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Embedded Engineer jobs in Charlotte, NC
Embedded engineers write the software that runs inside devices — from consumer gadgets to cars and medical equipment — working close to the hardware in C and C++ under tight resource limits.
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: ANA United StatesWork Type: HybridDate Posted: 2026-08-28Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.We are more than 34,000…
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QA, DevOps, architects, and business stakeholders.TravelNAEducationBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.Nice to Have2+ years of experien…
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Join our highly motivated team and take pride in your work as we create a better future together.OverviewAs a Lead of Analytics Engineering at Avison Young Technologies, you will lead the strategy and execution of our pr…
support economic vitality, public safety, sustainable and resilient communities and quality of life. We bring together planners, engineers, architects, construction management staff, environmental, strategic communicatio…
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Companies lists of best workplaces “to grow your career.” Join usAbout this role:Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Specialty Software Engineer to join our Commercial and Corporate & Investment Banking Technology organization…
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*For this role you MUST interview oniste*SkillsJava, Angular, Microservices, Spring, Rest, J2EEJob Type & LocationThis is a Contract position based out of Charlotte, NC.Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is…
About this role:Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Specialty Software Engineer with expertise in SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC), and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) to join the Chief Administrative Office (CAO) Technology team withi…
contingent resource assignment, you may: Consult on complex initiatives with broad impact and large-scale planning for Software Engineering. Review and analyze complex multi-faceted, larger scale or longer-term Software…
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confidence, and proactively manage their security posture.Recruiting for this role ends on 12/31/2026.The Team:Deloitte’s Cyber Engineering is a new team that is spearheading the buildout of Cybersecurity technology that…
Job Summary We are seeking a Senior SRE / DevSecOps Engineer with strong experience in Kubernetes, AWS, container platforms, observability, infrastructure automation, and AI-assisted troubleshooting. The role will focus…
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provider delivering digital infrastructure and managed services that turn IT strategy into action. Working alongside experienced engineers, this position offers hands-on experience delivering practical outcomes that help…
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What embedded engineers earn in Charlotte
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $33–$46 | $69k–$96k |
| Mid level | $46–$63 | $96k–$132k |
| Senior | $61–$83 | $127k–$172k |
Adjusted for the Charlotte market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
C and C++Microcontrollers (ARM Cortex-M)RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr)Hardware protocols (SPI, I2C, UART)Reading schematics and datasheetsDebugging with scopes and JTAGMemory and power constraintsRust or Python (a plus)Version control and CI for firmware
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
What does the volatile keyword do, and when do you need it?
Explain it prevents the compiler optimizing away reads/writes, with the classic cases: hardware registers and variables shared with ISRs. Precision matters here.
How do you debug a device that crashes intermittently in the field?
Talk about logging within constraints, watchdog data, reproducing environmental conditions, and instrumented builds. Field debugging method is a core competency.
Walk me through what happens from power-on to your main loop running.
Cover reset vector, startup code, memory initialization, and clock configuration. Comfort with the boot path signals genuine low-level experience.
How do you write an interrupt service routine safely?
Keep it short, defer work to the main loop or a task, protect shared data, and avoid blocking calls. Mention the race conditions you are preventing.
How do you handle a memory-constrained target — say 64KB of RAM?
Discuss static allocation, avoiding heap fragmentation, measuring stack usage, and linker-map analysis. Concrete numbers from a past project help.
How do you test firmware?
Unit tests off-target with mocked hardware, hardware-in-the-loop rigs, and on-target integration tests. Acknowledging what is hard to test is part of a good answer.
Tell me about a hardware/software interaction bug you solved.
The best stories involve a scope or logic analyzer and a datasheet detail everyone missed. Show the collaboration with hardware engineers.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For embedded engineers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Name the microcontroller families, RTOSes, and protocols per project — embedded hiring screens on exact platform matches.
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Describe the products you shipped and their constraints (battery life achieved, memory footprint, certification requirements).
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Include debugging tooling experience — JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers — as it separates firmware engineers from application developers.
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Mention safety or regulatory work (MISRA, ISO 26262, FDA) if you have it; those doors are hard to open otherwise.
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Personal hardware projects with write-ups carry real weight in this field — link one if it is presentable.
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Where this role goes
Typical progression
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