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Defense jobs in Ohio
63 open Defense roles in Ohio across 3 companies. Every listing links straight to the employer's careers site.
63 open roles3 companies3 with pay posted
Who is hiring
Recently posted Defense roles in Ohio
Sr. Manager, People & Culture Business Partner$128k to $218k
AeroVironment · Dayton, OH · Defense · posted Nov 12, 2026
FPGA Engineer (Level 2 or 3)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Nov 9, 2026
Principal / Sr. Principal Full Stack Software Engineer (AHT)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Beavercreek · Defense · posted Nov 6, 2026
Sr. Principal Data Scientist (AHT)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Wright-Patterson AFB · Defense · posted Nov 5, 2026
Principal/Sr. Principal Cybersecurity Analyst
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Nov 3, 2026
Classified Cybersecurity Analyst
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Nov 3, 2026
Fermentation Laboratory Technician
AeroVironment · Dayton, OH · Defense · posted Oct 26, 2026
Sr Principal Cyber Software Test Engineer
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Oct 23, 2026
Principal/Sr. Principal RF Electronics Engineer
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Oct 23, 2026
Principal Electromechanical Engineer
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Oct 23, 2026
HW Requirements Systems Engineer (Level 2 or Level 3)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Oct 23, 2026
Cyber Software Test Engineer
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Oct 23, 2026
Software Engineer/Principal Software Engineer (AHT)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Beavercreek · Defense · posted Oct 22, 2026
Student Research Assistants
AeroVironment · Dayton, OH · Defense · posted Oct 21, 2026
Sr. Staff Systems Engineer (RF Communications)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Oct 20, 2026
Non Destructive Test Engineer
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Beavercreek · Defense · posted Oct 20, 2026
Principal/Sr Principal Engineer Supplier Quality (Cleveland- OH)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cleveland · Defense · posted Oct 18, 2026
Platform DevOps Engineer / Principal Platform DevOps Engineer (AHT)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Wright-Patterson AFB · Defense · posted Oct 13, 2026
Linux Systems Administrator/ Principal Linux Systems Administrator (AHT)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Wright-Patterson AFB · Defense · posted Oct 12, 2026
Staff Chief Engineer – Mission Software
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Oct 7, 2026
Software Engineer (AHT)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Beavercreek · Defense · posted Oct 7, 2026
Entry-Level Radar Exploitation Engineer$60k to $86k
AeroVironment · Dayton, OH · Defense · posted Oct 6, 2026
Staff Embedded Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Oct 2, 2026
Sr Principal Embedded Software Engineer (level 4)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Oct 2, 2026
Engineer Embedded Software
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Beavercreek · Defense · posted Oct 2, 2026
Embedded Software Engineer (Leve 2 or Level 3)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Oct 2, 2026
Quality Assurance Inspector 2
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Beavercreek · Defense · posted Oct 1, 2026
Staff Systems Engineer - Model-Based Systems Engineer (MBSE)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Sep 30, 2026
Mid-Level Radar Exploitation Engineer$74k to $140k
AeroVironment · 4391-4401-4433 Dayton Xenia Rd, Dayton, OH · Defense · posted Sep 29, 2026
Staff Embedded Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Beavercreek · Defense · posted Sep 28, 2026
Sr. Staff Systems Architect – System-of-Systems
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Sep 28, 2026
Systems Administrator/Principal Systems Administrator (AHT)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Wright-Patterson AFB · Defense · posted Sep 27, 2026
Supply Chain Planning Specialist
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Beavercreek · Defense · posted Sep 27, 2026
Staff Digital Signal Processing Engineer
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Sep 27, 2026
Sr. Principal Digital Signal Processing Engineer
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Sep 27, 2026
Sr. Principal Cyber Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Sep 27, 2026
Sr. Principal AWS Cloud Architect – On Site at Wright Patt (TS/SCI)(AHT)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Wright-Patterson AFB · Defense · posted Sep 27, 2026
Sr Principal Lead Software Engineer (full-stack)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Sep 27, 2026
Software Engineer - CLOUDworks (SkillBridge)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Wright-Patterson AFB · Defense · posted Sep 27, 2026
Senior Principal Systems Engineer (RF Communications)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Sep 27, 2026
Principal/ Sr. Principal Cloud Engineer
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Wright-Patterson AFB · Defense · posted Sep 27, 2026
Principal Cyber Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Sep 27, 2026
Manufacturing Technician 1 / 2
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Kettering · Defense · posted Sep 27, 2026
Manager of General Manufacturing 1
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Beavercreek · Defense · posted Sep 27, 2026
Manager Programs 2
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Sep 27, 2026
DevOps Engineer/Principal DevOps Engineer (AHT)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Beavercreek · Defense · posted Sep 27, 2026
Cyber Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Sep 27, 2026
Associate Cloud Engineer/ Cloud Engineer
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Wright-Patterson AFB · Defense · posted Sep 27, 2026
SW Engineering Intern (Summer 2027- Lakewood)
General Dynamics Mission Systems · Lakewood, OH · Defense · posted Sep 25, 2026
Manager Manufacturing Operations 2
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Sep 25, 2026
Software Engineer/Principal Software Engineer–Java (TS/SCI-CI Poly) (AHT)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Wright-Patterson AFB · Defense · posted Sep 24, 2026
DevOps Engineer/Principal DevOps Engineer (AHT)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Wright-Patterson AFB · Defense · posted Sep 24, 2026
Cybersecurity Analyst/Principal Cybersecurity Analyst
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Wright-Patterson AFB · Defense · posted Sep 22, 2026
Technical Services Project Management
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Beavercreek · Defense · posted Sep 21, 2026
Supply Chain/Prncpl Supply Chain Procurement Specialist
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Beavercreek · Defense · posted Sep 21, 2026
Principal AI Software Engineer (AHT)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Beavercreek · Defense · posted Sep 15, 2026
Principal/Sr. Principal Cloud Engineer (AHT)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Wright-Patterson AFB · Defense · posted Sep 11, 2026
Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Full-stack application developement
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Sep 4, 2026
Principal Software Engineer - Full-stack application developement
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Cincinnati · Defense · posted Sep 4, 2026
Principal / Sr. Principal Cloud & DevSecOps Engineer – Azure/AWS (TS/SCI)
Northrop Grumman · United States-Ohio-Wright-Patterson AFB · Defense · posted Sep 4, 2026
Questions about these jobs
How many Defense jobs are open in Ohio?
63 open roles at 3 companies as of Nov 13, 2026, refreshed every morning.
Which companies are hiring in Ohio?
The largest employers on the board in Ohio right now are Northrop Grumman, AeroVironment and General Dynamics Mission Systems.
Are there remote roles?
None of the 63 roles in Ohio are listed as remote right now; the remote hub lists every remote mobility role.
How do I apply?
Every listing links straight to the posting on the company's own careers site. No signup, no middleman.