Anduril
Orbital Software Engineer, Space
$167K–$222K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Sep 12, 2025
- Experience
- Ideally 3+ years of professional experience working with Rust or C++.
About the job
Develop software for spacecraft operations and mission management, emphasizing mission autonomy and integration with ground, legacy, and multi-domain systems.
What you'll do
- Develop on-orbit autonomy algorithms and core flight code for end-to-end mission systems.
- Build interfaces to payloads, spacecraft buses, and satellite-constellation networks; integrate space and ground systems.
- Collaborate on planning, building, testing, debugging, monitoring, and improving software for customers and missions.
What they ask for
- Strong engineering background, ideally in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
- Experience with spacecraft software systems and spacecraft operations.
- Ability to understand complex systems and requirements, solve technical problems with little oversight, and communicate clearly.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Professional exposure to Python and Go.
- Experience with satellite mission autonomy, OMS/UCI standards, Linux development, or ARM/RISC-V systems.
Pay
$167,000 — $222,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Rust, C++, Python, Go, Linux, ARM/RISC-V, FPGA
AI focus
Develop mission autonomy software for spacecraft operations; the team is expanding AI-powered capabilities for space awareness, control, and command and control.
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