Senior Real-Time Target Tracking Software Engineer

Anduril Industries; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 220,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer focused on target tracking and state estimation to advance real-time military sensing systems. You will prototype, implement, and integrate advanced multi-sensor fusion algorithms within high-performance software for real-time decision support.

Join a small, agile team building systems that operate in demanding environments. A strong background in Kalman/particle filters, Bayesian methods, and ML for tracking is essential, with

Qualifications

• Proficiency in algorithm design, software development, and statistical modeling in C/C++, Python, and Matlab.
• Experience with target tracking using Kalman filters, JPDA, MHT or PHD filters.
• Experience in state estimation, Bayesian filtering, sensor fusion, and recursive estimation.
• Strong math foundation: linear algebra, optimization, probability.
• Knowledge of radar, lidar, EO/IR signal processing.
• Familiarity with big data pipelines and NoSQL databases.
• Background in machine learning applied to tracking.
• Ability to integrate tracking tech into full software lifecycle.
• Eligible for active U.S. Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Define and influence the direction of a small team, leveraging your subject-matter expertise in target tracking and state estimation.
• Prototype and deploy state-of-the-art algorithms for tracking, multi-sensor data fusion, and state estimation in agile, iterative development environments.
• Develop high-performance software for real-time systems, ranging from tactical implementations to simulation environments and decision support tools.
• Design and implement robust filters, estimators, and probabilistic reasoning systems that enable actionable insights from noisy, ambiguous, or incomplete sensor data.
• Analyze system performance using high-fidelity simulations, innovative modeling tools, and rigorous statistical techniques to validate the benefits of our technology.
• Drive customer success by customizing algorithms and software for mission-critical use cases, including real-time tracking and sensor fusion.
• Integrate tracking and estimation technologies into the broader software development lifecycle, from requirements definition through testing and optimization.
• Translate technical progress into clear, actionable insights for diverse stakeholders, including colleagues and end-users.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Matlab

Kalman filters

JPDA

MHT

PHD filters

Bayesian filtering

Sensor fusion

ML for tracking

State estimation

Probability

Tools

NoSQL databases

Big data pipelines

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer focused on target tracking and state estimation to advance real-time military sensing systems. You will prototype, implement, and integrate advanced multi-sensor fusion algorithms within high-performance software for real-time decision support.

Join a small, agile team building systems that operate in demanding environments. A strong background in Kalman/particle filters, Bayesian methods, and ML for tracking is essential, with