Security Software Engineer - Vehicle Autonomy
AndurilAbout 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.
We're seeking a Security Software Engineer to architect and implement critical features within our products, and adjacent to our products, to ultimately secure our suite of advanced technologies including artificial intelligence systems, command and control platforms, aerospace vehicles, and long range sensors. You'll be responsible for ensuring the platform's robustness, scalability, and security, as this will be the foundation of the company's success.
The ideal candidate has a background in electrical or software engineering, with a focus on platform security. They will be able to conduct complex security architecture reviews, research and mitigate exploits against hardware and software, and implement critical features in collaboration with other engineering teams to build resiliency into our products.
Responsibilities:
- Owns the development and maturation of security features for Anduril’s products
- Collaborates and builds solutions with engineering teams to meet and exceed industry-standard security goals
- Builds a strong partnership with Anduril’s Platform Engineering teams in order to develop and execute against a well aligned roadmap that covers Anduril’s disposition globally
- Engages with teams to remediate uncovered weakness in designs, implementations, integrations, and processes
- Owns processes that includes both pre-market and post-market processes engineering teams leverage throughout the product development lifecycle
- Design and Develop embedded system security software
Requirements:
- Proficient with one or more programming languages (e.g. C/C++, Golang, Rust, Python)
- Experience assessing security of firmware, applications, network, IoT, or embedded systems
- Experience developing features for and improving security of firmware, applications, network, or embedded systems
- Experience building, testing, and delivering production-ready systems, especially for embedded and/or Linux systems
- Familiarity with anti-tamper and reverse engineering mechanisms
- Strong and professional communication skills (written and verbal)
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Excels at the above listed Requirements
- Familiarity with security architectures of embedded, aerospace, or cyber-physical systems
- Experience with programmable logic devices and their development tools
- Knowledge of cyber threat actors, their TTPs, and their implications for weapon and space system operations
- Regularly builds, tests, and delivers production-ready systems, especially for embedded and/or Linux systems
- Experience conducting incident response in cloud systems and embedded systems
Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. If you are someone passionate to work on problems that matter, we’d love to hear from you!
US Salary Range$168,000—$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: 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 insura
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