Senior Embedded Systems Software Engineer

Slope; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Health support

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Anduril Industries, located in Costa Mesa, is looking for a Senior Embedded Systems Software Engineer to develop low-level software/firmware for embedded systems. The ideal candidate has at least 8 years of experience in embedded systems development, excels in C coding, and demonstrates technical leadership. The competitive salary range is $191,000 to $253,000 USD, with a benefits package that supports employees in all aspects of health and recovery.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience developing software/firmware for embedded systems.
• Demonstrated track record of technical leadership and product ownership.
• Outstanding C coding ability and deep familiarity with the language standard.

Responsibilities

• Develop robust, high-confidence software/firmware for microcontrollers.
• Exercise deep product ownership to maximize customer impact.
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers and elevate TRS Firmware team capabilities.

Skills

C coding ability

Embedded systems development

Technical leadership

Microcontrollers integration

Education

MS in CS/CE/EE or equivalent industry experience

Tools

JTAG

Firmware debugging tools

Oscilloscopes

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

Anduril’s Tactical Recon & Strike (TRS) is a division with two missions: 1) build highly capable autonomous drones, and 2) build solid rocket motors at scale. We transform products like Ghost, Anvil, Bolt, and Altius from early concepts into fully operational capabilities by partnering closely with specialist engineering, operations, and production teams. Through our Anduril Rocket Motor Systems (RMS) team, we design and manufacture solid rocket motors using advanced materials, proprietary formulations, and high-volume production methods—delivering safe, reliable propulsion systems that support a wide range of mission requirements. TRS hires software engineers & hardware engineers, who are excited to build across a diverse and powerful portfolio—from autonomous aerial systems to high-performance solid rocket motors. Our teams contribute to highly capable autonomous robotics systems and propulsion products that operate reliably in the most demanding mission environment.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Senior Embedded Systems Software Engineer with experience developing low-level software/firmware for embedded systems products to join our team. In this role, you will develop and deliver features to the firmware layer which underpins the operations of all Tactical Recon & Strike products.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Develop robust, high‑confidence software/firmware for microcontrollers, create reusable device drivers, and architect system‑level features to support desired product functionality.
• Exercise deep product ownership, driving program‑level efforts to maximize customer impact.
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers and level‑up the overall capability of the TRS Firmware team.
• Work cross‑functionally with Electrical, Software, and Product Design teams to ensure program success, from prototype design through to customer deployment.
• Proactively identify opportunities for improvement at both the team and program level, and deliver solutions to realize those improvements.
• Enable rapid development iteration by coordinating new‑hardware bringup and quickly troubleshooting hardware issues that span the electrical, firmware, and software boundaries.
• Coordinate firmware support for Test Engineering to ensure the high‑yield production and manufacture of hardware products.
• Support product field testing to quantify customer value and identify firmware feature opportunities with high program impact.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of experience developing software/firmware for embedded systems.
• MS in CS/CE/EE or equivalent industry experience.
• Demonstrated track record of technical leadership and product ownership.
• Extensive experience integrating microcontrollers with analog and digital sensors and developing firmware application logic in bare‑metal or RTOS environments.
• Outstanding C coding ability and deep familiarity with the language standard.
• Solid understanding and application of software development best practices, software/hardware debugging approaches, and board bringup methodology.
• Practical experience with common IC bus protocols such as I2C, SPI, USB, CAN, RS232, RS485, Ethernet, etc.
• Exemplary written and verbal communication skills.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with the implementation details of one or more microcontroller cores (ARM, AVR, MSP430, PIC, etc.)
• Direct experience implementing firmware applications interfacing with CAN peripherals.
• Firmware/hardware debugging skills with JTAG, SWD, Oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
• Experience with test‑driven development for embedded systems, hardware‑in‑the‑loop testing, and devops for firmware applications.

US Salary Range $191,000 — $253,000 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. For more information, explore Our Benefits.