Mission Software Engineer, Mission Systems, Networking

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

Job summary

Anduril Industries is a defense tech company focused on autonomous systems and advanced networking. The AD&S Mission Systems Software team builds distributed infrastructure for autonomous vehicles and mission payloads, enabling real-time control and secure communications.

The role requires 2–3+ years in C++ or Rust, Linux, Kubernetes, and network diagnostics, with travel up to 30% and eligibility for U.S. security clearance. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field.
• Ability to diagnose & root cause arbitrary & complex networking failures in multi hop networks
• Ability to read packet captures and use standard network debugging tools (tcpdump, Wireshark)
• Experience with end to end testing of both unicast and multicast data flows
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals: TCP/UDP, socket programming, MTU, multicast, TLS/mTLS
• Experience utilizing timing protocols such as NTP and PTP
• CCNA or equivalent exp.
• A high comfort working in a Linux environment
• Experience with systemd
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration
• Experience with Git & GitHub
• 2-3+ years of experience using C++, Rust, or equivalent mid-level language
• Travel up to 30% of time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
• Track record of high ownership and bias for action

Skills

Networking fundamentals

Packet analysis

C++, Rust

Git & GitHub

Kubernetes

Linux

NTP/PTP

Active security clearance

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science / Software Engineering / Mathematics / Physics

Tools

tcpdump

Wireshark

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.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S) is responsible for autonomous robotics systems like the Fury unmanned fighter jet and the Barracuda family of advanced effects. The AD&S Mission Systems Software team builds the distributed infrastructure that connects these vehicles to command and control. We develop the messaging, orchestration, and networking backbone that ties individual vehicles into coordinated, multi-vehicle operations. Our engineers develop the services that integrate with Lattice OS, coordinate fleets of vehicles in the field, and task and manage mission payloads and effects. We are looking for engineers excited to own from cradle-to-grave resilient, distributed mission software that supports the full range of AD&S initiatives: from early concept simulation to live operations and large scale fleet management.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field.

Ability to diagnose & root cause arbitrary & complex networking or routing failures in multi hop networks

Ability to read packet captures and use standard network debugging tools (tcpdump, Wireshark, etc.)

Experience with end to end testing of both unicast and multicast data flows

Strong understanding of networking fundamentals: TCP/UDP, socket programming, MTU, multicast, TLS/mTLS

Experience utilizing timing protocols such as NTP and PTP

CCNA or equivalent exp.

A high comfort working in a Linux environment

Experience with systemd

Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration

Experience with Git & GitHub

2-3+ years of experience using C++, Rust, or equivalent mid-level language

Travel up to 30% of time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world

• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Track record of high ownership and bias for action

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience building or maintaining distributed systems (message buses, RPC frameworks, consensus protocols, or similar)

Familiarity with asynchronous programming models (async/await, event loops, futures)

Comfort working with Protocol Buffers and/or gRPC

Experience with Linux’s FRR package

Active Secret U.S. security clearance

US Salary Range

$166,000 — $220,000 USD

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 .