Software Engineer, Space Systems Test

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Anduril Industries in the Space team seeks a Software Engineer, Systems Test to design, build, and deploy test software and infrastructure for space systems and flight hardware. You will create robust, automated test platforms used by engineers to test at all integration levels.

Collaborating with mechanical, electrical, and systems engineers, you will implement data collection, remote monitoring, and fleet-level reporting while ensuring scalable, maintainable software across mission threads.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering background in software or related field.
• Experience designing and deploying automated test software for complex hardware.
• Experience with cloud-based development, data analysis tools.
• Design for extensibility, maintainability, and resilience in software platforms.

Responsibilities

• Architect cloud-based tools for automated space system test execution and data collection.
• Design and build automated test platforms for verification of hardware modules and full space vehicles.
• Develop robust test reporting systems with clear logging for debugging.
• Create metrics for debugging and monitoring test system performance.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and systems engineers to integrate test software with hardware.
• Define verification and validation strategies across multiple teams.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Go

Rust

Test automation

Cloud development

Tools

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Helm

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 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 in this contested warfighting domain.

About The Job

As a Software Engineer, Systems Test for our Space team, you will be instrumental in designing, building, and deploying the cutting‑edge software and infrastructure that verifies the functionality and performance of our integrated space systems and flight hardware. This role focuses on creating robust, extensible, and automated test platforms and software, intended to be used by Anduril engineers for testing at all levels of integration, including unit‑level testing, bus testing, testing technology‑differentiated payloads, and testing full space vehicle systems. You will be called to apply best practices in systems architecture and software development to address the complexity of modern software ecosystems, ensuring test software is resilient, maintainable, extensible, and highly automated. You will be responsible for architecting and executing software solutions for test execution, data collection, analysis, remote monitoring, and fleet‑level reporting.

This role is directly tied to ongoing, funded programs within Anduril’s Space Business Line. These programs require building and fielding resilient, software‑defined spacecraft systems across numerous mission threads. 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

• Architect and develop cloud‑based software tools for automated space system test execution, data collection, analysis, remote monitoring, and fleet‑level reporting, with an emphasis on extensibility and maintainability.
• Design and build automated test software platforms for use by other Anduril engineers to verify hardware modules, buses, payloads, and full space vehicle systems.
• Develop and maintain robust test reporting systems, ensuring test results are easy to investigate and providing clear logging for troubleshooting and anomaly resolution.
• Create and analyze metrics that are leveraged for debugging and monitoring of test system performance.
• Collaborate closely with mechanical, electrical, and systems engineers to integrate test software with satellite hardware, software, and firmware.
• Integrate test software across numerous teams, collaboratively identifying testing requirements and defining verification and validation strategies.

Required Qualifications

• Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Experience in designing, developing, and deploying automated test software and systems architecture for complex hardware, ideally in aerospace or robotics.
• Experience with cloud‑based development, infrastructure, and data analysis tools.
• Proven ability to design for extensibility, maintainability, and resilience in software platforms.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, C/C++, or similar, for developing robust test automation solutions.
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and detailed requirements.
• Capable of solving complex technical problems with little oversight.
• Clear communication and organizational skills, including writing technical documentation and training material.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced expertise with Python, Go, Rust, or C++.
• Experience with deployment tooling like Kubernetes, OpenShift, or Helm.
• Experience developing distributed systems or microservices for test infrastructure.
• Understanding of sensors and data acquisition electronics, with experience in developing software interfaces for them.
• Experience with testing/validation leveraging FlatSats, Hardware‑in‑the‑Loop (HITL) testbeds.

US Salary Range

$166,000—$220,000 USD

Benefits

• 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.

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