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Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, Active Clearance

Anduril· Air Dominance & Strike : Air Dominance & Strike Engineering : Mission Software Engineering
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Costa Mesa, CA$166k - $220kfull-timePosted 10mo ago

About the role

Anduril Industries is hiring a Mission Software Engineer focused on vehicle software within the AD&S Vehicle Software team, shipping foundational software for autonomous systems and flight-critical applications across concept to first flight and fleet operations. Active U.S. Secret clearance is required.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to software for vehicle control, networking, sensor integration, and telemetry
  • Develop foundational vehicle software stack for AD&S initiatives from early concept simulation to live operations and fleet management
  • Collaborate with other engineering disciplines to build robust software for autonomous robotic systems
  • Develop software solutions involving significant data processing and analysis
  • Navigate complex systems and established code bases to deliver real-world impact

Qualifications

  • Active U.S. Secret security clearance (required)
  • Strong engineering background in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics
  • 3+ years programming in Java, Python, C++, Rust, Go, JavaScript, etc.
  • Experience building data-intensive software solutions
  • Ability to understand and navigate complex systems and existing codebases
  • Desire to work on critical software with real-world impact

Skills

Required:Programming languagesData processing and analysisSystems/navigation of complex codebases
Nice to have:Mission-critical softwareDistributed systems / networkingPhysics/Math intuition for modeling & simulation

Benefits

  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees (health, recovery, and related coverage)
  • Equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers
  • Competitive compensation package
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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