← All roles

Senior Firmware Engineer, Motor Controls

Anduril· Hardware Platform : Core Technology Products
Apply on company site
Costa Mesa, CA$191k - $253kFull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Firmware Engineer role focused on motor control and actuator firmware for Anduril’s autonomous vehicles, requiring embedded C and control theory background, RTOS development, and safety-critical, hardware-near software skills.

Responsibilities

  • Develop motion control systems for applications such as precision actuators and electric propulsion
  • Develop microcontroller software using an RTOS
  • Application experience in areas such as robotics, automation, motor control, and sensor fusion
  • Develop reusable device drivers and application libraries
  • Assist with part selection, board and product design
  • Create low-level infrastructure to support safety-critical systems
  • Assist with creation of SITL/HITL test fixtures and simulation environments
  • Bring up new boards and toolchains
  • Support device manufacturing efforts and operational deployments

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, etc., or equivalent experience
  • Experience with low level firmware architecture, design and development in C
  • Background in embedded ARM microcontrollers
  • Low-level device driver development and safety critical systems experience
  • Comfortable with typical embedded systems tools, compilers, debuggers and IDEs
  • Broad experience with microcontrollers, application processors, revision control systems
  • U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data

Skills

Required:C programmingEmbedded ARM microcontrollersDevice driver developmentRTOSSafety-critical systems
Nice to have:SITL/HITL testing

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (health, recovery, and more) available at little to no cost to employees
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Anduril

defense-aero-and-safetyliquid-ai-recruiting-targetsetter-30setter-30-2026-q1wing-list-2026wing-list-2026-giga-stage
Company profileWebsite

More open roles at Anduril