Flight Software (FSW) Engineer - Platform - HITL Infrastructure
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States
Posted 19 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 19 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 Flight Software Engineer focused on HITL infrastructure, you will develop and manage software frameworks for testing integrated testbeds. Your responsibilities will include creating scalable testbed configurations, enabling hardware resource access across security boundaries, and proliferating HITL infrastructure across various military programs. This role emphasizes hands-on experience with simulation operations and requires a strong background in Python and familiarity with C/C++.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, or related technical discipline
- Advanced proficiency with Python
- Familiarity with C/C++
- Hands-on experience with HITL or SITL simulation operations, including test setup, execution, and debugging
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance
Nice to have
- Advanced proficiency with C/C++
- Experience with developing sub-system and system level models
- Flight test support experience, including on-site operations and real-time troubleshooting
- Experience with developing emulated/simulation interfaces for on-board avionics
- Demonstrated ability to own and operate HITL labs supporting multiple concurrent flight test programs
What you get
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
- Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers
Worth weighing
- No specific details on the technology stack beyond Python and C/C++
- The role may involve working with complex military systems, which could be high-pressure
- Job location may change to Long Beach, CA in late 2027
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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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