Senior Robotics Engineer
Anduril IndustriesResponsibilities
- Design and implement safe navigation, collision avoidance, and situational awareness systems.
- Develop scalable subsystems for sensor processing, perception, tracking, motion planning, health management, anomaly detection, simulation, testing fixtures, and vehicle interfaces.
- Develop reusable software components across multiple product lines.
- Apply computer vision, sensor fusion, and machine learning techniques to vehicle perception and planning.
- Test and validate perception and planning algorithms using simulation and real-world experimental data, while evolving data-analysis tooling.
- Collaborate with software, mechanical, and systems engineers on system integration and testing.
- Provide technical leadership and end-to-end ownership across the product lifecycle.
- Travel up to 20% to co-locate with end users and other teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, a relevant field, or equivalent experience.
- Proficiency in C++ and/or Python software development.
- Familiarity with autonomous vehicle hardware and sensors including radar, sonar, LIDAR, and cameras.
- Knowledge of at least one of computer vision, sensor fusion, SLAM, motion planning, or machine learning.
- Experience in a senior perception or planning role delivering a robotic system.
- Ability to own a system technically, including stakeholder engagement, requirements definition, roadmap management, coordination, design, implementation, sustainment, and evolution.
- Ability to define and implement validation and verification strategies for perception and planning modules.
- Ability to mentor junior team members and build team cohesion and capacity.
- Eligibility to obtain and maintain an Australian Government Negative Vetting 2 security clearance.
- Preferred experience with autonomous systems in ground, air, maritime, or space domains.
- Preferred experience with Gazebo, Unity, or Unreal Engine for algorithm validation and testing.
- Preferred knowledge of autonomous-system safety standards, certification processes, and systems engineering concepts.
Benefits
- Healthcare coverage varies by region, including medical, dental, vision, and insurance benefits.
- Life and disability insurance, competitive paid time off, holiday hiatus, caregiver and wellness leave.
- Family planning and parenting support, including fertility, adoption, and gestational carrier coverage.
- 24/7 mental health resources and additional legal and financial support services.
- Annual professional development reimbursement and region-based commuter benefits.
- Relocation assistance may be available depending on role eligibility.
- Retirement savings plans vary by region, including 401(k), pension, or superannuation plans.
About Anduril Industries
Anduril is not a traditional defense contractor. We are shaping the future of defense, transforming US & allied military capabilities with advanced technology. We emphasize speed and results and control our products from start to finish, including funding R&D to selling finished products off the shelf. Today, Anduril is in a rapid growth phase, deploying technology in diverse locations and developing path-making products that will change defense forever. We believe that everyone at Anduril can be a catalyst. Your perspective can change lives, and we want to help you make your mark. Our team includes thinkers and doers working interdependently. We bring the brightest minds and best-in-class talent together with veterans who have lived the problems of our warfighters. If you like building quickly and seeing your work deployed in the real world, we want you at Anduril. With offices in Orange County, Washington DC, Seattle, Boston, Atlanta, London, and Sydney, our reach is wide. Check out our careers page at https://www.anduril.com/careers or send us an email at careers@anduril.com.