Embedded Jobs in United States

There are 2,483 open Embedded jobs in United States on freehire right now. 508 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are cpp, embedded-software and linux.

Salary

CurrencyPeriod25thMedian75thPostings
USDyear$145,575$172,500$208,800563
USDhour$34$35$4523

From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.

Most requested skills

  • cpp 60%
  • embedded-software 53%
  • linux 43%
  • embedded-systems 41%
  • python 37%
  • rtos 30%
  • ai 28%
  • automation 22%

How the work is done

  • Onsite 443 · 18%
  • Hybrid 257 · 10%
  • Remote 124 · 5%

Visa sponsorship offered in 38% of the 615 postings that state a position on it.

Seniority

  • Senior 672
  • Principal 183
  • Staff 158
  • Lead 100
  • Intern 61
  • Middle 29

Who is hiring

  • 1000+ employees 659
  • 501-1000 employees 189
  • 51-200 employees 74
  • 11-50 employees 63
  • 201-500 employees 13
  • 1-10 employees 6
2,483 jobs
Anduril Industries Backed by a16z
last week

Senior Firmware Engineer, Embedded Systems

Open 81d North AmericaFull-timeSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Develop low-level firmware for embedded systems on defense tech like drones and sensors, using C and RTOS on ARM/AVR cores, and debug with JTAG/SWD tools.

ai computer-vision embedded-software embedded-systems ethernet +8 skills
191 000 – 253 000 $
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Anduril Industries Backed by a16z
last week

Senior Firmware Engineer, Motor Controls

Open 81d North AmericaFull-timeSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Develops real-time motor control and actuator firmware for autonomous vehicles using embedded C, RTOS, and ARM microcontrollers, supporting land, air, and sea systems.

ai automation computer-vision embedded-systems firmware +8 skills
191 000 – 253 000 $
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Anduril Industries Backed by a16z
last week

Senior Firmware Engineer (RTOS)

Open 81d North AmericaFull-timeSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Develop low-level firmware for embedded systems in defense tech, using RTOS and C to build real-time, fault-tolerant software for microcontrollers and sensors.

ai computer-vision embedded-software embedded-systems ethernet +8 skills
191 000 – 253 000 $
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Anduril Industries Backed by a16z
last week

Senior Firmware Engineer, Wireless

Open 81d North AmericaFull-timeSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Develop low-level firmware for wireless systems in autonomous vehicles, including board bring-up, protocol design, and device drivers in C for RTOS environments.

ai computer-vision embedded-software embedded-systems ethernet +10 skills
191 000 – 253 000 $
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Anduril Industries Backed by a16z
last week

Senior Flight Software Engineer, Embedded C/C++, Air Dominance & Strike

Open 81d North AmericaFull-timeSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Develops real-time embedded flight software for autonomous aircraft using C/C++ and RTOS, integrating sensors and control systems for defense-focused vehicles.

ai api c computer-vision embedded-software +9 skills
166 000 – 253 000 $
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Anduril Industries Backed by a16z
last week

Senior Flight Software Engineer, Embedded C/C++, Air Dominance & Strike - Advanced Effects

Open 81d North AmericaContractSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Develops real-time embedded flight software for autonomous aircraft and missiles using C/C++ and RTOS, integrating sensors and control systems under DO-178 safety standards.

ai api c computer-vision embedded-software +9 skills
166 000 – 253 000 $
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Anduril Industries Backed by a16z
last week

Staff Firmware Engineer

Open 81d North AmericaFull-timeStaff H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Staff Firmware Engineer builds low-level embedded software for defense systems, integrating microcontrollers with sensors and debugging across hardware/software boundaries.

ai computer-vision embedded-software embedded-systems ethernet +8 skills
220 000 – 292 000 $
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Anduril Industries Backed by a16z
last week

Senior Embedded Linux Engineer

Open 80d North AmericaFull-timeSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Develop and maintain embedded Linux systems for military-grade drones, focusing on ARM board bring-up, kernel drivers, and secure platform updates.

ai computer-vision cpp cuda embedded-linux +8 skills
220 000 – 292 000 $
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Anduril Industries Backed by a16z
last week

Embedded Haskell Engineer, EW

Open 32d North AmericaFull-time H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Develops high-performance embedded software (Haskell-focused) for military electronic warfare systems, interfacing RF hardware, DSP algorithms, and Lattice OS; ensures deterministic builds and real-time mission-critical reliability.

ai computer-vision embedded-software fpga fsharp +10 skills
129 000 – 171 000 $
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Anduril Industries Backed by a16z
last week

Firmware Engineer

Open 32d North AmericaFull-time H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Develop low-level firmware for military-grade embedded systems, writing C code for microcontrollers, integrating sensors, and debugging across hardware/software boundaries.

ai computer-vision embedded-software embedded-systems ethernet +9 skills
166 000 – 220 000 $
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Anduril Industries Backed by a16z
last week

Firmware Engineer, Space Embedded Systems

Open 32d North AmericaFull-time H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Develop low-level firmware for embedded systems on spacecraft, integrating sensors and microcontrollers to support military space missions and real-time command-and-control.

ai computer-vision cpp embedded-software embedded-systems +11 skills
166 000 – 220 000 $
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Anduril Industries Backed by a16z
last week

Senior Embedded Engineer, EW

Open 32d North AmericaFull-timeSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Build high-performance embedded software for a next-gen electronic warfare platform, integrating RF hardware with AI-driven command systems using Rust or Haskell.

ai computer-vision embedded-software fpga haskell +7 skills
191 000 – 253 000 $
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Anduril Industries Backed by a16z
last week

Senior Firmware Engineer, Space Embedded Systems

Open 32d North AmericaFull-timeSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Senior firmware engineer building low-level embedded software for space-embedded systems, integrating microcontrollers with sensors and payloads for DoD and IC missions.

ai computer-vision cpp embedded-software embedded-systems +11 skills
191 000 – 253 000 $
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Anduril Industries Backed by a16z
last week

Embedded Software Engineer, Anti-Tamper

Open 24d North AmericaFull-time H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Build secure embedded firmware and anti-tamper defenses for defense systems, integrating cryptography and hardware-software security on SoCs and FPGAs.

ai authentication computer-vision cpp cryptography +8 skills
166 000 – 292 000 $
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Anduril Industries Backed by a16z
last week

Embedded Software Engineer, Manufacturing Test, Intelligence Systems

Open 17d North AmericaFull-time H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

Build and automate test systems for defense hardware in Windows/Linux, integrating cloud data and device protocols to ensure quality across land, sea, and air platforms.

ai analytics authentication automation aws +24 skills
166 000 – 220 000 $
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iota Biosciences
last week

Senior Firmware Engineer

Open 59d On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United States

The Senior Firmware Engineer will design, develop, and verify embedded software for Class III implantable medical devices. The role involves optimizing power management and communication systems while ensuring compliance with medical regulatory standards.

asic automation cloud cpp devops +8 skills
140 000 – 188 000 $
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Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
last week

Staff Embedded Software Engineer, Functional Safety

Open 79d HybridNorth AmericaFull-timeStaff
United States

Staff Embedded Software Engineer specializing in Functional Safety, implementing platform-level embedded software and safety components for software-defined vehicles using C and RTOS on microcontrollers.

ai c cloud embedded-software embedded-systems +3 skills
171 000 – 213 900 $
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Butlr
last week

Senior Embedded Engineer

Open 32d North AmericaFull-timeSenior
United States

Senior Embedded Engineer at Butlr building firmware and OS components for IoT sensors and gateways, integrating connectivity, OTA, and edge ML with a focus on privacy-first hardware.

ai api aws azure ci-cd +12 skills
150 000 – 200 000 $
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FORT Robotics
last week

Embedded Software Engineer II

North America
United States

Develops safety-critical embedded firmware in C/C++ for RTOS (Zephyr/FreeRTOS) and bare-metal targets, integrating with Embedded Linux to ensure reliable, real-time control of industrial safety devices.

ai automation ci-cd cpp embedded-linux +11 skills
125 000 – 150 000 $
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Vaco by Highspring
last week

Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer

North AmericaSenior
United States

Hiring: Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer We are looking to connect with experienced embedded engineers interested in building next-generation IoT and video streaming products . The ideal candidate brings: 7 years of…

cpp embedded-linux linux networking rtos +1 skills
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