Senior GNC Engineer

Anduril Industries; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Australia seeks a Senior GNC Engineer to architect and deliver GNC subsystems for autonomous platforms. You will integrate tech from partners and internal teams, develop real-time embedded software on RTOS, and create testing fixtures for HIL validation.

Required six+ years in high-assurance GNC software, strong MATLAB/Simulink skills, and the ability to obtain Australian government clearance. Equity grants and comprehensive benefits are part of the package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in robotics, mechatronics, CS, or engineering.
• At least 6 years developing high-assurance GNC software for safety-critical systems.
• Proficient in MATLAB/Simulink and systems programming (concurrency, optimization).
• Eligible for Australian Government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture selection and implementation for GNC subsystems in autonomous platforms.
• Integrate third-party tech, external partners, and internal teams.
• Contribute to embedded subsystems design and development.
• Develop real-time embedded software on RTOS.
• Create test and simulation fixtures for hardware-in-the-loop.
• Analyze test data to validate GNC performance and debug incidents.
• Provide root-cause analysis for vehicle anomalies tied to GNC.
• Support vehicle manufacturing and deployment; mentor other engineers.

Skills

MATLAB & Simulink

GNC software development

C/C++

RTOS

Systems programming

Australian security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

CAN/CANFD protocols

Embedded development tools

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

At Anduril Australia we are developing un-crewed maritime and air domain systems that leverage unsupervised autonomy for the delivery of long endurance, multi-mission capability to our customers. These projects, including but not limited to the Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (XL-AUV) Program, require Senior GNC Engineers with deep robotics experience to architect and deliver Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) sub-systems. The Senior GNC Engineer strives to leverage their experience with GNC to rapidly architect, design, deliver, support, and evolve next generation autonomous vehicles through the entire product life-cycle.

What You'll Do

• Lead architecture selection, design and implementation for Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) sub-systems and control schemes for autonomous robotic platforms
• Integrate technology from best-in-class third-party vendors, local research and development partners, and Anduril’s internal product teams
• Contribute to the design and development of other embedded sub-systems.
• Develop real-time embedded software using a RTOS
• Create test and simulation fixtures that operate with both software- and hardware-in-the-loop
• Develop modeling and simulation capabilities that capture appropriate data during testing so that models can be updated and validated
• Analyse test data captured from control systems, subsystems, and other test instrumentation to verify vehicle performance, evaluate GNC algorithm and controller behavior, or debug incidents
• Drive light-weight root cause analyses for vehicle anomalies or incidents that are tied to GNC responsibilities
• Support vehicle manufacturing and deployment
• Work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, including as a mentor for Software and Hardware Engineers from differing backgrounds

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, a relevant field, or equivalent experience
• Extensive experience (at least 6 years) with development of high assurance safety critical GNC software, including cascading controls, adaptive controls, and transfer functions
• Systems programming skills including algorithms, data structures, concurrency and optimization
• Extensive experience with MATLAB and Simulink.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an Australian Government Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with communications busses and protocols such as CAN, CANFD, ARINC-825, ARINC-429, MIL-STD-1553, UART/RS232/RS422/RS485, SPI, QSPI, I2C, Ethernet, etc
• Experience writing C and/or C++
• Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems
• Experience working with and testing electrical and mechanical systems
• Experience with DO-178 or similar certifications
• Familiarity with open source control software such as PX4, ArduPilot, or ROS
• Experience with RTOS

Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Benefits

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.