Lead Software Engineer - Vehicle Management Systems

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.

WHY WE’RE HERE

The ALTIUS Vehicle Management System Team builds, deploys, extends, and scales flight critical software for Anduril's ALTIUS family of systems. As the lead engineer on the ALTIUS Vehicle Management System (VMS), you and your team will solve technical challenges spanning navigation and localization, sensor integration, flight control mode development, validation and verification infrastructure, ALTIUS manufacturing, and deployment. While owning the end-to-end VMS application, you will be responsible for ensuring that ALTIUS works seamlessly to achieve a variety of critical outcomes by defining the product roadmap and executing it in an expedient, scalable, and pragmatic way.


WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Lead the design, development and implementation of our trusted, safety critical Vehicle Management Systems while balancing constraints, restrictions and requirements in a multi-stakeholder environment.
• Develop real-time embedded software using C++ and Python
• Leverage your technical expertise to tackle complex challenges and guide your team in building a robust, scalable and secure system.
• Design and implement scalable vehicle management systems including sensor processing, state estimation, Navigation, contingency management, actuation, payload interfaces and mission system interfaces
• Develop device drivers and interfaces to a variety of sensors and actuators
• Create test and simulation fixtures that operate both software and hardware-in-the-loop

Core Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, a relevant field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of C++ and Python experience in a Linux development environment
• Robotics background with experience with GPS, GNSS or has worked with autopilot previously
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases.
• Proven experience leading small engineering teams to develop products that solve complex problems
• Proven experience deploying software products at scale for safety critical systems
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data

US Salary Range$117,300—$214,200 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, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer top tier platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision) that are 100% covered by Anduril for you and 90% covered for your dependents.
  • For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
  • For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
• Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
• 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and