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From the employer's careers site First seen 18 Jun 2026 · Still live on 4 Nov 2026

Senior Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, Active Clearance

Salary

$191,000-$253,000 USD per year

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Description

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 develops software for vehicle control, networking, sensor integration, and telemetry.

We are looking for a Senior Mission Software Engineer to collaborate with other engineering disciplines to develop software for vehicle control, networking, sensor integration, and telemetry.

Responsibilities

  • Develop software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis
  • Quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases
  • Work on critical software that has a real-world impact

Requirements

  • Currently possess and able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
  • Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics
  • 5+ years working with a variety of programming languages such as Java, Python, C++, Rust, Go, JavaScript, etc.
  • 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

Preferred Qualifications

  • 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

Salary and Benefits

  • US Salary Range: $191,000-$253,000 USD
  • Highly competitive equity grants
  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, income protection, generous time off, family planning and parenting support, mental health resources, professional development, commuter benefits, relocation assistance, and retirement savings plans.

Skills

Nice to have

  • Motion Planning
  • multi-agent autonomous systems
  • behavior trees
  • flight systems
  • distributed communication networks
  • military systems

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/andurilindustries/jobs/4926639007

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