Drimva

Anduril

Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, Communications

$166K–$220K

Boston, Massachusetts, United States +2 · Full-time · Posted Jun 30, 2026

Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Costa Mesa, California, United States
Costa Mesa, California, United States
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

Build and deploy vehicle and ground-control command-and-control software for autonomous systems, including communications, telemetry, mission planning, and operator interfaces.

What you'll do

  • Integrate autonomous systems with military radio links and build link-switching and lost-communications behavior.
  • Develop software for vehicle telemetry, health, and autopilot tasks, as well as ground-control mission planning and fleet management.
  • Build, test, and deploy capabilities on physical hardware, with travel up to 30% of the time.

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, and/or Motion Planning for modeling and simulation or physical systems.
  • Experience with multi-agent autonomous systems, behavior trees, flight systems, distributed communication networks, or military systems.

Pay

$166,000 — $220,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

C++, Rust, Linux, Link 16, Lattice

AI focus

The role involves integrating GenAI agents into systems so operators can direct autonomous assets using natural-language interfaces.

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First seen Oct 10, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)