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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.\nABOUT THE TEAM\nThe Maneuver Dominance team at Anduril develops operationally relevant, multi-asset autonomy. We are focused on making large groups of autonomous systems work effectively together. We leverage existing Anduril drone platforms like Ghost or Altius, in addition to bringing 3rd party platforms into Anduril’s Lattice ecosystem. \nABOUT THE JOB\nWe are seeking a Robotics Software Engineer to own Verification & Validation (V&V) across the Omen platform. In this role, you will design and own the automated testing infrastructure for our mission software, building Software-in-the-Loop (SITL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) environments that exercise autonomy, hardware interfaces, and full-system behavior before code reaches the field. You will write integration and system-level tests, evaluate autonomy tasking, and ensure our software is mission-ready across every release.\nThis role is a strong fit for engineers with backgrounds in integration test, SDET, embedded systems integration, or validation engineering. You will start by owning V&V end-to-end and grow into a mission software engineer-contributing to the same code you test as you develop deep systems knowledge across the Omen stack.\n\nWhat You’ll Do\n\nOwn Automated Testing: Architect, build, and maintain the automated test infrastructure for all Omen mission software, from unit tests through full system-level validation.\nSITL & HITL Environments: Design Software-in-the-Loop and Hardware-in-the-Loop test environments that exercise autonomy, hardware interfaces, and end-to-end mission scenarios.\nHardware Interface Testing: Write tests that exercise hardware interfaces directly, including UART, CANbus, and serial protocols used across our embedded and payload systems.\nAutonomy Tasking & Evaluation: Develop tooling and test cases that evaluate autonomy behavior-tasking, decision-making, and mission outcomes-against operational scenarios.\nIntegration & System Test: Build integration tests that validate interactions across software, firmware, and hardware components on Omen platforms.\nCollaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with mission software, autonomy, hardware, and platform teams to catch defects early and accelerate the path from commit to flight.\nReal-World Deployment: Travel up to 25% to test, debug, and validate systems in operational environments.\nIterative Development: Contribute across the entire software lifecycle-writing production code alongside the tests that exercise it, and growing into mission software ownership over time.\nTroubleshoot and Debug: Analyze and resolve issues uncovered in test and in the field, ensuring reliability and operational success.\nRequired Qualifications\n\nTechnical Expertise: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.\nC++ Proficiency: At least 2+ years of hands-on experience writing production-grade C++. Coding interviews are conducted in C++; Python and Go are common on the job.\nTest Ownership Mindset: Demonstrated experience owning automated testing for production software-integration tests, system tests, regression suites, and CI infrastructure.\nSITL / HITL Experience: Hands-on experience designing or working extensively with Software-in-the-Loop or Hardware-in-the-Loop test environments.\nHardware Interfaces: Experience writing software and tests that interact with hardware interfaces such as UART, CANbus, and serial protocols.\nV&V Discipline: Working knowledge of verification and validation practices for embedded or mission-critical software.\nSystems-Level Thinking: Ability to navigate and contribute to complex systems and established codebases.\nReal-World Impact: Passion for building software-and the tests that prove it works-that directly influences mission-critical outcomes.\nTravel Flexibility: Willingness to travel up to 25% to test and validate systems.\nSecurity Clearance: Must be eligible for a US security clearance.\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nPrior Title Background: Experience as an SDET, Systems Integration Test Engineer, Embedded Systems Integration Engineer, Validation Engineer, or Software Integration & Test Engineer.\nAerospace/Defense V&V: Familiarity with V&V practices in aerospace or defense, including flight test, range operations, or qualification testing.\nAutonomy Evaluation: Experience designing test methodologies for autonomous systems-mission tasking, behavior validation, and scenario-based evaluation.\nEmbedded Systems: Experience with embedded Linux, RTOS, or bare-metal development on resource-constrained hardware.\nProgramming Skills: Additional experience with Python, Go, or scripting for test automation and tooling.\nTest Frameworks & CI: Familiarity with modern test frameworks, hardware test rigs, and CI/CD pipelines for embedded or robotics software.\nGrowth into Mission SWE: Interest in growing from V&V ownership into a mission software engineering role over time.\nUS Salary Range\n$191,000—$253,000 USD\nThe salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including: \nBenefits\nAt Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.\nProtecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams\nAnduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.\nTo ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:\nNo Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.\n\nPlease always verify communications:Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.\nVia Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to . \n\nExercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.\n\nWhat to Do If You Suspect Fraud: Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to . Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.\n\nData Privacy\nTo view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/. \nBy submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. This third-party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. 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