Anduril
Senior Tracking Software Engineer, Space
$191K–$254K
Washington, District of Columbia, United States +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Apr 27, 2026
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Foothill Ranch, California, United States - Experience
- 8+ years required; 10+ years preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
About the job
Leads development and deployment of multi-target tracking algorithms for space and missile-defense missions, turning sensor detections into operational tracks and mentoring engineers.
What you'll do
- Architect tracking, state-estimation, data-association, and sensor-fusion algorithms; guide their integration into operational systems.
- Build physics-based models and run simulations and performance assessments to validate tracking robustness.
- Lead technical decisions, systems-engineering reviews, documentation, and mentoring.
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 multi-target tracking algorithms for aerospace, defense, or autonomous systems, with demonstrated technical leadership.
- Expertise in state estimation and multi-target tracking; proficiency developing algorithms in MATLAB and/or Python and transitioning them to C++; experience with modeling, simulation, and testing workflows.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree (MS or PhD); 10+ years of tracking algorithm development for defense or aerospace applications.
- Experience with space or missile-defense systems, sensor domains, advanced tracking methods, MBSE tools, or operational deployments.
Pay
$191,000 — $254,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MATLAB, Python, C++, JPDA, MHT, Kalman Filters (EKF, UKF), IMM, Cameo
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