Senior Orbital Software Engineer, Space

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a real-time, 3D command and control center.

As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

About The Team

Anduril's Space team is dedicated to expanding our AI-powered capabilities into the final frontier, enhancing Space Domain Awareness, Space Control, and Command and Control for U.S. military and allied partners. We're developing fully integrated hardware and software systems, including Lattice for Space Missions and modular payloads, to address growing threats in space and ensure our Guardians maintain a decisive advantage in this contested warfighting domain.

About The Job

As a Senior Orbital Software Engineer on Space, you will own the architecture and deployment of software solutions that support specific customer missions for on-orbit spacecraft operations and mission management. As a senior software engineer, you will provide guidance and oversight to a team developing modular capabilities to support the DoD and IC customers across the space domain.

This will involve architecture of an orbital software system in coordination with the Anduril Lattice software platform team, algorithms, techniques and coding development to support orbital systems and their interfacing with multi-domain systems. The Anduril orbital software capability development will ensure integration with legacy systems that have been part of our nation’s critical defense for decades as well as new space systems being added to the cache of orbital and ground-based capabilities.

The role will also be responsible for the interfaces to multi-modal payload platforms, bus platforms and networking solutions in proliferated satellite constellations.

What You’ll Do

• Own the software solutions that are deployed to customers.
• Own the development of on-orbit software capabilities to enable delivery of end-to-end mission systems.
• Integrate with legacy systems to unlock 21st-century capabilities.
• Write code to improve products and scale the mission capability to different users and customers.
• Collaborate across multiple teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality.
• Create and analyze metrics that are leveraged for debugging and monitoring.
• Triage issues, root cause failures, and coordinate next-steps.
• Partner with end-users to turn needs into features while balancing user experience with engineering constraints.

Required Qualifications

• Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and detailed requirements.
• Capable of solving complex technical problems with little oversight.
• Clear communication and organizational skills including documentation and training material.
• At least 5-10+ years working with a variety of programming languages such as Python, C++, Rust, or Go.
• Experience with spacecraft software systems and spacecraft operations.
• Experience with satellite mission autonomy to include fault isolation and recovery systems.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced expertise with Python, Go, Rust, or C++.
• Experience with deployment tooling like Kubernetes, OpenShift, or Helm.
• A desire to work on critical software in the space domain.
• Experience with OMS/UCI standards and modular software services development.

Healthcare Benefits

Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
• Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
• Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments, adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching.
• Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development.
• Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
• Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.

Retirement Savings Plan

Anduril offers a Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.

Anduril is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and ensuring that all employees feel valued and supported.