Autonomy Lead

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$253,000–$336,000 / yr
Posted
84 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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This role $294k
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About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

Anduril Industries currently has 1747 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $146,000–$194,000 across 1544 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Autonomy Lead

Autonomy Lead will join the Maritime Division to own the autonomy software stack for maritime autonomous vehicles. This role involves overseeing system design, mission planning, perception, debriefing, and software development infrastructure to enable autonomous mission execution across long ranges of open ocean beyond line of sight. The successful candidate will drive the architecture for vehicle behavior, manage deliverables through various development phases, provide technical mentorship, and develop test and simulation fixtures like SITL/HITL. Key technical requirements include experience with autonomous navigation, planning, perception systems, and high-assurance software. Preferred skills include knowledge of ROS, behavior trees, computer vision, sonar processing, and distributed software architectures. The role addresses the challenge of enabling maritime vehicles to sense, interpret, and navigate their environments autonomously in demanding offshore environments while ensuring robust integration between autonomy stacks and vehicle management systems.

What you'll do

  • Own the autonomy software architecture including planning, execution, perception, and debriefing for maritime vehicles.
  • Drive the design of mission planning systems for autonomous operations in open ocean environments.
  • Develop mission execution software to manage vehicle behavior during long-range missions.
  • Manage perception systems that enable vehicles to sense and interpret their surroundings.
  • Build and maintain software development infrastructure including CI/CD, simulation, and SITL/HITL testing.
  • Define technical interfaces between the autonomy stack and the vehicle management system.
  • Provide technical mentorship to software and systems engineers while managing deliverables across development phases.
  • Develop test and simulation fixtures to validate autonomy features for maritime missions.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent.
  • 5+ years of experience in autonomous systems, robotics, or AI/ML.
  • Experience delivering software through full product development cycles.
  • Demonstrated experience with autonomous navigation, planning, or perception systems.
  • Experience with modeling, simulation, and SITL/HITL testing.
  • Experience developing safety-critical or high-assurance software.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

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