Firmware Engineer

Firmware Engineer – Autonomous Weapons & Drone Systems

Location:

Onsite –Leander, TX
Type:
Full-Time
Eligibility: U.S. Citizenship or ITAR-Eligible Status Required

Build the intelligence behind the frontier of defense.
Wild West Systems designs and builds autonomous drones and munitions for America and her allies - fast, affordable, and battle-ready. As a Firmware Engineer, you'll develop embedded systems on STM
32 Microcontrollers that drives our autonomous platforms: from flight control and perception to mission planning and target engagement.

If you crave ownership, speed, and tangible results, this is where firmware meets steel.

Wild West Systems is a defense technology startup redefining autonomous edge defense through modular, AI-powered weapon systems - designed, built, and launched in the USA.

We fuse domain mastery with creativity to deliver advanced capabilities for modern asymmetric warfare. We move fast, build hard, and engineer for real-world impact.

If you're ready to build software that commands machines defending tomorrow's freedom, welcome to the frontier.

• Develop embedded systems on STM
  32 microcontrollers
• Low level driver development, peripherals, communication protocols (UART, SPI, I2C, CAN) and real time systems design
• Comfortable working in the intersection of electronics, sensors, actuators, motor control and embedded software

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of professional Firmware engineering experience.
• Solid Mechatronics background
• Experience developing production-quality firmware in Rust.
• Troubleshooting hardware/software interactions
• ITAR Eligibility:
  To Conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. Citizen or National, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 9 U.S.C section 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C section 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

• Experience in defense, aerospace, robotics, or autonomy.
• Familiarity with drone/UAV systems, real-time operating systems, or embedded development.
• Experience at a high-growth startup or technology company with strong engineering practices.
• Experience using the Embassy asynchronous embedded Framework
• Experience taking systems from prototype through deployment

Benefits / Compensation Overview

We are always looking for good people! Wild West Systems is committed to providing its satisfaction and productivity.

• Bi-weekly pay schedule
• Stock Options provided with every offer
• Healthcare insurance premium paid at 100% for every employee, 90% for dependents
• Vision and Dental premium paid at 100%
• Life Insurance

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