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# 2026 Early Career Firmware Engineer

- **Company:** Anduril Industries
- **Location:** Costa Mesa, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $112,000.0 - $149,000.0
- **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Board Bringup, Software Debugging, Device Drivers, Ethernet, Firmware, Ghost (Backup Software), Joint Test Action (IEEE Standards), Real-Time Operating Systems, RS-232, RS-485 Standard, Software Engineering, Software Systems, PIC Microcontroller, Information Technology, Bare Metal
- **Published:** August 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9125803/2026-early-career-firmware-engineer

## About the Role

* 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.
 * U.S. Persons status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

 * Experience with one or more microcontroller cores (ARM, AVR, MSP430, PIC, etc.)
 * 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.

## Description

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, To ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:
 * No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.


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