Chief Software Engineer, Space Ground Systems
Anduril Industries, Colorado Springs, Colorado +3
About the job
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
Chief Software Engineer, Space Ground Systems
About the job
We are looking for a Chief Engineer to join our rapidly growing space ground systems teams in Costa Mesa, Washington DC and Colorado Springs. In this role, you will serve as the technical lead on a wide breadth of emerging developments geared towards high-impact ground C2 systems focused on Space Domain Awareness (SDA), space control, and dynamic space operations. Drawing on a strong technical background in distributed backend systems, satellite command & control architecture, and mission data processing, you will drive technology developments through design, build, test, and delivery for operational ground segments. Anduril is developing fully integrated hardware and software ground systems, including Lattice for Space Ground C2, mission planning & scheduling services, and modular backend platforms, to address growing threats in space and ensure our U.S. military and allied partners maintain a decisive advantage in this contested war-fighting domain. The Chief Engineer will develop a technical strategy and roadmap in conjunction with the Director of Engineering for Ground Systems and the Growth/Strategy leads of the Space team that effectively leverages current Anduril technologies and newly developed technologies to serve customer mission areas. This role will address pre-award demonstrations, early contract phases, and full-contract execution. Working with a multi-disciplinary engineering team, the Chief Engineer will ensure the efficient development and delivery of backend services, operator workflows, and mission data platforms for the customer.