Senior Software Engineer: Defense C2 & Simulation

XYZ Venture Capital; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a senior engineer to advance command and control software with emphasis on modeling, simulation, and control for defense applications. You will contribute to a small, collaborative team and develop high-fidelity models for vehicle dynamics, interceptor performance, and threat prediction.

Your work will span requirements through testing to optimize production systems. The role requires 8+ years in algorithm design, software development, and mathematical modeling

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in algorithm design, software development, and mathematical modeling with Python and MATLAB (C/C++ a plus).
• Demonstrated experience in guidance, navigation, and control; trajectory prediction and state estimation; and/or predictive models for vehicle dynamics and weapon system effectiveness (e.g., 6-DoF simulation, intercept analysis).
• Exposure to resource modeling and control systems as applied to asset tasking and allocation in command and control environments.
• Solid understanding of applied mathematics, including linear algebra, optimization, and statistics, as applied to physics-based modeling and simulation.
• Exposure to mission engineering, simulation, and modeling, translating operational requirements into validated technical models.
• Familiarity with path planning and graph search algorithms (e.g., A*, D* Lite) sufficient to collaborate closely with the team's robotics engineers.
• Exposure to machine learning as applied to planning and decision-making, including reinforcement learning, learned heuristics, and behavior prediction.
• Ability to write robust, concurrent code for modeling and prediction under uncertainty in complex, dynamic, contested environments.
• Demonstrated ability to work across development lifecycles, from prototyping to optimizing production systems.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Contribute hands-on to a small, collaborative team within the Command and Control Software organization, applying your growing expertise in modeling, simulation, and control systems.
• Help develop computationally efficient high-fidelity models of vehicle dynamics, interceptor performance, and weapon system effectiveness to support real-time threat prediction and battle management decisions.
• Implement resource models and control systems that inform the allocation and tasking of assets against dynamic, contested threats.
• Build physics-based simulations and mission engineering tools that validate model behavior across diverse operational scenarios.
• Help develop trajectory prediction and state estimation capabilities to characterize how threats and friendly assets will move and behave over time.
• Support customer success by tailoring models and simulations for mission-critical use cases, including interceptor performance and threat prediction.
• Integrate modeling and simulation technologies into the broader command and control software stack, from requirements definition through testing and optimization.
• Translate technical progress into clear, actionable insights for diverse stakeholders, including colleagues, operators, and end-users.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

C/C++

GNC

Trajectory prediction

State estimation

Machine learning in planning

Path planning (A*, D* Lite)

Robust concurrent code

Multidisciplinary modeling

Tools

Rust

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a senior engineer to advance command and control software with emphasis on modeling, simulation, and control for defense applications. You will contribute to a small, collaborative team and develop high-fidelity models for vehicle dynamics, interceptor performance, and threat prediction.

Your work will span requirements through testing to optimize production systems. The role requires 8+ years in algorithm design, software development, and mathematical modeling