Embedded Jobs in United States
There are 2,494 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
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | year | $145,000 | $172,000 | $208,800 | 559 |
| USD | hour | $34 | $36 | $47 | 24 |
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 38%
- rtos 30%
- ai 28%
- firmware 26%
How the work is done
- Onsite 443 · 18%
- Hybrid 257 · 10%
- Remote 124 · 5%
Visa sponsorship offered in 37% of the 610 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 685
- Principal 180
- Staff 156
- Lead 104
- Intern 62
- Middle 33
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 655
- 501-1000 employees 189
- 51-200 employees 74
- 11-50 employees 63
- 201-500 employees 13
- 1-10 employees 6
Senior Software / Embedded Software Engineer - Product
Build and ship robust embedded software for radar systems on NVIDIA Jetson and sensors, focusing on low-latency, reliability, and fleet-grade concerns like OTA updates and fault tolerance.
Embedded Software Engineer, Photonics
Develop and test embedded software for optoelectronic systems using C/C++ on ARM and other processors, with Python scripting and common hardware interfaces.
Embedded Software Engineer – Level 3 or 4 (AHT)
Develops and integrates embedded flight software for space systems, working with hardware protocols like MIL-STD-1553 and SpaceWire, and supporting national security missions in a 100% onsite role.
Firmware Engineer
Develops and debugs embedded firmware in C for 16/32-bit microcontrollers, troubleshoots hardware schematics, and validates power-supply systems in a hands-on lab environment.
Embedded Firmware Developer
Develops embedded firmware in C/C# for microcontrollers and hardware systems, focusing on robustness and new hardware support like GNSS engines and satellite transceivers.
Staff Engineer, Firmware
Lead firmware development for wireless telematics devices, including cellular/LTE/5G, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth, while ensuring security and performance in resource-constrained embedded systems.
Embedded Software Engineer
Builds embedded firmware in C, Go, and Python for prototype sensors, writing Linux/bare-metal drivers, signal processing, and hardware abstraction layers for resource-constrained ARM devices.