Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
The Motion Planning team develops essential software for a wide range of autonomous vehicles, from jets to submarines. The team owns a core motion planning library and surrounding software services that are critical components of Anduril’s autonomy software platform. Every mission demands a tailored integration of sensors and payloads on a suitable vehicle. Our autonomy platform software must be flexible and extensible enough to allow autonomy developers to build behaviors that leverage a given vehicle’s capability in combination with the available sensors & payloads.
Our users depend on our platform to achieve mission critical objectives in active conflict zones, and therefore every component of the autonomy software platform is built from the ground up to be resilient, reliable, and explainable. As a senior software engineer, you will be responsible for interfacing with users (primarily Anduril Mission Software Engineers, but sometimes also end users) to understand motion planning problems, identify & design solutions to these problems, and implement & deliver the solutions.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Be responsible for the full lifecycle development of software products from problem discovery to solution delivery
- Build algorithms to solve challenging and practical robotics problems across diverse mission areas
- Maintain contextual awareness of technical architecture across autonomy software platform products in order to advise and guide design decisions across the organization
- Mentor and coach junior engineers to grow into owning parts of the full software engineering lifecycle
- Define what great looks like with regards to software engineering practices
- Balance short-term tensions from the business against long-term product vision and roadmap
- Substantial experience interfacing with users to deliver robust algorithmic software solutions and maintaining software libraries with many users
- Minimum 5 years of software engineering experience writing C++ in a Linux development environment
- Experience integrating motion planning solutions for autonomous vehicles or other mobile robots
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
- Be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance
- Experience implementing standard motion planning algorithms such as RRT, PRM, MPPI, etc...
- Familiarity with standard guidance and control techniques for tracking planned trajectories
- Background in control theory, physics, or mathematics
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:
Healthcare Benefits
- US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
- UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
- IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.
Additional Benefits
- Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
- Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
- Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
- Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
- Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
- Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
- Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.
Retirement Savings Plan
- US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
- UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match.
- AUS Roles: Superannuation plan.
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