Senior Software Engineer, Robotics

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

The Air Defense team builds robots that find other robots and knock them out of the sky. As a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Robotics on the Air Defense team, you will solve problems involving autonomy, systems integration, robotics, networking, and more.

Responsibilities

• Write and maintain core libraries and services for collaborative teams of robots.
• Own major feature development and rollout of large, complex features for products.
• Implement scalable sub-systems including sensor processing, perception, tracking, motion planning, health management, anomaly detection, simulation, testing fixtures, and vehicle interfaces.
• Work closely with Anduril and 3rd party robotic platform hardware teams, as well as operational subject matter experts to align on requirements during product development.

Requirements

• Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Robotics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
• 7+ years of C++ or Rust experience in a Linux development environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading projects or teams with the ability to inspire, mentor, and grow other engineers.
• Proven understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and code optimization.
• Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS, ideally in areas/fields such as Robotics, Computer Science, Software Engineering.
• Experience programming for embedded and physical devices.
• Experience in one or more of the following: motion planning, perception, localization, mapping, controls, and related system performance metrics.
• Understanding of systems software (kernel, device drivers, system calls) and optimizing for limited resources.
• Experience with sensor characterization and analysis.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Income protection: life and disability insurance.
• Generous time off: highly competitive PTO plans.
• Family planning and parenting support.
• Mental health resources.
• Professional development: annual reimbursement.
• Commuter benefits.
• Relocation assistance.
• Retirement savings plan.