Spaceflight Software Systems Engineer

Anduril; Herndon, Chantilly (VA, VA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Chantilly, VA is seeking Software Engineers for the Space Special Programs team to implement flight software, ground test software, and ground station software across embedded and host levels. The role spans data protocols, RF, ML, CV, and control algorithms in a computationally-restricted environment, interfacing with Command and Control systems.

The team collaborates across hardware, FPGA, and software in a fast-paced defense environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical / computer engineering, or similar engineering or technical field.
• 2–8 years of professional software product development experience across embedded and host-side.
• For embedded roles: read VHDL and write C code.
• For host-side roles: work with GUI, databases, and high-level languages.
• Ability to read schematics.
• Familiarity with Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, MIPI CSI-2.
• Familiarity with MCU, CPU, FPGA devices and technologies.
• Knowledge of analog and digital electronics.
• Ability to manage work assignments with direction from management.
• Experience with cross-platform compilers and toolchains.
• Excellent communication and teamwork.
• Willing to learn and speak up with ideas.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain/maintain TS security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design market-leading space flight hardware and ground equipment products.
• Implement software components through rapid prototyping, design verification, and space qualification.
• Learn and apply space-flight software standards for high reliability and upgradability.
• Implement mission functionality across high-speed digital, analog, RF, and low-power designs.
• Participate in peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews and collaborate with SWE teammates.
• Understand when to use low-level firmware bring-up and when to migrate to flight code.
• Root cause investigation data collection and analysis in support of production operations.
• Work in a fast-paced environment juggling multiple concurrent projects.

Skills

Embedded software

Host-side software

VHDL

C programming

GUI

Databases

Networking protocols

FPGA

Cross-platform toolchains

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical / computer engineering, or similar engineering or technical field

Tools

GCC toolchains

Job description

Anduril Industries in Chantilly, VA is seeking Software Engineers for the Space Special Programs team to implement flight software, ground test software, and ground station software across embedded and host levels. The role spans data protocols, RF, ML, CV, and control algorithms in a computationally-restricted environment, interfacing with Command and Control systems.

The team collaborates across hardware, FPGA, and software in a fast-paced defense environment.