Senior Firmware Engineer (MATLAB/Simulink)
- Salary
- $191,000 - $254,000
- Level
- Senior
Not stated in the posting: work type, visa.
Open. First seen 30 October 2026.
About the role
Anduril Industries's standard text
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.
About the Role
As a Senior Firmware Engineer, you will develop motor control and actuator firmware that spans across Anduril's fleet of autonomous vehicles on land, air, and sea. The ideal candidate will have a blend of experience from both tech and defense environments and is looking to leverage their passion for motor controls, firmware, and low-level development here at Anduril.
What You'll Do
- Develop motion control systems for applications such as precision actuators and electric propulsion
- Develop motor control algorithms using MATLAB/Simulink
- Develop motor models and integrate with SITL systems
- Integrate Simulink autocode algorithms with microcontroller C-based RTOS and application firmware
- Assist with part selection, board and product design
- Bring up new boards and toolchains
- Support device manufacturing efforts and operational deployments
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- Experience and formal training with classical control systems
- Experience with MATLAB and Simulink
- Experience with motor control circuits and peripherals such as drivers, encoders, and Hall sensors
- Background in low-level firmware architecture, design, and development in C
- Experience with embedded ARM and motor control modules within ARM microcontrollers
- Comfortable with typical embedded systems tools, compilers, debuggers, and IDEs
- Broad experience with microcontrollers, application processors, and revision control systems
- Familiarity with common bus protocols such as SPI, I2C, CAN, and RS485
- Strong debugging skills through use of instrumentation such as oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers
- Application experience in areas such as robotics, automation, motor control, and sensor fusion
- U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export-controlled data
US Salary Range
$191,000—$254,000 USD
The 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:
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What this role asks for
Particular to this role
RTOS · Simulink
Rare in Anduril Industries's other 299 open postings.
Standard for embedded / hardware roles
C · Embedded Systems
Common in embedded / hardware postings at any company.
In most of Anduril Industries's ads
Computer Vision
Named in most of its open postings, whatever the role.
40% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Anduril Industries's standard text, folded away below.
Compared with Anduril Industries's other open jobs.
The team: Hardware Platform : Hardware Engineering Services : Firmware HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 4 open in Hardware Platform : Hardware Engineering Services : Firmware. 1 was posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in July: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
C (4 of 4), Computer Vision (4 of 4), Embedded Systems (4 of 4), Python (3 of 4), RTOS (3 of 4), Test Automation (3 of 4)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Embedded Firmware Engineer posted Aug 27
- Firmware Engineer posted Aug 27
- Senior Firmware Engineer - ESAD posted Jul 30
From the team and dates on Anduril Industries's own job board.
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