Senior Software Engineer, Payloads, Surface Maritime

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Salary: $191,000–$253,000 / yr
Posted: today

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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 1882 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Payloads, Surface Maritime

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As a Senior Software Engineer on Anduril's Maritime Software Engineering team, you will lead the design and implementation of trusted, safety-critical Payload Management Systems for maritime platforms. Your daily tasks include balancing constraints in multi-stakeholder environments, designing scalable payload subsystems such as sensor processing and state estimation, and ensuring seamless integration with other systems. You will work closely with vehicle platform software engineers to deliver mission-critical capabilities, supporting manufacturing and deployment processes along the way. The role requires expertise in networking, autonomy, and robotics, alongside a strong capacity for learning and mentoring junior team members. Preferred qualifications include experience with RTOS and RF systems, and all candidates must have a Top Secret security clearance.

Skills

RTOS RF Python C++ Networking Autonomy Systems Integration Robotics CI/CD Git Docker Kubernetes AWS PostgreSQL Mentoring

What you'll do

Design and implement trusted, safety-critical Payload Management Systems.
Develop scalable payload subsystems including sensor processing and state estimation.
Ensure seamless integration of Anduril products for mission outcomes.
Manage actuation, payload interfaces, and mission systems interfaces.
Support manufacturing and deployment phases for payloads.

What we're looking for

Professional experience as a Software Engineer in relevant domains and technologies
Ability to learn new skills and mentor junior team members effectively
Design and implement trusted, safety-critical Payload Management Systems
Support payload manufacturing and deployment processes
Hold Top Secret security clearance
Experience with Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) preferred
Knowledge of RF systems beneficial

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