Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer (Compute Test, North Reading, MA)
$161,700 - $258,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 30 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves embedded firmware engineering for Teradyne instruments, focusing on board support package development and architecture choices for processors, OS, tools, and network adaptation.
What you'll do
- Architecture, design, implementation, verification, and lab validation of Linux BSP and userspace tools for automated test equipment.
- Work with Hardware, Software, and Systems engineering to provide interfaces to complex hardware systems.
- Implement scalable, high-performance, high-quality, extensible, and maintainable code.
- Build, deployment, and test automation of the systems you create and improve.
What you'll need
- 8+ years of experience.
- Software coding using C and C++ (11 or newer).
- Experience with Embedded Linux BSP development (Devicetrees, u-boot configuration, building and deploying Linux on embedded systems).
- Application development in Linux environments.
- Expertise in C, C++ coding and several scripting languages (Python, bash).
- Experience with CI/CD integration.
- Development Tools: GIT, Cmake, Yocto, Docker.
- Familiarity with common hardware protocols, such as I2C, SPI, PCIe, Ethernet, USB.
- Excellent troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working in cross-functional teams designing complex systems.
- BS or advanced degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science or related technical field.
Nice to have
- Experience with Automated Test Equipment.
- Comfortable and familiar with peer reviewed software development process.
- Comfortable working with open source communities (Linux kernel, uboot, etc).
This role has been open 15 days — well below the 56-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
725
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Median days open
56 d
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Median salary
$168k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Teradyne | All employers we track in this specialty (725 roles · 83 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 725 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 106 | 6156 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 15 d | 56 d (−41 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $168k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 119 open roles · median 56 d
- Micron Technology · 61 open roles · median 84 d
- AMD · 60 open roles · median 37 d
- NVIDIA · 60 open roles · median 58 d
- Lattice Semiconductor · 45 open roles · median 37 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 28 open roles · median 40 d
How we counted: 725 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 83 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.