Senior Software Engineer, Maneuver Dominance

Senior Software Engineer, Maneuver Dominance

At Anduril Industries, we are transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Our mission is to bring the expertise, technology, and business model of innovative companies to the defense industry, changing how military systems are designed, built, and sold.

Our family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a real-time 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, we are committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

About the Team

The Maneuver Dominance team at Anduril develops operationally relevant, multi-asset autonomy. We focus on making large groups of autonomous systems work effectively together. We leverage existing Anduril drone platforms like Ghost or Altius, as well as bring 3rd party platforms into Anduril's Lattice ecosystem.

About the Job

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Costa Mesa, CA. In this role, you will be responsible for solving a wide variety of problems involving networking, autonomy, systems integration, robotics, and more. You will ensure that Anduril products seamlessly work together to achieve critical outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Write and maintain core libraries (frame transformations, targeting and guidance, etc.) that all robotics platforms at Anduril will use.
• Own feature development and rollout for our products - recent examples include building a Software-in-the-Loop simulator for our Anvil product, characterizing and improving Ghost helicopter battery consumption with route planning, designing an autofocus control system for IR cameras.
• Design, evaluate, and implement sensor integrations that support operation by both human and autonomous planning agents.
• Work closely with our hardware and manufacturing teams during product development, providing quick feedback that contributes to the final hardware design.
• Partner with end-users to turn needs into features while balancing user experience with engineering constraints.
• Travel to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world.

Requirements

• Must have 6 years of professional C or Rust programming experience in a Linux development environment.
• Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Robotics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
• Experience in one or more of the following: sensor integration, tracking and estimation, motion planning, perception, localization, mapping, guidance, navigation and controls, and related system performance metrics.
• Proven understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and code optimization.
• Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems.
• Experience with Linux tools for performance analysis and debugging problems (gdb, ASAN, bpftrace, perf, etc)
• Must be willing to travel 25%.
• Eligible to obtain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• MS in Robotics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
• Experience programming for embedded and physical devices
• Understanding of systems software (kernel, device drivers, system calls) and optimizing for limited resources
• Experience with sensor characterization and analysis
• Complex frame transformation problems, such as target localization or multi degree of freedom robotic arms

Total Compensation Package

We offer top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
• Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
• 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
• Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
• A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
• Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
• Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
• Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
• 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)

EEO Statement

Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process.