Firmware Engineer

Allen Control Systems (ACS) is a cutting-edge defense startup founded by two former Navy electrical engineers with a proven track record in robotics and software. We are developing an autonomous gun turret using advanced computer vision and control systems to precisely detect, track, and neutralize enemy drones.

With an engineering-first culture, ACS values technical excellence and innovation. Backed by our founders’ successful exits from two previous ventures acquired for a combined $180M in 2022, we are committed to ensuring that the groundbreaking technologies we develop will have a real-world impact.

We are looking for a Firmware Engineer to own the low-level embedded software that runs our autonomous aircraft in the field. This is a deep individual contributor role for someone with 4+ years of industry experience who can operate at the architecture and design level from day one. You will make real decisions about bare-metal versus RTOS tradeoffs, sensor and peripheral integration, deployment strategies for fielded aircraft, and the HIL testing infrastructure that validates it all. You are expected to document and justify those decisions with the same rigor you apply to the code itself.