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Senior Firmware Engineer, Connected Warfare

Anduril


Job Location:

Costa Mesa, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 191000 - 253000
Posted: 30 August 2026 (8 days ago)
Application Deadline: 27 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About the Team

Connected Warfare builds the systems that give warfighters a decisive edge in real time command and control platforms like the Menace Family-of-Systems that fuse sensor data communications and autonomy into deployable hardware that works in contested environments. The firmware team is where the product meets reality. We write the code that runs closest to the hardware the drivers the protocols the real-time control loops that make these systems work when it matters. If a new board comes in we bring it to life. If something breaks at the hardware-software boundary we find it and fix it. We move fast ship often and work directly alongside Electrical Engineering on some of the most complex autonomous systems being built anywhere.

About the Role

Were looking for a senior firmware engineer who can own the full embedded stack for Connected Warfare systems from first power-on to field deployment. Youll architect firmware for new platforms make hard technical calls about drivers protocols and real-time behavior and be the person the team turns to when a problem spans schematics firmware and software. Youll work shoulder-to-shoulder with Electrical Engineering mentor junior firmware engineers and shape how the codebase scales as the product line grows. This is a role for someone whos done this before and wants to do it on hardware that matters.

What Youll Do

  • Own end-to-end firmware for Connected Warfare systems from board bring-up and driver development through system integration and field testing
  • Architect firmware solutions that are reusable maintainable and scalable across a growing product line
  • Develop low-level drivers for sensors peripherals and communication interfaces
  • Debug and resolve the hardest cross-boundary problems between hardware firmware and software
  • Review schematics with Electrical Engineering and influence hardware design decisions from a firmware perspective
  • Mentor and elevate other firmware engineers on the team
  • Drive firmware architecture decisions and coding standards

Required Qualifications

  • BS or MS in Computer Science Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering or equivalent industry experience
  • 4 years of professional firmware or embedded software development
  • Strong C coding ability for embedded systems this is your primary language not a secondary skill
  • Deep experience developing firmware in bare-metal and RTOS environments
  • Hands-on experience with board bring-up schematic review and hardware-firmware integration
  • Proficiency with bus protocols (SPI I2C CAN UART Ethernet USB RS232 or RS485)
  • Experience debugging with JTAG/SWD oscilloscopes and logic analyzers
  • Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience across multiple microcontroller cores (ARM AVR MSP430 PIC RISC-V etc.)
  • Experience integrating microcontrollers with analog and digital sensors
  • Track record of building firmware that shipped to production on real hardware
  • Experience mentoring or technically leading other firmware engineers
  • Familiarity with scripting languages (Python Bash) for test automation or tooling
  • Interest in defense technology and a bias for action you see a problem you fix it

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:

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Required Experience:

Senior IC