Anduril
MSE, Vehicle Software, RUST
$166K–$220K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Aug 21, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of production-grade Rust and/or C++ experience.
- Education
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
About the job
Develop foundational vehicle software for autonomous aircraft and other systems, covering control, networking, sensor integration, telemetry, and deployment from simulation through fleet operations.
What you'll do
- Develop vehicle software for control, networking, sensor integration, and telemetry.
- Build software for the vehicle stack across simulation, testing, flight, live operations, and fleet management.
- Collaborate with other engineering disciplines 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 Rust and/or C++ 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 developing multi-agent autonomous systems, flight systems, safety-critical functionality, behavior trees, or distributed communication networks.
Pay
$166,000 — $220,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Rust, C++, Linux
AI focus
The role develops software for autonomous vehicle systems; the posting describes Anduril’s broader AI-powered Lattice OS but does not specify AI development as a responsibility of this role.
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