Senior Orbital Software Engineer, Space

The role

You will own the architecture and delivery of software for on-orbit spacecraft operations and mission management. This includes developing autonomy algorithms and core flight code for end-to-end mission systems.

What you will do

• Own the architecture, development, and deployment of on-orbit software.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and code review to engineers.
• Define interfaces to payloads, spacecraft buses, and networks.
• Lead integration with legacy and next-generation space and ground systems.
• Shape IRAD efforts and translate them into capabilities for customer programs.
• Drive cross-team planning, development, and testing of complex functionality.
• Establish metrics and tooling for debugging, monitoring, and system health.
• Lead triage and root-cause analysis of critical issues and drive resolution.
• Partner with end users and mission operators to turn needs into features.

Required qualifications

• Strong engineering background from industry or school in 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.
• Experience with spacecraft software systems and spacecraft operations.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice to have

• 8+ years professional experience working with a Rust or C++
• Professional exposure to Python and Go
• Experience with satellite mission autonomy to include fault isolation and recovery systems.
• A desire to work on critical software in the space domain.
• Experience with OMS/UCI standards and modular software services development.
• Familiarity with software development and debugging for Linux.
• Experience with ARM/RISC-V, including board bring-up, device trees and Linux drivers, boot loaders and FPGA interfacing

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees

Before you apply

• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening.

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. The company's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.