Senior Flight Software Engineer — Lead UAV Flight Stack

Anduril; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer to develop embedded software powering its aircraft. You will own sections of the flight stack end-to-end, from drivers and middleware to control law implementation, SITL/HITL testing, and flight validation.

You will work with GNC, hardware, manufacturing, and operations, mentoring junior engineers and driving rapid, real-world solutions for mission-critical drones.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of C++ or Rust programming experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Direct experience with embedded software or other safety-critical systems.
• Background in low-level embedded software architecture, design and development.
• Low-level device driver development experience; familiarity with microcontrollers and application processors.
• Familiarity with CAN, CAN FD, UART/RS232/RS422/RS485, SPI, QSPI, I2C, Ethernet.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement vehicle control systems.
• Develop embedded software for pre-emptible Linux or RTOS applications.
• Develop device drivers, protocols, and APIs for aircraft sensors.
• Integrate new features and sensors into flight controller software.
• Integrate guidance and control algorithms with the flight software stack.
• Create SITL and HITL test fixtures and automation.
• Analyze flight test results and iterate quickly on fixes and improvements.
• Support device manufacturing efforts, debugging, and production-level test.
• Support operational aircraft deployments and field troubleshooting.
• Mentor junior engineers and help improve team practices.

Skills

C++

Rust

Embedded systems

Flight software

Debugging

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

SITL/HITL frameworks

CI for embedded systems

PX4/ArduPilot

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer to develop embedded software powering its aircraft. You will own sections of the flight stack end-to-end, from drivers and middleware to control law implementation, SITL/HITL testing, and flight validation.

You will work with GNC, hardware, manufacturing, and operations, mentoring junior engineers and driving rapid, real-world solutions for mission-critical drones.