Staff Software Engineer, Navigation and Control

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

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About The Position

Anduril’s Maritime Division is developing autonomous maritime vehicles and scaling production through its Proto-Factory in Orange County, California, in support of the broader Arsenal-2 shipyard initiative. The Staff Software Engineer, Navigation and Control will own navigation, guidance, and control for a maritime autonomous vehicle, defining how it determines its position, plans its destination, and navigates GPS-denied ocean environments.

Reporting to the Cognitive Systems Lead, this role leads a team responsible for inertial navigation, safe navigation systems, and actuation control software. The engineer will set objectives, build cross-functional teams, and drive multidisciplinary design, analysis, integration, and testing to completion. The role supports prototype integration, testing, and sea trials, and requires travel of up to 25% to test sites and customer locations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or equivalent.
• 8+ years of experience in GN&C, inertial navigation, or vehicle control systems.
• Experience with INS, Kalman filtering, or sensor fusion.
• Familiarity with control system design for marine or aerospace vehicles.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AUV, UUV, or submarine navigation systems.
• Working knowledge of GPS-denied navigation techniques, such as DVL, USBL, and terrain-aided navigation.
• Experience with safety-critical navigation system design.
• Familiarity with MATLAB/Simulink or equivalent modeling tools.
• Experience in defense or maritime robotics.

Responsibilities

• Own the GN&C architecture, including inertial navigation, safe navigation, actuation control software, depth keeping, and hover.
• Lead INS integration and development of GPS-denied navigation solutions.
• Drive Safe Navigation System design and the safety certification approach.
• Define actuation and control software requirements in coordination with the body subsystem.
• Manage navigation compute requirements and hardware selection.
• Lead trade studies across navigation sensor suites and fusion approaches, including make-versus-buy decisions.
• Lead and mentor IC3/4 engineers across GN&C sub-disciplines.
• Interface with VMS, communications, and mission systems teams.
• Support prototype integration, testing, and sea trials.
• Travel up to 25% to test sites and customer locations.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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