Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Thunder
About this role
The Maneuver Dominance team at Anduril Industries is building Thunder, an autonomous attack rotorcraft designed to fight alongside crewed combat aviation. In this position, the engineer focuses on networking, autonomy, systems integration, robotics, and perception while addressing the unique constraints of operating in contested spectrums. The role exists to solve complex technical challenges where weapons, sensors, and radios compete for limited antenna real estate on a compact airframe.
Candidates joining this team will handle mission autonomy systems, collaborate across multiple groups to test functionality, and partner with end-users to turn needs into features. A successful engineer brings a pragmatic, execution-oriented mindset capable of navigating established code bases and balancing user experience with strict engineering constraints.
What you will do
- Own the mission autonomy systems and services that are deployed directly to customers.
- Write code to improve products and scale mission capabilities to a broader user base.
- Collaborate across multiple teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality.
- Create and analyze metrics that are leveraged for debugging and monitoring.
- Triage issues, determine root cause failures, and coordinate appropriate next steps.
- Partner with end-users to turn needs into features while balancing user experience with engineering constraints.
What you need
- Possess a strong engineering background from industry or school in fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
- Demonstrate at least 7 years of professional industry experience working with C++ or Rust programming languages.
- Show experience building software solutions that involve significant amounts of data processing and analysis.
- Display the ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases.
- Hold an active Secret Clearance to meet the operational demands of the position.
- Remain willing to travel up to 25% of the time for testing and demonstrations.
Nice to have
- Strong background with focus in Physics, Mathematics, and/or Motion Planning to inform modeling & simulation and physical systems
- Developing and testing multi-agent autonomous systems and deploying them in real-world environments
- Feature and algorithm development with an understanding of behavior trees
- Developing software and hardware for flight systems and safety-critical functionality
Benefits
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
- Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers
Skills and tech stack
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What is the travel requirement for this role?
Candidates must be willing to travel up to 25% of the time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world.
What is the salary range for the position?
The US salary range for this role is estimated between $220,000 and $292,000 USD, inclusive of base salary only.
What security clearance is needed?
An active Secret Clearance is required for this position.
Where is the job located?
The role is located at Anduril's Costa Mesa HQ in California, United States.
The application is on the official Anduril Industries careers page.
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