2027 Early Career Flight Software Engineer
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States
Posted 14 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 14 days Anduril Industries's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Anduril Industries's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Anduril Industries
- high 1390 stale, 67 reposted of 2,263 open
- Hiring momentum
- 3233 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
As a 2027 Early Career Flight Software Engineer at Anduril Industries, you will assist in the design and development of flight software algorithms, GNC systems, or simulation models. Your role will involve participating in integration and testing of software/hardware components, analyzing data from simulations and flight tests, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve engineering challenges related to autonomous systems.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Anduril Industries as an employer.
What you need
- Must be pursuing or have recently completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities; U.S. clearance eligibility may be required depending on program.
- Able to start full time in 2027.
Nice to have
- A strong foundation in software development (for FSW candidates), control theory (for GNC candidates), or analytical modeling (for MSA candidates).
- Keen interest in autonomous systems, UAS, and missile technology.
- Excellent communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
- Hands-on experience with Design-Build-Fly teams, robotics competition teams (such as FIRST or VEX), or collegiate rocketry groups.
- Credible demonstration of aerospace-related hobbies such as high-power rocketry experience/certification, remotely piloted/semi-autonomous aircraft, or software integration on target hardware such as Raspberry Pi, Pixhawk, CubePilot (such as Cube Orange), or custom microcontrollers, using onboard IMU, GNSS, and Flight Simulation, Software-in-the-Loop (SITL) or Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) simulation environments.
What you get
- Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers, and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.
Worth weighing
- No specific details on the technologies or programming languages used in flight software development are provided.
- The role is entry-level, which may limit exposure to advanced projects compared to more experienced positions.
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Listed by Anduril Industries on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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