Embedded Software Engineer – Payload Integrations

Anduril; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Health benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Payload Integrations team. You will design, build, and maintain software that brings new sensors, communications systems, and mission payloads onto our autonomous vehicles, collaborating with hardware, electrical, autonomy, and systems engineers, as well as external payload vendors.

If you are self-motivated, uphold high standards, enjoy software-hardware integration, and thrive in a fast-paced, autonomous environment, this role is

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of professional software development experience, embedded systems, or hardware integration.
• Strong experience with Rust and/or C++, plus working proficiency in Python.
• Hands-on experience integrating hardware over common interfaces and protocols (UART/RS-422, CAN, Ethernet/UDP, SPI/I2C).
• Experience reading datasheets and ICDs and turning them into robust software implementations.
• Comfort debugging at the hardware/software boundary using lab equipment and bus/packet analysis.
• Experience developing on Linux-based systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software integrations for gimbals, EO/IR sensors, radios, arming and fuzing devices, and other mission payloads on autonomous vehicles.
• Define and maintain clean, reusable interfaces between payloads and the vehicle software stack, to enable new payloads without changes to autonomy code.
• Work through vendor interface control documents (ICDs), implement device drivers and protocol handlers, and lead hardware bring-up in the lab.
• Build simulation, emulation, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test infrastructure to evaluate payload behavior before flight.
• Support integration events, ground tests, and flight tests, and root-cause issues across software, firmware, and hardware boundaries.
• Partner with program teams to scope, estimate, and deliver payload integrations for customer projects on tight timelines.
• Contribute to the safety-critical software behind arming and weapons-related payloads, with a high bar for rigor, review, and testing.

Skills

Rust

C++

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Linux

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Payload Integrations team. You will design, build, and maintain software that brings new sensors, communications systems, and mission payloads onto our autonomous vehicles, collaborating with hardware, electrical, autonomy, and systems engineers, as well as external payload vendors.

If you are self-motivated, uphold high standards, enjoy software-hardware integration, and thrive in a fast-paced, autonomous environment, this role is