2027 Early Career Firmware Engineer

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries, based in Costa Mesa, CA, seeks Firmware Engineers to join a team delivering low-level firmware for systems across land, sea, and air. You will develop firmware for microcontrollers and create drivers, while collaborating with electrical engineers to integrate hardware and software solutions.

The role emphasizes bare-metal or RTOS environments, strong debugging skills, and rapid problem solving in a mission-driven defense tech environment. Eligible candidates may need U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS, CE, math, physics, or related field.
• U.S. Person required; U.S. export-controlled information access may apply.
• Available to start full-time in 2027.

Responsibilities

• Develop low-level firmware/software for microcontrollers.
• Create reusable device drivers and integrate system-level features.
• Architect changes to support an ever-growing codebase.
• Quickly debug and troubleshoot issues spanning electrical, firmware, and software boundaries.
• Collaborate and review schematics with the electrical engineering team.

Skills

C programming

Embedded systems

Debugging

Microcontrollers

Code optimization

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/CE/Math/Physics or related field

Tools

JTAG

SWD

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

USB

SPI

I2C

CAN

RS232

RS485

Ethernet

Job description

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.

Anduril is seeking Firmware Engineers to join our team based in Costa Mesa, CA. The Firmware team at Anduril develops core technology used across multiple products such 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 contribute low level firmware development for systems operating on land, sea, and air.

What You’ll Do

• Develop low-level firmware/software for microcontrollers
• Create reusable device drivers and integrate system-level features
• Architect changes to support an ever-growing codebase
• Quickly debug and troubleshoot issues that span the electrical, firmware, and software boundaries
• Collaborate and review schematics with the electrical engineering team

Required Qualifications

• Must be pursuing or have recently completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities; U.S. clearance eligibility may be required depending on program.
• Able to start full time in 2027.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience coding in C for embedded systems
• Familiarity with microcontrollers with analog and digital sensors
• Knowledge of developing firmware in bare-metal or RTOS environments
• Understanding and application of coding best practices, board bring up and debugging
• Some familiarity with common bus protocols such as USB, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS232, RS485, Ethernet, etc.
• Experience with one or more microcontroller cores (ARM, AVR, MSP430, PIC, etc.)
• Debugging skills with JTAG, SWD, Oscilloscopes, and Logic analyzers
• Have a bias for action. If you see a problem, you want to solve and fix it
• Be naturally curious about the technologies and tools you use
• Low-ego, high ownership, and mission oriented.

US Salary Range

$112,000—$149,000 USD

Benefits

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) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.