Senior Software Engineer Flight Sciences Featured
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Wage
- Hourly
- Job ID
- 33756294873
- Posted
- 2025-11-4
Senior Software Engineer Flight Sciences job at Anduril Industries in Atlanta GA
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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 centurys most innovative companies to the defense industry Anduril is changing how military systems are designed built and sold. Andurils 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 Tactical Recon and Strike team at Anduril develops aerial small drones (Group 1-3) and all equipment to test deploy and operate. The team is responsible for taking products like Ghost Anvil Bolt and Altius from paper sketches to operational systems. We work in close coordination with specialist teams to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers. We are looking for software engineers hardware engineers roboticists and front-end mobile developers who are excited about creating a powerful robotics platform that can be tasked and viewed in real-time through a variety of interfaces.
The guidance navigation and control (GNC) team within TRS performs implementation analysis test and validation for GNC software solutions supporting our autonomous drone fleet. Applications include attitude and position control waypoint and terminal guidance engagements and navigating contested environments including communication and GPS denied environments.
About The Job
This role will be responsible for guidance and control law development and validation hardware and software in-the-loop test and analysis and cutting edge navigation solutions supporting the entire range of drones within TRS.
This position will be on-site at our Atlanta GA location. (relocation benefits provided.)
What Youll Do
- Aerodynamic Design and Analysis:
- Develop and optimize aerodynamic designs for unmanned aircraft from initial conceptual design to product refinement.
- Conduct detailed analysis to predict and enhance aero performance.
- Utilize Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools and low-order methods for performance evaluation.
- Develop and maintain in-house suite of aerodynamic analysis tools.
- Evaluate impacts of configuration changes on performance of the aircraft.
- Flight Simulation Development:
- Design implement and maintain high-fidelity flight simulation models.
- Utilize simulation to evaluate aircraft performance and reliability.
- Validate simulation accuracy against wind tunnel and flight test results
- Testing:
- Work with Flight Test personnel to plan and execute tests to evaluate aircraft performance
- Plan and coordinate wind tunnel testing to gather aerodynamic data
- Analyze test data to identify performance trends and areas for improvement.
- Utilize flight test data to identify system bugs and failures
- Prepare technical reports and briefings to communicate findings with stakeholders.
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering or related field.
- 4 years applicable professional experience with airborne platforms
- Proven experience in aerodynamic design and analysis flight simulation and flight testing
- Hands-on experience with CFD tools MATLAB/Simulink or equivalent simulation platforms
- Programming and data analysis skills (MATLAB C++ etc.)
- Strong understanding of aerodynamics and flight dynamics stability and control
- A passion for defending the Unites States of America and its allies
- US person status is required as this position requires access to export controlled information
- PhD in Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering or related field
- Experience with flight control design and analysis for fixed and rotary wing aircraft or missile systems
- C/C++ Expertise
- Experience with Simulink Embedded Coder
$142800$214200 USD
Benefits
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 Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:
- Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles we offer comprehensive medical dental and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
- 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 and Wellness Leave to care for a family member bond with your baby or tend to your own medical condition.
- Family Planning and 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)
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 wed love to hear from you!
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