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 ROLE

Anduril is seeking an Early Career Firmware Engineer (2026) to join our team based in Costa Mesa, CA. The Firmware team at Anduril develops core technology used across multiple products such as as Menace, Dive-XL, Ghost, and Roadrunner. We work in close coordination with Electrical Engineering to develop hardware and software solutions to some of the hardest problems facing our customers.

You'll contribute low level firmware development for systems operating on land, sea, and air.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

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

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Must be pursuing or have completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field. 3 months - 2 years of technical work to include technical internship and able to start full time in 2026. Experience coding in C for embedded systems Familiarity with microcontrollers with analog and digital sensors Knowledge 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.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

) Debugging skills with JTAG, SWD, Oscilloscopes, and Logic analyzers Have a bias for action. If you see a problem, you want to solve and fix it Be naturally curious about the technologies and tools you use Low-ego, high ownership, and mission oriented.

Compensation

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Benefits

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