Embedded Firmware Engineer, Connected Warfare

andurilindustries· Connected Warfare : Edge Compute & Communications Engineering : AES Electrical Design
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📍 Costa Mesa, California, United States💰 USD 166K–220K

About this role

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 Team

Connected Warfare builds the systems that give warfighters a decisive edge in real time — command and control platforms like the Menace Family-of-Systems that fuse sensor data, communications, and autonomy into deployable hardware that works in contested environments. The firmware team is where the product meets reality. We write the code that runs closest to the hardware — the drivers, the protocols, the real-time control loops that make these systems work when it matters. If a new board comes in, we bring it to life. If something breaks at the hardware-software boundary, we find it and fix it. We move fast, ship often, and work directly alongside Electrical Engineering on some of the most complex autonomous systems being built anywhere.

About the Role

We're looking for a firmware engineer who wants to grow their embedded skills on hardware that ships to the field. You'll write real-time microcontroller code, build reusable drivers for sensors and peripherals, and debug the cross-disciplinary problems that live between schematics and software. You'll work shoulder-to-shoulder with electrical engineers, learn to read schematics and datasheets, and see your code running on deployed systems within months of writing it. This is a role for someone who wants to build — not maintain — and who's excited about owning real firmware on real hardware from day one.

What You'll Do

  • Write firmware in C for microcontrollers across Connected Warfare platforms
  • Develop and integrate reusable device drivers for sensors, peripherals, and communication interfaces
  • Debug issues that span electrical, firmware, and software boundaries using bench tools and embedded debugging techniques
  • Support board bring-up alongside the Electrical Engineering team — reviewing schematics, validating interfaces, and getting new hardware running
  • Contribute to firmware architecture decisions as the codebase grows
  • Ship code to production systems that are deployed in the field

Required Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent industry experience
  • 1+ years of firmware or embedded software development experience (internships and personal projects count if the work is real)
  • Solid C coding ability for embedded systems
  • Experience developing firmware in bare-metal or RTOS environments
  • Familiarity with common bus protocols (SPI, I2C, UART, or similar)
  • Willingness to learn — you don't need to know everything, but you need to be hungry to figure it out
  • Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with one or more microcontroller cores (ARM, AVR, MSP430, PIC, etc.)
  • Experience integrating microcontrollers with analog and digital sensors
  • Debugging experience with JTAG, SWD, oscilloscopes, or logic analyzers
  • Familiarity with CAN, Ethernet, USB, RS232, or RS485
  • Personal or academic projects that show you build things — not just coursework
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: 

 

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the salary for the Embedded Firmware Engineer, Connected Warfare role at andurilindustries?
The listed salary for this Embedded Firmware Engineer, Connected Warfare position at andurilindustries is USD 166K–220K. This is an full-time role.
Where is the Embedded Firmware Engineer, Connected Warfare position at andurilindustries located?
This Embedded Firmware Engineer, Connected Warfare role at andurilindustries is based in Costa Mesa, California, United States. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Which team or department does the Embedded Firmware Engineer, Connected Warfare at andurilindustries belong to?
This Embedded Firmware Engineer, Connected Warfare position is part of the Connected Warfare : Edge Compute & Communications Engineering : AES Electrical Design department at andurilindustries. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
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Embedded Firmware Engineer, Connected Warfare
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