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Anduril

Robot type
Drone · Defense
Location
HuntsvilleAlabamaUSA
Job type
Artificial Intelligence
Posted
Sep 16, 2026
Salary
$165,000–$218,000 a year
Full-time

Research Scientist

Job description

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.

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

Job responsibilities

  • 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 applications;
  • 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.

Job requirements

  • A 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…
  • 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…
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance

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