Software Engineer, Anvil

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years. ABOUT THE TEAM The Tactical Recon & Strike team at Anduril develops aerial small drones (Group 1-3) and all equipment to test, deploy and operate. The team is responsible for taking products like Ghost, Anvil, Bolt and Altius from concepts to operational systems. We work in close coordination with specialist teams to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers. We are looking for software engineers, hardware engineers, roboticists, and front-end mobile developers who are excited about creating a powerful robotics platform that can be tasked and viewed in real-time through a variety of interfaces. ABOUT THE JOB As a Robotics Software Engineer on our TRS team, you'll be at the forefront of cutting-edge autonomous systems development. We are looking for a Software Engineer to help build and enhance Anvil, our autonomous kinetic interceptor for precise and low-collateral defeat of group 1 and 2 aerial threats. As an engineer on the Anvil team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping Anduril’s cutting edge UAS capabilities. WHAT YOU'LL DO Write robotics software to enhance and add new capabilities to the Anvil platform. Own feature development and rollout for our products, from design inception to customer deployments. Demonstrate experience leading projects or teams with the ability to inspire, mentor, and grow other engineers. Work closely with our hardware and manufacturing teams during product development, providing quick feedback that contributes to the final hardware design. Integrate with other air defense and platform teams within the Anduril Lattice ecosystem. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 5+ years of C++ or Rust experience in a Linux development environment Strong engineering background from industry or academia, ideally in areas/fields such as Robotics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics. Demonstrate experience leading projects or teams with the ability to inspire, mentor, and grow other engineers. Proven understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and code optimization Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems Experience with data visualization and analysis in Python or Matlab Must be eligible to obtain and hold a US DoD Security Clearance. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience in one or more of the following robotics disciplines: motion planning, perception, localization, mapping, controls, and related system performance metrics. Experience programming for embedded and physical devices Experience with Linux tools for performance analysis and debugging problems Understanding of systems software (kernel, device drivers, system calls) and optimizing for limited resources Experience with sensor characterization and analysis US Salary Range $191,000 — $253,000 USD The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, An