Firmware Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Salary: $166,000–$220,000 / yr
Posted: 61 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 901 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 products 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, update requirements, and develop test procedures to verify behavior. Daily responsibilities include debugging issues across electrical and software boundaries, supporting board bring-up, and maintaining requirements traceability from prototype through production. The role requires proficiency in C, common bus protocols like SPI, I2C, UART, and CAN, and experience with microcontroller cores such as ARM, AVR, MSP430, or PIC. Candidates should also possess familiarity with RTOS like FreeRTOS or Zephyr, and scripting languages like Python for test automation within a defense technology context.

What does a Firmware Engineer earn?

Median $196750 from 38 postings across 10 companies.

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Skills

C Embedded Systems Microcontrollers SPI I2C UART CAN ARM AVR MSP430 PIC RTOS FreeRTOS Zephyr VxWorks Python Jama DOORS Board Bring-up Test Automation

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 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 at various stages from 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, or CAN.
Familiarity with board bring-up, debugging tools, and coding best practices.
Exposure to writing or executing test procedures for embedded firmware.
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.
Experience with microcontroller cores, RTOS, requirements management tools, automated test frameworks, or Python (preferred).

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