Staff Systems Engineer, Ghost

Anduril’s Tactical Recon & Strike (TRS) is a division with two missions: 1) build highly capable autonomous drones, and 2) build solid rocket motors at scale. We transform products like Ghost, Anvil, Bolt, and Altius from early concepts into fully operational capabilities by partnering closely with specialist engineering, operations, and production teams. Through our Anduril Rocket Motor Systems (RMS) team, we design and manufacture solid rocket motors using advanced materials, proprietary formulations, and high-volume production methods—delivering safe, reliable propulsion systems that support a wide range of mission requirements. TRS hires software engineers & hardware engineers, who are excited to build across a diverse and powerful portfolio—from autonomous aerial systems to high-performance solid rocket motors. Our teams contribute to highly capable autonomous robotics systems and propulsion products that operate reliably in the most demanding mission environment.

We are looking for an owner for a novel, relative navigation solution bridging perception, tracking, guidance for an upcoming product at our headquarters location in Costa Mesa, CA. You will lead development, refinement, and implementation of guidance architecture for systems combining high-cost off-board sensing with low-cost onboard sensing for current and future product variants. This role will involve usage and direct implementation of state-of-the-art Computer Vision (CV) and Guidance Navigation and Control work (GNC), and will require a level of firmware and electrical hardware familiarity. You will be involved at earliest stage product development, and help shape the capabilities set of the platform to achieve consistent mission success on a hyper-scalable platform developed on an aggressive timeline.
We are a fast-growing company at the early stages of our growth, and you will be expected to own important deliverables during your time on the team, which will have a significant impact on the company’s trajectory. Anduril fosters a diverse, collaborative, culture with plenty of opportunities for ownership and professional growth.

Must be eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance. This position will be located at our headquarters in Costa Mesa, CA (relocation benefits provided.)

• Involvement with product architecture and definition of platform capability set
• Define and refine required hardware needed to achieve success criteria
• Develop and refine CV model through in-person testing and training
• Develop and refine GNC algorithms and vehicle simulation software
• Support on-site and off-site product testing and customer demonstrations
• Support and own similar scoping and efforts on future product variants

• Minimum of 3 - 10 years of professional experience or Phd with at least 1 year of professional experience
• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline
• Expertise with C++, Python, and Linux systems
• Expertise in image processing, computer vision, or machine learning
• Experience in one or more of the following: sensor integration, tracking and estimation, motion planning, perception, localization, mapping, guidance, navigation and controls, and related system performance metrics
• Systems programming skills including algorithms, data structures, concurrency and optimization
• Strong analytical & critical thinking and problem-solving skills and an ability to communicate ideas clearly
• Team-player, self-motivated, driven, organized
• Experience with software revision control
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively on interdisciplinary teams

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• Experience with the rapid development of novel integrated systems