Staff Robotics Engineer, Maritime

Anduril-1; Quincy (MA); On-site; USD 254,000 - 336,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Job summary

Anduril is seeking a Staff Robotics Engineer for our Maritime Division to lead the delivery of vehicle perception and planning capabilities integrated into our autonomous systems. You will act as a technical lead and hands-on contributor across architecture, sensor integration, and validation to ensure safe navigation and robust performance.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor colleagues, and travel up to 20% to co-locate with end users. A U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience in C++ and/or Python software development.
• Familiarity with autonomous vehicle hardware and sensors (radar, sonar, LIDAR, cameras).
• Knowledge in at least one: computer vision, sensor fusion, SLAM, motion planning, or machine learning.
• Experience in a senior perception or planning role for robotic systems.
• Ability to act as technical owner for a system with stakeholder engagement and roadmap management.
• Ability to define and implement robust validation and verification strategies for perception and planning modules.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own customer success through the design and delivery of a multi-year, multi-stakeholder software roadmap.
• Leverage internal teams to rapidly deliver capability beyond current platforms with architectural evolution.
• Partner with external teams on interfacing requirements between diverse systems and technologies.
• Lead teams that architect, design and implement safe navigation and collision avoidance systems.
• Drive development of sensor suites, perception, and planning algorithms with test fixtures.
• Perform high-impact IC work across the perception and planning stack.
• Utilize advanced techniques in computer vision, sensor fusion, and ML to enhance perception and planning.
• Conduct thorough testing and validation through simulation and real-world data analysis.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure system integration and testing.
• Travel to co-locate with end-users and other teams up to 20% of the time.

Skills

C++

Python

Autonomous vehicles

Sensor fusion

Computer vision

SLAM

Motion planning

Team leadership

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Gazebo

Unity

Unreal Engine

Job description

ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril’s Maritime Division has assembled a diverse team of experts in software, robotics, artificial intelligence, sensor fusion, and data analysis to create software and hardware solutions that evolve the capabilities of our customers. We are fielding autonomous systems for maritime operations, including a long-range, full-ocean-depth underwater vessel platform and a refreshed maritime vehicle and scalable manufacturing architecture. Today, Anduril is executing on contracts while expanding into Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) AUV operations. We are expanding our product portfolio with a suite that includes Dive-XL, Dive-LD, Copperhead, Seabed Sentry, and other announced and unannounced systems, enabling end-to-end autonomous missions in the maritime domain. If you are passionate about solving problems that have real impact and want to work on systems that contribute to national priorities, join Anduril’s Maritime Division to help build the future of defense capability.

ABOUT THE JOB

Staff Robotics Engineers lead the delivery of vehicle perception and planning capability integrated into our products, acting as technical leads, senior individual contributors, and/or team leads who are also hands-on contributors. This includes systems analysis, sensor selection and integration, perception architecture and implementation, motion planning, health management, behavior analysis, simulation and test infrastructure, and interfaces with lower- and higher-level systems. We expect Staff Robotics Engineers to demonstrate end-to-end ownership, driving the rapid architecting, design, delivery, support, and evolution of safe and effective vehicle autonomy on Anduril’s autonomous platforms through the product life-cycle.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Own customer success through the design and delivery of a multi-year, multi-stakeholder software roadmap that spans across multiple teams
• Leverage internal product and program-specific engineering teams to rapidly deliver capability beyond the scope of current platforms, with a clear path for architecture and capability evolution
• Partner with external teams on interfacing requirements between diverse systems and technologies
• Lead teams that architect, design and implement trusted safe navigation, collision avoidance, and situational awareness systems in a multi-stakeholder environment
• Drive the development and implementation of sensor suites, perception algorithms, planning algorithms, and test fixtures to deliver safe navigation and effective operation of Anduril’s autonomous vehicles
• Perform high-impact IC work across the perception and planning stack
• Utilize advanced techniques in computer vision, sensor fusion, and machine learning to enhance perception and planning capabilities
• Conduct thorough testing and validation of perception and planning algorithms through simulation and real-world data analysis
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure effective system integration and testing
• Travel to co-locate with end-users and/or other teams up to 20% of the time

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
• Experience in C++ and/or Python software development
• Familiarity with autonomous vehicle hardware and sensors such as radar, sonar, LIDAR, and cameras
• Knowledge in at least one of: computer vision, sensor fusion, SLAM, motion planning, or machine learning
• Experience in a senior perception or planning role for robotic systems
• Ability to act as technical owner for a system, including stakeholder engagement, requirements definition, roadmap management, team coordination, design, implementation, sustainment and evolution
• Ability to define and implement robust validation and verification strategies for perception and planning modules
• Capacity to learn and grow, while mentoring junior team members and building team cohesion
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with autonomous systems in the ground, air, maritime or space domains
• Experience with simulation tools and frameworks (e.g., Gazebo, Unity, Unreal Engine) for algorithm validation and testing
• Knowledge of safety standards and certification processes for autonomous systems
• Familiarity with Systems Engineering concepts

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

US Salary Range: $254,000 - $336,000 USD

The salary range is an estimate based on compensation factors including base salary. Actual offers vary based on experience, education, skills, and business considerations. Equity grants are included in many full-time offers; and are part of Anduril's total compensation package. Anduril offers comprehensive benefits for full-time employees.

Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.