Orbital Software Engineer, Space
Anduril IndustriesBase Salary
$166k - $220k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and deploy software solutions for customer missions and on-orbit spacecraft capabilities.
- Architect and integrate orbital software with legacy systems, Lattice, multimodal payload platforms, bus platforms, and networking solutions.
- Write code, develop algorithms, and scale mission capabilities for different users and customers.
- Collaborate across teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality.
- Create and analyze metrics for debugging and monitoring, triage issues, identify root causes, and coordinate follow-up actions.
- Partner with end users to translate mission needs into features while balancing user experience and engineering constraints.
- Provide guidance and oversight to software development efforts supporting Department of Defense and Intelligence Community customers.
Requirements
- Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in computer science, software engineering, mathematics, or physics.
- Ability to understand complex systems and detailed requirements quickly and solve complex technical problems with little oversight.
- Clear communication and organizational skills, including documentation and training material development.
- Ideally 3+ years of professional experience with programming languages such as Python, C++, Rust, or Go.
- Experience with spacecraft software systems and spacecraft operations.
- Experience with satellite mission autonomy, including fault isolation and recovery systems.
- Eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
- Advanced expertise with Python, Go, Rust, or C++ is preferred.
- Experience with deployment tooling such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, or Helm is preferred.
- Experience with OMS/UCI standards and modular software services development is preferred.
Benefits
- Comprehensive competitive benefits are available at little to no cost to full-time employees.
- Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers.
- The role is a full-time position.
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.