Senior Embedded Linux Engineer

Slope; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 292,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Competitively granted equity

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, California, is seeking a skilled software engineer to work on embedded systems. The role involves board bring-up, Linux kernel development, and collaboration with firmware engineers to enhance military-grade systems.

Candidates should have experience with security protocols and a strong interest in innovative technologies such as Nix/NixOS. The package includes a competitive salary range from $220,000 to $292,000 and top-tier benefits including health care and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with triaging vulnerability reports and patching system components.
• Eligible for U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Interest in using Nix/NixOS as an alternative to Yocto.

Responsibilities

• Board bring-up and maintenance on embedded ARM boards.
• Customize vendor BSPs for NixOS systems.
• Collaborate with firmware engineers on low-level protocols.

Skills

Linux kernel development

C or Rust

Embedded system security

MCU basics and interfaces

Tools

Nix/NixOS

Yocto

buildroot

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.

About the Team

The Tactical Recon & Strike team at Anduril develops aerial small drones (Group 1‑3) and all equipment to test, deploy and operate. The team is responsible for taking products like Ghost, Anvil, Bolt and Altius from concepts to operational systems. We work in close coordination with specialist teams to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers. We are looking for software engineers, hardware engineers, roboticists, and front‑end mobile developers who are excited about creating a powerful robotics platform that can be tasked and viewed in real‑time through a variety of interfaces.

What You'll Do

• Board bring‑up and maintenance on embedded ARM boards (device trees, bootloaders, kernel drivers, etc.)
• Customize vendor BSPs for use with NixOS systems
• Help secure our embedded Linux systems
• Closely collaborate with firmware engineers on low‑level protocols and software updates to microcontrollers.
• Develop platform software for rapid and reliable updates of mass‑produced military‑grade systems.

Required Qualifications

• Familiarity with triaging vulnerability reports and mitigating vulnerabilities by patching system components.
• Experience with Linux kernel development
• Experience with uboot, EDK2, platform firmware, etc.
• Interest in using Nix/NixOS as an alternative to Yocto, buildroot, etc.
• Experience with C or Rust
• Familiarity with MCU basics, RTOS, and MCU‑level interfaces.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing embedded Linux systems using Yocto, buildroot, or similar systems
• Familiarity with packaging CUDA libraries and applications
• Familiarity with functional programming paradigms
• Experience with one or more of the following languages: C++, Python

US Salary Range: $220,000 — $292,000 USD

Benefits

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. Additionally, highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full‑time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Anduril offers top‑tier benefits for full‑time employees, including health care, retirement plans, paid time off, and more.