Anduril
Senior Signal Processing Engineer, Space
$167K–$222K
Foothill Ranch, California, United States +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted May 4, 2026
- Location
- Foothill Ranch, California, United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Experience
- 8+ years; no alternative stated.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
About the job
Leads development and validation of EO/IR signal-processing algorithms that discriminate threats from decoys, debris, and clutter for space and missile-defense missions.
What you'll do
- Design and implement detection, feature-extraction, image-processing, and measurement-generation pipelines, plus classification decision logic.
- Model, simulate, test, and optimize algorithm performance in challenging sensing environments; transition algorithms into production.
- Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and collaborate with software, systems, test teams, customers, and stakeholders.
What they ask for
- Active U.S. Secret security clearance that can be maintained.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in a listed or related technical field.
- 8+ years designing, implementing, and testing signal-processing algorithms for EO/IR sensors or similar modalities in aerospace or defense systems.
- Expertise in EO/IR phenomenology and signal processing, algorithm development and coding, modeling/simulation/testing, and technical leadership.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in a related technical field.
- Experience with space or missile defense, threat discrimination, adaptive classification, computer vision/image processing, contested sensing, radar/RF, sensor fusion, or systems engineering tools and processes.
Pay
$167,000 — $222,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
EO/IR, Monte Carlo, Cameo, Rhapsody, DOORS
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