Senior Firmware Engineer

Anduril-1; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Imaging is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to design a new product line and lead FPGA and HDL development. You will collaborate with electrical, software, and systems engineers to define, prototype, and mature designs through ground and flight testing, driving robust hardware/software integration.

You will architect, simulate, and implement VHDL/Verilog cores in FPGAs or SoCs, optimize for performance and power, and develop comprehensive test benches using industry tools. A U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field is typically required.
• 10+ years of experience developing HDL firmware for FPGA devices.
• Expertise in VHDL and/or Verilog/SystemVerilog is essential for RTL design.
• Experience with FPGA tools such as Xilinx Vivado or Intel Quartus.
• Strong hardware/software debugging skills using standard lab equipment.
• Proficiency with Git for collaborative development.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

• Lead FPGA architecture, standards, development and review processes.
• Design, architect, simulate, and integrate VHDL designs into FPGAs or System on Chip for optimized performance.
• Hardware/Software Integration with multidisciplinary teams to ensure firmware integration.
• Develop robust test benches in VHDL/Verilog and use lab tools for rigorous testing and validation.
• Optimize algorithms for hardware acceleration and AXI/AXI-Stream bus utilization

Skills

HDL firmware

VHDL/Verilog

FPGA architecture

Hardware/software integration

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's in EE or related

Tools

Xilinx Vivado

Intel Quartus

Git

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 Anduril Imaging team develops state-of-the-art imaging systems across both hardware and software, deployed to tackle the most significant security challenges of America and its allies. The team is heavily involved in utilizing computer vision, perception, electro-optical, infrared, and sensor data to give our war fighters and allies an advantage.

ABOUT THE JOB

The Imaging team is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to design a new product lines. In this role, you will work closely with an interdisciplinary technical team to define, complete the design and analysis, build prototypes leading to ground and flight testing, and mature the prototypes into products.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Lead FPGA architecture, standards, development and review processes
• FPGA Development : Designing, architecting, simulating, and integrating VHDL designs into FPGAs or Systems on Chip (SoC) for optimized performance, resource utilization, and power efficiency.
• Hardware/Software Integration : Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams (electrical engineers, software engineers, systems engineers) to ensure seamless integration of the firmware with the overall system, including processor bring-up and board support packages.
• Testing and Validation : Developing robust test benches in VHDL/Verilog and utilizing lab tools such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers for rigorous testing and validation of designs against functional specifications and performance requirements.
• Optimization : Optimizing the algorithms for hardware acceleration, including MIPS optimization and efficient use of on-chip bus protocols like AXI or AXI-Stream.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Education : A Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field is typically required.
• Experience: 10+ years of experience developing HDL firmware for FPGA devices
• Hardware Description Languages : Expertise in VHDL and/or Verilog/SystemVerilog is essential for RTL (Register Transfer Level) design.
• FPGA Tools : Experience with industry-standard FPGA design tools such as Xilinx Vivado or Intel Quartus.
• Debugging Skills : Strong hardware/software debugging skills using standard lab equipment.
• Version Control : Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., Git) for collaborative development.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated experience designing with multi-gigabit SERDES, DDR memory busses, Ethernet MAC and PHY interfaces, FPGAs, and common communication busses like SPI and I2C
• Embedded software development experience with the use of timers, interrupts, hardware peripherals such as SPI controllers and ADCs
• Knowledge of embedded Linux development, including device trees, hardware drivers, bootloaders, and basic Unix/Linux tools
• Familiar with common programming languages like Python and MATLAB
• Familiarity with infrared image sensor technology

US Salary Range

$191,000 - $253,000 USD

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:

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