Spacecraft Firmware Engineer - Embedded Systems

Slope; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Firmware Engineer on Space to build and deploy firmware for on-orbit spacecraft operations and mission management. You will contribute low-level firmware for modular capabilities supporting DoD and IC customers across space.

Collaborate with mission partners to deploy reliable capabilities on fielding timelines; experience with embedded systems, bare-metal/RTOS, and C coding is required; eligible for a U.S.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of firmware/embedded software development experience.
• Strong C programming for embedded systems.
• Experience integrating microcontrollers with analog and digital sensors.
• Experience developing firmware in bare-metal or RTOS environments.
• Debugging skills with JTAG, SWD, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
• Understanding and applying common bus protocols (USB, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS232, RS485, Ethernet).
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop low-level firmware/software for microcontrollers, create reusable device drivers, integrate system-level features.
• Own complex firmware features of an embedded system.
• Debug and troubleshoot issues spanning electrical, firmware, and software boundaries.
• Help select microcontrollers and peripherals and review schematics with EE team.
• Collaborate across multiple teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality.
• Concurrently manage involvement in multiple projects at various stages.

Skills

Firmware/Embedded software

C programming

System understanding

Debugging (JTAG/SWD)

Bus protocols (USB/SPI/I2C/CAN/RS232/1

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/CE

Tools

JTAG

SWD

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

MCU cores (ARM/AVR/MSP430/PIC)

Bus protocols (USB/SPI/I2C/CAN/RS232/RS485/Ethernet)

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Firmware Engineer on Space to build and deploy firmware for on-orbit spacecraft operations and mission management. You will contribute low-level firmware for modular capabilities supporting DoD and IC customers across space.

Collaborate with mission partners to deploy reliable capabilities on fielding timelines; experience with embedded systems, bare-metal/RTOS, and C coding is required; eligible for a U.S.