhD/MFE Summer Intern – Quantitative Portfolio Manager
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Robotics Research, Robot Learning & Manipulation Intern (Spring, Summer, & Fall 2027)
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Robotics Research, Embodied AI Intern (Spring & Summer 2027)
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Summer 2027 Internship - Project Management - California
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Simulation, Sim to Real Intern
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Electromechanical Design Engineering Intern (January - August 2027)
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Software Engineering Intern - Vehicle Controls (January - August 2027)
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Software Engineering Intern - Connected Systems (January - August 2027)
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Software Engineering Intern - Applications, Infotainment & Mobile (January - August 2027)
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2027 MBA /MFE Summer Intern – Associate, Portfolio Management
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2027 MBA Summer Intern – Credit Research Analyst, US
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2027 PhD Summer Intern – Portfolio Management, Quantitative Research Analyst
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