Drimva

Anduril

Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, C++

$167K–$220K

Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Mar 14, 2025

Experience
3+ years of production-grade C++ and/or Rust experience.
Education
BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.

About the job

Develops foundational vehicle software for autonomous aircraft and other systems, spanning vehicle control, networking, sensor integration, telemetry, simulation, testing, deployment, and fleet operations.

What you'll do

  • Build software for vehicle control, networking, sensor integration, and telemetry.
  • Develop and support vehicle software across simulation, flight testing, live operations, and fleet management.
  • Travel up to 30% to build, test, and deploy capabilities.

What they ask for

  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
  • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
  • 3+ years of production-grade C++ and/or Rust experience in a Linux development environment.
  • Experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis.

Nice to have

  • Background in Physics, Mathematics, or Motion Planning; experience with modeling and simulation or physical systems.
  • Experience with multi-agent autonomous systems, flight systems, safety-critical functionality, behavior trees, distributed networks, or military systems.

Pay

$167,000 — $220,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

C++, Rust, Linux

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