Mission Software Engineer, EW

Slope; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans

Annual reimbursement for professional development

Generous PTO plans

Commuter benefits

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Anduril Industries is looking for an experienced embedded software engineer in Costa Mesa, California. The successful candidate will develop high-performance software for electronic warfare systems and collaborate with engineering teams. Required qualifications include over 7 years in software engineering, experience with functional programming languages such as Haskell or Rust, and the ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance. A competitive salary range of $166,000 - $220,000 USD is offered, along with comprehensive healthcare benefits and professional development support.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
• Experience working with Haskell or Rust.
• Willingness to travel up to 30%.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-performance hardware/software interfaces.
• Maintain infrastructure and tools for deploying algorithms.
• Develop software for controlling electronic warfare assets.

Skills

Typed functional programming languages

Software engineering

Software-defined digital radio systems

Tools

MATLAB

Linux

FPGA development

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, 3‑D 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.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril’s Electronic Warfare (EW) team is seeking experienced generalist embedded software engineers to build out the software ecosystem supporting a next‑generation electronic warfare platform. As an embedded software engineer, you’ll develop high‑performance implementations of numerical algorithms, collaborate with digital systems engineers to enable maximum‑performance interfaces between next‑gen RF hardware and software, work with DSP and RFML engineers to rapidly deploy bleeding‑edge capabilities to our customers, and collaborate with the wider software organization to deliver seamless integration of electronic warfare products with the Anduril Lattice system‑of‑systems suite. You will apply state‑of‑the‑art software construction techniques to ensure the timely delivery of correct mission‑critical code.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Work with digital systems engineers and systems programmers to develop high‑performance hardware/software interfaces.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure and tools that enable DSP and RFML engineers to rapidly deploy algorithms and models to our assets.
• Develop high‑performance implementations of numerical algorithms for generating, manipulating, and visualizing RF data.
• Develop correct, high‑reliability software for controlling our electronic warfare assets, seamlessly integrated with the Anduril Lattice ecosystem.
• Utilize infrastructure providing deterministic builds and configuration management for deployment, guaranteeing software traceability and minimizing the maintenance burden of our products.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years professional experience in software engineering
• Experience (professional or in the setting of an open source community) working with typed functional programming languages (Haskell or Rust)
• Experience with software‑defined digital radio systems
• Willingness to travel up 30%
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with MATLAB, especially C code generation.
• Experience with Linux kernel module development
• Experience with FPGA development (Verilog, VHDL, etc.), especially Xilinx devices and tools.
• Experience with graphics programming (OpenGL, DirectX, Vulkan, etc.)
• Experience with Nix/NixOS

US Salary Range

$166,000 — $220,000 USD

Healthcare Benefits

• US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
• UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
• IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.

Additional Benefits

• Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
• Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work‑life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
• Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
• Commuter Benefits: Company‑funded commuter benefits based on your region.
• Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.

Retirement Savings Plan

• US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after‑tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
• UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match.
• AUS Roles: Superannuation plan.

The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.