Embedded Systems Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities

As of 2026-09-25, Skillenai has indexed 38 job postings with the title “Embedded Systems Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is C++, with demand down 46% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-25

Postings · last 90 days
38
Demand vs prior month
down 46% vs the prior 4 weeks
Most-required skill
Top hiring metro
Lexington

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+How many Embedded Systems Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?

Skillenai has indexed 38 job postings with the title “Embedded Systems Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-25, with demand down 46% vs the prior 4 weeks.

+What skills do Embedded Systems Engineer jobs require?

Across Embedded Systems Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-25, the skills mentioned most often are C++, C, embedded systems, Python, Linux.

+Which cities are hiring the most Embedded Systems Engineer?

As of 2026-09-25, Embedded Systems Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Lexington, Denver, London, Salt Lake City, San Antonio.

+Is Embedded Systems Engineer a good career path right now?

Skillenai indexes 38 Embedded Systems Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-25, with demand down 46% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Embedded Systems Engineer postings is C++, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.

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Weekly Embedded Systems Engineer postings — last 90 days

Skills most often required for Embedded Systems Engineer

NamePostingsShare
C++1847.4%
C1642.1%
embedded systems1436.8%
Python1231.6%
Linux923.7%
SPI821.1%
I2C615.8%
Embedded Linux615.8%
VHDL513.2%
RTOS513.2%
C/C++513.2%
Verilog513.2%
FreeRTOS410.5%
microcontrollers410.5%
Linux kernel410.5%

Top metros hiring Embedded Systems Engineer

NamePostingsShare
Lexington37.9%
Denver25.3%
London25.3%
Salt Lake City25.3%
San Antonio25.3%
San Francisco25.3%
Ashburn12.6%
Bengaluru12.6%
Bohemia12.6%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-25, matching postings whose canonical role is “Embedded Systems Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).

role
Embedded Systems Engineer
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-09-25
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index