Embedded Jobs in United States
There are 2,516 open Embedded jobs in United States on freehire right now. 522 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are cpp, embedded-software and firmware.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | year | $145,000 | $173,000 | $208,800 | 549 |
| USD | hour | $34 | $36 | $50 | 23 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- cpp 60%
- embedded-software 53%
- firmware 50%
- linux 43%
- embedded-systems 41%
- python 37%
- rtos 30%
- ai 28%
How the work is done
- Onsite 443 · 18%
- Hybrid 258 · 10%
- Remote 126 · 5%
Visa sponsorship offered in 37% of the 616 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 661
- Principal 182
- Staff 163
- Lead 107
- Intern 63
- Junior 25
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 659
- 501-1000 employees 192
- 51-200 employees 74
- 11-50 employees 63
- 201-500 employees 13
- 1-10 employees 6
Manager, Firmware Engineering
Manages a team of firmware engineers in Philadelphia, splitting time between hands-on embedded C/C++ development for safety-critical devices and leading the team’s processes, quality, and delivery for robotics automation hardware.
Firmware Engineer
Develops firmware for embedded systems powering next-gen electrical infrastructure, integrating with hardware and optimizing performance under strict resource constraints.
Staff Firmware/Middleware Engineer
Designs and defines firmware architecture for digital power management products in AI, datacenter, and high-performance computing, bridging hardware capabilities with embedded firmware systems.
Embedded Systems Emulation Engineer
Develops and maintains emulation tools for cyber-physical systems using QEMU/C/C++/Python to model embedded hardware for reverse engineering and national security analysis.
Sr Embedded Software Engineer
Designs and optimizes embedded software for beverage appliances and brewer platforms, owning subsystems from requirements to field deployment while mentoring junior engineers.
Embedded Software Engineer I
Develops and maintains embedded firmware for coffee brewers using C/C++ and Python, focusing on reliability and new features in a collaborative engineering team.
Embedded Software Integration Engineer
Embedded Software Integration Engineer Location: Rochester, KNT, GB Employment Type: OTHER Overview Expleo is seeking an experienced to Embedded Software Integration Engineer support a major DAL D to DAL A software…
Embedded Software Developer
Develops and secures firmware for ARM-based microcontrollers and MPUs, focusing on cryptography and embedded system security for IoT devices.
Principal Embedded Software Engineer
Sr. Principal Embedded Software Engineer Location: Greenville, Wisconsin, United States Time Type: Full time Job Description About Pierce, an Oshkosh company At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people…
Senior Embedded Rust Engineer — Space Avionics
Develops and maintains embedded software for satellite avionics systems using C/C++ and Rust, focusing on secure communications and avionics protocols.
Senior Embedded Rust Engineer — Secure Cortex-M Firmware
Senior Embedded Rust Engineer designs and migrates secure firmware for ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers using Rust, leading hardware abstraction and product launches.
Senior Embedded Developer (Rust) - Cyber Secure Aerospace
Designs and implements secure embedded software for satellite systems using Rust and C/C++, mentors junior engineers, and solves complex aerospace challenges.

Rust Firmware Engineer — Power Electronics Innovator
Develops Rust firmware for microcontrollers that control high-frequency power electronics, integrating hardware test suites in a fast-moving hardware startup.
Senior Embedded Rust Engineer for Quantum Hardware
Develops low-level embedded Rust systems and interfaces for quantum hardware, collaborating with hardware and firmware teams to build reliable, high-performance solutions.