Gimbal Software Engineer, Anduril Industries

$168-252k

+ Equity

Python
Linux
C++
Rust
Junior, Mid and Senior level
Los Angeles

Office located in Costa Mesa, CA

Anduril Industries

Hardware and software for national security

Open for applications

Anduril Industries

Hardware and software for national security

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceSecurityEnterpriseDronesAerospace

Open for applications

$168-252k

+ Equity

Python
Linux
C++
Rust
Junior, Mid and Senior level
Los Angeles

Office located in Costa Mesa, CA

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceSecurityEnterpriseDronesAerospace

Company mission

To defend against America's national security challenges to create a safer future for the nation.

Role

Who you are

  • BS in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
  • Conceptual and practical understanding of core robotics concepts such as reference frames, dynamics, and attitude representations
  • Proven understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and code optimization
  • Strong C++ or Rust experience in a Linux development environment
  • Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems
  • Experience working with and testing electrical and mechanical systems

Desirable

  • MS or PhD
  • Experience in one or more of the following: attitude control, sensor fusion, target tracking or other complex frame transformation problems, perception, and related system performance metrics
  • Experience programming for embedded and physical devices
  • Strong Rust and Python experience

What the job involves

  • We are looking for a Gimbal Software Engineer to write and maintain core libraries for gimbal integrations as well as own major gimbal payload integrations for the Robotics team
  • Write and maintain core libraries (frame transformations, control and targeting, etc.) that all robotics platforms at Anduril will use for gimbal integrations
  • Own major gimbal payload integrations for customer contracts and design automated Hardware-in-the-Loop testing strategies for maintaining functionality and reliability across a variety of gimbal variants through future software releases
  • Work closely with our hardware and test teams as well as third-party vendors during product development to implement scalable, productized solutions for fielding and also root-cause issues

Our take

Anduril makes hardware and software for defense agencies including the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security. Its hardware products include specialist drones with a long flight time and surveillance towers.

This hardware is tied together by proprietary software, the Lattice platform, which uses sensor fusion, machine learning, and mesh networking to integrate real-time data from Anduril hardware and third-party systems into a single, autonomous operating picture. While the hardware observes and detects, the software can make decisions as to the threat level of any anomalies, and so allow for observation and protection of an area or building with minimal manpower.

Anduril closed a Series E funding round in 2022 led by Valor Equity Partners. This funding was used for research and development of its autonomous defense products, such as the Roadrunner, a modular twin-jet powered autonomous vehicle that can take off and land vertically. Variants of the Roadrunner include defensive warhead armed interceptors which are the first drone weapons that can be retrieved after deployment. The company has also expanded to Australia where it is working in tandem with the Australian Defence Force to improve its military technology and infrastructure and is recruiting talent worldwide to support its rapidly growing portfolio of defense projects.

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Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

68% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Jun 2024

$1.5bn

SERIES F

Dec 2022

$1.5bn

SERIES E

Total funding: $3.7bn

Company benefits

  • Full Family Health Coverage
  • 16 Weeks Paid Parental Leave for All Caregivers
  • Family Planning & Support
  • Incentivized Time Off
  • Mental Health Resources
  • Financial Planning
  • Unlimited Provisions
  • Professional Development

Company HQ

Irvine Business Complex, Irvine, CA

Leadership

Brian Schimpf

(Co-founder & CEO)

Having studied at Cornell, they joined Palantir as an Engineer in 2007. They left after over 9 years in order to co-found Anduril in July 2017 as CEO.

Palmer Luckey

(Co-founder)

They founded Oculus VR in April 2012, where they worked until April 2017 when they co-founded Anduril.

Trae Stephens

(Co-founder)

Former Lead Data Analyst at LexisNexis for 2 years, prior to spending 5 at Palantir. They joined Founders Fund as a Partner in 2014, and co-founded Anduril in 2017.

Matt Grimm

(Co-founder & COO)

Studied Engineering at Cornell before working as a Booz Allen Hamilton Consultant and spending over 6 years at Palantir as a Forward Deployed Engineer. They worked at Mithril Capital Management and Classy.org before co-founding Anduril in 2017.

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