Senior Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, Active Clearance

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 senior 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><strong>REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance</li> <li>Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics</li> <li>5+ years working with a variety of programming languages such as Java, Python, C++, Rust, Go, JavaScript, etc.</li> <li>Experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis</li> <li>Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases</li> <li>A desire to work on critical software that has a real-world impact</li> </ul> <h4 class="p-rich_text_section"><strong>PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS</strong></h4> <ul class="p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet" data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Strong background with focus in Physics, Mathematics, and/or Motion Planning to inform modeling simulation (MS) and physical systems</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Developing and testing multi-agent autonomous systems and deploying in real-world environments</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Feature and algorithm development with an understanding of behavior trees</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Developing software/hardware for flight systems and safety critical functionality</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Distributed communication networks and message standards</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Knowledge of military systems and operational tactics</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 compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time ... (truncated, view full listing at source)