microcontrollers jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-04, microcontrollers appears in 304 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Embedded Software Engineer roles, with demand up 10% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-04
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+Is microcontrollers in demand in 2026?
Yes. microcontrollers appears in 304 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04, with demand up 10% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Embedded Software Engineer roles (26% of Embedded Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require microcontrollers?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04, the job titles most likely to require microcontrollers are Embedded Software Engineer (26% of postings list microcontrollers), Software Engineer (17% of postings list microcontrollers), Firmware Engineer (7% of postings list microcontrollers).
+What skills are commonly paired with microcontrollers?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-04), microcontrollers most often appears alongside C++, C, Python, SPI, RTOS.
+Where is microcontrollers most in demand?
As of 2026-09-04, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring microcontrollers are Costa Mesa, Hawthorne, Austin, El Segundo, Redmond, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring microcontrollers — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require microcontrollers
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Embedded Software Engineer | 80 | 26.3% |
| Software Engineer | 51 | 16.8% |
| Firmware Engineer | 21 | 6.9% |
| Flight Software Engineer | 12 | 3.9% |
| Embedded Engineer | 9 | 3.0% |
| Embedded Firmware Engineer | 8 | 2.6% |
| Test Engineer | 5 | 1.6% |
| Embedded Software Developer | 4 | 1.3% |
| Embedded Systems Engineer | 4 | 1.3% |
| Engineering Manager | 4 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for microcontrollers
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Mesa | 26 | 8.6% |
| Hawthorne | 11 | 3.6% |
| Austin | 8 | 2.6% |
| El Segundo | 7 | 2.3% |
| Redmond | 7 | 2.3% |
| San Francisco | 7 | 2.3% |
| Seattle | 7 | 2.3% |
| Westminster | 7 | 2.3% |
| Mountain View | 6 | 2.0% |
Skills commonly paired with microcontrollers
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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