Firmware engineer jobs in the United States
165 open roles for firmware engineers in the United States as of Nov 15, 2026. Anduril Industries, Zipline, Samsara, Lunar Energy and SharkNinja have the most. 5 are remote and the median advertised salary is $198K.
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Skills asked for in firmware engineer roles in the United States
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- Firmware Engineer - San FranciscoPlaud · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$150K - $200KHybridC++
- Senior Firmware EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Waltham, Massachusetts, United States$191K - $254KSeniorPythonLinuxMATLAB
- Business Development – Mining Pool & FirmwareLuxor · 🇺🇸Miami, FL—HubSpotSOC 2Contract negotiation
- Firmware Engineer, RoboticsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$380K - $445KRustC++C
- Controls and Firmware Engineer, Power ElectronicsFluidstack · 🇺🇸Austin, TX$210K - $270KMATLAB
- Staff /Sr. Staff Test Platform & Firmware Integration EngineerLightmatter · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$167K - $227KLead and abovePythonLinuxGit
- Contract Student Worker – Firmware Engineer (FW Core System Services)Zoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA—PythonC++Unix
- Laser Firmware Intern - Summer 2027Lightmatter · 🇺🇸Boston, MA—InternPythonC++Machine Learning
- Senior Firmware EngineerHinge Health · 🇺🇸San Francisco-HQ$156K - $214KHybridSeniorPythonAI agentsTest planning
- Sr. Firmware Engineer IISamsara · 🇺🇸Remote - US$155K - $260KRemoteSeniorRustGoC++
- Firmware EngineerSamsara · 🇺🇸Remote - Austin; Remote - Seattle; San Francisco, CA, Uni…$114K - $191KRemoteGoPythonLinux
- Manager, Firmware EngineeringSamsara · 🇺🇸Remote - US$155K - $260KRemoteRustC++SQL
- Firmware EngineerItron · 🇺🇸United States of America, South Carolina, West Union; Uni…—HybridPythonC++Ruby
- Senior Firmware EngineerATOMS · 🇺🇸Pittsburgh, PA$158K - $218KSeniorPythonC++Linux
- Staff Firmware Engineer - AMRStandardBots · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$180K - $215KLead and abovePythonC++CI/CD
- Senior Power Electronics Firmware EngineerTonal · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$170K - $195KSeniorPythonC++Jenkins
- Staff Technical Program Manager, Firmware Lifecycle and Release ManagementCrusoe · 🇺🇸Bellevue, WA - US$200K - $240KLead and aboveGoJiraEscalation management
- Staff Embedded Firmware Engineer (R5637)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Dallas, TX, US$170K - $254KLead and aboveC++LinuxCI/CD
- FirmwareThebotcompany · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $350KRustC++
- Senior Embedded Software Engineer - FirmwareApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale · +1 more location$187K - $253KSeniorPythonC++Linux
- Senior Firmware Engineer (MATLAB/Simulink)Anduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$191K - $254KSeniorMATLABComputer VisionControl systems
- Senior Embedded Firmware DeveloperSharkNinja · 🇺🇸Needham, MA, United States$125K - $150KSeniorC++CI/CDEmbedded C
- Firmware Engineer - Testing1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$150K - $190KPythonC++Bash
- Engineering Manager – Camera Firmware PlatformVerkada · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA United States$200K - $315KGoC++Linux
- QC Technician - PCBA Firmware Flashing and Functional TestATOMS · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA—PythonLinux
- Firmware Release & Test Automation EngineerVerkada · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA United States$125K - $260KGoPythonC++
- Staff Firmware Engineer - MotorsZipline · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, California, USA—Lead and aboveRustPythonC++
- Staff Embedded Firmware EngineerZipline · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, California, USA—Lead and aboveRustC++Linux
- Senior Embedded Firmware EngineerZipline · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, California, USA—SeniorRustC++Linux
- Software Engineer in Test, Embedded FirmwareCambridge Mobile Telematics · 🇺🇸Cambridge, MA$104K - $131KPythonSQLDocker
- Firmware EngineerNormalComputing · 🇺🇸Mountain View$178K - $243KHybridLLM
- Firmware Engineer, Manufacturing TestAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$167K - $222KLinuxgRPCComputer Vision
- Senior Embedded SW/Firmware Design EngineerCHAOS Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$160K - $290KSeniorPythonC++CI/CD
- Embedded SW/Firmware Design EngineerCHAOS Industries · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, California, United States$160K - $290KPythonC++CI/CD
- Senior Firmware Engineer, Ground SoftwareNeros Technologies · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$180K - $252KSeniorRustC++Linux
- Principal UEFI Firmware EngineerGraphcore · 🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States—Lead and aboveC++CI/CDC
- Firmware EngineerAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States—PythonC++Git
- Lead Software Engineer, RTOS-based Automotive PlatformsALTEN Technology USA · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$140K - $160KLead and aboveRustPythonC++
- Staff or Senior Firmware EngineerSamsara · 🇺🇸Remote - SF Bay Area · +1 more location$162K - $290KRemoteLead and aboveGoLinuxAWS
- Staff Firmware EngineerPsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Milpitas, California$146K - $245KLead and abovePythonC++Linux
- Director, Electrical & Firmware EngineeringBevi · 🇺🇸Boston—Lead and aboveC++LinuxCI/CD
- 2027 Firmware Engineer InternAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States—InternComputer VisionFirmwareTest equipment
- Manager, Embedded Firmware ArchitectureSharkNinja · 🇺🇸Needham, MA, United States$166K - $180KCI/CDGitTest planning
- Firmware Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)Zipline · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, California, USA—InternRustC++Linux
- Firmware Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)Zipline · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, California, USA—InternRustC++Linux
- Firmware ManagerAgility Robotics · 🇺🇸Hybrid- Fremont, CA$198K - $257KHybridC++JiraAgile
- Senior Electrical Engineer - FPGA FirmwareStar Catcher · 🇺🇸Jacksonville, Florida, United States—SeniorVerilog
- Electrical Engineer - FPGA FirmwareStar Catcher · 🇺🇸Jacksonville, Florida, United States—PythonMATLABVerilog
- Director, Firmware Architecture & DeliverySharkNinja · 🇺🇸Needham, MA, United States$220K - $250KLead and aboveCI/CDGitBitbucket
- Firmware EngineerALTEN Technology USA · 🇺🇸Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States$90K - $115KC++LinuxGit
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Who is hiring for firmware engineer roles in the United States
Where firmware engineer roles in the United States are
- 🇺🇸United States165
- 🇺🇸California122
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area68
- 🇺🇸Texas12
- 🇺🇸Austin, TX10
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA7
- 🇺🇸Boston, MA6
- 🇺🇸Seattle, WA5
- 🇺🇸New York, NY3
- 🇺🇸Florida3
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
What firmware engineer roles in the United States pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $193K | 53 |
| Senior | $202K | 43 |
| Lead and above | $220K | 25 |
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 the United States
- How many firmware engineer jobs in the United States are open right now?
- There are 165 open firmware engineer jobs in the United States at 81 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 9 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 the United States?
- Right now the most openings are at Anduril Industries (22), Zipline (7), Samsara (5), SharkNinja (5) and Axon (5). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote firmware engineer jobs in the United States?
- 5 of the 165 open firmware engineer jobs in the United States (3%) 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 the United States pay?
- The median advertised salary is $198K, based on 122 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $173K and $223K. 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 the United States?
- 9 of the 165 open firmware engineer jobs in the United States (5%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 87 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 81 companies are hiring and 9 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 the United States?
- 40 of the 165 open firmware engineer jobs in the United States (24%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, Machine Learning, NLP. Employers still list 165 such roles today at 81 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do firmware engineer jobs in the United States ask for?
- Most often Firmware (59%), C++ (57%), Python (42%), Hardware interfaces (40%), RTOS (40%) of the 165 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in firmware engineer jobs in the United States?
- Firmware Engineer (29), Senior Firmware Engineer (27), Staff Firmware Engineer (9), Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer (5), Embedded Firmware Engineer (5): the most common titles among the 165 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are firmware engineer jobs in the United States in demand in 2026?
- 165 firmware engineer jobs in the United States are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 81 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 9 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $198K. 5 (3%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for firmware engineer jobs in the United States?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.













