Senior Embedded Software Engineer
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The Battlespace Awareness team develops radar systems for security, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting applications.
The Radar team works across hardware, software, and firmware from architecture and prototyping through testing, fielding, and sustainment.
The role supports next-generation radar seeker products through full-stack embedded development on ARM-based processors and low-level hardware interfaces.
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About Anduril
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company developing advanced capabilities for U.S. and allied military customers.
Its systems are powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system supporting real-time command and control across autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking applications.
About the Team and Role
The Battlespace Awareness team develops radar systems for security, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting applications.
The Radar team works across hardware, software, and firmware from architecture and prototyping through testing, fielding, and sustainment.
The role supports next-generation radar seeker products through full-stack embedded development on ARM-based processors and low-level hardware interfaces.
What You’ll Do
- Design, develop, and deploy embedded software from application-level code through drivers and hardware-control mechanisms.
- Develop embedded Linux software using modern C++ and/or Rust.
- Write device drivers and firmware for SPI, I2C, UART, and other low-level buses.
- Perform hardware-software integration, board bring-up, and debugging with digital and RF test equipment.
- Spend significant time onsite at Anduril facilities supporting integration, field testing, and product validation.
- Collaborate with electrical, RF, firmware, and systems engineers and troubleshoot hardware-software issues.
- Operate autonomously and drive development from concept through deployment.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- Professional experience developing embedded software for production systems.
- Strong proficiency in modern C++ and/or Rust and demonstrated embedded Linux expertise.
- Experience with ARM processors, device drivers, and low-level peripheral interfaces such as SPI, I2C, and UART.
- Hands-on competence with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, debuggers, or similar test equipment.
- Self-directed work style with the ability to operate autonomously with minimal oversight.
- Eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
- U.S. Person status is required for access to U.S. export-controlled information.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with radar systems, signal processing, RF sensing, seeker development, or tactical defense products.
- Experience with RF test equipment, bootloaders, BSPs, RTOS environments, or high-speed interfaces.
- Familiarity with C++ tooling, CI/CD workflows, Python test automation, or reproducible build systems.
- Prior experience in defense, aerospace, or other high-reliability embedded domains.
Compensation
- The estimated base salary range is $191,000–$253,000 USD per year.
- Full-time offers may include equity grants and competitive benefits as part of total compensation.
Benefits
- Anduril provides a comprehensive benefits package supporting health, recovery, and employee well-being.
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