Spaceflight Software Engineer – Embedded & Vision Systems

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries, Inc. in Chantilly, VA seeks a Software Engineer for Space Special Programs to develop flight, ground, and payload software across embedded and host levels. You will work with senior engineers on design, tests, and interface integration.

The role emphasizes high-reliability systems, collaboration across teams, and readiness for a U.S. Top Secret clearance; candidates should have 3–4+ years of experience, embedded C, and strong communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical / computer engineering, or similar engineering or technical field.
• 3–4+ years Software Engineering Experience directly developing a combination of embedded, host, and product-specific software.
• Experience writing embedded C code, device drivers, and implementing algorithms with limited computational & storage resources.
• Experience writing host level code for GUI, database interaction, and protocol interfaces/translators to interface spacecraft systems.
• Experience developing various design artifacts, such as: Design Review material (CoDR, SDR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc), design notes, and other documentation.
• Outstanding communication skills to include presentation of developed artifacts; Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional team to design market-leading hardware-based products.
• Drive product maturity through rapid prototyping, design verification, and qualification activities.
• Apply modern space-flight software design standards to create high-reliability, highly manufacturable systems.
• Design and develop flight, ground, and payload systems to implement mission requirements and communicate tasks to your team.
• Operate as a member of your team and a resource for them when they are stuck.
• Translate mission needs into software products that are efficient and reusable for future development.
• Help establish internal guidelines and best practices for space flight software design, test, manufacture, and operations.
• Conduct peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews and develop customer-facing system design documentation and presentations.
• Help drive development, integration and test activities to meet schedule.
• Work in a fast-paced environment, juggling multiple concurrent projects and customers.

Skills

Embedded C

Host UI

Space systems

Requirements analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or Electrical/Computer Eng

Job description

Anduril Industries, Inc. in Chantilly, VA seeks a Software Engineer for Space Special Programs to develop flight, ground, and payload software across embedded and host levels. You will work with senior engineers on design, tests, and interface integration.

The role emphasizes high-reliability systems, collaboration across teams, and readiness for a U.S. Top Secret clearance; candidates should have 3–4+ years of experience, embedded C, and strong communication.