Senior Real-Time Tracking & Estimation Engineer

Anduril Industries; Washington; On-site; USD 220,000 - 292,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Health coverage

Job summary

Anduril Industries is hiring software engineers focused on advanced target tracking and state estimation. You will prototype and deploy high-performance algorithms for multi-sensor fusion in real-time systems, from tactical implementations to simulation environments.

The role emphasizes robust estimation techniques, Bayesian filtering, and practical problem solving in a security-cleared environment. With a strong foundation in C/C++, Python, and Matlab, you will contribute across the development

Qualifications

• Proficiency in algorithm design, software development, and statistical modeling.
• Knowledge of target tracking techniques (Kalman filters, particle filters, JPDA, MHT, or PHD).
• Experience in state estimation, including Bayesian filtering and sensor fusion.
• Strong mathematics: linear algebra, optimization, probability, stochastic processes.
• Signal processing for radar, lidar, EO/IR.
• Familiarity with big data pipelines and NoSQL databases.
• Background in machine learning applied to target tracking and recognition.
• Ability to engineer robust systems for estimation theory, adaptive filtering, controls.
• Experience across development lifecycles from prototyping to production.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security 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

Particle filters

Multi-target tracking

Sensor fusion

State estimation

Bayesian filtering

Linear algebra

Optimization

Signal processing

Machine learning

Tools

NoSQL databases

Big data pipelines

Job description

Anduril Industries is hiring software engineers focused on advanced target tracking and state estimation. You will prototype and deploy high-performance algorithms for multi-sensor fusion in real-time systems, from tactical implementations to simulation environments.

The role emphasizes robust estimation techniques, Bayesian filtering, and practical problem solving in a security-cleared environment. With a strong foundation in C/C++, Python, and Matlab, you will contribute across the development