Senior Firmware Engineer
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Job Location:
Costa Mesa, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 191000 - 253000
Posted on:
3 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
ABOUT THE TEAM
Andurils 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 methodsdelivering 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 portfoliofrom 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 Firmware Engineer with experience developing low-level software/firmware for embedded systems products to join our this role you will develop and deliver features to the firmware layer which underpins the operations of all Tactical Recon & Strike products.
WHAT YOULL 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
$191000 - $253000 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 Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:
Healthcare Benefits
- US Roles:Comprehensive medical dental and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
- UK & AUS Roles:We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
- IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.
Additional Benefits
- Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
- Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members bond with a new baby or address your own medical needs.
- Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g. IVF preservation) adoption and gestational carriers along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
- Mental Health Resources:Access free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services such as legal and financial support are also available.
- Professional Development:Annual reimbursement for professional development
- Commuter Benefits:Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
- Relocation Assistance:Available depending on role eligibility.
Retirement Savings Plan
- US Roles:Traditional 401(k) Roth and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
- UK & IE Roles:Pension plan with employer match.
- AUS Roles:Superannuation plan.
The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.
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