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Salary: USD 190,000 - 252,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities through advanced technology. The company develops Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that integrates thousands of data streams into real-time 3D command and control centers. Anduril brings cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to military systems.
As a Senior Research Scientist on the Target Tracking team, you will contribute to the direction of a talented small team with your expertise and ideas. You will create mathematically principled solutions to challenging information science problems, prototype state-of-the-art algorithms in an agile development environment, and implement high-performance software spanning tactical systems to web applications. You will use high-fidelity modeling and simulation environments, innovative analysis tools, and flexible compute clusters to quantify the benefit of new technology. You will engage directly with government and industry customers to ensure successful outcomes for their mission-critical needs, and help colleagues and customers understand your work and its impact.
This is a research-focused role where your work extends beyond academic publication—success is measured when your technology is deployed in mission-critical systems and customers achieve their objectives.
REQUIREMENTS:
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Applied or Computational Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Controls and Dynamical Systems, Aerospace Engineering, Statistics and Probability, or related field
- Proficiency in Rust, C++, and Python
- Record of academic excellence with demonstrated experience in most of the following:
* Applied Mathematics: differential equations, linear algebra, numerical analysis, continuous or discrete optimization
* Engineering: controls, estimation theory, digital signal processing, machine learning
* Scientific Computing: software design, algorithm implementation, software analysis, testing, and optimization
* Probability: statistics and random processes
- Effective written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to convey advanced technology details to both experts and non-experts
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance
- Transcripts required as part of early application process (unofficial transcripts acceptable; non-technical information may be redacted)
