Early Career Firmware Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Salary: $112,000–$149,000 / yr
Posted: 5 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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Similar $176k

This role $130k

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About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

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TL;DR · Early Career Firmware Engineer

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As a 2027 Early Career Firmware Engineer, you will join the Firmware team to develop core technologies for products like Menace, Dive-XL, Ghost, and Roadrunner. You will work in close coordination with Electrical Engineering to solve complex hardware and software problems across land, sea, and air platforms. Your daily responsibilities include developing low-level firmware for microcontrollers, creating reusable device drivers, integrating system-level features, and architecting changes for an expanding codebase. You will also debug issues spanning electrical and software boundaries while reviewing schematics. The role requires proficiency in C for embedded systems, experience with bare-metal or RTOS environments, and familiarity with protocols like USB, SPI, I2C, CAN, and Ethernet. You will utilize tools such as JTAG, SWD, Oscilloscopes, and Logic analyzers to support hardware integration and system functionality.

What does a Firmware Engineer earn?

Median $203650 from 38 postings across 10 companies.

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Skills

C Embedded Systems Microcontrollers RTOS Bare-metal USB SPI I2C CAN RS232 RS485 Ethernet JTAG SWD Oscilloscopes Logic Analyzers

What you'll do

Develop low-level firmware and software for microcontrollers.
Create reusable device drivers and integrate system-level features.
Architect codebase changes to support growing systems across land, sea, and air platforms.
Debug and troubleshoot issues spanning electrical, firmware, and software boundaries.
Review and collaborate on schematics with the electrical engineering team.
Implement communication protocols such as USB, SPI, I2C, CAN, and Ethernet.
Perform board bring-up and hardware debugging using JTAG, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.

What we're looking for

Must be pursuing or have recently completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to export-controlled information and facilities.
Able to start full time in 2027.
Experience coding in C for embedded systems (preferred).
Familiarity with microcontrollers with analog and digital sensors (preferred).
Knowledge of developing firmware in bare-metal or RTOS environments (preferred).
Understanding of coding best practices, board bring up, and debugging (preferred).
Familiarity with common bus protocols such as USB, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS232, RS485, Ethernet, etc. (preferred).