Senior Research Scientist, Battlespace Awareness

Anduril • Broomfield, CO

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About The Position

Anduril’s Senior Research Scientists develop state-of-the-art algorithms and software to solve scientific problems with real-world applications. They work in small, innovative teams and carry research through to deployment in mission-critical systems, supporting successful outcomes for government and industry customers. In this role, you will contribute expertise and ideas to a small team, develop mathematically principled solutions to challenging information science problems, prototype algorithms, implement high-performance software, and use modeling, simulation, analysis tools, and compute clusters to evaluate technology. You will engage with customers and communicate technical work to colleagues and customers.

Requirements

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Applied or Computational Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Controls and Dynamical Systems, Aerospace Engineering, Statistics and Probability, or a related field.
• Record of academic excellence.
• Demonstrated experience in most of the following areas: applied mathematics, including differential equations, linear algebra, numerical analysis, and continuous or discrete optimization; engineering, including controls, estimation theory, digital signal processing, and machine learning; scientific computing, including software design, algorithm implementation, software analysis, testing, and optimization; and probability, including statistics and random processes.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate salient details about advanced technology compellingly to expert and non-expert audiences.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance.
• Provide academic transcripts during the early application process or, if not sharing transcripts, provide detailed information about academic performance in relevant courses, including projects and coursework specifics. Unofficial online transcripts are acceptable; non-technical information may be redacted.

Responsibilities

• Contribute expertise and ideas to the direction of a talented, small team.
• Create mathematically principled solutions to challenging information science problems.
• Prototype state-of-the-art algorithms in an agile development environment.
• Implement high-performance software spanning tactical systems to web applications.
• Use high-fidelity modeling and simulation environments, innovative analysis tools, and flexible compute clusters to quantify the benefit of the technology.
• Engage with customers to ensure successful outcomes for mission-critical needs.
• Help colleagues and customers understand the work and its rationale.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers.
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including a comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

What This Job Offers

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