Robotics Software Engineer, Verification & Validation

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 Maneuver Dominance team at Anduril develops operationally relevant, multi-asset autonomy. We are focused on making large groups of autonomous systems work effectively together. We leverage existing Anduril drone platforms like Ghost or Altius, in addition to bringing 3rd party platforms into Anduril’s Lattice ecosystem. ABOUT THE JOB We are seeking a Robotics Software Engineer to own Verification & Validation (V&V) across the Omen platform. In this role, you will design and own the automated testing infrastructure for our mission software, building Software-in-the-Loop (SITL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) environments that exercise autonomy, hardware interfaces, and full-system behavior before code reaches the field. You will write integration and system-level tests, evaluate autonomy tasking, and ensure our software is mission-ready across every release. This role is a strong fit for engineers with backgrounds in integration test, SDET, embedded systems integration, or validation engineering. You will start by owning V&V end-to-end and grow into a mission software engineer—contributing to the same code you test as you develop deep systems knowledge across the Omen stack. What You’ll Do Own Automated Testing: Architect, build, and maintain the automated test infrastructure for all Omen mission software, from unit tests through full system-level validation. SITL & HITL Environments: Design Software-in-the-Loop and Hardware-in-the-Loop test environments that exercise autonomy, hardware interfaces, and end-to-end mission scenarios. Hardware Interface Testing: Write tests that exercise hardware interfaces directly, including UART, CANbus, and serial protocols used across our embedded and payload systems. Autonomy Tasking & Evaluation: Develop tooling and test cases that evaluate autonomy behavior—tasking, decision-making, and mission outcomes—against operational scenarios. Integration & System Test: Build integration tests that validate interactions across software, firmware, and hardware components on Omen platforms. Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with mission software, autonomy, hardware, and platform teams to catch defects early and accelerate the path from commit to flight. Real-World Deployment: Travel up to 25% to test, debug, and validate systems in operational environments. Iterative Development: Contribute across the entire software lifecycle—writing production code alongside the tests that exercise it, and growing into mission software ownership over time. Troubleshoot and Debug: Analyze and resolve issues uncovered in test and in the field, ensuring reliability and operational success. Required Qualifications Technical Expertise: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field. C++ Proficiency: At least 2+ years of hands-on experience writing production-grade C++. Coding interviews are conducted in C++; Python and Go are common on the job. Test Ownership Mindset: Demonstrated experience owning automated testing for production software—integration tests, system tests, regression suites, and CI infrastructure. SITL / HITL Experience: Hands-on experience designing or working