Firmware Engineer, Connected Warfare

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Salary: $132,000–$198,000 / yr
Posted: 91 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 · Firmware Engineer, Connected Warfare

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The Firmware Engineer, Connected Warfare joins the Connected Warfare team to build and scale modern command and control capabilities like the Menace Family-of-Systems. Serving as the critical link between Electrical Engineering and the software stack, you will own end-to-end firmware for systems like Menace-I. Your daily responsibilities include performing board bring-up, developing reusable device drivers for sensors and peripherals, writing real-time microcontroller code, and debugging complex problems at the hardware-software boundary. You will utilize C coding for embedded systems in bare-metal or RTOS environments, working with protocols such as Ethernet, USB, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS232, and RS485. The role involves reviewing schematics and integrating microcontrollers with analog and digital sensors to solve technical challenges within autonomous systems.

What does a Firmware Engineer earn?

Median $196750 from 38 postings across 10 companies.

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Skills

C Embedded Systems RTOS Bare-metal Microcontrollers ARM AVR MSP430 PIC Ethernet USB SPI I2C CAN RS232 RS485 JTAG SWD Oscilloscope Logic Analyzer

What you'll do

Develop low-level firmware and software for microcontrollers.
Create reusable device drivers for sensors and peripherals.
Perform initial board bring-up and system-level integration.
Debug and troubleshoot issues across electrical, firmware, and software boundaries.
Review hardware schematics with the electrical engineering team.
Architect changes to support an expanding codebase.
Integrate microcontrollers with analog and digital sensors.

What we're looking for

BS or MS in CS/CE/EE or equivalent industry experience.
Strong C coding ability for embedded systems.
Experience integrating microcontrollers with analog and digital sensors.
Experience developing firmware in bare-metal or RTOS environments.
Solid understanding of coding best practices, board bring up, and debugging.
Familiarity with common bus protocols such as Ethernet, USB, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS232, and RS485.
U.S. Persons status is required to access export controlled data.
Experience with microcontroller cores like ARM, AVR, MSP430, or PIC (preferred).
Debugging skills with JTAG, SWD, Oscilloscopes, and Logic analyzers (preferred).

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