Flight Software Engineer, Embedded C

Anduril 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.

The Flight Software team at Anduril develops flight computer vehicle software for all airborne and subsea vehicles. The right person for this role has experience in both commercial (product focused) and public sector (defense) technical environments, and is looking to leverage their passion for avionics and flight software.

As a Flight Software Engineer, you will be responsible for developing the microcontroller firmware that powers Anduril’s aircraft while working alongside a team of engineers with a diverse set of backgrounds and skills. Anduril has a collaborative culture with plenty of opportunities for ownership. As an early member of the team, your decisions today will have a large impact on the company now and into the future, as well as on our customers!

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Develop microcontroller software using an RTOS

Develop device drivers, protocols, and APIs for aircraft sensors

Integrate new features and sensors into flight controller software

Create aircraft control systems

Create SITL/HITL test fixtures

Analyze flight test results

Support device manufacturing efforts

Support operational aircraft deployments

CORE REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, etc., or equivalent experience

Direct experience with DO-178 standards or similar certifications

Direct experience in aircraft firmware or other safety critical systems

Strong C programming skills

Background in low-level firmware architecture, design and development

Low-level device driver development, experience with microcontrollers and application processors

Comfortable with typical embedded systems tools, compilers, debuggers and IDEs

Familiarity with communications busses and protocols such as CAN, CANFD, ARINC-825, ARINC-429, MIL-STD-1553, UART/RS232/RS422/RS485, SPI, QSPI, I2C, Ethernet, etc.

Strong debugging skills through use of instrumentation such as oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers

Familiarity with revision control systems

Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. TS/SCI security clearance

WHAT WE VALUE IN FLIGHT SOFTWARE

Bias towards delivery and iteration, in order to discover the right use cases to invest engineering time in

Willing to take risks and own the accountability for managing those risks

Passionate about solving real world problems, quickly

Insatiable desire to build and create

Has designed, built, delivered useful software to users multiple times, we want to hear war stories!

BENEFITS

Platinum Benefits: We offer top tier platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision, life) and cover premiums for you.

16 Weeks paid parental leave for all caregivers

Family planning: We’re proud to offer comprehensive family planning support. Fertility planning and treatment, adoption support, gestational carrier support and fertility preservation are all included.

Unlimited Provisions: From breakfast to dinner, our kitchen team has you covered with healthy meals and snacks at every office.

Commuter benefits depending on region

Relocation assistance

Paid Time Off