As a Tracking Software Engineer for our Space team, you’ll develop the detection, classification, and tracking algorithms from orbital and ground sensors in real-time that drives autonomous decision making. We facilitate development through the entire product development lifecycle, from sensor modeling and data analysis through algorithm and software design to testing, deployment and production/sustainment. You will collaborate with machine learning, computer vision, mission autonomy, operations analysis, hardware systems, test, and other teams at Anduril.

This role is directly tied to an ongoing, funded program within Anduril’s Space Business Line. The program requires building and fielding a resilient, software-defined architecture for processing and exploiting Space Domain Awareness data from ground and orbital sensors. We work with mission partners and operators to deploy reliable and robust capabilities on operationally-relevant fielding timelines to meet complex challenges across the DOD and IC.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and develop robust and efficient C++ software for real-time tracking and fusion.
• Conduct data analysis and performance evaluation to validate and improve tracking system capabilities.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to integrate tracking and estimation systems with other system components.
• Contribute to the full software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, coding, testing, and deployment.
• Stay up to date with the latest developments in tracking and fusion technology.
• Write clear and maintainable code with comprehensive documentation.
• Build and maintain sensor models for simulation and performance analysis.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
• 4+ years building software solutions involving object detection, classification, tracking, estimation and sensor data processing.
• A high level of proficiency with modern C++ (C++11 and beyond), including experience with the STL, smart pointers and templates, as well as familiarity with object-oriented design and polymorphism. Practical experience in developing and maintaining production-grade code deployed to robots is highly desirable.
• Experience with the Kalman Filter family of estimators (KF, EKF, UKF, particle filter) and the advantages/disadvantages of each variant.
• Experience with different approaches to the target-measurement assignment problem.
• Knowledge of various methods of target cardinality estimation/track initialization.
• Strong background in linear algebra and probability/stochastic processes.
• Must be eligible to obtain and hold and US DoD security clearance (Secret, Top Secret, TS with SCI)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with Long-Wave Infrared (LWIR) cameras
• In depth knowledge of one or more of the following multi-target tracking algorithms: track-oriented multi-hypothesis tracker (TO-MHT), hypothesis-oriented multi-hypothesis tracker (HO-MHT), joint probabilistic data association tracker (JPDA), batch-tracking algorithms.
• Experience with both centralized and decentralized track fusion.
• Experience with target track classification via machine learning/artificial intelligence.
• Knowledge of nonlinear numerical optimization techniques.
• Prior experience in the defense industry or with developing systems for military applications.
• Familiarity with software development tools and practices, such as version control, continuous integration, and automated testing.
• Own the software solutions that are deployed to customers
• Write code to improve products and scale the mission capability to more customers
• Collaborate across multiple teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality
• Create and analyze metrics that are leveraged for debugging and monitoring
• Triage issues, root cause failures, and coordinate next-steps
• Partner with end-users to turn needs into features while balancing user experience with engineering constraints

BENEFITS 

• Platinum Benefits: We offer top tier platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision, life) and cover 100 percent of the premiums for you.
• 16 Weeks paid parental leave for all caregivers
• Family planning: We’re proud to offer comprehensive family planning support. Fertility planning and treatment, adoption support, gestational carrier support and fertility preservation are all included.
• Unlimited Provisions: From breakfast to dinner, our kitchen team has you covered with healthy meals and snacks at every office.
• Commuter benefits depending on region
• Relocation assistance
• Unlimited paid time off