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Senior Software Engineer, Vehicle Management Systems

Anduril· Maritime & Maneuver Dominance : Heavy Metal - Engineering & Operations : Systems Engineering
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Costa Mesa, CA$191k - $253kfull-timePosted 6d ago

About the role

Senior role owning the Vehicle Management System (VMS) for a maritime autonomous vehicle, responsible for designing supervisory software to monitor vehicle health, manage operational modes, respond to faults, and coordinate across subsystems within Anduril’s Maritime Division.

Responsibilities

  • Own VMS architecture: health monitoring, mode management, fault response
  • Design vehicle state machines and operational mode transitions
  • Develop fault detection, isolation, and recovery (FDIR) logic
  • Define VMS interfaces with GN&C, energy, communications, and mission systems
  • Manage route planning and casualty monitoring functions
  • Support SITL/HITL testing of VMS behaviors
  • Interface with all vehicle subsystem leads on integration
  • Support at-sea testing and validation
  • Travel up to 25% to test sites

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent
  • 7+ years of experience in vehicle management systems, flight management, or supervisory control software
  • Experience with real-time embedded software for vehicle platforms
  • Familiarity with FDIR design and operational mode management
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance
  • Experience setting up an integration lab

Skills

Required:VMS architectureState machinesFDIRGN&C interfacesEmbedded real-time softwareIntegration lab setupSITL/HITL testing
Nice to have:Safety-critical softwareC++ or RustDefense/maritime roboticsTest and validation campaigns

Benefits

  • Benefits package including health, recovery, and related support (as described)
  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees
  • Equity grants in majority of full-time offers • Highly competitive and part of total compensation
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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