Software Engineer, Satellite Command and Control

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Software Engineer for Space Ground Software to build, deploy, and operate command-and-control software that flies real space missions. You will develop modular capabilities on the Anduril Lattice platform, supporting DoD and IC customers across orbital and ground systems.

You will work on end‑to‑end services, integrate with legacy systems, and participate in on‑call and incident response for live missions in a secure environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years building backend and distributed systems, with Go, Rust, or C++
• Experience shipping and operating production services on containers/Kubernetes
• Hands-on experience with gRPC/Protobuf and API design
• Ability to integrate software with hardware/space systems and operate in secure environments

Responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end software solutions from design through production
• Build and operate backend services across the Space C2 stack (Go, gRPC/Protobuf)
• Deploy and run services in secure government cloud on containers/Kubernetes
• Integrate with spacecraft and ground infrastructure and perform SITL simulations
• Contribute to code reviews and cross‑team collaboration
• Develop and monitor telemetry, metrics, and incident response for live missions

Skills

Go

Rust

C++

gRPC/Protobuf

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Security clearance

Tools

Go

Rust

C++

gRPC

Protobuf

Kubernetes

Terraform

FluxCD

Helm

Nix

Job description

Software Engineer, Satellite Command and Control

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI‑powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a real‑time, 3‑D command and control center.

About the Team

Anduril's Space team is dedicated to expanding our AI‑powered capabilities into the final frontier, enhancing Space Domain Awareness, Space Control, and Command and Control for U.S. military and allied partners. We’re developing fully integrated hardware and software systems, including Lattice for Space Missions and modular payloads, to address growing threats in space and ensure our Guardians maintain a decisive advantage.

The Lattice for Space C2 (LSC2) team owns the ground command‑and‑control platform — the services that interface directly with radios, ground‑station networks, and flight computers to execute satellite missions in production.

About the Job

As a Software Engineer on Space Ground Software, you will build, deploy, and operate the command‑and‑control software that flies real space missions — the ground‑side services that plan missions, command spacecraft, ingest and serve telemetry, drive antennas and ground stations, and keep deployed satellite systems running in production. You will develop modular capabilities on top of the Anduril Lattice software platform to support DoD and IC customers across the space domain, architecting Space C2 services, infrastructure, algorithms, and integrations that span both orbital and ground systems. The Anduril Space C2 capability development will involve integration with legacy systems that have been part of our nation’s critical defense for decades, as well as new space systems.

We work with mission partners and operators to deploy reliable and robust capabilities on operationally‑relevant fielding timelines to meet complex challenges across the DOD and IC.

What You’ll Do

• Own software solutions end‑to‑end — from API/proto design through deployment to production operation — and be on the hook when they run in front of customers
• Build and operate backend services across the Space C2 stack (Go, gRPC/Protobuf): command & telemetry, mission and plan management, ground‑station and antenna brokering, space‑to‑ground protocol stacks, file transfer, and access control
• Write and evolve protobuf API contracts, coordinating interface changes across teams
• Deploy and run services in secure government cloud on containers/Kubernetes, and participate in on‑call and incident response for live missions
• Integrate with spacecraft and ground infrastructure — software‑defined radios, antenna pointing, ground‑station providers, space‑to‑ground data links, and astrodynamics (orbit propagation, maneuver planning, satellite state)
• Build and run software‑in‑the‑loop (SITL) simulation to validate end‑to‑end operations before live passes
• Integrate with legacy systems to unlock 21st‑century capabilities
• Review teammates’ code and uphold a high quality bar — rigorous, high‑volume code review is a core part of the job on this team
• Collaborate across multiple teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality
• Create and analyze metrics for debugging and monitoring; triage issues, root cause failures, and coordinate next‑steps
• Partner with end‑users to turn needs into features while balancing user experience with engineering constraints

Required Qualifications

• Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics
• 4+ years building backend and distributed systems, primarily in a systems language (Go, Rust, or C++) with networked services using gRPC/Protobuf — and comfortable working primarily in Go
• Experience shipping and operating production services on containers/Kubernetes, with real CI/CD and cloud deployment — you’ve run what you built, not just written it
• Experience integrating software with physical systems — hardware control, embedded interfaces, protocol implementation, or real‑time data pipelines
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and detailed requirements, and to solve complex technical problems with little oversight
• Strong collaboration and code‑review discipline, with clear communication and good documentation/training habits
• A desire to work on critical software that has a real‑world impact
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Space/aerospace domain experience: telemetry & commanding, ground stations and antenna systems, RF/waveform/link‑layer, orbital mechanics, or GNC
• Experience with space C2 software systems and spacecraft operations
• Experience with CCSDS protocols (TM/TC framing, CFDP, virtual channels) or similar layered communication standards
• Experience with binary protocol parsing — deserializing wire formats, implementing framing layers, or working with annotation‑driven codecs
• Previous exposure to software‑defined radios, RF modems, or satellite communication equipment
• Experience with deployment and infrastructure‑as‑code tooling such as Kubernetes, FluxCD, Helm, Terraform, or Nix, and government cloud (e.g., Azure Gov)
• Experience operating live systems (on‑call, incident response) and building observability/metrics
• Nix‑based build systems or reproducible/hermetic build toolchains
• Familiarity with time systems (UTC, TAI, GPS time) and coordinate frames (ECI, ECEF, ENU)
• Previous exposure to space‑related simulation and hardware‑in‑the‑loop integration
• Comfort working in secure/compliance‑constrained (CUI, TS, gov) environments

Salary Range

US Salary Range: $166,000 - $220,000 USD.

This salary range is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on experience, education, and other factors. Highly competitive equity grants are included in most full‑time offers; and are considered part of Anduril’s total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top‑tier benefits for full‑time employees, including health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

As set forth in Anduril Industries’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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