Software Engineer, Space Special Programs

Software Engineer, Space Special ProgramsAnduril 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 realtime, 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 JobWe are looking for Software Engineers to join our rapidly growing team in Chantilly, VA. In this role, you will be responsible for implementation of flight software, ground test software, ground station software – at both embedded and application levels. The engineering team as a whole must span the capabilities of deeply embedded software design, implementation, and debugging, including data protocols, RF communication, machine learning, computer vision, and implementing control algorithms in a computationally-restricted environment; host side software for user interfaces, equipment interfaces, machine-to-machine communication, data analysis, display, compression and extraction to human-useable forms; and interfacing with existing Command and Control software and databases to integrate the spacecraft systems in a simple fashion. The embedded tasking will also include writing code to operate at the intersection of hardware, FPGA, and software.What You'll DoWork with a cross-functional team to design market leading space flight hardware and associated ground equipment productsImplement software components through rapid prototyping, design verification, and space qualification activitiesLearn and apply modern space-flight software design standards and guidelines (e.g. fault detection and recovery, error checking, data redundancy, etc.) to create high-reliability, highly manufacturable assemblies which can be debugged and safely upgraded on orbitImplement low- and high-level mission functionality on combinations of high-speed digital, precision analog, RF, and ultra low-power designsParticipate in peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews and collaborate with other SWEs on your team to improve everyone's capabilitiesUnderstand when to use low level firmware development for bring-up and test and when/how to migrate that code to full-fledged flight codeRoot cause investigation data collection and analysis in support of production operationsWork in a fast-paced environment, having to juggle multiple concurrent projects and changing delivery timelinesRequired QualificationsBachelor's degree in computer science, electrical / computer engineering, or similar engineering or technical field2-8 years of professional experience, in software product development (mix of needs for embedded and host side focuses, with versatility in both desired)For embedded roles: Ability to read and interpret VHDL, and write code in CFor host-side roles: Ability to work with GUI, databases, and a variety of high-level languagesAbility to read and interpret schematicsFamiliarity with standard interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, MIPI CSI-2, etcFamiliarity with common MCU, CPU, FPGA devices and technologiesKnowledge of modern analog and digital electronics and electronic circuitsAbility to determine manage work assignments based on prioritized direction from management, near-term goals, and day-to-day levels of progressExperience using cross-platform compilers and toolchainsExcellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with othersAbility to work within our company and team culture and take ownership of the tasks assigned to youWilling to listen and learn from experts but still speak up when you have ideasMust be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearanceUS Salary Range$166,000 - $220,000 USDThe salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. 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