Staff Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, C++

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

20d

About The Position

The Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S) team is responsible for autonomous robotics systems such as the Fury unmanned fighter jet and the Barracuda family of advanced effects. The AD&S Vehicle Software team develops the software that runs on these systems. Staff Software Engineers on this team collaborate with other engineering disciplines to create software for vehicle control, networking, sensor integration, and telemetry. The team is seeking engineers who are enthusiastic about building the foundational vehicle software stack that supports a wide range of AD&S initiatives, from early concept simulation to first flight, live operations, and large-scale fleet management.

Requirements

• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field.
• 9+ years of production-grade C++ and/or Rust experience in a Linux development environment
• Experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases
• A desire to work on critical software that has a real-world impact

Nice To Haves

• Strong background with focus in Physics, Mathematics, and/or Motion Planning to inform modeling & simulation (M&S) and physical systems
• Developing and testing multi-agent autonomous systems and deploying in real-world environments.
• Feature and algorithm development with an understanding of behavior trees.
• Developing software/hardware for flight systems and safety critical functionality.
• Distributed communication networks and message standards
• Knowledge of military systems and operational tactics

Responsibilities

• Develop software for vehicle control, networking, sensor integration, and telemetry.
• Build the foundational vehicle software stack.
• Collaborate with other engineering disciplines.
• Build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants
• 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: Senior