Software Engineer, Air & Missile Defense

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Huntsville, AL
Salary: $165,000–$218,000 / yr
Posted: 38 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
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 · Software Engineer, Air & Missile Defense

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Software Engineer, Air & Missile Defense joins the Air & Missile Defense Radar team to develop tracking algorithms and software systems that detect, track, and characterize airborne threats in real-time. You will design and implement advanced 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 role involves creating modeling and simulation environments to validate performance and collaborating with engineers to integrate solutions into end-to-end defense systems. Required skills include proficiency in C++ and Python, a strong foundation in linear algebra, probability, statistics, and differential equations, and core software engineering principles like design patterns and version control. The work focuses on solving critical problems in the domain of air and missile defense by providing production-grade tracking solutions for mission-critical operations involving complex sensor data.

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Skills

C++ Python Kalman Filters Particle Filters Signal Processing Distributed Systems High-Performance Computing GPU Acceleration SQL NoSQL Time-series Databases MATLAB Simulink JavaScript React Node.js Agile

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 latency is critical.
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.
5 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.