Overview
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime 3D command and control center.
About The Team
The Tactical Recon & Strike team develops aerial small drones (Group 1-3) and all equipment to test, deploy and operate. We work with specialist teams to solve hard problems for our customers. We are looking for software engineers, hardware engineers, roboticists, and front-end mobile developers excited about creating a powerful robotics platform that can be tasked and viewed in real-time through a variety of interfaces.
About The Role
We are looking for a Senior Firmware Engineer with experience developing low-level software/firmware for embedded systems products to join our team. You will develop and deliver features to the firmware layer which underpins the operations of all Tactical Recon & Strike products.
What You’ll Do
- Develop robust, high-confidence software/firmware for microcontrollers, create reusable device drivers, and architect system-level features to support desired product functionality.
- Exercise deep product ownership, driving program-level efforts to maximize customer impact.
- Provide mentorship to junior engineers and enhance the overall capability of the TRS Firmware team.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Electrical, Software, and Product Design teams to ensure program success from prototype design through customer deployment.
- Identify opportunities for improvement at the team and program level and deliver solutions.
- Enable rapid development iteration by coordinating new-hardware bringup and troubleshooting hardware issues across electrical, firmware, and software boundaries.
- Coordinate firmware support for Test Engineering to ensure high-yield production and manufacture of hardware products.
- Support product field testing to quantify customer value and identify firmware feature opportunities with high program impact.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience developing software/firmware for embedded systems.
- MS in CS/CE/EE or equivalent industry experience.
- Demonstrated technical leadership and product ownership.
- Extensive experience integrating microcontrollers with analog and digital sensors and developing firmware logic in bare-metal or RTOS environments.
- Outstanding C coding ability and deep familiarity with the language standard.
- Strong understanding of software development best practices, debugging approaches, and board bringup methodology.
- Practical experience with IC bus protocols (I2C, SPI, USB, CAN, RS232, RS485, Ethernet, etc.).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with one or more microcontroller cores (ARM, AVR, MSP430, PIC, etc.).
- Direct experience with firmware applications interfacing with CAN peripherals.
- Firmware/hardware debugging with JTAG, SWD, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
- Experience with test-driven development for embedded systems, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and devops for firmware.
Compensation and Benefits
Base pay range: $168,000.00/yr - $252,000.00/yr. The salary range is an estimate based on compensation factors and may vary by location, experience, and other factors. Equity is included in most full-time offers as part of total compensation.
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Anduril offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, disability coverage, generous PTO, caregiver and wellness leave, family planning support, mental health resources, professional development stipend, meals, commuter benefits, relocation assistance, and 401(k) options where applicable.
Equal Opportunity
Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic.
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Job Details
- Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
- Employment type: Full-time
- Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
- Industries: Defense and Space Manufacturing