Mission Software Engineer, Mission Systems, Cyber Security

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The AD&S Mission Systems Cyber Security team builds security into the mission software stack from the ground up, rather than treating it as a separate concern bolted on at the end. Our engineers design the architecture that keeps mission-critical systems resilient against compromise while hardening the software and systems that run on our vehicles, building the monitoring and detection capabilities that identify and respond to security events in the field, and ensuring that only trusted, verified software ever makes it onto a vehicle. This work sits at the intersection of software engineering and security so we're looking for strong software engineers who can write code and design systems with security built in.

Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field.
• 2-3+ years of production-grade C++, Rust or equivalent experience in a Linux development environment.
• Experience designing and building secure software systems.
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases.
• Travel up to 30% of time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Track record of high ownership and bias for action.

Nice To Haves

• Experience hardening Linux-based systems and reducing attack surface (e.g., disabling unused services, minimizing installed packages, enforcing least-privilege configurations).
• Familiarity with vulnerability scanning and remediation tooling and workflows.
• Experience implementing cryptographic key management, secure boot, or code-signing pipelines.
• Understanding of system monitoring and anomaly detection approaches for identifying and responding to security events.
• Experience designing software architectures that isolate components by trust level or security domain.
• Familiarity with identity and access management patterns, such as role-based access control or multi-factor authentication.
• Experience deploying, debugging, and testing software on physical systems in both lab and test site environments.
• Exposure to government reference architectures or compliance frameworks (e.g., STIGs, NIST security controls).
• Knowledge of embedded or safety-critical systems and how security constraints interact with real-time or resource-constrained environments.
• Active Secret U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design the architecture that keeps mission-critical systems resilient against compromise.
• Harden the software and systems that run on our vehicles.
• Build monitoring and detection capabilities that identify and respond to security events in the field.
• Ensure that only trusted, verified software ever makes it onto a vehicle.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers.
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees.
• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level