Space Special Projects, Research Scientist

ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril's Space team is at the forefront of advancing national security capabilities in the space domain. Our mission is twofold: 1) develop autonomous satellite systems and space-based platforms, and 2) deliver critical ground and orbital software infrastructure at scale. We transform products and capabilities across space command and control (C2), mission management, and space operations from early concepts into fully operational systems by partnering closely with specialist engineering, operations, and production teams. Through our integrated approach, we design and deploy space software systems using advanced algorithms, distributed architectures, and resilient infrastructure—delivering reliable, mission-critical capabilities that support operators across orbital and ground-based assets. Space Systems hires software engineers and systems engineers who are excited to build across a diverse and powerful portfolio—from satellite operations software to space domain awareness platforms. Our teams contribute to highly capable autonomous space systems and ground software products that operate reliably in the most demanding mission environments, supporting the DOD and IC in defending our national interests in space.

ABOUT THE JOB

Anduril’s Research Scientists excel at developing state-of-the art algorithms and software that solve scientific problems with real-world applications. Working in small innovative teams, our research scientists build solutions that make a difference. Our research endeavors don’t end once we’ve written a journal or conference paper describing our technology; rather, our work is complete when our technology has been deployed in mission-critical systems and our customers within government and industry are successful. As science fiction writer Arthur Clarke wrote, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Therefore, Anduril is seeking talented “magicians” to join in our common struggle of expanding the boundary of what’s possible.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Contribute to the direction of a talented small team with your expertise and ideas
• Create mathematically principled solutions to some of the world’s most challenging information science problems
• Prototype state-of-the-art algorithms in an agile development environment
• Implement high-performance software spanning the spectrum from tactical systems to web application
• Use high-fidelity modeling and simulation environments, innovative analysis tools, and flexible compute clusters to quantify the benefit of our technology
• Engage with our customers, to ensure successful outcomes for their mission-critical needs
• Help your colleagues and customers understand what you’re doing and why

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Active U.S. Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance
• Prior experience supporting DoD or IC customers
• Research Scientist at Anduril should possess an M.S. or Ph.D. in Applied or Computational Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Controls and Dynamical Systems, Aerospace Engineering, Statistics and Probability, or a related field
• A Research Scientist should have a record of academic excellence, including demonstrated experience in most of the following areas:
• Applied Mathematics: differential equations, linear algebra, numerical analysis, and continuous or discrete optimization
• Engineering: controls, estimation theory, digital signal processing, and machine learning
• Scientific Computing: software design, algorithm implementation, and software analysis, testing, and optimization
• Probability: statistics and random processes
• A Research Scientist should have effective written and verbal communication skills, with the demonstrated ability to convey salient details about advanced technology in a compelling manner to both experts and non-experts alike