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
9 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

Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Thunder joins the Maneuver Dominance team to develop mission systems and autonomy for an autonomous attack rotorcraft. This role involves 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 engineer will triage issues, root cause failures, and partner with end-users to translate needs into features while managing engineering constraints. Candidates must possess at least seven years of professional experience with C++ or Rust, along with skills in data processing, motion planning, behavior trees, and multi-agent autonomous systems. The role addresses the technical challenge of maintaining reliable communication links for aircraft flying in contested environments where sensors and radios compete for limited antenna space while operating in close formation.

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.
  • Translate end-user needs into technical features while balancing engineering constraints.
  • Develop software for flight systems and safety-critical functionality.
  • Travel up to 25% of the time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the field.

What we're looking for

  • Strong engineering background in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
  • 7+ 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 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, or Motion Planning for modeling and simulation (preferred).
  • Experience with multi-agent autonomous systems, behavior trees, and flight systems (preferred).

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