Senior Mission Software Engineer, Intelligence Systems
Content + Source + Freshness • 15 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Strong value due to competitive compensation, leadership responsibilities in advanced defense technology projects, and potential for significant professional development.
- Salary range: $182,000–$273,000/year
- Leadership role in defense technology projects
- Opportunity to influence emergent strategies and tech
- Demands significant experience (8+ years) in complex systems
Pros
- Salary range is appealing, with potential for upward mobility ($182,000–$273,000/year).
- Lead innovative projects within the defense sector.
- Great opportunity to shape emerging technology strategies.
Cons
- Requires extensive knowledge in autonomous systems (8+ years).
- High-pressure environment due to critical project stakes.
- Involves significant travel and on-site work commitments.
Who it's for
Senior Level • On-site with travel required
Good fit
- Senior engineers with leadership aspirations
- Candidates experienced in autonomous systems
- Professionals committed to defense and technology advancement
Not recommended for
- Junior engineers or those without leadership background
- Individuals seeking low-responsibility roles
- Those uncomfortable with fast-paced environments
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
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.
WHY WE’RE HERE
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.
Anduril is seeking an Technical Leader to join a group of amazingly talented people focused on delivering mission outcomes through technology. You will help lead the delivery of high stakes, high profile, complex customer programs while strengthening our engineering and program-specific capabilities across the business line.
We are looking for someone who has experience designing → building → and delivering complex customer programs requiring both technical knowledge and leadership skills to set objectives, build teams, and drive projects to completion. The ideal candidate will leverage their experience to deliver highly complex, optimized, multi-disciplinary products and programs.
WHAT IS AIS?
Anduril Intelligence Systems (AIS) is focused on positioning Anduril as a lead provider of specialized engineering and products for Intelligence Community (IC) customers. We work within the IC to understand their requirements, shape their concepts of operation, and deliver exquisite capability across their problem set. We aim to develop and deploy critically needed capabilities that address our customers’ most pressing national security requirements.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Lead inter-disciplinary team (e.g., Software, Hardware, Robotics, T&E) to develop and deliver integrated systems for multi-purpose missions
- Set technical vision and define system architecture to guide overarching development efforts
- Establish and maintain best practices for system development, including software standards, code reviews, configuration management, build processes, testing, etc.
- Triage issues, conduct root cause analysis of failures, and coordinate next steps with engineering teams
- Mentor junior engineers and ensure technical team is professionally developing at tenure-appropriate levels
- Support engagements with the customer as the technical SME
- Travel up to 25% of time to build, test, and deploy capabilities at Anduril test ranges and customer-directed sites
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Must have an active United States Top Secret security clearance
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
- A minimum of 8 years of experience in autonomous systems, robotics, and defense applications within the aerospace sector
- Experience in a technical management/engineering role, leading teams to integrate software and hardware solutions
- Experience executing UAS programs including, but not limited to
- Payload integration
- Navigation
- Autonomy
- Communications
- Sensing
- Must work five days in the Northern Virginia office
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with SITL and HITL simulation environments and the execution of comprehensive testing programs
- Rapid integration timeline and field testing/field deployment
- Prior work on aerial autonomous platforms in a defense or commercial context
The 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:
- Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer top tier platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision) that are 100% covered by Anduril for you and 90% covered for your dependents.
- For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
- For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
- Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
- Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
- 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
- Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
- Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
- A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
- Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
- Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
- Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
- 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)
The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.
Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you!
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