Anduril Industries
Flight Software Engineer, Embedded C/C++, Air Dominance & Strike - Advanced Effects
About this role
Anduril Industries seeks a Flight Software Engineer to develop embedded flight computer software for advanced tactical missile systems and autonomous aircraft. You'll design and integrate mission-critical software for subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic platforms while supporting the Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.
What you'll do
- Develop microcontroller software using real-time operating systems
- Create device drivers, protocols, and APIs for aircraft sensors
- Design aircraft control systems and flight controller software
- Build simulation test fixtures (SITL/HITL) for validation
- Analyze flight test results and troubleshoot issues
- Support manufacturing and operational aircraft deployments
What they're looking for
- Embedded C/C++ programming
- Real-time operating systems (RTOS)
- DO-178 certification standards
- Low-level device driver development
- Microcontroller architecture and design
- Aircraft avionics and flight software
- Safety-critical systems development
- Hardware-in-the-loop testing
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Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries builds autonomous defense systems including underwater vehicles, unmanned aircraft, and electronic warfare platforms for the Department of Defense. The company is hiring across mechanical engineering, mission operations, software development, technical leadership, and advanced manufacturing roles to support the design, deployment, and production of these mission-critical systems.
- Website
- anduril.com
Likely interview questions
- Can you describe your experience with DO-178 certification standards and how you've applied them in aircraft or safety-critical embedded systems development?
- Walk us through a specific example where you developed device drivers for aircraft sensors—what protocols did you use and how did you ensure reliability?