Senior Robotics Engineer, Maritime Autonomy Lead

Anduril; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 253,000 - 336,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company seeking a Staff Robotics Engineer to lead the delivery of vehicle perception and planning capability. This senior role combines architectural leadership with hands-on development across a highly integrated autonomy stack.

You will own end-to-end software roadmaps, guide sensor suites and algorithms, and collaborate across software, mechanical, and systems teams while interfacing with external partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Proficient in C++ and Python for software development.
• Experience with autonomous vehicle hardware and sensors (radar, sonar, LIDAR, cameras).
• Knowledge of computer vision, sensor fusion, SLAM, motion planning, or ML.
• Experience as a senior perception or planning engineer for robotic systems.
• Ability to own technical aspects of a system, manage requirements, and coordinate teams.
• Ability to design robust validation and verification strategies for perception and planning.
• Willingness to travel up to 20%.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of perception and planning capabilities integrated into Anduril's products.
• Own multi-year software roadmap across multiple teams.
• Collaborate with external teams to interface diverse systems.
• Architect and implement safe navigation, collision avoidance, and situational awareness.
• Develop sensor suites, perception and planning algorithms, and test fixtures.
• Perform high-impact IC work across perception and planning stack.
• Apply computer vision, sensor fusion, and ML to enhance autonomy.
• Validate algorithms through simulation and real-world data.
• Collaborate with software, mechanical, and systems engineers for system integration.
• Travel up to 20% to co-locate with end-users.

Skills

C++/Python

Autonomous vehicles

Computer vision

Sensor fusion

SLAM

Motion planning

Machine learning

Senior IC role

Technical ownership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Robotics/CS/Engineering

Tools

Gazebo

Unity

Unreal Engine

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company seeking a Staff Robotics Engineer to lead the delivery of vehicle perception and planning capability. This senior role combines architectural leadership with hands-on development across a highly integrated autonomy stack.

You will own end-to-end software roadmaps, guide sensor suites and algorithms, and collaborate across software, mechanical, and systems teams while interfacing with external partners.