Senior Research Scientist

Anduril Industries; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 190,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks a Research Scientist to advance state‑of‑the‑art algorithms and software for mission‑critical systems. You will collaborate with a small team, prototype high‑performance information‑science solutions, and help deploy technologies with government and industry customers.

The role emphasizes rigorous math, controls, and machine learning, with opportunities to contribute across a broad tech stack and to work on impactful national security challenges.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in applied mathematics, differential equations, linear algebra, numerical analysis, optimization.
• Experience in controls, estimation theory, digital signal processing, and machine learning.
• Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts to experts and non‑experts.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the direction of a talented small team with your expertise and ideas.
• Prototype state‑of‑the‑art algorithms in an agile development environment.
• Implement high‑performance software spanning from tactical systems to web applications.
• Engage with customers to ensure successful outcomes for mission‑critical needs.
• Help colleagues and customers understand what you’re doing and why.

Skills

Mathematical foundations

Differential equations

Control theory

Machine learning

Scientific computing

Effective communication

Education

MS/PhD in Applied Mathematics or Computer Science

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

Anduril’s Research Scientists excel at developing state‑of‑the‑art algorithms and software that solve scientific problems with real‑world applications. Working in small innovative teams, our research scientists build solutions that make a difference. Our research endeavors don’t end once we’ve written a journal or conference paper describing our technology; rather, our work is complete when our technology has been deployed in mission‑critical systems and our customers within government and industry are successful. As science fiction writer Arthur Clarke wrote, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Therefore, Anduril is seeking talented “magicians” to join in our common struggle of expanding the boundary of what’s possible.

What You Will Do

• Contribute to the direction of a talented small team with your expertise and ideas;
• Create mathematically principled solutions to some of the world’s most challenging information science problems;
• Prototype state‑of‑the‑art algorithms in an agile development environment;
• Implement high‑performance software spanning the spectrum from tactical systems to web applications;
• Use high‑fidelity modeling and simulation environments, innovative analysis tools, and flexible compute clusters to quantify the benefit of our technology;
• Engage with our customers, to ensure successful outcomes for their mission‑critical needs;
• Help your colleagues and customers understand what you’re doing and why.

Required Qualifications

• A Research Scientist at Anduril should possess an M.S. or Ph.D. in Applied or Computational Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Controls and Dynamical Systems, Aerospace Engineering, Statistics and Probability, or a related field.
• A Research Scientist should have a record of academic excellence, including demonstrated experience in most of the following areas:
  • Applied Mathematics: differential equations, linear algebra, numerical analysis, and continuous or discrete optimization;
  • Engineering: controls, estimation theory, digital signal processing, and machine learning;
  • Scientific Computing: software design, algorithm implementation, and software analysis, testing, and optimization;
  • Probability: statistics and random processes.
• A Research Scientist should have effective written and verbal communication skills, with the demonstrated ability to convey salient details about advanced technology in a compelling manner to both experts and non‑experts alike.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance

US Salary Range

$190,000—$252,000 USD

Benefits

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.