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Firmware engineer jobs in California

123 open roles for firmware engineers in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Anduril Industries, Zipline, Lunar Energy, OpenAI and Zoox have the most. 3 are remote and the median advertised salary is $209K.

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Skills asked for in firmware engineer roles in California

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Who is hiring for firmware engineer roles in California

Where firmware engineer roles in California are

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What firmware engineer roles in California pay, by level

Level in the titleMedian advertised salaryRoles counted
No level in the title$194K45
Senior$216K31
Lead and above$226K19

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

Questions about firmware engineer jobs in California

How many firmware engineer jobs in California are open right now?
There are 123 open firmware engineer jobs in California at 59 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 5 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most firmware engineer jobs in California?
Right now the most openings are at Anduril Industries (21), Zipline (7), Lunar Energy (5), OpenAI (4) and Zoox (4). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote firmware engineer jobs in California?
3 of the 123 open firmware engineer jobs in California (2%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do firmware engineer jobs in California pay?
The median advertised salary is $209K, based on 96 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $182K and $228K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
Is it hard to get one of the firmware engineer jobs in California?
8 of the 123 open firmware engineer jobs in California (7%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 65 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 59 companies are hiring and 5 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
How is AI changing firmware engineer jobs in California?
34 of the 123 open firmware engineer jobs in California (28%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, Machine Learning, NLP. Employers still list 123 such roles today at 59 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do firmware engineer jobs in California ask for?
Most often Firmware (60%), C++ (56%), Hardware interfaces (46%), RTOS (45%), Python (43%) of the 123 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in firmware engineer jobs in California?
Firmware Engineer (27), Senior Firmware Engineer (21), Staff Firmware Engineer (8), Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer (5), Embedded Firmware Engineer (4): the most common titles among the 123 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are firmware engineer jobs in California in demand in 2026?
123 firmware engineer jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 59 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 5 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $209K. 3 (2%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for firmware engineer jobs in California?
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