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Assistant Product Owner, CCA Mission Autonomy (Platform Integration) (R5849)
Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$160k - $250k Apply →
Staff Solutions Architect, Public Sector
Harvey · Washington DC · Full-time
$219k - $301k Apply →
Systems Engineer, Spacecraft Operations (RPO)
Anduril Industries · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Full-time
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Staff Designer, Generalist (R5944)
Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$117k - $170k Apply →
Senior Program Manager, Shipbuilding
Saronic Technologies · Arlington, VA · Full-time
$154k - $193k Apply →
Regional Sales Director Federal-Civilian-HHS, DHS
Forward Networks · Remote · Full-time
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Director, International Growth Campaign Leader (R5851)
Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$190k - $290k Apply →
Sr. Supervisor, Facilities Operations, U.S. East (R6094)
Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$94k - $170k Apply →
Presentation Designer (R5945)
Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$82k - $120k Apply →
Marketing Manager, Audience Growth (R5967)
Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$130k - $190k Apply →
Staff Engineer, System Test Network (R6030)
Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$144k - $216k Apply →
Technical Recruiter, Software - Air Dominance and Strike
Anduril Industries · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Contract
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Staff Engineer, Flight Test (R6064)
Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$140k - $210k Apply →
Inside Sales Representative - Washington, DC
Armadin · Washington, DC · Full-time
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Senior Telecom Infrastructure Engineer
Anduril Industries · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Full-time
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HIL and Infrastructure Lab Technician (R6008)
Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$29.80 - $44.70/hr Apply →
Technical Program Manager, Mission Systems - Active Clearance
Anduril Industries · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Full-time
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DevSecOps Engineer - Physical AI
Applied Intuition · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$160k - $225k Apply →
Staff Compensation Partner
Anduril Industries · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Full-time
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Senior Engineer, Cybersecurity (R5972)
Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$110k - $170k Apply →
Federal Growth Lead, Fourth Estate
Kaizen Labs · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$180k - $250k Apply →
Systems Engineer - Robotics
Applied Intuition · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$140k - $180k Apply →
Senior Technical Writer, Intelligence Systems
Anduril Industries · Reston, Virginia, United States · Full-time
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Government Affairs Manager
SentiLink · Remote · Full-time
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Federal Growth Lead, Combatant Commands
Kaizen Labs · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$180k - $250k Apply →
Federal Growth Lead, Air Force/Space Force
Kaizen Labs · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$180k - $250k Apply →
Technical Writer, Intelligence Systems
Anduril Industries · Reston, Virginia, United States · Full-time
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Financial Analyst II
Anduril Industries · Reston, Virginia, United States · Full-time
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Finance Manager, Intel
Anduril Industries · Reston, Virginia, United States · Full-time
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Director of Government Affairs
Applied Intuition · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$150k - $250k Apply →
Associate Facilities Coordinator (R6005)
Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$22 - $34/hr Apply →
Senior Director of Finance, Frontier Systems
Anduril Industries · Reston, Virginia, United States +1 · Full-time
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Manager of Engineering, Autonomy Capabilities (R5412)
Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$236k - $354k Apply →
Senior Deployment Strategist, Cleared (TS/SCI)
Kaizen Labs · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$170k - $220k Apply →
Software Engineer, Cleared (TS/SCI)
Kaizen Labs · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$180k - $250k Apply →
Technical Program Manager, Maritime (R6148)
Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$184k - $276k Apply →
Senior Systems Engineer, Technology Release
Anduril Industries · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Full-time
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Senior Technical Recruiter, Intelligence Systems
Anduril Industries · Reston, Virginia, United States · Full-time
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Winter 2027 Technical Program Management Co-op
Anduril Industries · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Internship
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Senior Hybrid Network Engineer
Anduril Industries · Reston, Virginia, United States · Full-time
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Staff Systems Engineer, Strategic Defense
Anduril Industries · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Full-time
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Senior Product Manager, Intelligence Systems
Anduril Industries · Reston, Virginia, United States · Full-time
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Senior Technical Program Manager, Connected Warfare (Active Clearance)
Anduril Industries · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Full-time
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Senior Staff Engineer, Test Director (R5446)
Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$172k - $258k Apply →
Senior Software Engineer, Robotics Tracking and Fusion
Anduril Industries · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Full-time
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Director, Mission Systems
Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$225k - $340k Apply →
Business Operations, Production
Anduril Industries · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Full-time
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Senior Manager, Software Engineering, Intelligence Systems
Anduril Industries · Reston, Virginia, United States · Full-time
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Staff Technical Program Manager, Intelligence Systems
Anduril Industries · Reston, Virginia, United States · Full-time
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Senior Director, Global Product Marketing
Anduril Industries · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Full-time
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