Drone Mission Support Specialist

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. 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: Accountable for the success and execution of critical early-stage software and hardware efforts, inclusive of new drone products and expanding feature sets across a fielded fleet. Focus on rapid development, integration, and operations of drones. Drive & de-risk strategic solutions to ambiguous problems in partnership with operations members and internal functional teams. You will be responsible for expediting engineering solutions to the warfighter’s hardest problems via rapid development iteration, testing, and critical feedback. You will be a pilot, engineer, innovator, and operations specialist for Anduril’s autonomous systems. This is a tactical role - requiring persistent and regimented testing that meets the need of fast-paced development efforts while maintaining safety. Rapid Prototyping & Validation Unblock enginering progress. This spans from RCA efforts on critical engineering issues to finding mechanisms to unblock the functional teams where stuck. Embody an experimental approach to rapid validation of new algorithms and subsystems. Provide creative solutions to test and iterate our solutions in representative conditions that mirror our customers and the evolving battlefield. Operational Testing & Mission Validation Maintain an organized approach to regular testing and feedback Create, validate and deliver test points for a variety of stakeholders across the TRS organization What You’ll Do Lead technical execution from vision & initial design, through prototyping and first successful testing Develop & own surrogate aircraft with the goal of accelerating our ability to test algorithms in live flight Develop systems that support expeditionary operation, intuitive setup and use by warfighters, and modular expansion of sensors Setup trades to enable exploration of early designs while working closely with technical SMEs and Business Development teams to find the right solution fo