Anduril
Staff Software Engineer, Navigation and Control
$220K–$292K
Costa Mesa, California, United States +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Location
- Costa Mesa, California, United States
Santa Ana, California, United States - Experience
- 8+ years of experience in GN&C, inertial navigation, or vehicle control systems.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or equivalent.
About the job
Own and lead navigation, guidance, and control development for a maritime autonomous vehicle operating in GPS-denied ocean environments.
What you'll do
- Own GN&C architecture and lead inertial navigation, safe navigation, and actuation control development, including INS integration and navigation compute selection.
- Lead design, trade studies, testing, and safety certification planning; coordinate with subsystem and mission teams.
- Lead and mentor engineers; support prototype integration, testing, and sea trials, with travel up to 25%.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or equivalent.
- Experience with INS, Kalman filtering, or sensor fusion.
- Familiarity with control system design for marine or aerospace vehicles.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience with AUV, UUV, or submarine navigation systems; GPS-denied techniques; or safety-critical navigation system design.
- Familiarity with MATLAB/Simulink or equivalent modeling tools; defense or maritime robotics experience.
Pay
$220,000 — $292,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
INS, Kalman filtering, sensor fusion, DVL, USBL, MATLAB/Simulink
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