Robotics Software Engineer, Vehicle Software

Anduril Industries
Costa Mesa, California, United StatesPosted 24 February 2026

Job Description

<div class="content-intro"><p>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.</p></div><h3><strong>ABOUT THE TEAM</strong></h3> <p>Air Dominance Strike (ADS) is responsible for autonomous robotics systems like the Fury unmanned fighter jet and the Barracuda family of advanced effects. The ADS Vehicle Software team is responsible for the software running on these systems. Our software engineers collaborate with other engineering disciplines to develop software for vehicle control, networking, sensor integration, and telemetry. We are looking for engineers excited to build the foundational vehicle software stack that supports the wide range of ADS initiatives, from early concept simulation to first flight to live operations to large scale fleet management.</p> <h4><br><strong>WHAT YOU'LL DO</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Write and maintain core libraries and services that perform critical functions for collaborative teams of robots - for example, motion deconfliction and contingency management of fast mover air vehicles.</li> <li>Own major feature development and rollout of large, complex features for our products - recent examples include developing terminal-phase autonomy for various air vehicles and developing a test plan on live surrogates.</li> <li>Work closely with Anduril and 3rd party vehicle hardware teams, as well as operational subject matter experts (fighter pilots, UAV operators, etc.) to align on requirements during product development and iterate towards a final design.</li> </ul> <h4><strong>REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance</li> <li>BS in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field</li> <li>Proven understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and code optimization</li> <li>Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems</li> <li>Experience working with and testing electrical and mechanical systems</li> <li>3+ Years experience with C++ or Rust experience in a Linux development environment</li> </ul> <h4><strong>PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS</strong></h4> <ul> <li>MS or PhD</li> <li>Experience in one or more of the following: motion planning, perception, localization, mapping, controls, and related system performance metrics.</li> <li>Python, Rust, and/or Go experience</li> <li>Experience programming for embedded and physical devices</li> <li>Multi-agent coordination of UAVs</li> <li>Complex frame transformation problems, such as target localization or multi degree of freedom robotic arms</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">US Salary Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$191,000</span><span class="divider"></span><span>$253,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span data-contrast="auto">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 compens ... (truncated, view full listing at source)