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Embedded Engineer jobs in Cleveland, OH
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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Lead AI Engineer Location Cleveland, OH (Onsite) ONLY GC / USC Job Summary Lead AI engineer, Hands on AI engineering and solutions delivery. GCP and kubernetes Node JS / Typescript micro services AI Patterns Lang Graph,…
Mobile Engineer – Multi-Site Facilities Location: East Cleveland, OH Skilled Trades Opportunity – Mobile Engineer Role We are seeking a hands-on, experienced Mobile Engineer to support multiple commercial facilities in t…
service platforms. Experience with developing internationalized and localized software. Experience with CI/CD, DevOps and Agile engineering practices. Experience with Azure power platform services, logic apps, Azure APIM…
$110k - $175k
transform the world for good, then Jacobs is where you belong. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated Process Mechanical Lead Engineer in one of our Ohio offices or Bingham Farms, MI office. As part of our team, y…
Job Title: Lead Database Engineer Location: Cleveland, OH, Pittsburgh, PA, or Dallas, TX, Onsite Duration: Full Time(onsite) Required Qualifications: 7+ years of database administration experience in enterprise productio…
Cleveland, Ohio area. This position is not remote and does not offer visa sponsorship. infinIT is seeking a Senior Systems & Network Engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems and being the highest-level esca…
the development of detailed software programming specifications Write, review, and optimize code and collaborate with the senior engineers using current programming languages Collaborate with the team to create documenta…
Role Overview The Java Full Stack Developer to join our technology team at a leading retail bank. This role involves designing, developing, and delivering enterprise-grade custom microservice applications using modern Ja…
£30k - £35k per year
networking environments Must-Have Experience Candidates with around 75% of the below are encouraged to apply: Hands-on radio engineering experience Experience with Motorola and/or Hytera systems Installation and maintena…
$45 - $55 per hour
Position Overview We are seeking a highly skilled Field Service Engineer to install, commission, maintain, and troubleshoot industrial material handling and process equipment at customer manufacturing facilities across N…
Group is seeking an experienced System Developer / Administrator to join a dynamic and agile team of IT support specialists for an engineered products company in Cleveland. This role requires a wide range of hands-on adm…
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What embedded engineers earn in Cleveland
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $31–$43 | $64k–$90k |
| Mid level | $43–$60 | $90k–$124k |
| Senior | $58–$77 | $120k–$161k |
Adjusted for the Cleveland 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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