2027 Early Career Firmware Engineer

Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 112,000-149,000 · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026

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Anduril is seeking Firmware Engineers to join the team based in Costa Mesa, CA for a 2027 early career role.
The Firmware team develops core technology used across multiple products such as Menace, Dive-XL, Ghost, and Roadrunner.
Engineers work in close coordination with Electrical Engineering to develop hardware and software solutions.

Develop low-level firmware/software for microcontrollers
Create reusable device drivers and integrate system-level features
Architect changes to support an ever-growing codebase
Quickly debug and troubleshoot issues that span the electrical, firmware, and software boundaries
Collaborate and review schematics with the electrical engineering team

Must be pursuing or have recently completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities; U.S. clearance eligibility may be required depending on program.
Able to start full time in 2027.

Experience coding in C for embedded systems
Familiarity with microcontrollers with analog and digital sensors
Knowledge of developing firmware in bare-metal or RTOS environments
Understanding and application of coding best practices, board bring up and debugging
Some familiarity with common bus protocols such as USB, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS232, RS485, Ethernet, etc.
Experience with one or more microcontroller cores (ARM, AVR, MSP430, PIC, etc.)
Debugging skills with JTAG, SWD, Oscilloscopes, and Logic analyzers
Have a bias for action, be naturally curious, and be low-ego, high ownership, and mission oriented

Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full time offers
Top-tier benefits for full-time employees supporting health, recovery, and whatever comes next

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