Anduril
Defense · Defense
- HQ
- Costa Mesa, US
- Founded
- 2017
- Size
- 5,000+
- Funding
- Series G
- Website
- anduril.com
Products
Currently tracking 135 active AI roles, up 36% versus the prior 4 weeks. Primary focus: Agent · Engineering. Salary range $86k–$444k (avg $209k).
Anduril is currently hiring for 163 AI-related roles. The majority of these positions, 64%, are focused on agents, with application roles making up another 28%. The company is primarily seeking candidates for Engineering functions, with a smaller number of roles in Research and Product. Anduril's hiring for these AI positions is concentrated in the United States, with additional roles available in Australia and the United Kingdom. Frequent tech tags include agent_orchestration, multi_agent, and model_serving, suggesting a focus on complex AI systems. Over the last 30 days, Anduril has added 39 new AI roles, representing a 26% increase compared to the previous 30-day period.
Defense · Defense
Anduril currently has 185 active AI-related roles in our index. The most common open titles are: Senior Software Engineer (6), Research Scientist (5), Software Engineer (5), Lead Systems Engineer, Battlespace (3), Robotics Engineer, Maritime (3). Most positions are in Engineering and Research.
Anduril's active AI hiring is concentrated in: agents (65%), application (26%), post-training (4%). These categories follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle: data, pre-training, post-training, serving infrastructure, agents, evaluation, and application.
Anduril is hiring AI talent in: United States (166 roles), Australia (16 roles), United Kingdom (3 roles).
Job postings at Anduril most frequently mention: Robotics, Simulation, Mechatronics, Computer Vision, Software Engineering.
In the past 30 days, Anduril has posted 56 new AI-related roles. That is a +81% change versus the prior 30 days (31 → 56).
| Title | Stage | AI score |
|---|---|---|
| Perception Engineer, Machine Learning Machine Learning Engineer focused on developing and deploying production perception systems for autonomous vehicles (UAVs, USVs, UGVs) in the defense industry. This role involves end-to-end ownership of perception capabilities, from data preparation and model design to deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement on embedded hardware with real-time constraints. Requires strong experience in computer vision, ML model optimization, production deployment, and CI/CD pipelines. | ShipServe | 9 |
| Senior Manipulation Engineer (Imitation Learning), Discovery Senior Manipulation Engineer focused on developing and deploying learned manipulation policies for robotic platforms using imitation learning techniques. The role involves the full pipeline from data collection to model training and real-world evaluation on embedded systems. |
| Agent |
| 9 |
| AI Sorcerer The AI Sorcerer role at Anduril focuses on designing, implementing, and evolving agentic systems that interact with classical software. This involves contributions to test and evaluation infrastructure, agent tool calling, prompt engineering, and improving agent performance and interaction patterns within the Lattice OS for defense applications. | Agent | 9 |
| Head of Frontier AI, Integrated Systems Head of Frontier AI to build and lead a machine learning team focused on instantiating safe and secure agentic and perception capabilities for defense programs. This role involves driving strategy, managing engineers and researchers, providing technical leadership, leveraging large defense robotics datasets, coordinating with testing teams, and partnering with research labs to revolutionize autonomy in embedded hardware. Requires management experience, experience deploying AI in classified environments, and expertise in deep learning and generative AI (Agents, VLAs). | AgentPost-train | 9 |
| Senior Research Scientist Anduril Industries is a defense technology company seeking a Senior Research Scientist to develop state-of-the-art algorithms and software for military applications. The role involves contributing to team direction, creating mathematically principled solutions, prototyping algorithms, implementing high-performance software, and using modeling and simulation environments. The position requires an MS or PhD in a related field, experience with Rust, C++, and Python, and a strong academic record. The role is focused on developing advanced technology for defense systems, with a strong emphasis on AI, computer vision, and sensor fusion. | Data | 8 |
| Senior Research Scientist Research Scientist at Anduril, a defense technology company, focusing on developing state-of-the-art algorithms and software for military applications. The role involves creating mathematically principled solutions, prototyping algorithms, implementing high-performance software, and engaging with customers. Requires an MS or PhD in a related field, experience with Rust, C++, and Python, and the ability to obtain a US Top Secret SCI security clearance. | Post-train | 8 |
| Research Scientist Research Scientist at Anduril, a defense technology company, focusing on developing state-of-the-art algorithms and software for military applications. The role involves contributing to team direction, creating mathematically principled solutions, prototyping algorithms, implementing high-performance software, and using simulation environments. Requires an MS or PhD in a related field and a strong academic record. | Post-train | 8 |
| Generative AI Integration Engineer Anduril Industries is seeking a Generative AI Integration Engineer to design, implement, and evolve agent interactions with classical software systems. This role involves contributing to test and eval infrastructure, deployment software, agent tool calling, prompt engineering, and other agent techniques to achieve high performance with frontier and edge models. The engineer will enhance agentic interaction patterns and expand agent interaction capabilities within the Lattice system. | Agent | 8 |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer Senior Machine Learning Engineer to lead the design, development, integration, and support of ML models for perception and data pipelines for autonomous systems in a defense technology company. The role involves managing the ML lifecycle, including data management, training, validation, evaluation, deployment, and regression testing, with a focus on production-grade software systems and MLOps in a classified environment. | ShipData | 8 |
| Applied Machine Learning Engineer Anduril Industries is a defense technology company seeking an Applied Machine Learning Engineer to build edge-compatible, generative AI systems into their Lattice software platform. The role involves distilling and fine-tuning transformer architectures for edge deployment, proposing and prototyping LLM-based Agentic systems, developing mission-relevant benchmarks, and collaborating with business lines. Requires BS in CS/ML/EE, 5+ years in ML algorithm development and benchmarking, production ML experience, strong Python and PyTorch skills, and U.S. Person status. Preferred qualifications include experience with fine-tuning transformers and deploying deep learning models to edge/air-gapped environments. | Post-trainAgent | 8 |
| Senior Machine Learning/MLOps Engineer Senior ML/MLOps Engineer to lead the design, deployment, and sustainment of an AI-enabled backbone for a digital shipbuilding environment. Focuses on operationalizing advanced models and architecting the industrial AI stack, integrating components like feature stores, vector databases, orchestration, and model-serving frameworks. Will translate factory scenarios into applied AI capabilities with human-in-the-loop controls and integrations with production systems. | AgentServe | 8 |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Sentry Tower Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Anduril, a defense technology company, focusing on developing and deploying multi-sensor object detection models and learning algorithms for autonomous systems on edge compute devices. The role involves owning the end-to-end ML stack, including data infrastructure, training, and optimizing on-device inference for real-time applications in a defense context. | AgentServe | 8 |
| Space Special Projects, Research Scientist Research Scientist role at Anduril, a defense technology company, focusing on developing advanced algorithms and software for autonomous satellite systems and space-based platforms. The role involves prototyping state-of-the-art algorithms, implementing high-performance software, and engaging with customers to ensure successful outcomes for mission-critical needs in the defense and intelligence sectors. Requires a strong academic background in a quantitative field and experience supporting DoD/IC customers. | Ship | 7 |
| Lead Systems Engineer, Battlespace Lead Systems Engineer for a defense technology company developing AI-powered command and control systems for military applications. The role focuses on the design, development, validation, and end-to-end ownership of complex systems involving advanced algorithms, autonomy, computer vision, and sensor fusion, with a strong emphasis on modeling, simulation, and data-driven analysis to ensure system performance and meet customer requirements. | Agent | 7 |
| Systems Engineer, Battlespace Systems Engineer role focused on the design, development, and validation of advanced algorithmic capabilities for defense technology, including tracking, sensor/effector management, battlespace optimization, and threat forecasting. The role involves integrating emerging capabilities into products, leading requirements decomposition, developing test plans, and using data-driven analysis to ensure customer requirements are met. It requires ownership of systems end-to-end, with a strong emphasis on modeling and simulation, AI/ML, and cross-functional collaboration. | Agent | 7 |
| Systems Engineer, Battlespace Systems Engineer role focused on the design, development, and validation of advanced algorithmic capabilities for defense technology, including tracking, sensor/effector management, battlespace optimization, and threat forecasting. The role involves integrating emerging capabilities into products, leading requirements decomposition, developing test plans, and using data-driven analysis to ensure customer requirements are met. It requires ownership of systems end-to-end, with a strong emphasis on modeling and simulation, AI/ML, and cross-functional collaboration. | Agent | 7 |
| Mission Software Engineer Anduril Industries is a defense technology company building the next generation of autonomous capabilities for military systems. The Mission Software Engineer will develop operationally relevant, multi-asset autonomy, focusing on software services and autonomy algorithms for platforms like Ghost and Altius, and integrating them into the Lattice OS. This role involves solving complex problems in networking, autonomy, systems integration, and robotics, with a "Whatever It Takes" mindset to deliver impactful solutions. | Agent | 7 |
| Senior Systems Engineer, Battlespace Senior Systems Engineer role focused on the design, development, and validation of advanced algorithmic capabilities for defense command and control systems. The role involves integrating AI/ML, computer vision, and sensor fusion into autonomous systems, bridging system design, requirements management, M&S, and V&V. Responsibilities include developing simulation frameworks, leading requirements decomposition, scrutinizing system performance, and owning systems end-to-end. Requires strong systems engineering experience, proficiency in Python, and skills in Statistics, AI/ML, Requirements, Testing, and MBSE. | Agent | 7 |
| Software Engineer, Perception Software Engineer specializing in Computer Vision and Machine Learning for perception systems on UAVs. Focus on object detection, tracking, and integrating classical CV with ML methods. Requires C++, Python, and experience with ML frameworks and deployment tools like TensorRT/ONNX. | Agent | 7 |
| Software Engineer, Command Control Mission Autonomy Software Engineer role focused on building Command and Control software for Anduril's Lattice platform, enabling collaboration between aerial and multi-domain robotic systems. The role involves real-time telemetry, mission planning, fleet management, and orchestrating autonomous behaviors, with a focus on integrating GenAI agents for natural language control of autonomous assets. | Agent | 7 |
| Director of Advanced Capabilities Director of Advanced Capabilities for a defense technology company's Maritime division. This role bridges cutting-edge engineering with real-world naval warfare, leading the definition of how autonomous maritime systems operate collaboratively and at scale. Responsibilities include driving warfighting capability analysis, developing CONOPs, translating operational research into capability needs, conducting future threat studies, acting as a customer liaison, and leading a team of analysts. Requires strong leadership, strategic/analytical experience in defense, technical literacy in M&S/OR, deep defense ecosystem knowledge, and experience with autonomy and manned-unmanned teaming. | Agent | 7 |
| Director of Advanced Capabilities Director of Advanced Capabilities for a defense technology company's Maritime division. This role bridges cutting-edge engineering with real-world naval warfare, leading the definition of how autonomous maritime systems operate collaboratively and at scale. Responsibilities include driving warfighting capability analysis, developing CONOPs, translating operational research into capability needs, conducting future threat studies, acting as a customer liaison, and leading a team of analysts. Requires strong leadership, strategic/analytical experience in defense, technical literacy in M&S/OR, deep defense ecosystem knowledge, and experience with autonomy and manned-unmanned teaming. | Agent | 7 |
| Full-Stack Software Engineer, Mission Autonomy Full-Stack Software Engineer for Anduril's Air Dominance & Strike team, focusing on building core Command and Control software for their Lattice platform. This involves real-time telemetry, autopilot tasks, mission planning, fleet management, and orchestrating complex autonomous behaviors. The role also pioneers the integration of GenAI agents for natural language control of autonomous assets, with code deployed on physical hardware. | Agent | 7 |
| Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Sensor Fusion Senior Robotics Software Engineer focused on sensor fusion, target tracking, and state estimation for autonomous aerial systems. The role involves writing onboard software for unmanned vehicles to perceive their environment and collaborate in real-time, with a focus on shipping production software to real robots. | Ship | 7 |
| Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy Staff Robotics Software Engineer role at Anduril, focusing on developing aerial and multi-domain robotic systems. The role involves writing core libraries for robot collaboration, leading feature development for products like unmanned fighter jets, and working with hardware and operational experts. Requires strong experience in robotics software, leadership, and integrating sensor systems. | Agent | 7 |
| GNC Engineer This role focuses on developing and implementing advanced GPS-denied navigation algorithms, including vision-based navigation and sensor fusion, for autonomous defense platforms. The engineer will design, implement, validate, and analyze these algorithms from concept to flight testing, collaborating with other teams and mentoring junior engineers. Experience with Kalman filters, C++/Python, and real-time embedded systems is required. | Agent | 7 |
| Software Engineer, Robotics Software Engineer for Anduril's Air Defense team, focusing on robotics and systems integration for military applications. The role involves developing and maintaining core libraries and services for collaborative robot teams, owning feature development, and implementing scalable sub-systems like perception, motion planning, and vehicle interfaces. Requires strong C++/Rust experience, leadership skills, and the ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance. | ShipAgent | 7 |
| Senior Machine Vision Engineer, Manufacturing Automation Senior Machine Vision Engineer for manufacturing automation at a defense technology company. Focus on developing and implementing machine vision systems for quality inspection, defect detection, and process monitoring within automated manufacturing environments. Requires experience with vision system components, industrial automation, and AI-based vision systems. | Ship | 7 |
| Software Engineer, Robotics Tracking and Fusion Software Engineer role focused on developing and deploying state-of-the-art algorithms for target tracking, multi-sensor data fusion, and state estimation in defense technology. The role involves building real-time systems, designing probabilistic reasoning systems, and applying machine learning to enhance tracking and recognition capabilities, ultimately contributing to an AI-powered operating system for military applications. | Agent | 7 |
| Software Engineer, Robotics Tracking and Fusion Software Engineer role focused on developing and deploying algorithms for target tracking, multi-sensor data fusion, and state estimation in defense technology. The role involves prototyping, real-time system development, and integrating machine learning techniques into tracking systems, with a strong emphasis on applied mathematics and signal processing. | Agent | 7 |
| Software Engineer, Robotics Tracking and Fusion Software Engineer role focused on developing and deploying algorithms for target tracking, multi-sensor data fusion, and state estimation in defense technology. The role involves prototyping, real-time system development, and integrating machine learning techniques into tracking systems, with a strong emphasis on applied mathematics and signal processing. | Agent | 7 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Robotics Tracking and Fusion Senior Software Engineer role focused on developing and deploying state-of-the-art algorithms for target tracking, multi-sensor data fusion, and state estimation in defense technology. The role involves prototyping, developing high-performance software for real-time systems, designing robust filters and estimators, analyzing system performance, and integrating these technologies into production systems. Requires strong programming skills in C++, Python, and Matlab, with knowledge of Kalman filters, particle filters, Bayesian filtering, and applied mathematics. Experience with machine learning for target tracking and handling large-scale sensor data is also required. The company is a defense technology firm building AI-powered operating systems for military applications. | Agent | 7 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Robotics Tracking and Fusion Senior Software Engineer role focused on developing and deploying state-of-the-art algorithms for target tracking, multi-sensor data fusion, and state estimation in defense technology. The role involves defining team direction, prototyping, developing high-performance software for real-time systems, designing robust filters and estimators, analyzing system performance, and integrating tracking technologies into the software development lifecycle. Requires strong programming skills in C++, Python, and Matlab, with knowledge of target tracking techniques, state estimation, applied mathematics, signal processing, big data pipelines, and machine learning for tracking and recognition. | Agent | 7 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Robotics Tracking and Fusion Senior Software Engineer role focused on building and deploying state-of-the-art algorithms for target tracking, multi-sensor data fusion, and state estimation in defense technology. The role involves defining team direction, prototyping, developing high-performance software for real-time systems, designing robust filters and estimators, analyzing system performance, and driving customer success through algorithm customization. Requires strong programming skills in C++, Python, and Matlab, deep knowledge of target tracking and state estimation techniques, applied mathematics, signal processing, and familiarity with big data pipelines and machine learning as applied to tracking and recognition. The role contributes to an AI-powered operating system for military applications. | ShipAgent | 7 |
| Systems Engineer, Battlespace Systems Engineer role focused on the design, development, and validation of advanced algorithmic capabilities for defense technology products. This role involves integrating AI/ML, computer vision, and sensor fusion into autonomous systems, with a strong emphasis on modeling, simulation, requirements management, and end-to-end system ownership. The primary focus is on building agentic systems for command and control in defense applications. | Agent | 7 |
| Senior Systems Engineer, Battlespace The Senior Systems Engineer will support the design, development, and validation of advanced algorithmic capabilities for Anduril's command and control (C2) products, focusing on tactical sense- and decision-making software. This role involves bridging system design, requirements management, modeling and simulation (M&S), and verification & validation (V&V) activities, integrating emerging capabilities into new products, leading requirements decomposition, developing test plans, and using data-driven analysis to verify customer requirements. The engineer will own systems end-to-end, identifying and solving problems between system seams. | Agent | 7 |
| Lead Systems Engineer, Battlespace Lead Systems Engineer for a defense technology company focusing on AI-powered command and control systems. The role involves supporting the design, development, and validation of algorithmic capabilities like tracking, sensor management, and threat forecasting, bridging system design, requirements management, M&S, and V&V. The engineer will integrate capabilities into products, lead requirements decomposition, develop test plans, and own systems end-to-end, using data-driven analysis and modeling/simulation environments. | Agent | 7 |
| Systems Engineer, Battlespace Systems Engineer role focused on the design, development, and validation of advanced algorithmic capabilities for defense technology products. This role involves integrating AI/ML, computer vision, and sensor fusion into autonomous systems, with a strong emphasis on modeling, simulation, requirements management, and end-to-end system ownership. The primary focus is on building agentic systems for command and control in defense applications. | Agent | 7 |
| Senior Systems Engineer, Battlespace The Senior Systems Engineer will support the design, development, and validation of advanced algorithmic capabilities for Anduril's command and control (C2) products, focusing on tactical sense- and decision-making software. This role involves bridging system design, requirements management, modeling and simulation (M&S), and verification & validation (V&V) activities, integrating emerging capabilities into new products, leading requirements decomposition, developing test plans, and using data-driven analysis to verify customer requirements. The engineer will own systems end-to-end, identifying and solving problems between system seams. | Agent | 7 |
| Lead Systems Engineer, Battlespace Lead Systems Engineer for a defense technology company focusing on AI-powered command and control systems. The role involves supporting the design, development, and validation of algorithmic capabilities like tracking, sensor management, and threat forecasting, bridging system design, requirements management, M&S, and V&V. The engineer will integrate capabilities into products, lead requirements decomposition, develop test plans, and own systems end-to-end, using data-driven analysis and modeling/simulation environments. | Agent | 7 |
| Flight Test Engineer - Mission Autonomy The Flight Test Engineer will work on T&E test programs for mission autonomy capabilities, focusing on software interface and diagnostics. This role involves designing and executing test plans for autonomous systems, analyzing test data, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure product performance and reliability in defense applications. | Agent | 7 |
| Program Manager, Mission Autonomy, Active Clearance Program Manager for Mission Autonomy division focusing on autonomous flight initiatives. The role involves overseeing the software release lifecycle and development process for internal research and development (IRAD) efforts, leading the integration, testing, and operationalization of next-generation mission autonomy software onto airframes. Responsibilities include driving the autonomy roadmap, owning test and evaluation strategy, collaborating with cross-functional teams, facilitating technical decisions, unblocking the engineering team, managing strategic capture, and reporting to leadership. Requires an active US security clearance and experience in technical program management within aerospace or defense industries, with a preference for autonomy expertise and flight test experience. | Agent | 7 |
| Staff Software Engineer, Air Defense Staff Software Engineer for Anduril's Air Defense team, focusing on building and deploying software solutions for robots that detect and neutralize aerial threats. The role involves networking, autonomy, systems integration, and robotics, with a strong emphasis on delivering mission-critical capabilities in challenging environments. | Ship | 7 |
| Software Engineer, Air Defense Software Engineer for Anduril's Air Defense team, focusing on building robots that detect and neutralize aerial threats. The role involves developing and deploying networked sensors and effectors, contributing to an AI-powered operating system (Lattice OS), and working on autonomy, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking. The engineer will own software solutions, improve products, collaborate across teams, and ensure seamless integration of Anduril systems in challenging operational environments. | Agent | 7 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Air Defense Senior Software Engineer role focused on developing and deploying software solutions for air defense systems, involving networking, autonomy, systems integration, and robotics. The role requires owning software solutions, improving products, collaborating across teams, and analyzing metrics. Experience with multi-agent autonomous systems and flight systems is preferred. | Agent | 7 |
| Senior Research Scientist Senior Research Scientist at Anduril, a defense technology company, focusing on developing state-of-the-art algorithms and software for mission-critical systems. The role involves prototyping algorithms, implementing high-performance software, and engaging with customers to ensure successful outcomes. Requires an MS or PhD in a related field and eligibility for a U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance. | Post-train | 7 |
| Research Scientist Research Scientist at Anduril, a defense technology company, focusing on developing state-of-the-art algorithms and software for military applications. The role involves creating mathematically principled solutions, prototyping algorithms, implementing high-performance software, and engaging with customers. Requires an MS or PhD in a related quantitative field and a strong academic record in applied mathematics, engineering, scientific computing, and probability. | Post-train | 7 |
| Senior Research Scientist Senior Research Scientist at Anduril, a defense technology company, focusing on developing state-of-the-art algorithms and software for military applications. The role involves contributing to team direction, creating principled solutions to complex information science problems, prototyping algorithms, implementing high-performance software, and using simulation environments for analysis. Requires an MS or PhD in a related field and a strong academic record. The role is focused on research and development of advanced technology for defense systems. | Pretrain | 7 |
| Research Scientist Research Scientist at Anduril, a defense technology company, focusing on developing state-of-the-art algorithms and software for military applications. The role involves creating mathematically principled solutions, prototyping algorithms, implementing high-performance software, and engaging with customers to ensure successful outcomes for mission-critical needs. Requires an MS or PhD in a related quantitative field and a strong academic record in applied mathematics, engineering, scientific computing, and probability. | Post-train | 7 |
| Software Engineer Software Engineer at Anduril, a defense technology company, contributing to AI-powered systems for military applications. The role involves developing state-of-the-art algorithms and software, prototyping solutions, implementing high-performance software, and working with machine learning, applied mathematics, and engineering principles. Requires C/C++, Python, Matlab, big data technologies, and 5 years of software engineering experience. The role focuses on implementing and optimizing software solutions, with a strong emphasis on machine learning and applied mathematics within the defense domain. | Serve | 7 |