Senior Research Scientist: AI, Autonomy & Defense Tech

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company producing autonomous systems and AI-driven solutions. The team develops high-performance software from tactical systems to web applications and engages with government and industry customers to ensure mission success.

The role focuses on creating principled solutions in information science, prototyping advanced algorithms, and maintaining clear communication with stakeholders, while leveraging modeling and simulation tools to quantify impact.

Qualifications

• MS/PhD in one of the specified fields.
• Experience coding with Rust, C++, and Python.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the direction of a small, talented team.
• Create mathematically principled solutions to information science problems.
• Prototype state-of-the-art algorithms in an agile environment.
• Implement high-performance software spanning tactical systems to web applications.
• Use modeling and simulation environments to quantify technology benefits.
• Engage with customers to ensure successful mission outcomes.
• Explain technical concepts clearly to experts and non-experts.

Skills

Rust

C++

Python

Communication

Education

MS/PhD in Applied/Computational Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Controls and Dynamical Systems, Aerospace Engineering, Statistics and Probability

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company producing autonomous systems and AI-driven solutions. The team develops high-performance software from tactical systems to web applications and engages with government and industry customers to ensure mission success.

The role focuses on creating principled solutions in information science, prototyping advanced algorithms, and maintaining clear communication with stakeholders, while leveraging modeling and simulation tools to quantify impact.