Firmware Engineer

Firmware Engineer

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.

The Tactical Recon & Strike team at Anduril develops aerial small drones (Group 1-3) and all equipment to test, deploy and operate. The team is responsible for taking products like Ghost, Anvil, Bolt and Altius from concepts to operational systems. We work in close coordination with specialist teams to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers. We are looking for software engineers, hardware engineers, roboticists, and front-end mobile developers who are excited about creating a powerful robotics platform that can be tasked and viewed in real-time through a variety of interfaces.

We are looking for a Firmware Engineer with experience developing low-level software/firmware for embedded systems products to join our team. In this role, you will develop and deliver features to the firmware layer which underpins the operations of all Tactical Recon & Strike products.

• Develop robust, high-confidence software/firmware for microcontrollers, create reusable device drivers, and integrate system-level features.
• Enable rapid development iteration by quickly debugging and troubleshooting hardware issues that span the electrical, firmware, and software boundaries.
• Work cross-functionally with Electrical, Software, and Product Design teams to ensure program success, from prototype design through to customer deployment.
• Collaborate with Test Engineering to streamline the 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.

• 5+ years of experience developing software/firmware for embedded systems.
• BS in CS/CE/EE or equivalent industry experience.
• Experience integrating microcontrollers with analog and digital sensors and developing firmware application logic in bare-metal or RTOS environments.
• Strong C coding ability and familiarity with the language standard.
• Solid understanding and application of software development best practices, software/hardware debugging approaches, and board bringup methodology.
• Familiarity with common IC bus protocols such as I2C, SPI, USB, CAN, RS232, RS485, Ethernet, etc.
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

• MS in CS/CE/EE or equivalent industry experience.
• Experience with the implementation details of one or more microcontroller cores (ARM, AVR, MSP
  430, PIC, etc.)
• Firmware/hardware debugging skills with JTAG, SWD, Oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
• Exhibit a growth mindset, and always be looking for opportunities to learn more about the technologies and tools you use.

US Salary Range $166,000 —$220,000 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:

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees)…