Senior Orbital Software Engineer, Space

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

As a Senior Orbital Software Engineer on Space, you will own the architecture and deployment of software solutions that support specific customer missions for on-orbit spacecraft operations and mission management.

Responsibilities

• Own the software solutions that are deployed to customers.
• Own the development of on-orbit software capabilities to enable delivery of end-to-end mission systems.
• Integrate with legacy systems to unlock 21st-century capabilities.
• Write code to improve products and scale the mission capability to different users and customers.
• Collaborate across multiple teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality.
• Create and analyze metrics that are leveraged for debugging and monitoring.
• Triage issues, root cause failures, and coordinate next-steps.
• Partner with end-users to turn needs into features while balancing user experience with engineering constraints.

Required Qualifications

• Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and detailed requirements.
• Capable of solving complex technical problems with little oversight.
• Clear communication and organizational skills including documentation and training material.
• Ideally 8+ years working with a variety of programming languages such as Python, C++, Rust, or Go.
• Experience with spacecraft software systems and spacecraft operations.
• Experience with satellite mission autonomy to include fault isolation and recovery systems.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced expertise with Python, Go, Rust, or C++.
• Experience with deployment tooling like Kubernetes, OpenShift, or Helm.
• A desire to work on critical software in the space domain.
• Experience with OMS/UCI standards and modular software services development.

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.