Senior Tracking Software Engineer, Space

About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming 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.

The Space team is dedicated to expanding our AI‑powered capabilities into the final frontier, enhancing Space Domain Awareness, Space Control, and Command and Control for U.S. military and allied partners. We develop fully integrated hardware and software systems, including Lattice for Space Missions and modular payloads, to address growing threats in space.

Senior Tracking Software Engineer – Foothill Ranch, CA. Lead the development of advanced 2D and 3D tracking algorithms that maintain custody of space objects, processing sensor detections and messages into actionable tracks for space situational awareness missions. Architect and implement sophisticated multi‑target tracking systems, develop physics‑based models, mentor engineers, and collaborate with software teams to deploy algorithms into operational systems.

• Lead systems engineering and algorithm development tasks supporting space and missile defense tracking missions.
• Architect and implement advanced object tracking and state estimation algorithms, including track initiation, maintenance, correlation, and termination.
• Design and evaluate multi‑target tracking and multi‑sensor fusion approaches for EO/IR, RF, or hybrid sensor architectures.
• Lead the implementation of advanced data association techniques including JPDA, MHT, nearest neighbor, and track‑to‑track fusion methods.
• Drive innovation in data association techniques, exploring novel approaches and optimizations for complex operational scenarios.
• Build sophisticated physics‑based models and conduct modeling and simulation, including Monte Carlo analysis, recorded sensor playback, and hardware‑in‑the‑loop testing to validate tracking performance.
• Lead performance analysis, trade studies, and simulation‑based assessments of tracking robustness under challenging conditions.
• Collaborate with and mentor software engineers to transition tracking algorithms from MATLAB/Python prototypes to production C/C++ code optimized for real‑time operational systems.
• Drive the systems engineering lifecycle including requirements decomposition, trade studies on tracking approaches, verification and validation planning, and design reviews.
• Lead technical documentation efforts and present at design reviews and customer engagements.
• Serve as a technical subject matter expert for tracking systems, advising program leadership on algorithm performance, risks, and opportunities.

• Active U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical, Computer, Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience designing, implementing, and testing multi‑target tracking algorithms for aerospace, defense, or autonomous systems.
• Demonstrated technical leadership in tracking algorithm development, including mentoring and serving as a subject matter expert.
• Deep expertise with state estimation techniques, including Kalman Filters (EKF, UKF), IMM filters, and multi‑target tracking concepts.
• Proven experience developing algorithms that handle track initiation, maintenance, correlation, and termination in operational systems.
• Expert proficiency in MATLAB and/or Python, with experience transitioning algorithms to C++ for production deployment.
• Extensive experience with modeling, simulation, and testing workflows, including Monte Carlo analysis and hardware‑in‑the‑loop environments.
• Strong collaboration skills with software engineers, systems engineers, and test teams to integrate tracking algorithms into operational systems.
• Excellent communication skills with experience presenting…