Staff Flight Software Engineer - Hypersonics Autonomy & GNC

Anduril-1; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 292,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

16 weeks parental leave

Premium health benefits

401k

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Staff Flight Software Engineer, embedded C/C++, to propel advanced air dominance and strike systems. You will develop, test, and integrate critical flight software across subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic platforms.

Join a team shaping next-generation GNC architectures while aligning with DO-178 or equivalent standards and rapid delivery expectations for defense programs. Strong debugging, collaboration, and mission focus are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in safety-critical embedded software for avionics or similar domains.
• Direct exposure to DO-178 or equivalent certifications.
• Background in low-level embedded architecture, design and development.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and integrate flight software for subsonic to hypersonic platforms.
• Work on GNC architectures and verify performance with hardware and simulators.
• Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams to meet program milestones.

Skills

Embedded systems

Low-level development

DO-178 familiarity

GNC architectures

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE

Tools

IDEs

Debuggers

Compilers

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Staff Flight Software Engineer, embedded C/C++, to propel advanced air dominance and strike systems. You will develop, test, and integrate critical flight software across subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic platforms.

Join a team shaping next-generation GNC architectures while aligning with DO-178 or equivalent standards and rapid delivery expectations for defense programs. Strong debugging, collaboration, and mission focus are essential.