Senior Firmware Engineer, Wireless

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to join our team based in Costa Mesa, CA. The firmware team at Anduril develops core technology used across multiple products such as Ghost, Barracuda, and Roadrunner. This role will work closely with Electrical Engineering and RF teams to develop wireless radio solutions for our autonomous vehicles.

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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with cross-functional teams to define software architecture and interface specifications for embedded wireless systems
• Analyze and implement wireless protocols and vehicle command/control schemes
• Implement low-level device drivers and board support packages for software-defined radio products
• Own complex firmware features of an embedded system
• Quickly debug and troubleshoot issues that span the electrical, firmware, and software boundaries
• Help select microcontrollers and peripherals and review schematics with electrical engineering team

Requirements:

• BS or MS in CS/CE/EE or equivalent industry experience
• 5+ years of experience in firmware/embedded software development, ideally with a focus on embedded wireless or networking products
• Strong C coding ability for embedded systems
• Experience with one or more microcontroller cores (ARM, AVR, MSP430, RISC-V, etc.)
• Experience integrating microcontrollers with analog and digital sensors
• Experience developing firmware in RTOS (ThreadX, FreeRTOS) environments
• Solid debugging skills using JTAG/SWD, Oscilloscopes, and Logic analyzers
• Understanding and application of coding best practices, testing methodologies, and performance optimization
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solid experience with common bus protocols such as SPI, I2C, CAN, RS232, WiFi, BLE, Ethernet, etc.
• Experience with networking protocols (such as TCP/IP) and wireless access methods (such as CSMA/CDMA/TDMA and FDM/TDM) and their effect on throughput, latency, and system capacity
• Understanding of queuing, bandwidth allocation, and wireless interfacing
• Experience with power management and low-power design techniques
• Familiarity with hardware schematics, datasheets, and PCB layouts

Salary Range: $191,000-$253,000 USD