Firmware Engineer

Senior Firmware Engineer, WirelessCosta Mesa, California, United StatesAnduril 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 RoleAnduril 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. You'll contribute to low-level board bring-up as well as networking protocol design and implementation.What You'll DoWork closely with cross-functional teams to define software architecture and interface specifications for embedded wireless systemsAnalyze and implement wireless protocols and vehicle command/control schemesImplement low-level device drivers and board support packages for software-defined radio productsOwn complex firmware features of an embedded systemQuickly debug and troubleshoot issues that span the electrical, firmware, and software boundariesHelp select microcontrollers and peripherals and review schematics with electrical engineering teamConcurrently manage involvement in multiple projects at various stagesRequired QualificationsBS or MS in CS/CE/EE or equivalent industry experienceExperience: 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 systemsExperience with one or more microcontroller cores (ARM, AVR, MSP430, RISC-V, etc.)Experience integrating microcontrollers with analog and digital sensorsExperience developing firmware in RTOS (ThreadX, FreeRTOS) environmentsSolid debugging skills using JTAG/SWD, Oscilloscopes, and Logic analyzersUnderstanding and application of coding best practices, testing methodologies, and performance optimizationMust be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilitiesPreferred QualificationsSolid 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 capacityUnderstanding of queuing, bandwidth allocation, and wireless interfacingExperience with power management and low-power design techniquesFamiliarity with hardware schematics, datasheets, and PCB layoutsHave a bias for action. 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