Flight Software Engineer

Anduril 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 TEAM The Vehicle Management Systems (VMS) software team, which is part of Anduril's Tactical Recon and Strike (TRS) division, develops flight computer vehicle software for small drones (Group 1–3). Are you passionate about avionics and flight software? Join us in refining the foundation for a common Vehicle Management System (VMS) that can be used across Group 1–3 UAVs. The team is enhancing the current Altius VMS to support modularity, clean abstractions, and faster new-aircraft development cycles—laying the groundwork for scalable, reusable flight software across the TRS product line. The right person for this role has experience in flight control soft [... source excerpt omitted ...] missions they can fly. Our engineers move quickly from simulation to flight and thrive on solving real-world problems that matter. ABOUT THE ROLE As a Flight Software Engineer, you will be responsible for developing the embedded software that powers Anduril’s aircraft while working alongside a team of engineers with a diverse set of backgrounds and skills. Anduril has a collaborative culture with plenty of opportunities for ownership. As an early member of the team, your decisions today will have a large impact on the company now and into the future, as well as on our customers. You’ll own sections of the flight stack end-to-end — from device drivers and middleware integratio [... source excerpt omitted ...] -In-The-Loop (HITL) test fixtures and automation. Analyze flight test results and iterate quickly on fixes and improvements. Support device manufacturing efforts, debugging, and production-level test. Support operational aircraft deployments and field troubleshooting. Mentor junior engineers and help improve team engineering practices and test infrastructure. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 4+ years of C++ or Rust programming experience. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent experience. Direct experience with embedded software or other safety-critical systems. Background in low-level embedded software architecture, desi