microcontrollers jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, microcontrollers appears in 308 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Embedded Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning microcontrollers, with demand down 21% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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Frequently asked questions about microcontrollers
+Is microcontrollers in demand in 2026?
Yes. microcontrollers appears in 308 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 21% vs the prior 4 weeks. Embedded Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning microcontrollers (26.6% of all postings mentioning microcontrollers).
+What jobs require microcontrollers?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning microcontrollers are Embedded Firmware Engineer (40.9% of that role’s postings mention microcontrollers), Firmware Engineer (17.1% of that role’s postings mention microcontrollers), Embedded Engineer (16.7% of that role’s postings mention microcontrollers).
+What skills are commonly paired with microcontrollers?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), microcontrollers most often appears alongside C, C++, Python, SPI, I2C.
+Where is microcontrollers most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring microcontrollers are Costa Mesa, Hawthorne, Seattle, Bengaluru, El Segundo, 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
Roles most likely to require microcontrollers
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Embedded Firmware Engineer | 9 | 40.9% |
| Firmware Engineer | 19 | 17.1% |
| Embedded Engineer | 10 | 16.7% |
| Embedded Software Developer | 7 | 12.7% |
| Embedded Systems Engineer | 5 | 12.2% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 82 | 8.6% |
| Flight Software Engineer | 8 | 7.9% |
| Hardware Engineer | 2 | 5.1% |
| FPGA Engineer | 1 | 5.0% |
| Technical Solution Architect | 1 | 5.0% |
Roles with the most microcontrollers postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Embedded Software Engineer | 82 | 26.6% |
| Software Engineer | 54 | 17.5% |
| Firmware Engineer | 19 | 6.2% |
| Embedded Engineer | 10 | 3.2% |
| Embedded Firmware Engineer | 9 | 2.9% |
| Flight Software Engineer | 8 | 2.6% |
| Embedded Software Developer | 7 | 2.3% |
| Embedded Systems Engineer | 5 | 1.6% |
| Software Engineer Intern | 5 | 1.6% |
| Software Test Engineer | 5 | 1.6% |
Top metros hiring for microcontrollers
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Mesa | 21 | 6.8% |
| Hawthorne | 11 | 3.6% |
| Seattle | 8 | 2.6% |
| Bengaluru | 7 | 2.3% |
| El Segundo | 7 | 2.3% |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 7 | 2.3% |
| Los Angeles | 7 | 2.3% |
| Mountain View | 7 | 2.3% |
| Redmond | 6 | 1.9% |
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 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning microcontrollers by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s microcontrollers postings by all microcontrollers postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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