Senior GNC Software Engineer

Anduril
Massachusetts, Colorado
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 220,000 - 292,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsSkills: ["Cross-functional communication","Stakeholder collaboration","System performance analysis","Rigorous validation"]

Lead a small team within command and control software to define technical direction for autonomy and path-planning capabilities. Prototype and deploy real-time algorithms for global/local path planning, trajectory optimization, and multi-agent coordination, building high-performance C2 software that supports operator mission planning and autonomous tasking. Validate planner behavior with simulations and statistical methods, integrate solutions into the full development lifecycle, and tailor algorithms to mission-critical customer use cases.

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Senior GNC Software Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead a small team within command and control software to define technical direction for autonomy and path-planning capabilities. Prototype and deploy real-time algorithms for global/local path planning, trajectory optimization, and multi-agent coordination, building high-performance C2 software that supports operator mission planning and autonomous tasking. Validate planner behavior with simulations and statistical methods, integrate solutions into the full development lifecycle, and tailor algorithms to mission-critical customer use cases.
Location: Massachusetts, Colorado
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and influence the direction of a small command-and-control software team using path planning and route optimization expertise.
  • •Prototype and deploy algorithms for global/local path planning, trajectory optimization, and multi-agent coordination in C2 systems.
  • •Develop high-performance real-time C2 software spanning mission planning tools and autonomous tasking/routing services for fleets of unmanned platforms.
  • •Design robust planners, search algorithms, and decision-making systems to generate safe, feasible, and optimal routes in dynamic, uncertain, contested environments.
  • •Analyze system performance using high-fidelity simulations and statistical techniques, and integrate planning technologies into the broader C2 stack and development lifecycle.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 220,000 - 292,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years designing algorithms, developing software, and using mathematical modeling with C/C++, Python, and Matlab.
  • •Strong path planning knowledge, including graph-based search (A*, D* Lite) and sampling-based planners (RRT, RRT*, PRM).
  • •Experience in guidance, navigation, and control (GNC), trajectory optimization, and predictive modeling for vehicle dynamics/weapon effectiveness (e.g., 6-DoF simulation, intercept analysis).
  • •Strong applied math foundation across linear algebra, optimization, computational geometry, and graph theory, applied to autonomous vehicles/planners.
  • •Background in machine learning for planning/decision-making (e.g., reinforcement learning, learned heuristics, behavior prediction) and planning under uncertainty for multi-agent, contested environments.
Experience:8+ yearsDefense technologyAutonomyCommand and controlRoboticsMachine learning
Skills:Cross-functional communicationStakeholder collaborationSystem performance analysisRigorous validation
Languages:English
Tech Stack:C/C++PythonMatlabA*D* LiteRRTRRT*PRM6-DoFReinforcement learningLinear algebraOptimizationComputational geometryGraph theoryStatistical techniques

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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