Senior Manager, Software Engineering

About the Team

Andurils Maritime Division has assembled a diverse team of experts in software robotics artificial intelligence sensor fusion and data analysis to create software and hardware solutions that radically evolve the capabilities of our customers. We are fielding the next generation of autonomous systems to tackle the extremely challenging industry demands of maritime operations. Anduril has brought to market a unique ultra-long-range full-ocean-depth underwater vessel platform and a completely refreshed maritime vehicle and flexible manufacturing architecture that scales from small to extra-large vehicle sizes. Today Anduril is executing on billion-dollar contracts while simultaneously performing Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) AUV operations.

We are seeking to sustain our early successes with deep investment in an expanded product portfolio. These products including Dive-XL Dive-LD Copperhead Seabed Sentry and other unannounced systems will deliver a coherent system-of-systems enabling the end-to-end conduct of a variety of autonomous missions in the maritime domain. If you are passionate about solving problems that have real impact and working on systems that directly contribute to achieving national strategic priorities we want you to join Andurils Maritime Division and help us build the future of defence capability.

About the Job

Senior Software Engineering Managers independently lead groups of teams to deliver a variety of software integrated in to our products. This includes autonomy simulation data processing payload integration and off-board command and control or decision support. We expect Senior Software Engineering Managers to demonstrate independent end-to-end outcome ownership of software for an integrated product family and the teams responsible for building and maintaining it. Senior Software Engineering Managers contribute as a group lead to the rapid architecting design delivery support and evolution of next generation autonomous platforms through their entire product life-cycle.

What Youll Do

• Collaborate with your Technical Lead and other managers to design and deliver on a multi-year multi-stakeholder software roadmap that spans across multiple groups of teams and products
• Leverage internal product and program-specific engineering teams and external third-parties to rapidly deliver capability beyond the scope of current platforms with a clear path for both architecture and capability evolution over time
• Manage architecture selection and design for robotic systems including hardware selection compute storage and network architecture service orchestration and other software platform concerns that balance constraints restrictions and requirements in a multi-stakeholder environment
• Influence the design and development of a company wide roadmap for software inputs to autonomous systems ensuring it meets the needs of your group
• Manage a group of teams that develop software that runs on- and off- platform using a variety of technologies
• Influence peers and executives within your broader cross-functional engineering organization ensuring that software engineers who are employed in cross-functional engineering teams reporting to your peers are appropriately employed and managed
• Act as a subject matter expert for software engineering representing software equities in a multi-stakeholder environment including engineering business and sales leadership
• Drive the design and implementation of development processes for the initial delivery and subsequent iteration of software including full lifecycle testing
• Build and manage a 12 - 36 month roadmap for your group nested within broader organisational and company roadmap
• Manage an allocated budget for your group
• Manage programmatic risk for your group and collaborate with your Technical Lead to manage technical risk including sound and timely decision making
• Lead by example as a technically competent trustworthy and accountable leader
• Contribute to the development of organizational vision and strategy then communicate it effectively to your group
• Define document gain consensus for and communicate appropriate goals and plans for your group derived from broader organizational vision strategy and priorities
• Build your subordinate teams and managers through mentoring professional development career management and collaboration with Andurils recruiting and people functions
• Work as a leader of a multi-disciplinary engineering group of 10 - 24 members including as a mentor and manager for engineers and managers from differing backgrounds and with dotted line responsibility for an additional 10 - 24 software engineers that report to your peers
• Report to a manager who typically will not have a background in software engineering
• Travel to co-locate with end-users and/or other teams up to 20% of the time

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Robotics Mechatronics Computer Science Engineering a relevant field or equivalent experience
• Experience in a senior management position within a high performing technology organization
• Extensive professional experience working as a Software Engineer with one or more domains and/or technologies of expertise
• Capacity to lead a group that works holistically on software enabled capabilities up and down the software stack and through lifecycle through design implementation operation and sustainment
• Capacity to act as the owner for a software platform spanning multiple integrated products including stakeholder engagement requirements definition roadmap management team co-ordination design implementation management sustainment and evolution
• Capacity learn and grow individually while mentoring team members effectively building team cohesion and capacity
• Ability to obtain and maintain an Australian Government Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a senior role for the delivery of a military mission system and/or autonomous vehicle
• Experience writing backend services or embedded software in C C Rust and/or Go
• Experience writing frontend applications using Typescript and React
• Experience working with a RTOS
• Experience with the design implementation and operation of horizontally scaled cloud technologies
• Experience with the design implementation and support of embedded software particularly in the field of robotics
• Experience with modeling and simulation
• Familiarity with communications busses and protocols (e.g. CAN CANFD UART/RS232/RS422/RS485 SPI QSPI I2C Ethernet ARINC-825 ARINC-429 MIL-STD-1553 etc).
• Experience with development of high assurance safety critical software including with DO-178 IEC 61508 or similar standards
• Experience in design and development of embedded applications in autonomous vehicle software systems.
• Experience in developing interfaces to sensors and actuators.
• Experience working with and testing electrical and mechanical systems.
• Familiarity with navigation and communications systems.
• Experience within the product delivery lifecycle including manufacturing system acceptance deployment and sustainment.
• Familiarity with Systems Engineering concepts
• Desire to learn and grow in to other roles that require experience as a Senior Software Engineering Manager such as Software Engineering Director

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 Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:

Healthcare Benefits

• US Roles:Comprehensive medical dental and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
• UK & AUS Roles:We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
• IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.

Additional Benefits

• Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
• Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members bond with a new baby or address your own medical needs.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g. IVF preservation) adoption and gestational carriers along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources:Access free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services such as legal and financial support are also available.
• Professional Development:Annual reimbursement for professional development
• Commuter Benefits:Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
• Relocation Assistance:Available depending on role eligibility.

Retirement Savings Plan

• US Roles:Traditional 401(k) Roth and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
• UK & IE Roles:Pension plan with employer match.
• AUS Roles:Superannuation plan.

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