Senior Robotics Software Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Salary: $220,000–$292,000 / yr
Posted: 52 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 920 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Robotics Software Engineer

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The Senior Robotics Software Engineer joins the Maneuver Dominance team to support the Omen, a hover-to-cruise autonomous air vehicle. In this role, you will own mission autonomy systems and services, writing code to scale capabilities while collaborating across teams to build and test complex functionality. You will triage issues, analyze metrics for debugging, and partner with end-users to translate needs into features. The position requires proficiency in C++ or Rust, with a focus on data processing, motion planning, and behavior trees. You will solve problems involving networking, perception, and systems integration for multi-agent autonomous systems. The work involves developing software for flight systems and safety-critical functionality, requiring an active U.S. Secret security clearance and a background in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics.

Skills

C++ Rust Robotics Autonomy Motion Planning Behavior Trees Networking Data Processing Modeling & Simulation Systems Integration Flight Systems

What you'll do

Own the mission autonomy systems and services deployed to customers.
Write code to improve products and scale mission capabilities for more customers.
Create and analyze metrics for debugging and monitoring systems.
Triage issues, root cause failures, and coordinate next steps for resolution.
Partner with end-users to translate needs into features while balancing engineering constraints.
Travel to build, test, and deploy capabilities in real-world environments.

What we're looking for

Strong engineering background in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
8+ years of professional industry experience working with C++ or Rust programming languages.
Experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis.
Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases.
Must have active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Must be willing to travel up to 25% for testing and demonstrations.
Strong background in Physics, Mathematics, and/or Motion Planning to inform modeling and simulation (preferred).
Experience developing and testing multi-agent autonomous systems in real-world environments (preferred).

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