Firmware Engineer

Chariot Defense is a defense technology company that designs and manufactures a family of power products for the U.S. military and its allies. We believe that credible deterrence of armed conflict and winning if deterrence fails, requires more than just the best drones, sensors, weapons, electronic warfare systems, and command & control capabilities. Those critical components will require sustained electric power in austere and resource-constrained environments. Moreover, military units must be able to turn off the trucks and generators that generate this power to hide and survive. In other words, power generation must be decoupled from power consumption. Chariot Defense’s products enable exactly this capability, allowing U.S. and allied militaries to be more lethal and survivable. We hope you will join us on this mission.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Firmware is where our product meets the physical world. We're looking for a Firmware & Embedded Controls Engineer to own the low-level software that commands Chariot's power electronics, enforces our safety systems, and keeps the hardware running reliably when it's deployed in the field. You'll write code that runs on bare metal and on real-time operating systems in systems languages like C and Rust, directly controlling significant electrical power flowing through real hardware in austere, resource-constrained environments where failure isn't an option.

You will directly shape the firmware architecture that goes into Amphora and future products. Our team comes from Tesla, Anduril, Apple, Archer, and the U.S. military. We build hardware that operators depend on in the field and we hold our firmware to that same standard, because lives depend on it. This is a high-ownership, high-impact, hands-on role for someone who wants to write code that moves real power and see it operate in real conditions.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

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ROLE REQUIREMENTS

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A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $130,000-$180,000 annually.

Individual compensation packages are based on geographic location, scope of the role, relevant experience, and the ability to deal with complexity and problem solve within our organization, among other factors.

All employees are required to provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. within their first 3 days of work. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Any unsolicited resumes/candidate profiles submitted through our website or to personal email accounts of employees of Chariot Defense are considered property of Chariot Defense and are not subject to payment of agency fees.

Compensation packages also include early-stage equity and access to company-sponsored benefit plans.