Autonomy Software Engineer – UAVs, Perception & Planning

Anduril Industries; Washington (Washington County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Health Coverage

Parental Leave

Family Planning

Incentivized Time Off

Mental Health

Financial Planning

Unlimited Provisions

Professional Development

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks software engineers and roboticists to build an autonomy software stack for aerial and multi-domain robotic systems. You will work on computer vision, motion planning, SLAM, controls, and secure communications, collaborating with pilot operators and hardware teams.

Join a team delivering features like terminal-phase autonomy for air vehicles and live surrogate testing, while coordinating across Perception, Motion Planning, Hardware, and Test Engineering.

Qualifications

• Proven understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and code optimization.
• Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
• 3+ years of experience with C++ or Rust in a Linux development environment.
• Experience programming for embedded and physical devices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain autonomous software stack for multi-domain robotic systems including motion planning, perception, SLAM, and controls.
• Collaborate with hardware, perception, and test engineering teams to iterate on requirements and designs.
• Own major feature development and rollout for complex autonomous capabilities.

Skills

Data structures

Algorithms

Concurrency

Code optimization

C++

Rust

Python

Go

Motion planning

Perception

Localization

Mapping

Controls

Multi-agent coordination

Embedded programming

Security clearance

Education

BS in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

MS or PhD

Job description

Anduril Industries seeks software engineers and roboticists to build an autonomy software stack for aerial and multi-domain robotic systems. You will work on computer vision, motion planning, SLAM, controls, and secure communications, collaborating with pilot operators and hardware teams.

Join a team delivering features like terminal-phase autonomy for air vehicles and live surrogate testing, while coordinating across Perception, Motion Planning, Hardware, and Test Engineering.