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Staff Software Engineer, Space Special Programs

Anduril Industries · Chantilly, Virginia, United States; Herndon, Virginia, United States

Posted 20 days ago

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This role has been open
20 days
Anduril Industries's roles stay open a median of 45 days
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Ghost-job risk at Anduril Industries
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Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

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About this role

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Space Special Programs team at Anduril Industries, you will lead the development of flight and ground software for spacecraft systems, working across various engineering disciplines. Your responsibilities include architecting software systems, mentoring team members, and ensuring the implementation of high-reliability software solutions. You will also engage in rapid prototyping and design verification while translating mission needs into efficient software products.

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freshness
4/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
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What you need

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical/computer engineering, or similar engineering or technical field
  • 10+ years Software Engineering Experience directly developing a combination of embedded, host, and product-specific software
  • 3+ years of leading a software engineering team working on small spacecraft
  • Experience developing subsystem requirements and interfaces; including mission systems and developing software architectures to meet those requirements with reusable software
  • Experience writing embedded C code, device drivers, and implementing algorithms with limited computational and storage resources
  • Experience writing host level code for GUI, database interaction, and protocol interfaces/translators needed for interfacing different parts of spacecraft systems together

Nice to have

  • M.S. in aerospace, mechanical, computer science or similar engineering or technical field
  • Demonstrated High ownership and autonomy across the entire cradle-to-grave lifecycle of a spacecraft or space system
  • Demonstrated ability to work in an extremely fast-paced, nimble, environment with programs that have limited, broad, Level-0 requirements
  • 3+ years working in a classified environment
  • Experience designing, integrating, and flying Cubesat spacecraft meant to operate in LEO through GEO environments

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 technologies or programming languages mentioned beyond embedded C
  • Fast-paced environment may lead to high pressure with multiple concurrent projects
  • Salary range provided but actual offer may vary based on various factors

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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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