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Anduril Industries

Senior Flight Software Platform Engineer, Embedded C/C++, Air Dominance & Strike

Anduril Industries
onsite senior full-time $166,000-$253,000 USD Costa Mesa, California, United States
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First indexed 25 Apr 2026

Description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century's most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold.

The Flight Software team at Anduril develops flight computer vehicle software for all airborne and subsea vehicles. As a Flight Software Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for developing the software infrastructure to scale the flight software organization by orders of magnitude.

Anduril has a collaborative culture with plenty of opportunities for ownership. As an early member of the team, your decisions today will have a large impact on the company now and into the future, as well as on our customers!

We are honored to be part of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program for the Air Force's flagship autonomous aircraft program. During the next phase, Anduril will design, manufacture, and test production-representative CCAs.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Enable order-of-magnitude increases in developer productivity through reusable software
  • Pushing the boundaries of scalable embedded software development
  • Creating packaging and distribution infrastructure at scale
  • Develop abstraction layers for integrated vehicle control systems
  • Create reusable HITL and SITL infrastructure

Core Requirements:

  • Scaled from a small team to a large software organization
  • Strong C/C++ programming skills
  • Experience with software packaging and distribution systems (Nix, Bazel, etc)
  • Background in embedded software architecture, design and development
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, etc., or equivalent experience

Nice to have:

  • Direct experience with DO-178 standards or similar certifications
  • Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance

Benefits:

  • Competitive base salary + premium benefits + equity
  • Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a winter break)
  • Premium Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Retirement; 401k offering
  • Family planning: We're proud to offer comprehensive family planning support
  • Unlimited Provisions: From breakfast to dinner, our kitchen team has you covered with healthy meals and snacks at every office

Salary: $166,000-$253,000 USD

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