Entry Level Defense Contractor Software Engineer Jobs in Irvine, CA

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.

The Tactical Recon & Stroke team at Anduril develops aerial small drones (Group 1-3) and all equipment to test, deploy and operate. The team is responsible for taking products like Ghost, Anvil, Bolt and Altius from concepts to operational systems. We work in close coordination with specialist teams to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers. We are looking for software engineers, hardware engineers, roboticists, and front-end mobile developers who are excited about creating a powerful robotics platform that can be tasked and viewed in real-time through a variety of interfaces.

We are seeking Software Engineers specializing in Computer Vision and Machine Learning Engineering. You will leverage cutting-edge research to solve our most challenging perception problems for our UAVs, bringing deep expertise in Object Detection, Object Tracking, or related perception domains. This role requires hands‑on proficiency in C++ and/or Python within a Linux environment. If you are passionate about tackling complex technical challenges in computer vision and perception, we encourage you to apply.

This position will be located at our headquarters in Costa Mesa, CA (relocation benefits provided).

• Propose and prototype innovative solutions to solve real world problems, leveraging the latest state-of-the-art techniques in the field.
• Develop and maintain core libraries and runtime applications.
• Integrate classical and geometric methods in computer vision with ML methods.
• Work with ML and Data Infra team to construct various benchmarks for analyzing system performance.

• MS or PhD in Machine Learning, Robotics or Computer Science, with emphasis on Computer Vision.
• BS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years experience developing and benchmarking ML algorithms on large-scale datasets.
• High proficiency in C++ development in a Linux environment.
• Experience deploying models with TensorRT and ONNX.
• Experience with Python development and deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow.
• Experience writing and maintaining automated continuous integration tests.
• Experience in one or more of the following:
  • Object Detection, Object Tracking, Instance Segmentation, Semantic Segmentation, Semantic change Detection.
• Experience in one or more of the following:
  • Visual Odometry, SLAM, Multi-view Geometry, Structure from Motion, 3D Geometry, Discriminative Correlation Filters, Stereo, Neural 3D Reconstruction, RGB-D and LIDAR Sensor Fusion.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

• Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems.
• Proficient in Python.
• Proficient in CUDA.

US Salary Range: $191,000 - $253,000 USD.

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:

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.