Robotics Software Engineer: Autonomy & Behavior Trees

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking a Robotics Software Engineer to develop and maintain code that controls high-level robotic behavior (behavior trees) for multi-asset autonomy. You’ll enable seamless interactions between sensors, flight controllers, and radios while solving problems in networking, autonomy, and systems integration.

You will contribute to testing autonomy code from simulation to real-world flight, collaborate with platform teams, and help turn user needs into

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience programming in Python, C++, or Rust.
• Experience with real-world robotics software stacks and autonomy.
• Ability to work with data processing and complex systems.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% and obtain an active U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop behavior trees and state machines that control high-level robot behavior.
• Write software integrations between autonomy and robotic peripherals.
• Own end-to-end testing from simulation to real-world deployment.
• Collaborate with platform teams to integrate products for end users.
• Create metrics for debugging and monitoring, triage issues, and drive next steps.
• Work with end-users to translate needs into tangible features.

Skills

Python

C++/Rust

Robotics

Data processing

System understanding

Education

CS/Software Eng

Tools

ArduPilot

PX4

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking a Robotics Software Engineer to develop and maintain code that controls high-level robotic behavior (behavior trees) for multi-asset autonomy. You’ll enable seamless interactions between sensors, flight controllers, and radios while solving problems in networking, autonomy, and systems integration.

You will contribute to testing autonomy code from simulation to real-world flight, collaborate with platform teams, and help turn user needs into