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Staff Mission Autonomy Integration Lead

Anduril
Costa Mesa, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 30 Sept 2025
💰 $292,000/yr($220,000/yr$292,000/yr)

About the role

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 ARE HERE

We are seeking a lead mission systems software engineer for development of a large air vehicle. Engineers in this role will primarily architect and define the software system, establishing system boundaries and interfaces that will enable modern software practices throughout a rigorous development process. They will provide oversight and technical contributions in key areas of software development, establishing a long term roadmap for key software milestones and leading the team through execution of that development plan. They will act as a subject matter expect on key areas of mission systems development and integration, presenting to customers and defending trade studies and overall system performance.We are seeking a lead mission systems software engineer for development of a large air vehicle. Engineers in this role will primarily architect and define the software system, establishing system boundaries and interfaces that will enable modern software practices throughout a rigorous development process. They will provide oversight and technical contributions in key areas of software development, establishing a long term roadmap for key software milestones and leading the team through execution of that development plan. They will act as a subject matter expect on key areas of mission systems development and integration, presenting to customers and defending trade studies and overall system performance.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Organize integration events, scoping key deliverables and impact to broader program.
  • Establish cross discipline sprint initiatives, unblocking teams to move out on feature sets.
  • Develop software for key initiatives, reducing risk and unblocking team members in areas of high technical risk.
  • Drive software requirements and specifications with cyber and safety considerations.
  • Own and maintain software roadmap, with detailed breakdown of work and milestones tracked against broader program deliverables.
  • Author documents to fulfill specific customer requests, including white papers and reports.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Must have an active top secret security clearance
  • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field.
  • 6+ years of experience writing production software (C or C++ preferred).
  • General exposure to mission systems standards, including OMS/UCI, Link 16, and relevant government reference architectures.
  • A desire to work on critical software that has a real-world impact

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience working in air-gapped environments (without network connectivity)
  • Knowledge of defense technology and tactics, especially in the air domain
  • Awareness of safety critical software development practices, including DO-178c and/or MIL-HDBK-516C.
US Salary Range$220,000$292,000 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, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

  • Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
    • 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 gener

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