Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer — Robotics & Security

Anduril; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 182,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Irvine, CA is seeking a Firmware Software Engineer to maintain and extend firmware for Sentry Tower sensors and motor controllers, interfacing with hardware teammates to prioritize long-term reliability.

Join an existing firmware platform, improve security, and collaborate with hardware and tower software teams to deliver production-ready boards with a strong emphasis on reliability and safety.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of firmware development experience using C; interest or experience in memory-safe firmware (Rust).
• Strong understanding of microcontroller architectures (ARM, RISC-V).
• Hands-on embedded security experience: secure boot, signed firmware updates, key storage, or hardware root of trust.

Responsibilities

• Develop and extend firmware on sensor boards, motor controllers, and power/hardware for Sentry Tower products.
• Work on projects that build on top of existing firmware baselayer without regressing current deployments.
• Harden firmware security: authenticated/verified updates; secure interfaces against physical tampering.

Skills

Firmware development

C programming

Rust interest

Education

Background in Computer/Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Anduril Industries in Irvine, CA is seeking a Firmware Software Engineer to maintain and extend firmware for Sentry Tower sensors and motor controllers, interfacing with hardware teammates to prioritize long-term reliability.

Join an existing firmware platform, improve security, and collaborate with hardware and tower software teams to deliver production-ready boards with a strong emphasis on reliability and safety.