Senior Software Engineer, Prototyping - Warfighter Systems

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Mountain View, CA · Connected Warfare : Warfighter Systems Engineering : Hardware Engineering

This role focuses on rapid prototyping of hardware and software for defense systems, integrating sensors, and demonstrating new technologies. While the company uses AI and the role involves AI/ML-related fields like computer vision, the primary output is prototypes and demonstrations, not necessarily shipping production AI models or agents directly. The role is in Engineering, focused on building and integrating systems.

What you'd actually do

  1. Design, develop, and debug hardware and software prototypes, including 3D printing, hardware fixturing, and software development in C++ and Python.
  2. Thrive in embedded/on-device environments, debugging across the full stack from hardware to applications.
  3. Drive the bring-up, validation, and calibration of new and existing sensors, optimizing their performance and seamless integration into prototype hardware and software.
  4. Formulate and implement software architectures for prototypes on short timescales, prioritizing flexibility and clarity.
  5. Propose and prototype innovative solutions to solve complex real-world problems, leveraging state-of-the-art techniques and emerging technologies.

Skills

Required

  • Python
  • C++
  • hardware-software integration
  • sensor integration
  • bring-up
  • validation
  • calibration
  • rapid prototyping
  • proof-of-concept development
  • problem-solving
  • independent work
  • technical communication
  • interpersonal skills

Nice to have

  • CUDA
  • sensor driver development
  • firmware development
  • image signal processing
  • sensor signal processing
  • hardware prototyping
  • 3D CAD
  • mechanical design
  • computer vision
  • machine learning

What the JD emphasized

  • rapidly prototyping
  • demonstrating potential
  • proving out concepts
  • short timescales
  • emerging technologies
  • rapid prototyping
  • proof-of-concept development

Other signals

  • AI-powered operating system
  • cutting-edge autonomy
  • AI
  • computer vision
  • sensor fusion
  • rapidly prototyping new products
  • emerging technologies
  • demonstrating potential
  • proving out concepts