Senior Software Engineer (Flight Software)

About the role

Anduril’s Maritime Division is seeking a senior engineer to design and deliver safety‑critical flight software for autonomous maritime platforms. You will own major subsystems, mentor junior engineers, and travel to user sites as needed.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement trusted Vehicle Management Systems and scalable sub‑systems such as sensor processing, state estimation, and contingency management.
• Develop real‑time embedded software on an RTOS, write device drivers for a variety of sensors and actuators, and create test and simulation fixtures for hardware‑in‑the‑loop testing.
• Support manufacturing, deployment, and sustainment of autonomous vessels, and act as technical lead across the product lifecycle.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency in low‑level programming (C, C++ or Rust) and experience with real‑time operating systems.
• Ability to own a software component from requirements through roadmap, design, implementation, and evolution.
• Eligibility for an Australian Government security clearance.

Required skills

• C, C++, Rust
• RTOS development
• Communication buses and protocols: CAN, CANFD, UART/RS232/RS422/RS485, SPI, QSPI, I2C, UDP, TCP, Ethernet
• Systems programming: algorithms, data structures, concurrency, optimization

What we offer

• Highly competitive equity grants as part of total compensation.
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits at little to no cost to employees.