Tracking Software Engineer, Space

Anduril
Washington
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Collaboration","Communication","Teamwork","Problem-solving"]

Join Anduril’s Space team as a Tracking Software Engineer to develop 2D/3D tracking algorithms for space missions, applying state estimation, data association, and multi-sensor fusion. You’ll implement and optimize tracking software in MATLAB/Python with production deployment in C/C++, and collaborate with software and systems teams to validate performance in real-time scenarios.

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Tracking Software Engineer, Space

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Job Summary

Join Anduril’s Space team as a Tracking Software Engineer to develop 2D/3D tracking algorithms for space missions, applying state estimation, data association, and multi-sensor fusion. You’ll implement and optimize tracking software in MATLAB/Python with production deployment in C/C++, and collaborate with software and systems teams to validate performance in real-time scenarios.
Location: Washington
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Perform systems engineering and algorithm development tasks supporting space and missile defense tracking missions.
  • •Design and implement advanced object tracking and state estimation algorithms, including track initiation, maintenance, correlation, and termination.
  • •Develop and evaluate multi-target tracking and multi-sensor fusion approaches for EO/IR, RF, or hybrid sensor architectures.
  • •Implement advanced data association techniques including JPDA (Joint Probabilistic Data Association), MHT (Multiple Hypothesis Tracking), nearest neighbor, and track-to-track fusion methods.
  • •Collaborate with software engineers to transition tracking algorithms from MATLAB/Python prototypes to production C/C++ code optimized for real-time operational systems.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kEquityRelocationPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
  • •Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or related technical field.
  • •5+ years of experience designing, implementing, and testing multi-target tracking algorithms for aerospace, defense, or autonomous systems.
  • •Strong theoretical and practical experience with state estimation techniques, including Kalman Filters (EKF, UKF), multi-target tracking concepts, and Interacting Multiple Model (IMM) filters.
  • •Experience developing tracking algorithms that handle track initiation, maintenance, correlation, and termination in operational systems.
Experience:5+ yearsSpaceDefenseAerospaceTrackingMilitary
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CollaborationCommunicationTeamworkProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:MATLABPythonC++Kalman filteringJPDAMHT

Eligibility

Security Clearance: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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