Staff Vehicle Software Engineer — Autonomy & Flight (TS)

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 292,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Health benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA seeks a Staff Software Engineer for the AD&S Vehicle Software team to advance autonomous systems for defense platforms.

Join a cross-disciplinary group building the software stack for vehicle control, networking, sensor fusion, and telemetry across simulation to live operations; requires 9+ years in C++/Rust and eligibility for a U.S. Top Secret clearance, with travel up to 30%.

Qualifications

• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
• 9+ years of production-grade C++ and/or Rust experience in a Linux development environment.
• Experience with data processing and analysis within complex systems.
• Ability to navigate large code bases and rapidly understand systems.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% for in-field activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop foundational vehicle software stack for autonomous systems.
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines on control, networking, and telemetry.
• Support from concept simulation to first flight, live ops, and fleet management.

Skills

C++/Rust

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science / Software Engineering / Mathematics / Physics

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA seeks a Staff Software Engineer for the AD&S Vehicle Software team to advance autonomous systems for defense platforms.

Join a cross-disciplinary group building the software stack for vehicle control, networking, sensor fusion, and telemetry across simulation to live operations; requires 9+ years in C++/Rust and eligibility for a U.S. Top Secret clearance, with travel up to 30%.