Robotics Software Engineer, Verification & Validation

The 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 Andurils Lattice ecosystem.

We are seeking a Robotics Software Engineer to own Verification & Validation (V&V) across the Omen 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.

This 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 engineercontributing to the same code you test as you develop deep systems knowledge across the Omen stack.

What Youll Do

• Own Automated Testing: Architect build and maintain the automated test infrastructure for all Omen mission software from unit tests through full system-level validation.
• SITL & 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.
• Hardware Interface Testing: Write tests that exercise hardware interfaces directly including UART CANbus and serial protocols used across our embedded and payload systems.
• Autonomy Tasking & Evaluation: Develop tooling and test cases that evaluate autonomy behaviortasking decision-making and mission outcomesagainst operational scenarios.
• Integration & System Test: Build integration tests that validate interactions across software firmware and hardware components on Omen platforms.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with mission software autonomy hardware and platform teams to catch defects early and accelerate the path from commit to flight.
• Real-World Deployment: Travel up to 25% to test debug and validate systems in operational environments.
• Iterative Development: Contribute across the entire software lifecyclewriting production code alongside the tests that exercise it and growing into mission software ownership over time.
• Troubleshoot and Debug: Analyze and resolve issues uncovered in test and in the field ensuring reliability and operational success.

Required Qualifications

• Technical Expertise: Bachelors or Masters degree in Robotics Computer Science Software Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
• C 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.
• Test Ownership Mindset: Demonstrated experience owning automated testing for production softwareintegration tests system tests regression suites and CI infrastructure.
• SITL / HITL Experience: Hands-on experience designing or working extensively with Software-in-the-Loop or Hardware-in-the-Loop test environments.
• Hardware Interfaces: Experience writing software and tests that interact with hardware interfaces such as UART CANbus and serial protocols.
• V&V Discipline: Working knowledge of verification and validation practices for embedded or mission-critical software.
• Systems-Level Thinking: Ability to navigate and contribute to complex systems and established codebases.
• Real-World Impact: Passion for building softwareand the tests that prove it worksthat directly influences mission-critical outcomes.
• Travel Flexibility: Willingness to travel up to 25% to test and validate systems.
• Security Clearance: Must be eligible for a US security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior Title Background: Experience as an SDET Systems Integration Test Engineer Embedded Systems Integration Engineer Validation Engineer or Software Integration & Test Engineer.
• Aerospace/Defense V&V: Familiarity with V&V practices in aerospace or defense including flight test range operations or qualification testing.
• Autonomy Evaluation: Experience designing test methodologies for autonomous systemsmission tasking behavior validation and scenario-based evaluation.
• Embedded Systems: Experience with embedded Linux RTOS or bare-metal development on resource-constrained hardware.
• Programming Skills: Additional experience with Python Go or scripting for test automation and tooling.
• Test Frameworks & CI: Familiarity with modern test frameworks hardware test rigs and CI/CD pipelines for embedded or robotics software.
• Growth into Mission SWE: Interest in growing from V&V ownership into a mission software engineering role over time.

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:

At Anduril we invest in our people. Our comprehensive competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures youre supported in health recovery and whatever comes next.For more information Explore Our Benefits.

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