Join the Vanguard of European Air Power

At Kalkan Defense, we design stealth, autonomous UAVs to secure Europe’s skies. We’re building something the world hasn’t seen before — and we need brilliant minds like yours.

🚀 Careers at Kalkan Defense

Build the future of European air dominance.

At Kalkan Defense, we are not just building unmanned combat aircraft — we are building the future of autonomous warfare, European sovereignty, and aerospace innovation. Join our team of bold engineers, designers, strategists, and defense technologists to push the limits of what’s possible.

We’re assembling elite teams to design, prototype, and deploy our advanced UAV product line, including the C1 Strigoi stealth combat UCAV, the R1 Corvus reconnaissance platform, and the S1 Vultur heavy payload support drone.

🌍 Why Work With Us

  • Mission-first company: Your work contributes to European defense resilience and innovation.

  • Work on next-gen tech: AI flight control, stealth aerodynamics, swarm logic, and modular combat payloads.

  • Agile startup culture: Fast iterations, real impact, no bureaucracy.

  • Strategic location: Based in Romania, at NATO’s frontier, with access to EU defense initiatives.

👩‍💻 Open Positions

We’re actively hiring for roles across aerospace engineering, AI systems, avionics, simulations, and defense strategy. Current priority roles:

💬 Can’t find the right role?

We’re always open to exceptional talent. If you believe you can contribute to our mission, send your CV and a short note to careers@kalkandefense.com

🛡️ Join the Shield

Kalkan means shield — and at Kalkan Defense, we’re building the shield for the next era of security. Join us on this mission.