Flight Software Engineer, Maritime

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Maritime & Maneuver Dominance : Surface Dominance - Engineering & Operations : Software Engineering

The role is for a Flight Software Engineer focused on embedded and safety-critical software for autonomous maritime defense systems. Responsibilities include designing and implementing vehicle management systems, sub-systems, device drivers, and real-time embedded software using C and an RTOS. The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership and contribution to the product lifecycle, with a focus on safety and reliability in a defense technology context.

What you'd actually do

  1. Design and implement trusted, safety critical Vehicle Management Systems that balance constraints, restrictions and requirements in a team environment.
  2. Design and implement scalable vehicle sub-systems including sensor processing, state estimation, contingency management, actuation, payload interfaces, and mission systems interfaces
  3. Contribute to the development of existing software components across Anduril, with the aim of developing components that are re-usable across multiple Anduril product lines
  4. Develop real-time embedded software using an RTOS.
  5. Develop device drivers and interfaces to a variety of sensors and actuators.

Skills

Required

  • C
  • RTOS
  • communications busses and protocols (e.g. CAN, CANFD, UART/RS232/RS422/RS485, SPI, QSPI, I2C, Ethernet, ARINC-825, ARINC-429, MIL-STD-1553, etc)
  • Systems programming skills including algorithms, data structures, concurrency and optimization.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice to have

  • embedded applications in autonomous vehicle software systems
  • high assurance safety critical software applications
  • interfaces to sensors and actuators
  • troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems
  • working with and testing electrical and mechanical systems
  • DO-178, IEC 61508, or similar certifications
  • navigation and communications systems
  • product delivery lifecycle including manufacturing, system acceptance, deployment, and sustainment
  • Systems Engineering concepts

What the JD emphasized

  • safety critical
  • safety critical software applications
  • high assurance safety critical software applications