Principal Flight Software Engineer
Company: Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc
Location: Costa Mesa
Posted on: October 22, 2024
Job Description:
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.WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Develop low-level flight software for microcontrollers, create
reusable device drivers, integrate system-level features and
architect changes to support an ever-growing codebase
- Develop hardware drivers to interface to various sensors such
as Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs)
- Contribute to hardware-in-the-loop testing to verify and
validate combined software and hardware functionality
- Quickly debug and troubleshoot issues that span the electrical,
firmware, and software boundaries
- Help select microcontrollers and peripherals and review
schematics with electrical engineering teamREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- BS or MS in CS/CE/EE or equivalent industry experience
- Excellent C coding ability for embedded systems
- Demonstrated experience developing embedded software for
autonomous flight vehicles
- Advanced competency in real-time embedded software control
systems
- Experience integrating microcontrollers with analog and digital
sensors
- Experience developing firmware in bare-metal or RTOS
environments
- Debugging skills with JTAG, SWD, Oscilloscopes, and Logic
analyzers
- Solid understanding and application of coding best practices,
board bring up and debugging
- Solid experience with common bus protocols such as USB, SPI,
I2C, CAN, ARINC-825, RS232/485, Ethernet
- U.S. Persons status is required as this position needs to
access export controlled dataPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with flight software such as Ardupilot
- Experience with one or more microcontroller cores (ARM, AVR,
MSP430, PIC, etc.)
- 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 useUS
Salary Range: $168,000 - $294,000 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:
- Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer top tier
platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision) that are 100% covered
by Anduril for you and 90% covered for your dependents.
- Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100%
covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life
insurance for you and your dependents.
- Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday
hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
- 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a
family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical
condition.
- Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF,
preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with
additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning
to parenting.
- Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health
resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more.
Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial
support, available to you as well.
- A professional development stipend is available to all
Andurilians.
- Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means
breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
- Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your
region.
- Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
- 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth
401(k). (US roles only)Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer
committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The
Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique
individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating
new paths towards the future of defense technology. We actively
encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and
those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming
and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the
interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on
problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from
you!
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Keywords: Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc, Yorba Linda , Principal Flight Software Engineer, IT / Software / Systems , Costa Mesa, California
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