Senior Firmware Engineer (MATLAB/Simulink)

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 254,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Top-tier compensation

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to develop motor control and actuator firmware for our autonomous vehicle platforms. The role blends defense/tech expertise and focuses on low-level firmware, motor control, and embedded C across land, air, and sea systems.

You will work with MATLAB/Simulink to model, simulate, and implement control algorithms, bring up new boards, and support design decisions from components through deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with classical control systems and MATLAB/Simulink.
• Background in low-level firmware architecture, design and development in C.
• Experience with embedded ARM and motor control modules within ARM microcontrollers.
• Familiarity with SPI, I2C, CAN, and RS485 bus protocols.
• Strong debugging skills with oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers.
• Experience across robotics, automation, motor control, and sensor fusion.
• U.S. Person status is required for export-controlled data access.

Responsibilities

• Develop motion control systems for precision actuators and electric propulsion
• Develop motor control algorithms using MATLAB/Simulink
• Develop motor models and integrate with SITL systems
• Integrate Simulink autocode algorithms with microcontroller C-based RTOS and application firmware
• Assist with part selection, board and product design
• Bring up new boards and toolchains
• Support device manufacturing efforts and operational deployments

Skills

Motor control

Embedded firmware

C programming

Low-level development

ARM microcontrollers

Debugging with oscilloscopes

MATLAB/Simulink

Bus protocols (SPI I2C CAN RS485)

Revision control systems

US Person status for export-controlled

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

ARM toolchains

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 Role

As a Senior Firmware Engineer, you will develop motor control and actuator firmware that spans across Anduril's fleet of autonomous vehicles on land, air, and sea. The ideal candidate will have a blend of experience from both tech and defense environments and is looking to leverage their passion for motor controls, firmware, and low-level development here at Anduril.

What You'll Do

• Develop motion control systems for applications such as precision actuators and electric propulsion
• Develop motor control algorithms using MATLAB/Simulink
• Develop motor models and integrate with SITL systems
• Integrate Simulink autocode algorithms with microcontroller C-based RTOS and application firmware
• Assist with part selection, board and product design
• Bring up new boards and toolchains
• Support device manufacturing efforts and operational deployments

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Experience and formal training with classical control systems
• Experience with MATLAB and Simulink
• Experience with motor control circuits and peripherals such as drivers, encoders, and Hall sensors
• Background in low-level firmware architecture, design, and development in C
• Experience with embedded ARM and motor control modules within ARM microcontrollers
• Comfortable with typical embedded systems tools, compilers, debuggers, and IDEs
• Broad experience with microcontrollers, application processors, and revision control systems
• Familiarity with common bus protocols such as SPI, I2C, CAN, and RS485
• Strong debugging skills through use of instrumentation such as oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers
• Application experience in areas such as robotics, automation, motor control, and sensor fusion
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export-controlled data

US Salary Range

$191,000 - $254,000 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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