Software Engineer, Space

Job Title

Software Engineer, Space

Role Summary

Design, implement, test, and operate flight and ground software for spacecraft and associated ground systems in the Space Special Programs team. Work cross-functionally with hardware, systems, operations, and mission teams to produce reliable, maintainable space-qualified software.

Experience Level

Mid-level — posting requests 2–8 years of professional software development experience.

Responsibilities

The role spans embedded and host-side software across flight, ground test, and ground station systems. Key responsibilities include:

• Implement and verify flight and ground software (embedded firmware and host applications).
• Rapidly prototype, test, and qualify software for space environments following space-flight design practices (fault detection/recovery, redundancy, error checking).
• Develop low- and high-level mission functionality interfacing with digital, analog, RF, and low-power hardware.
• Collaborate in peer and cross-discipline design reviews; integrate software with hardware and C2 systems.
• Perform bring-up, debugging, root-cause analysis, and data collection to support production and operations.
• Balance multiple concurrent projects and adjust deliverables to meet changing timelines.

Requirements

Must-have skills and clearances:

• 2–8 years professional experience in software product development (embedded and/or host-side).
• Embedded: ability to read VHDL and write C for low-level firmware; experience with toolchains and cross-platform compilers.
• Host-side: experience with GUIs, databases, and high-level languages for test and ground systems.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics and electronic circuits.
• Familiarity with interfaces and protocols: Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, MIPI CSI-2, etc.
• Familiarity with common MCU, CPU, and FPGA devices and development workflows.
• Knowledge of modern analog and digital electronics.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively on cross-functional teams.
• U.S. Citizenship required and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with RF communications, machine learning, computer vision, or control algorithms in embedded environments.
• Prior experience with space-flight software standards and qualification processes.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical/engineering field is required.

About the Company

Company: Anduril

Headquarters: Costa Mesa, CA, USA

Anduril is a defense technology company that builds autonomous systems, AI, sensor-fusion, and computer-vision-enabled platforms for U.S. and allied military and intelligence customers, powered by its Lattice OS to accelerate delivery of operational capabilities.