Embedded Jobs in United States

There are 2,475 open Embedded jobs in United States on freehire right now. 515 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 436 · 18%
  • Hybrid 255 · 10%
  • Remote 123 · 5%

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

Seniority

  • Senior 670
  • Principal 184
  • Staff 158
  • Lead 98
  • Intern 60
  • Middle 29

Who is hiring

  • 1000+ employees 659
  • 501-1000 employees 189
  • 51-200 employees 74
  • 11-50 employees 62
  • 201-500 employees 13
  • 1-10 employees 6
2,475 jobs
Anduril Industries Backed by a16z
2 days ago

Engineering Manager, Embedded Systems Engineering

Open 31d 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

Lead a team of embedded systems engineers building mission-critical, AI-powered software for defense applications using Rust and C++ in resource-constrained environments.

agile ai ci-cd computer-vision cpp +9 skills
191 000 – 239 000 $
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Amperesand
2 days ago

Senior Firmware Manager

Open 76d North AmericaSenior
United States

Leads a team to develop and maintain firmware for power-electronics hardware that controls, secures, and communicates with solid-state transformers and converters.

ai ci-cd cpp embedded-software embedded-systems +4 skills
190 000 – 230 000 $
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Relativity Space Backed by Y Combinator
2 days ago

Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Linux

North AmericaSenior
United States

Develops safety-critical embedded Linux software for rocket avionics, focusing on networking, video, and hardware integration for real-time flight systems.

ci-cd cpp embedded-linux embedded-software embedded-systems +4 skills
154 000 – 230 000 $
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Anduril Industries Backed by a16z
2 days ago

Firmware Engineer, Connected Warfare

Open 31d 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 autonomous systems, writing real-time microcontroller code and device drivers while debugging hardware-software integration challenges.

ai computer-vision embedded-software embedded-systems ethernet +5 skills
132 000 – 198 000 $
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Anduril Industries Backed by a16z
2 days ago

Embedded Firmware Engineer, Connected Warfare

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

Write embedded firmware in C for microcontrollers on defense technology platforms, performing board bring-up, driver development, and cross-boundary debugging alongside electrical engineers.

ai computer-vision embedded-software embedded-systems ethernet +6 skills
166 000 – 220 000 $
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Anduril Industries Backed by a16z
2 days ago

Senior Firmware Engineer, Connected Warfare

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 owning the full embedded stack for defense systems — writing C firmware in bare-metal and RTOS environments, performing board bring-ups, driver development, and hardware-firmware integration for autonomous military platforms.

ai automation bash computer-vision embedded-software +10 skills
191 000 – 253 000 $
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Anduril Industries Backed by a16z
2 days ago

Senior Embedded Realtime Software Engineer

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

Implement and deploy real-time image processing software for infrared imaging systems on embedded Linux hardware using C++/CUDA and NixOS within a defense technology company.

ai ci-cd computer-vision cpp cuda +10 skills
165 000 – 218 000 $
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Dormakaba
3 days ago

Embedded Hardware Systems Engineer

RemoteNorth America
United States

Validate embedded hardware systems, debug firmware and PCB revisions, develop test fixtures, and support NPI and production transitions for an access solutions company.

altium designer ble bluetooth low energy bring-up c++ +20 skills
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Danfoss
3 days ago

Principal Software Platform Architect, Embedded Systems (m/f/d)

RemoteEurope, North AmericaPrincipal

Define and evolve embedded platform architecture at Danfoss, driving platform reuse, governance, and scalable capabilities for embedded systems.

api design automated testing ci/cd configuration management cybersecurity +22 skills
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Varda Space
3 days ago

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

North AmericaFull-timeSenior
United States

Develop and maintain reliable embedded software for spacecraft and reentry capsules, including firmware for mission-critical systems using C++ and real-time OS/Linux.

cpp embedded-software fiber linux maven +4 skills
169 000 – 216 000 $
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Varda Space
3 days ago

Embedded Software Engineer II

North AmericaFull-time
United States

Develop reliable C++ firmware for Varda's spacecraft, satellite buses, and reentry capsules, owning all phases of software development from requirements capture through testing and flight operations support.

cpp embedded-software fiber linux maven +4 skills
131 000 – 184 000 $
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Northwood
3 days ago

Embedded Software Engineering Intern (2027 Summer Internship)

RemoteNorth AmericaInternshipIntern
United States

Embedded software engineering intern developing and testing software for Linux-based embedded devices, collaborating on FPGA system integration, OTA updates, and hardware-software debugging.

c# c++ embedded linux embedded-linux embedded-systems +15 skills
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Voyager Technologies
3 days ago

Embedded Software Engineer

Open 16d North AmericaContract
United States

Develop, debug, and test embedded software for bare-metal, RTOS, and Linux-based avionics systems, collaborating with hardware engineers to deliver flight-quality software for space and defense applications.

agile altium bash ci-cd cpp +8 skills
100 000 – 135 000 $
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Northwood Space Backed by a16z
3 days ago

Embedded Software Engineering Intern (2027 Summer Internship)

North AmericaFull-timeIntern
United States

Build and test embedded Linux software for satellite ground stations, working with hardware interfaces and OTA updates in a hands-on engineering environment.

cpp embedded-linux embedded-software embedded-systems fpga +8 skills
36 – 36 $ / hr
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Axon
3 days ago

2027 US Embedded Engineering Internship

HybridNorth AmericaInternshipIntern
United States

Intern embedded engineer builds and ships software features with mentorship, code reviews, and team collaboration in a hybrid Boston office.

csharp java linux oop python +2 skills
45 – 45 $ / hr
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Lightmatter
3 days ago

Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Open 47d 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

Builds firmware and device-software for photonic AI processors and interconnects, integrating with Linux, CMIS, OpenBMC, and DMTF to enable secure, telemetry-rich data-center control.

ai cmake cpp embedded-systems git +5 skills
191 000 – 215 000 $
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GRVTY
3 days ago

Firmware-Savvy CNO Developer

Open 14d North AmericaContract
United States

Firmware-focused CNO developer role conducting reverse engineering and vulnerability research using C programming for national security projects.

c cybersecurity reverse-engineering typescript
140 000 – 170 000 $
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ESCO Technologies
3 days ago

Software Engineer - Firmware

Open 70d North AmericaFull-time
United States

Firmware engineer responsible for all aspects of embedded software development for microcontroller-based products, working with C/C++/C#/Assembly on TI ARM Cortex, ATmega, MSP430, PIC, and Motorola microcontrollers.

assembly cpp csharp embedded-software microcontrollers +2 skills
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ETS-Lindgren
3 days ago

Software Engineer - Firmware

Open 70d North AmericaFull-time
United States

Firmware engineer responsible for all aspects of embedded firmware development for new and legacy products, integrating hardware and software solutions using C/C++/C#/Assembly on various microcontrollers (TI ARM Cortex-M4F, ATmega, MSP430, PIC).

assembly cpp csharp embedded-software microcontrollers +2 skills
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IonQ
3 days ago

Staff Firmware Engineer

Open 77d North AmericaContractStaff 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

Leads the design and development of embedded firmware for quantum control systems, using C/C++ and Rust on ARM SoC platforms, while collaborating with hardware engineers and mentoring teams.

ci-cd cloud cpp cybersecurity devops +13 skills
163 430 – 213 972 $
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