Senior Firmware Engineer

Senior Firmware EngineerAnduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.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 JobThe AIRS team is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to design a new product lines. In this role, you will work closely with an interdisciplinary technical team to define, complete the design and analysis, build prototypes leading to ground and flight testing, and mature the prototypes into products.What You'll DoLead FPGA architecture, standards, development and review processesFPGA Development: Designing, architecting, simulating, and integrating VHDL designs into FPGAs or Systems on Chip (SoC) for optimized performance, resource utilization, and power efficiency.Hardware/Software Integration: Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams (electrical engineers, software engineers, systems engineers) to ensure seamless integration of the firmware with the overall system, including processor bring-up and board support packages.Testing and Validation: Developing robust test benches in VHDL/Verilog and utilizing lab tools such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers for rigorous testing and validation of designs against functional specifications and performance requirements.Optimization: Optimizing the algorithms for hardware acceleration, including MIPS optimization and efficient use of on-chip bus protocols like AXI or AXI-Stream.Required QualificationsEducation: A Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field is typically required.Experience: 10+ years of experience developing HDL firmware for FPGA devicesHardware Description Languages: Expertise in VHDL and/or Verilog/SystemVerilog is essential for RTL (Register Transfer Level) design.FPGA Tools: Experience with industry-standard FPGA design tools such as Xilinx Vivado or Intel Quartus.Debugging Skills: Strong hardware/software debugging skills using standard lab equipment.Version Control: Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., Git) for collaborative development.Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S.

Secret security clearancePreferred QualificationsDemonstrated experience designing with multi-gigabit SERDES, DDR memory busses, Ethernet MAC and PHY interfaces, FPGAs, and common communication busses like SPI and I2CEmbedded software development experience with the use of timers, interrupts, hardware peripherals such as SPI controllers and ADCsKnowledge of embedded Linux development, including device trees, hardware drivers, bootloaders, and basic Unix/Linux toolsFamiliar with common programming languages like Python and MATLABFamiliarity with infrared image sensor technologyUS Salary Range$165,000 - $218,000 USDThe salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.

Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including: