billion $ public companies in renewable energy and infrastructure. About The Role: We're looking for a Firmware/ Embedded Software Engineer to write and test software for our battery electric locomotive control systems.…
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Embedded Engineer jobs in Los Angeles, CA
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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SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. EMBEDDED SOFTWARE ENGINEER, RF PAYLOADS (STARSHIELD)Starshield leverages SpaceX’s Starlink tech…
actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.SR. SITE RELIABILITY ENGINEER (STARSHIELD) At SpaceX we’re leveraging our experience in building rockets a…
us on our mission of providing humankind access to the galaxy beyond our planet. About the RoleApex is seeking a Senior Propulsion Engineer with deep experience in pressurized fluid systems to own the feed-system design…
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supervisory staff for management of the Rail and Bus Facilities, Highways, and Joint Development construction contracts. Resident Engineers (REs) shall be experienced in the type of construction required for rail, bus, h…
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Partners with customers, sales, engineering and product teams to design, demonstrate and deploy Oracle Cloud architectures that address... ...everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded…
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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…
and dataset versioning, built on the canonical machine data model and pipelines owned by the Machine Controls & Data Integration Engineer. AI/ML Model Development: Design, develop, and deploy models trained on Hadrian ma…
to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world. In the role of Aviation Engineer, we'll count on you to:Prepare approaches, scopes of work, fee estimates for aviat…
and delivered as global energy demands grow. From massive data centers to modernizing transmission systems, our industry-recognized engineers and scientists have been at the forefront of grid transformation for more than…
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THE OPPORTUNITY Our Client is seeking a Senior Wireless Communication Systems Engineer to participate in all phases of wireless technology projects that include planning, design, implementation, prototyping, verification…
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THE OPPORTUNITY Our client is seeking a full-time Senior Embedded Software Engineer reporting to the Director of Software Engineering on the Software Engineering team. The successful individual in this role will particip…
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What embedded engineers earn in Los Angeles
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $41–$58 | $85k–$120k |
| Mid level | $58–$79 | $120k–$165k |
| Senior | $76–$103 | $159k–$214k |
Adjusted for the Los Angeles 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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