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Embedded Systems Engineer Jobs in the United States

Build the firmware and hardware interfaces for next-gen robots.

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Embedded Systems Engineer Transportation & Autonomous Vehicles Clear all

Staff Systems Engineer Autonomy

Palo Alto, United States

$207k-258k/year

Full-time

ISO 26262AUTOSARHardware-in-the-loop (HIL)C++PythonCANDDS (Data Distribution Service)LinuxQNX

Application Software Engineer - Autonomous Vehicle Program

Kirkland, United States

$78k-116k/year

Full-time

Six SigmaRoot Cause AnalysisC++JavaPythonMATLABUnityAzureGitLinux

Autonomy Software Engineer

South San Francisco, United States

$200k-265k/year

Full-time

MentorshipAutonomous SystemsFMEAHardware-in-the-loop (HIL)Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) testingCC++RustLinuxRTOS

Autonomy Platform Software Engineer

South San Francisco, United States

$160k-210k/year

Full-time

Technical LeadershipEmbedded SystemsHardware-in-the-loop (HIL)Industrial RoboticsSoftware-in-the-Loop (SIL) testingC++PythonRustLinuxNVIDIA Jetson

Embedded Software Engineer (Data Platform), Autonomy

South San Francisco, United States

$175k-210k/year

Full-time

Embedded SystemsFunctional SafetyHardware-in-the-loop (HIL)Model Predictive ControlPath PlanningPerceptionCC++RustLinux

Lead Staff Software Engineer, Embedded, Autonomy

Palo Alto, United States

$207k-258k/year

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipAgile / ScrumProject ManagementCC++CANI2CSPIUART

Senior Systems Software Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

Santa Clara, United States

$184k-357k/year

Full-time

ADASLocalizationSensor FusionSoftware EngineeringCC++GitLinuxQNX

Autonomous Vehicle Lead, Firmware Engineering

Palo Alto, United States

$240k-290k/year

Full-time

Stakeholder ManagementTechnical LeadershipAutonomous SystemsFunctional SafetyHardware-in-the-loop (HIL)Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) testingDevOps & CloudCC++CAN

Software Engineer - System Performance, Robot Software

Sunnyvale (Hybrid)

Full-time

Sr. Staff Autonomy Sensor Engineer

Palo Alto, United States

$237k-296k/year

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipEmbedded SystemsMachine LearningPerceptionSensor FusionC++PythonIMULiDAR

Robotics & Embedded Systems Intern

Odys Aviation ·

Long Beach, United States

Internship

Wiring Harness DesignSensors & InstrumentationC++PythonCANI2CSPIUARTMicrocontrollers (MCU)PX4

Senior Machine Learning Engineer – Perception & Embodied AI

General Motors ·

Mountain View (Hybrid)

$171k-261k/year

Full-time

Technical LeadershipGenerative AI / LLMsComputer VisionEmbedded SystemsMachine LearningPerceptionSensor FusionPyTorchTensorFlowLiDAR

Staff Applied Scientist, Lime Vision

Remote (United States resident)

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipComputer VisionEmbedded SystemsMachine LearningSensor FusionSensors & Instrumentation

Senior Software Engineer, Deep Learning Inference - Automotive Safety

Santa Clara, United States

$152k-288k/year

Full-time

ISO 26262Embedded SystemsGenerative AI / LLMsFunctional SafetyMachine LearningPythonC++CUDA

Robotics Software Engineer

Cambridge, United States

$90k-210k/year

Full-time

Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) testingPath PlanningSLAMC++PythonRustLiDARMicrocontrollers (MCU)PX4

Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Seattle (Hybrid)

$177k-283k/year

Full-time

Computer VisionGenerative AI / LLMsSensor FusionSoftware EngineeringPyTorchTensorFlowC++Python

Software Engineer - OS & Kernel, Robot Software

Sunnyvale (Hybrid)

Full-time

MentorshipCC++NVIDIA JetsonQNXLinuxRobot Operating System (ROS)

Senior Systems Software Engineer - Deep Learning Solutions

Santa Clara, United States

$224k-357k/year

Full-time

ISO 26262PerceptionComputer VisionEmbedded SystemsVision-Language Models (VLM/VLA)TensorRTCC++CUDALinux

Senior Software Engineer, Onboard Autonomy

Mountain View, United States

$194k-291k/year

Full-time

Sensor FusionComputer VisionEmbedded SystemsHardware-in-the-loop (HIL)LocalizationPath PlanningVerification & ValidationC++PythonRust

Software Engineer - OS & Kernel, Robot Software

Sunnyvale (Hybrid)

Full-time

Embedded SystemsSoftware EngineeringCC++NVIDIA JetsonQNXLinuxRobot Operating System (ROS)

Market Insight for Embedded Systems Engineer Jobs in the United States

Based on data from 385 job postings • Updated

Salary Distribution

$69k

$139k/yr

$195k

246k+

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Based on 247 salary data points. Normalized to annual USD. Excludes top 5% of outliers. Top positions at premium companies can reach $588k+. See our comprehensive salaries guide for more insights.

Top Companies Hiring

In-Demand Skills

C++Embedded Systems C Python Linux RTOS Microcontrollers (MCU)Software Engineering FPGA SPI

Leading Industries

Aerospace & Defense Transportation & Autonomous Vehicles Robotics Hardware & Components Robotics Software & AI

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