Mission Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy, C++

Anduril
California, Boston, Seattle, Washington
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 166,000 - 220,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 3+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Problem-solving","Communication","Collaboration","Fast learner"]

Join Anduril’s Air Dominance & Strike team to build an autonomy software stack for aerial and multi-domain robotic systems. You will develop components for computer vision, motion planning, SLAM, controls, and secure communications, collaborating with Perception, Motion Planning, Hardware, and Test Engineering to bring real-world autonomous capabilities from concept to production.

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Anduril
1 year ago

Mission Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy, C++

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Job Summary

Join Anduril’s Air Dominance & Strike team to build an autonomy software stack for aerial and multi-domain robotic systems. You will develop components for computer vision, motion planning, SLAM, controls, and secure communications, collaborating with Perception, Motion Planning, Hardware, and Test Engineering to bring real-world autonomous capabilities from concept to production.
Location: California, Boston, Seattle, Washington
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and implement autonomy software stack components, including computer vision, motion planning, SLAM, controls, estimation, and secure communications.
  • •Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Perception, Motion Planning, Hardware, Test Engineering) to integrate and validate robotic systems across missions.
  • •Translate concepts into production-ready software for Fury, Barracuda, and other robots, enabling collaboration across multiple platforms.
  • •Travel up to 30% to build, test, and deploy capabilities in real-world environments.
  • •Work on systems with significant data processing and analysis to support mission autonomy.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 166,000 - 220,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceRetirement SavingsCommuter BenefitsRelocation

Key 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.
  • •3+ 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
Experience:3+ yearsDefenseAutonomyRoboticsAIComputer vision
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Problem-solvingCommunicationCollaborationFast learner
Languages:English
Tech Stack:C++RustLinuxSLAMComputer visionMotion planning

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Top Secret

Company Brief

Anduril
Designs and builds advanced defense systems combining autonomous aircraft, sensors, and AI-driven software for military and national security applications, focused on modernizing battlefield capabilities and distributed sensing.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Costa Mesa, United States
Founded: 2017
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