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Research Scientist

Anduril· Mission Systems : Battlespace Awareness Engineering
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full-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company focused on autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking for mission-critical systems. The Research Scientist role involves developing state-of-the-art algorithms and software, prototyping in an agile environment, and delivering technology deployed in government and industry customers.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the direction of a talented small team with your expertise and ideas
  • Create mathematically principled solutions to information science problems
  • Prototype state-of-the-art algorithms in an agile development environment
  • Implement high-performance software spanning the spectrum from tactical systems to web applications
  • Use high-fidelity modeling and simulation environments, innovative analysis tools, and flexible compute clusters to quantify the benefit of our technology
  • Engage with our customers, to ensure successful outcomes for their mission-critical needs
  • Help your colleagues and customers understand what you’re doing and why.

Qualifications

  • MS or PhD in Applied or Computational Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Controls and Dynamical Systems, Aerospace Engineering, Statistics and Probability, or a related field
  • Record of academic excellence with experience in: Applied Mathematics (differential equations, linear algebra, numerical analysis, optimization), Engineering (controls, estimation theory, DSP, ML), Scientific Computing (software design, algorithm implementation, testing, optimization), Probability (statistics and random processes)
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills with ability to convey complex technology to experts and non-experts
  • Active U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Benefits

  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees (comprehensive, competitive, available at little to no cost)
  • Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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