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Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy

Anduril· Air Dominance & Strike : Air Dominance & Strike Engineering : Mission Software Engineering
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Costa Mesa, CA, Seattle, WA, Washington, DC$191k - $253kFull-timePosted 10mo ago

About the role

Software engineer role focused on autonomous air-vehicle software stack, including perception, motion planning, SLAM, controls, estimation, and secure communications, within Anduril’s Air Dominance & Strike team.

Responsibilities

  • Write and maintain core libraries and services that perform critical functions for collaborative teams of robots - for example, motion deconfliction and contingency management of fast mover air vehicles.
  • Own major feature development and rollout of large, complex features for our products - recent examples include developing terminal-phase autonomy for various air vehicles and developing a test plan on live surrogates.
  • Work closely with Anduril and 3rd party vehicle hardware teams, as well as operational subject matter experts (fighter pilots, UAV operators, etc.) to align on requirements during product development and iterate towards a final design.

Qualifications

  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
  • BS in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
  • Proven understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and code optimization
  • Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems
  • Experience working with and testing electrical and mechanical systems
  • 3+ Years experience with C++ or Rust experience in a Linux development environment

Skills

Required:C++ or RustLinuxData structures and algorithms

Benefits

  • Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers
  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive health coverage and recovery/support resources
Last updated Jul 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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