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: 49 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
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.

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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. This role involves owning mission autonomy systems and services, writing code to scale capabilities, and collaborating across teams to build and test complex functionality. The engineer will triage issues, analyze metrics for debugging, and partner with end-users to translate needs into features. Key technical requirements include 8+ years of professional experience with C++ or Rust, along with expertise in data processing, networking, perception, and systems integration. Preferred skills include motion planning, behavior trees, and distributed communication networks. The work focuses on developing multi-agent autonomous systems and flight software for safety-critical functionality within a defense context, requiring an active Secret Clearance and a willingness to travel for real-world testing.

Skills

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

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 necessary next steps.
Partner with end-users to translate needs into features while balancing engineering constraints.
Travel up to 25% of the time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world.

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.
Active Secret Clearance Required.
Willingness 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 and deploying in real-world environments (preferred).

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