Staff Robotics Software Engineer — Autonomy & Fire Control

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Health insurance

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own end-to-end software integration for Omen’s airborne counter-UAS payload and build a team around it. You will lead autonomy, perception collaboration, and fire-control interfaces to ensure robust, field-ready systems.

You’ll work with multidisciplinary teams, manage simulation and live flight tests, and drive V&V, release, and safety considerations for a critical defense platform.

Qualifications

• 6+ years building software for robotic or autonomous systems, including at least one system deployed to field
• Strong engineering background in Robotics, CS, Aerospace, or Electrical Engineering
• Experience leading multidisciplinary software teams, including hiring
• Strong Rust or C++ for real-time/embedded systems, plus Python for tools
• Deep experience in target tracking and sensor fusion: state estimation, filtering, data association

Responsibilities

• Own autonomy architecture for Omen’s cUAS mission end to end from prototype to fielded software
• Collaborate to develop target tracking and perception; fuse data from multiple sensors
• Design intercept guidance and pursuit planning within vehicle limits
• Work with Autonomy team—embed engineers for tactics development
• Own fire control software, ballistic solutions, and timing/command logic
• Maintain sensor-to-shot latency budget and track millisecond usage
• Interface software with payload, vehicle, and mission compute; manage timing and commands
• Build simulation to prove engagement; lead flight test campaigns and root-cause analysis
• Lead verification/validation, release, configuration, and sustainment; write SEIT/V&V requirements

Skills

Robotics

Autonomous systems

C++

Python

Sensor fusion

State estimation

Real-time systems

Target tracking

Test & field deployment

Education

Engineering degree in Robotics / CS / Aerospace / EE

Tools

ROS 2

DDS

Embedded Linux

Gazebo / AirSim

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own end-to-end software integration for Omen’s airborne counter-UAS payload and build a team around it. You will lead autonomy, perception collaboration, and fire-control interfaces to ensure robust, field-ready systems.

You’ll work with multidisciplinary teams, manage simulation and live flight tests, and drive V&V, release, and safety considerations for a critical defense platform.