Software Engineer - Mission Autonomy

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 THIS ROLE

Anduril’s Mission Autonomy team builds our platform for rapidly developing powerful, reliable and explainable behaviors for teams of autonomous robots. This includes both Anduril-fielded robots as well as third-party integrations. These teams, composed of air, land, and sea-based platforms, collaborate to complete tasks, respond to new data, and allocate themselves in safe, strategic ways. Pushing autonomy to the edge, these behaviors enable tactics which must not only contend with an uncertain world picture, but also adversary capabilities.

The team owns the core C++ behavior tree execution framework, the suite of APIs exposed to behavior nodes, and a catalog of behaviors that users compose into their higher level behaviors to accelerate development. Our APIs support vehicle command and control, integrate with the Lattice operator tasking model, and expose abstractions for algorithms used to generate effective plans that consider everything from asset-task allocations to onboard sensor management. This entire ecosystem is designed to integrate first class with our simulation engine to enable faster than real time testing of tactics before deployment to real robots.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Contribute to the C++ behavior tree execution framework, ensuring its reliability and effectiveness for deploying autonomous behaviors in robots.
• Develop and improve our APIs for commanding and controlling teams of autonomous vehicles.
• Synthesize requirements from different business lines to deliver a library of behavior nodes, which users can leverage to efficiently build complex autonomous functions.
• Test and validate features through unit testing, simulation testing, and software-in-the-loop testing. Partner with test team to ensure success of our product through flight testing.
• Work closely with end-users to transform operational requirements into practical features, ensuring that the user experience is at the forefront without compromising on engineering standards.
• Drive the future of the Anduril robot ecosystem by working on the software at the center of all interactions between the operator and the vehicles.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• A strong foundation in computer science and software engineering fundamentals.
• 1 - 5 years of experience delivering software projects of significant complexity into production.
• Prioritize the development of robust and dependable solutions that excel in real-world applications.
• Strong modern C++ experience in a Linux development environment.
• Strong technical communication skills.
• A desire to work on software that has a real-world impact on the United States and its allies.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• A bias for action. You have a track record of solving a problem if you see one.
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with behavior trees.
• Experience with distributed and asynchronous systems.
• Experience and/or demonstrated interest in AI/Robotics in one or more of the following areas: motion planning, sensor fusion, or multi-agent planning.
• Experience in mathematical problem solving in areas including but not limited to: graph search, convex optimization, optimal allocation, and geometric methods.

US Salary Range$114,000—$252,000 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: