SmallHD’s video monitoring products and will need to be comfortable programming in C for an embedded environment. You will also coordinate with Electronic and FPGA engineering teams during the design, test, and integrati…
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Embedded Engineer jobs in Raleigh, 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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CoverGo is seeking a Lead Full Stack Engineer to guide design, implementation, and maintenance of our SaaS platform. You will provide technical direction across front-end and back-end, collaborating closely with product,…
Technologies is seeking a highly experienced Semiconductor Software Engineer with 10+ years of industry experience to design, develop, and... ...performance, reliability, and scalability across multicore, embedded, and d…
$90k - $130k
Salary: $90,000 - 130,000 per year Requirements: We require a bachelors degree with 4 years of experience in systems engineering and systems programming, or a high school diploma/GED with 8 years of equivalent experience…
knowledge-sharing, and encourages strong friendships and social connections amongst all team members. We are a team of dedicated Engineers and Designers with an average of 7 years’ tenure at Grantek. The vast majority of…
Job Description Job Description Firmware Engineering Manager ( permanent position) – Morrisville , NC Our client is seeking a... ...billable engineering work: designing, debugging, and delivering embedded and wireless sy…
$45 per hour
job summary: Join our engineering team in Research Triangle Park, NC, as a Lead Full Stack Engineer. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional software teams to design, build, and support enterprise-grade…
Job Description Job Description Description: Vadum, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Firmware Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in firmware development and be able to work colla…
$145k - $175k
expanding our team in and has an opening for a Senior Systems Engineer . We’re looking for a Senior Systems Engineer who wants true... ...leadership or principal‑level roles What You'll Own You’ll be embedded on‑site wit…
medical device company in the Raleigh area that is adding to its engineering team as the product moves closer to FDA submission. This is a... ...the right person will help test, troubleshoot, and validate embedded system…
Job Description The company's Electrical Critical Power & Digital Infrastructure division is currently seeking a Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer to join our team. This position will be a hybrid office/remote role as lo…
and a full list of employee benefits – advancedenergy.org/careers. Position Overview Advanced Energy provides independent engineering services for utility-scale renewable energy resources connected to the transmission an…
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What embedded engineers earn in Raleigh
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $33–$47 | $69k–$97k |
| Mid level | $47–$64 | $97k–$134k |
| Senior | $62–$83 | $129k–$173k |
Adjusted for the Raleigh 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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