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Anduril Industries

Early Career Firmware Engineer

Costa Mesa, California, United StatesentryAdded today

About this role

Anduril Industries seeks an early-career firmware engineer to develop low-level embedded software for advanced defense systems including autonomous platforms operating across land, sea, and air. You'll work closely with electrical engineers to design device drivers, troubleshoot hardware-software integration issues, and maintain scalable codebases for mission-critical applications.

What you'll do

  • Develop low-level firmware and device drivers for microcontrollers
  • Integrate system-level features and architect codebase improvements
  • Debug and troubleshoot issues spanning electrical, firmware, and software boundaries
  • Collaborate with electrical engineering team on schematics and hardware design
  • Create reusable, maintainable firmware components across multiple products

What they're looking for

  • C programming for embedded systems
  • Microcontroller development (ARM, AVR, MSP430, PIC preferred)
  • Bare-metal and RTOS firmware development
  • Communication bus protocols (USB, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS232, RS485, Ethernet)
  • Hardware debugging tools (JTAG, SWD, oscilloscope, logic analyzer)
  • Analog and digital sensor integration
  • Board bring-up and hardware troubleshooting
  • Coding best practices and version control

Benefits

  • Competitive equity grants as part of total compensation
  • Comprehensive health and wellness coverage at minimal employee cost
  • Top-tier benefits package for full-time employees
  • Mission-oriented work in cutting-edge defense technology
  • Mentorship and growth opportunities in early-career role
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Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries builds autonomous defense systems including underwater vehicles, unmanned aircraft, and electronic warfare platforms for the Department of Defense. The company is hiring across mechanical engineering, mission operations, software development, technical leadership, and advanced manufacturing roles to support the design, deployment, and production of these mission-critical systems.

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Likely interview questions

  • Walk us through a firmware project where you debugged an issue that required understanding both hardware schematics and software behavior.
  • Describe your experience with bare-metal vs RTOS development—when would you choose one over the other?
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