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AI & software jobs in European defence and technology

Explore AI and software roles across defence, space and emerging technology employers, alongside openings at specialist AI companies. The collection covers both applied engineering and supporting roles within the sector.

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1352 vacancies · 83 employers

Most represented functions: Engineering (878) · Business development (90) · Research (84) · Production & operations (42)

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Current vacancies

Employer listings, checked daily. Descriptions retain their source language. This collection covers monitored employers, not the whole market.

Shield AI

Senior Systems Engineer - Autonomy & Software

London

The Systems Engineer, Autonomy & Software at Shield AI is responsible for solving complex systems engineering challenges associated with the development, integration, and deployment of advanced autonomous systems for defense applications. This role sits at the intersection of systems engineering, software engineering, and autonomy. The Systems Engineer works across multidisciplinary engineering teams to translate mis

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Shield AI

Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration & Test (R5539)

London

Shield AI’s mission is to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. We are seeking an Autonomy Software Integration & Test Engineer to support development, integration, testing, and deployment of autonomous systems in Ukraine. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineer who enjoys working across software, hardware, aircraft systems, and flight operations in fast-paced field environments. The posi

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Shield AI

Senior Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration & Test (R5225)

Lviv

Shield AI’s mission is to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. We are seeking an Autonomy Software Integration & Test Engineer to support development, integration, testing, and deployment of autonomous systems in Ukraine. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineer who enjoys working across software, hardware, aircraft systems, and flight operations in fast-paced field environments. The posi

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Anduril

Mission Software Engineer

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

As a Software Engineer on the Mission Command team, you will build the foundation for a first-of-its-kind platform designed for the tactical edge, solving novel problems across networking, autonomy, systems integration, robotics, and next-generation distributed data layers. Powering resilient, machine-speed decision-making for warfighters and allies—even in contested, disconnected environments—your work will ensure A

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Spire

Software Engineer - Yocto/Linux

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

We are seeking an experienced Embedded Linux/Software Engineer to join our Platform team (folks looking after the spacecraft). The successful candidate will play a crucial role in developing software for our satellite systems, contributing to the expansion and enhancement of our space-based data collection capabilities. Ideal candidates will embrace the commercialization of nanosatellite systems and adapt to low-cost

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Spire

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

We are seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to join our Platform team supporting Spacecraft Operations. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting other disciplines by focusing on the embedded software aspects of our satellite systems. The Platform team interfaces directly with many engineering groups to conduct R&D, design, manufacturing, and operations activities, ultimately ensuri

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Spire

Director of Software Engineering

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Spire is making a fundamental shift in how it operates its constellation. We are moving from a model where trained operators watch dashboards and escalate to experts, to one where the system is fully autonomous, self-healing, and data intelligent. This Director will lead that transformation. You will set the technical vision, define the architecture, build and inspire the team, and personally raise the standard for w

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Planet

Software Engineer

Berlin, Germany

Planet’s Platform teams build and operate systems that enable customers to access and analyze Planet's daily and high resolution imagery, as well as derived products like Basemaps. We enable customers to browse data catalogs, stream data via tile services, and orchestrate geospatial analysis. This position is to be a contributing member of our Platform teams, developing and deploying imagery access and analysis capab

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Planet

Senior Software Engineer

Berlin, Germany

Planet’s Platform teams build and operate systems that enable customers to access and analyze Planet's daily and high resolution imagery, as well as derived products like Basemaps. We enable customers to browse data catalogs, stream data via tile services, and orchestrate geospatial analysis. This position is to be a contributing member of our Platform teams, developing and deploying imagery access and analysis capab

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Isar Aerospace

Embedded Software Engineer (m/f/d)

Ottobrunn, Bavaria, Germany

As an Embedded Software Engineer in the Flight Software Testing team, your mission is to ensure the reliability and performance of the software that powers our spectrum launch vehicle. By leveraging your skills, you work with the rest of the team to automate improve and maintain the flight software testing infrastructure and pipelines. Your Role in Our Space Mission Work to implement and automate software tests, data

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Application Software Engineer (f/m/d)

Ottobrunn, Bavaria, Germany

As an Application Software Engineer in the Ground Systems Engineering Applications team, you will help shape the digital tools that enable the testing and operation of our launch vehicles. Your work will have a direct impact on critical ground operations, supporting engineers and operators throughout the development lifecycle. More specifically, you will: - Develop, enhance, and maintain desktop applications - Automa

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Isar Aerospace

Senior Data & Backend Software Engineer (f/m/d)

Ottobrunn, Bavaria, Germany

Mission Brief Join us in building the systems and software that empowers our engineering and operation departments to analyze flight data and make data-driven decisions. As a Data & Backend Software Engineer, you will help transform large volumes of structured and unstructured data into reliable, accessible, and actionable information. Your work will enable data-driven decision-making across the company and unlock in

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Helsing

Software Engineer - Backend

Berlin; London; Munich; Paris; Stockholm; Tallinn

At Helsing we develop and deliver AI-based capabilities and the enabling infrastructure that allow semi-autonomous platforms to localise, navigate, and perceive the world in real time. We build software that is subject to significant and unorthodox technical constraints, must operate in a wide variety of constantly-changing environments, and has to support an ever-growing list of challenging use-cases. What we build

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AI Research Engineer - Computer Vision

Berlin; London; Munich

At Helsing we deliver AI-based capabilities and the enabling foundation that allow machines to perceive and assist human decision-making. You will have the unique opportunity to shape AI capabilities in one of the most challenging sectors, where high generalisation capabilities need to be paired with hardware constraints and robustness against adversarial attacks. You will be part of a computer vision team responsibl

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AI Research Engineer - ML & Signal Processing

Berlin; Munich

At Helsing you will work at the intersection of machine learning and signal processing on RF data, helping build the AI capabilities inside our electronic warfare systems: models that detect, classify, and reason about RF signals in congested, contested spectrum. The data is messy, irregular, and adversarial. Output runs on real platforms, under hard latency and compute budgets. What you build has to survive contact

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Helsing

AI Research Engineer - Robotics

Barcelona; Paris

At Helsing we deliver AI-based capabilities and the enabling foundation that allow machines to perceive and assist human decision-making. You will have the unique opportunity to shape AI capabilities in one of the most challenging sectors, where high generalisation capabilities need to be paired with hardware constraints and real-world robustness. You will be part of a team pushing the boundaries of autonomous roboti

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Helsing

Deployed AI Engineer

Berlin; London; Munich; Paris; Stockholm; Tallinn

Software only matters when it is actively being used and making a difference. As a Deployed AI Engineer, you will be at the heart of this - taking state-of-the-art software and integrating it into complex systems. You will be defining and executing against the end-to-end outcome and all steps on the way to delivering novel capabilities in some of the most challenging environments around. For example: you collaborate

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Helsing

AI Research Engineer - Reinforcement Learning

Barcelona; Berlin; London; Munich; Paris

At Helsing we deliver AI-based capabilities and the enabling infrastructure that allow semi-autonomous platforms to localise, navigate, and perceive the world in real time. You will have the unique opportunity to shape the future of AI in one of the most challenging sectors, where performance needs to be paired with high generalisation capabilities and strong robustness against adversarial attacks. You will build the

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Helsing

Software Engineer

Berlin; Munich

At Helsing we develop and deliver AI-based capabilities and the enabling infrastructure that allow semi-autonomous platforms to localise, navigate, and perceive the world in real time. We build software that is subject to significant and unorthodox technical constraints, must operate in a wide variety of constantly-changing environments, and has to support an ever-growing list of challenging use-cases. What we build

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Helsing

Software Engineer - Autonomous Air System V&V

Berlin; Munich

Our Autonomous Air System V&V team builds the simulation and validation environments that enable rigorous testing of autonomous air systems before they ever leave the ground. We develop Software-in-the-Loop (SiL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) environments that allow engineers to integrate, test, and assure AI-driven capabilities against virtualised and representative hardware. We build software that is subject to si

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Helsing

Software Engineer - Frontend Autonomous Air System V&V

Berlin; Munich

Our Autonomous Air System V&V team builds the simulation and validation environments that enable rigorous testing of autonomous air systems before they ever leave the ground. We develop Software-in-the-Loop (SiL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) environments that allow engineers to integrate, test, and assure AI-driven capabilities against virtualised and representative hardware. We build software that is subject to si

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Helsing

Software Engineer - Ground to Air HMI

Berlin; Munich

Our Ground to Air HMI enables air forces to operate autonomous systems in missions. We build software that is subject to significant and unorthodox technical constraints, must operate in a wide variety of constantly-changing environments, and has to support an ever-growing list of challenging use-cases. What we build ultimately ends up in the hands of real people in high-risk, high-stress situations – from mission pl

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Helsing

Software Engineer - Airborne Mission Systems

Berlin; Munich

Imagine building the vital infrastructure for a cutting-edge autonomous aerial platform that will actually take flight. At Helsing, you won't just be developing software; you'll be shaping the foundational capabilities for our own Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV), the CA-1 Europa. This is a unique opportunity to directly contribute to a novel system designed from the ground up. You will be building the higher-le

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Helsing

Software Engineer - Autonomous Air Systems

Berlin; Munich

You’ll build the autonomy brain for a cutting-edge autonomous aerial platform that will actually take flight. At Helsing, you won't just be developing software; you'll be integrating state-of-the-art reinforcement learning agents into the operational systems of our own Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV), the CA-1 Europa, part of the groundbreaking Centaur project. This is a unique opportunity to directly contribut

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