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Salary: USD 191,000 - 253,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities through advanced autonomous systems, AI, and sensor fusion technology. The Maritime Division is building next-generation autonomous underwater and surface vessels, including platforms like Dive-XL, Dive-LD, Copperhead, and Seabed Sentry, executing billion-dollar contracts while scaling Robot-as-a-Service operations.
As a Senior Flight Software Engineer, you will independently drive the delivery of embedded and safety-critical software integrated into autonomous maritime platforms. You will demonstrate end-to-end ownership at the subsystem or system level, acting as a technical lead in architecting, designing, and delivering next-generation autonomous platforms throughout their entire product lifecycle.
Key responsibilities include:
- Design and implement trusted, safety-critical Vehicle Management Systems balancing multi-stakeholder constraints and requirements
- Design and implement scalable vehicle subsystems including sensor processing, state estimation, contingency management, actuation, payload interfaces, and mission systems interfaces
- Contribute to design and development of reusable software components across Anduril product lines
- Develop real-time embedded software using an RTOS
- Develop device drivers and interfaces to sensors and actuators
- Create test and simulation fixtures with software-and hardware-in-the-loop capabilities
- Support vehicle manufacturing and deployment
- Mentor Software Engineers from diverse backgrounds as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Travel up to 20% to co-locate with end-users and other teams
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant field (or equivalent experience)
- Experienced and proficient at writing C
- Experience with Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
- Familiarity with communications busses and protocols (CAN, CANFD, UART/RS232/RS422/RS485, SPI, QSPI, I2C, Ethernet, ARINC-825, ARINC-429, MIL-STD-1553, etc.)
- Systems programming skills including algorithms, data structures, concurrency, and optimization
- Capacity to act as technical owner for software components, including stakeholder engagement, requirements definition, roadmap management, team coordination, design, implementation, sustainment, and evolution
- Capacity to learn and grow individually while mentoring junior team members effectively
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience in design and development of embedded applications in autonomous vehicle software systems
- Experience with development of high assurance safety-critical software applications
- Experience developing interfaces to sensors and actuators
- Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems
- Experience working with and testing electrical and mechanical systems
- Experience with DO-178, IEC 61508, or similar certifications
- Familiarity with navigation and communications systems
- Experience within product delivery lifecycle including manufacturing, system acceptance, deployment, and sustainment
- Familiarity with Systems Engineering concepts
- Desire to grow into Staff Software Engineer or Software Engineering Manager roles
- Desire to grow into Tech-Lead-Manager role with line management responsibilities
