Anduril Industries
Software Engineer, Space
About this role
Anduril Industries seeks Software Engineers to develop flight software, ground station software, and control systems for advanced spacecraft and space systems. You'll work across embedded systems, RF communication, machine learning, and computer vision in a fast-paced defense technology environment.
What you'll do
- Design and implement flight software, ground test software, and ground station applications at embedded and application levels
- Develop deeply embedded software including data protocols, RF communication, and control algorithms for computationally-restricted environments
- Create host-side software for user interfaces, equipment interfaces, data analysis, and command & control integration
- Apply space-flight software design standards including fault detection, error checking, and data redundancy for high-reliability systems
- Work at the intersection of hardware, FPGA, and software to enable on-orbit debugging and safe upgrades
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on rapid prototyping, design verification, and space qualification activities
What they're looking for
- Embedded systems programming and real-time software development
- C/C++ or Python for flight and ground software
- RF communication protocols and data handling
- Machine learning and computer vision implementation
- FPGA integration and hardware-software interfaces
- Ground station and command & control software development
- Space-flight software design standards and fault tolerance patterns
- Systems integration and testing methodology
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Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries builds autonomous defense systems including underwater vehicles, unmanned aircraft, and electronic warfare platforms for the Department of Defense. The company is hiring across mechanical engineering, mission operations, software development, technical leadership, and advanced manufacturing roles to support the design, deployment, and production of these mission-critical systems.
- Website
- anduril.com
Likely interview questions
- Describe your experience developing embedded software for resource-constrained environments and how you optimized for performance and reliability.
- Tell us about a project where you integrated hardware, FPGA, and software—what challenges did you face and how did you solve them?