Senior Robotics Software Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$220,000–$290,000 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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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.

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TL;DR · Senior Robotics Software Engineer

As a Senior Robotics Software Engineer on the Omen team, you will join the Maneuver Dominance group to develop multi-asset autonomy for an autonomous air vehicle. You will be responsible for owning mission autonomy systems and services, writing code to scale capabilities, collaborating across teams to build complex functionality, and creating metrics for debugging and monitoring. The role involves triaging issues, root causing failures, and translating user needs into features while managing engineering constraints. To succeed, you must possess extensive experience in C++ or Rust, with a strong background in software solutions involving significant data processing. Preferred skills include motion planning, behavior trees, distributed communication networks, and flight systems for safety-critical functionality. You will solve complex problems in networking, perception, and systems integration to ensure seamless operation of the Omen platform in diverse environments.

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 users.
  • Create and analyze metrics used for debugging and monitoring system performance.
  • Triage issues, root cause failures, and coordinate necessary next steps.
  • Partner with end-users to translate their needs into functional product features.
  • Travel up to 25% of the time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in real-world environments.

What we're looking for

  • Strong engineering background in fields such as 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.
  • Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time for testing and demonstrations.
  • Eligible to obtain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
  • Strong background in Physics, Mathematics, or Motion Planning to inform modeling and simulation (preferred).
  • Experience with multi-agent autonomous systems, flight systems, or distributed communication networks (preferred).

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