Robotics Software Engineer, Verification & Validation

What You’ll Do

Own Automated Testing: Architect, build, and maintain the automated test infrastructure for all Omen mission software, from unit tests through full system-level validation.

SITL & HITL Environments: Design Software-in-the-Loop and Hardware-in-the-Loop test environments that exercise autonomy, hardware interfaces, and end-to-end mission scenarios.

Hardware Interface Testing: Write tests that exercise hardware interfaces directly, including UART, CANbus, and serial protocols used across our embedded and payload systems.

Autonomy Tasking & Evaluation: Develop tooling and test cases that evaluate autonomy behavior—tasking, decision-making, and mission outcomes—against operational scenarios.

Integration & System Test: Build integration tests that validate interactions across software, firmware, and hardware components on Omen platforms.

Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with mission software, autonomy, hardware, and platform teams to catch defects early and accelerate the path from commit to flight.

Real-World Deployment: Travel up to 25% to test, debug, and validate systems in operational environments.

Iterative Development: Contribute across the entire software lifecycle—writing production code alongside the tests that exercise it, and growing into mission software ownership over time.

Troubleshoot and Debug: Analyze and resolve issues uncovered in test and in the field, ensuring reliability and operational success.

Required Qualifications

Technical Expertise: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.

C++ Proficiency: At least 2+ years of hands-on experience writing production-grade C++. Coding interviews are conducted in C++; Python and Go are common on the job.

Test Ownership Mindset: Demonstrated experience owning automated testing for production software—integration tests, system tests, regression suites, and CI infrastructure.

SITL / HITL Experience: Hands-on experience designing or working extensively with Software-in-the-Loop or Hardware-in-the-Loop test environments.

Hardware Interfaces: Experience writing software and tests that interact with hardware interfaces such as UART, CANbus, and serial protocols.

V&V Discipline: Working knowledge of verification and validation practices for embedded or mission-critical software.

Systems-Level Thinking: Ability to navigate and contribute to complex systems and established codebases.

Real-World Impact: Passion for building software—and the tests that prove it works—that directly influences mission-critical outcomes.

Travel Flexibility: Willingness to travel up to 25% to test and validate systems.

Security Clearance: Must be eligible for a US security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior Title Background: Experience as an SDET, Systems Integration Test Engineer, Embedded Systems Integration Engineer, Validation Engineer, or Software Integration & Test Engineer.

Aerospace/Defense V&V: Familiarity with V&V practices in aerospace or defense, including flight test, range operations, or qualification testing.

Autonomy Evaluation: Experience designing test methodologies for autonomous systems—mission tasking, behavior validation, and scenario-based evaluation.

Embedded Systems: Experience with embedded Linux, RTOS, or bare-metal development on resource-constrained hardware.

Programming Skills: Additional experience with Python, Go, or scripting for test automation and tooling.

Test Frameworks & CI: Familiarity with modern test frameworks, hardware test rigs, and CI/CD pipelines for embedded or robotics software.

Growth into Mission SWE: Interest in growing from V&V ownership into a mission software engineering role over time.

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including: