Engineering Lead, Vehicle Software

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

The Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S) team is responsible for autonomous robotics systems like the Fury unmanned fighter jet and the Barracuda family of advanced effects. The AD&S Vehicle Software team is responsible for the software running on these systems.

As the Engineering Lead, Vehicle Software, you will lead the team's technical direction and delivery against customer milestones, and act as a technical point of contact for customers. You will drive solutions that balance end-user needs with the requirements of government customers, industry partners, and Anduril teams. Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and integrating mission autonomy software onto partner uncrewed platforms
• Designing scalable software that runs on- and off-robotic platforms, with components reusable across Anduril product lines
• Creating test and simulation fixtures that operate with both software- and hardware-in-the-loop
• Supporting integration events, demonstrations, and test events, through to live flight test
• Leading and mentoring a multi-disciplinary engineering team across multiple sites
• Traveling to co-locate with end-users and/or other teams up to 30% of the time

The successful candidate will have:

• A BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field
• 8+ years of production-grade C++ and/or Rust experience in a Linux development environment
• Experience leading a team of software engineers: setting technical direction, reviewing designs and code, and delivering against customer milestones
• 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
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain an Australian Government Negative Vetting 2 security clearance (NV2)

Preferred qualifications include:

• Strong background with a 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

The salary range for this role is highly competitive, with equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers. Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive health, recovery, and support programs.