Gimbal Software Engineer, Drones

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’s Tactical Recon and Strike Division (TRS) is responsible for design and development of Anduril’s fleet of small warfighting and surveillance drones deployed around the world, including Ghost, Anvil, Altius, and Bolt. Our mission is to establish Anduril as a leading provider of tactical small drones that are reliable, affordable, and provide fully integrated autonomous solutions for the US Military and Allies. 

We are looking for a Gimbal Software Engineer to write and maintain core libraries for gimbal integrations as well as own major gimbal payload integrations for the Robotics team. This person will be a strong C++ or Rust developer and able to analyze robotics software systems.

Must be eligible to obtain and hold a US DoD Security Clearance. This position will be located at our headquarters in Costa Mesa, CA (relocation benefits provided.)
 

What You’ll Do

• Write and maintain core libraries (frame transformations, control and targeting, etc.) that all robotics platforms at Anduril will use for gimbal integrations
• Own major gimbal payload integrations for customer contracts and design automated Hardware-in-the-Loop testing strategies for maintaining functionality and reliability across a variety of gimbal variants through future software releases
• Work closely with our hardware and test teams as well as third-party vendors during product development to implement scalable, productized solutions for fielding and also root-cause issues

Core Qualifications

• BS in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• Conceptual and practical understanding of core robotics concepts such as reference frames, dynamics, and attitude representations
• Proven understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and code optimization
• 2+ years with C++ or Rust experience in a Linux development environment
• 2+ years experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems
• 2+ years experience working with and testing electrical and mechanical systems

Preferred Qualifications

• MS or PhD
• Experience in one or more of the following: attitude control, sensor fusion, target tracking or other complex frame transformation problems, perception, and related system performance metrics
• Experience programming for embedded and physical devices
• Strong Rust and Python experience

US Salary Range$138,000—$207,000 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 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 calenda