Robotics Software Engineer, Roadrunner

$138,000 - $207,000/Yr

Unclassified - Costa Mesa, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Costa Mesa, CA

About the position

The Robotics Software Engineer at Anduril Industries will be part of the Vehicle Autonomy (Robotics) team, responsible for developing aerial and ground-based robotic systems. This role focuses on delivering autonomy services and system interfaces that enable collaborative unmanned systems to perform multi-mission capabilities. The engineer will work with a powerful robotics stack, including computer vision, motion planning, and secure communications, to transform innovative concepts into operational systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver autonomy solutions for mobile robotic systems through behavior modeling and execution within mission critical software
• Apply and contribute to core libraries that are distributed across all robotics platforms at Anduril
• Develop APIs for inter- and intra-process communications between robotic systems in a time-critical low-latency environment
• Create test and simulation capabilities that operate within both software- and hardware-in-the-loop (SITL/HITL) test fixtures
• Collaborate across multiple teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality for user-supervised autonomous systems
• Create and analyze metrics that are leveraged for debugging and monitoring
• Triage issues, root cause failures, and coordinate next-steps within a collaborative fast-paced development team
• Partner with end-users to turn needs into features while balancing user experience with engineering constraints

Requirements

• BS in Robotics, Computer Science, or related field
• 3+ years of experience with Rust or C++ in a Linux development environment
• Proven understanding of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, distributed systems, concurrency, and code optimization
• Familiarity with behavior trees and autonomous system architectures
• 3+ years of experience with the design, implementation and support of embedded software, particularly in the field of robotics
• 3+ years of experience writing frontend applications using Typescript and React
• Capacity to learn and grow individually, while mentoring junior team members effectively, building team cohesion and capacity
• Must be eligible to obtain and hold a US DoD Security Clearance.

Nice-to-haves

• MS or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, or related field with strong computer programming experience
• Experience in one or more of the following: motion planning, perception, localization, mapping, controls, and related system performance metrics
• Python experience
• Experience programming for embedded and physical devices
• Multi-agent coordination of UAVs

Benefits

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits (100% covered for employee, 90% for dependents)
• Private Medical Insurance for UK roles
• Private health plan through Bupa for AUS roles
• Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance (100% covered)
• Generous company holiday calendar and competitive PTO plans
• 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave
• Family Planning & Parenting Support
• Mental Health Resources available 24/7
• Professional development stipend
• Daily Meals and Provisions
• Company-funded commuter benefits
• Relocation assistance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan (US roles only)