Principal Software Engineer - Vehicle Management System

Staff Software Engineer, Vehicle Management System, Maritime

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 real‑time, 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 THE TEAM

Anduril is fielding the next generation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) to tackle the extremely challenging industry demands of seabed exploration. Anduril has brought to the market a unique, ultra‑long‑range, full‑ocean‑depth platform and a completely refreshed maritime vehicle and flexible manufacturing architecture that scales from "large" to "extra‑large" vehicle sizes. Today, Anduril is executing on multi‑million‑dollar contracts while simultaneously performing Robot‑as‑a‑Service (RaaS) AUV operations.

ABOUT THE JOB

These platforms, including but not limited to, our Extra Large and Large Displacement Un‑crewed Undersea Vehicles (Dive‑XL and Dive‑LD respectively), require a Principal Software Engineer with deep robotics experience to architect and deliver critical systems and sub‑systems. The Principal Software Engineer strives to leverage their experience with Vehicle Management Systems to rapidly architect, design, deliver, support, and evolve next‑generation autonomous vehicles through the entire product life‑cycle.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Design and implement trusted, safety critical Vehicle Management Systems that balance constraints, restrictions and requirements in a multi‑stakeholder environment.
• Design and implement scalable vehicle sub‑systems including sensor processing, state estimation, contingency management, actuation, payload interfaces, and mission systems interfaces.
• Develop real‑time embedded software using an RTOS.
• Develop device drivers and interfaces to a variety of sensors and actuators.
• Create test and simulation fixtures that operate with both software‑and‑hardware‑in‑the‑loop.
• Support vehicle manufacturing and deployment.
• Travel up to 5% of time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

US Salary Range

$220,000 - $292,000 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 :

Benefits

Healthcare Benefits

Additional Benefits

Retirement Savings Plan

The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

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