Firmware Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Salary: $166,000–$220,000 / yr
Posted: 15 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $193k

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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.

Anduril Industries currently has 1697 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Firmware Engineer

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The Firmware Engineer joins the Firmware Team to develop low-level embedded software for various product platforms including Barracuda, Dive-LD, Altius, and Roadrunner. Working alongside senior engineers and the Electrical Engineering team, the successful candidate will write firmware in C for microcontrollers, perform board bring-up, and manage hardware-firmware integration. Daily responsibilities include developing test procedures to verify behavior against requirements, troubleshooting issues across electrical and software boundaries, and maintaining requirements traceability from prototype through production. The role requires proficiency in C, experience with common bus protocols like SPI, I2C, UART, and CAN, and familiarity with debugging tools. Preferred skills include experience with ARM or AVR cores, RTOS environments such as FreeRTOS or Zephyr, and scripting in Python for test automation to solve complex problems within the defense technology sector.

What does a Firmware Engineer earn?

Median $202800 from 35 postings across 9 companies.

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Skills

C Embedded Systems Microcontrollers SPI I2C UART CAN RTOS FreeRTOS Zephyr VxWorks Python Test Automation Board Bring-up Requirements Management Jama DOORS

What you'll do

Develop low-level firmware in C for microcontrollers across multiple product platforms.
Write and execute test procedures to verify firmware behavior against specific requirements.
Debug and troubleshoot issues spanning electrical, firmware, and software boundaries.
Support board bring-up and hardware-firmware integration with cross-functional teams.
Maintain requirements traceability to ensure every requirement has a corresponding test.
Contribute to projects across all stages from initial prototype through production.

What we're looking for

BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent industry experience.
2+ years of firmware/embedded software development experience.
Solid C coding ability for embedded systems.
Experience with common bus protocols such as SPI, I2C, UART, and CAN.
Familiarity with board bring-up, debugging tools, and coding best practices.
Experience writing or executing test procedures for embedded firmware.
Proficiency with microcontroller cores (ARM, AVR, MSP430, PIC) and RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, VxWorks).
Must be a U.S. Person to access export-controlled information or facilities.

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