Firmware Manager

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. 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.

As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Anduril is seeking a Firmware Manager to join our team based in Costa Mesa, CA. The firmware team at Anduril develops core technology used across multiple products such as as Menace, Dive-XL, Ghost, and Roadrunner. We work in close coordination with Electrical Engineering to develop hardware and software solutions to some of the hardest problems facing our customers. You’ll lead a firmware team to drive low level firmware development for systems operating on land, sea, and air.

• Own and manage firmware engineering efforts across multiple programs through hands on development and applying your expertise in software best practices
• Drive career growth, engagement and quality output of engineers on your team
• Contribute to Firmware Engineering direction, policy and guidance
• Develop low-level firmware/software for microcontrollers, create reusable device drivers, integrate system-level features and architect changes to support an ever-growing codebase
• Perform code reviews and mentor/guide team members on coding standards and best practices
• Quickly debug and troubleshoot issues that span the electrical, firmware, and software boundaries
• Participate in hiring, group level leadership discussions and decision making

• BS or MS in CS/CE/EE or equivalent industry experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction
• Strong C coding ability for embedded systems
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience developing firmware in bare-metal or RTOS environments
• Debugging skills with JTAG, SWD, Oscilloscopes, and Logic analyzers
• Solid experience with common bus protocols such as USB, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS232, RS485, Ethernet, etc.
• Experience with one or more microcontroller cores (ARM, AVR, MSP
  430, PIC, etc.)
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

• 5 or more years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction
• Have a bias for action. If you see a problem, you want to solve and fix it
• Experience or familiarity with motion or power controls

US Salary Range

$168,000—$252,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.

Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits:
  
  For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
  • For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI):
    Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
  • For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa:
    Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
• Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
• 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your…