Senior Software Engineer, Target Tracking

Anduril Industries

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Location
Broomfield, COFort Collins, CO
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$190,000–$252,000 / yr
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6 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 Software Engineer, Target Tracking

Senior Software Engineer, Target Tracking joins the Air & Missile Defense Radar team to develop sophisticated tracking algorithms and software systems that detect, track, and characterize airborne threats in real-time. This role involves designing multi-target tracking, track fusion, and discrimination techniques while building high-performance distributed systems to process massive amounts of radar sensor data within milliseconds. The engineer will also build modeling and simulation environments to validate performance and integrate solutions into end-to-end defense systems. Required technical skills include proficiency in C++ and Python, along with a strong foundation in linear algebra, probability, statistics, and differential equations. Preferred qualifications include experience with Kalman filters, particle filters, signal processing, and high-performance computing techniques like multithreading or GPU acceleration. The role addresses the critical challenge of providing real-time situational awareness for mission-critical defense operations involving complex airborne threats.

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What you'll do

  • Design and implement advanced tracking algorithms for multi-target detection, track fusion, and discrimination.
  • Develop high-performance, real-time software systems to process radar sensor data and maintain hundreds of simultaneous tracks.
  • Build and utilize modeling and simulation environments to validate performance and identify system improvements.
  • Optimize tracking software for performance-critical environments where millisecond response times are required.
  • Integrate tracking solutions into end-to-end defense systems in collaboration with engineers and architects.
  • Communicate technical concepts and trade-offs to cross-functional teams, leadership, and customers.
  • Participate in customer demonstrations and field tests to ensure operational effectiveness of deployed systems.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
  • 8 years of relevant experience.
  • Strong programming skills in C++ and Python.
  • Solid foundation in linear algebra, probability, statistics, and/or differential equations.
  • Understanding of software engineering fundamentals including design patterns, testing, version control, and debugging.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance.
  • Experience with tracking, estimation, or filtering algorithms (Kalman filters, particle filters, multiple hypothesis tracking, etc.) (preferred).
  • Background in controls, estimation theory, digital signal processing, radar systems, sensor fusion, or high-performance computing (preferred).

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