Embedded Firmware / Software Engineer
Kraken Kinetics · Pinehurst, NC
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Jul 16, 2026
Pinehurst, NC
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An on-site embedded firmware engineering role at a defense hardware manufacturer focused on kinetic weapon systems. The work centers on writing and debugging C/C++ firmware for microcontroller-based platforms — including electronic safe and arm devices, test fixtures, and production acceptance systems — while collaborating closely with electrical and mechanical engineers on board bring-up and hardware integration. Suited to engineers with at least two years of hands-on embedded development experience who are comfortable working directly with hardware in a lab setting.
Mid level · 2+ years · Fayetteville, NC · Bachelor's required · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1 people in the Fayetteville, NC area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1–2
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $125,603 (middle half $97,825–$157,693).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The Pinehurst/Moore County, NC area is not its own CBSA; it falls within the Fayetteville, NC CBSA (22180). Raleigh-Durham is nearby but the posting explicitly places the facility in Moore County.
The security statement says the role requires 'special access to U.S. government information' and that the candidate must be a U.S. citizen, but it does not gate on holding or obtaining a named clearance level — no clearance tier is specified, so clearance is not flagged as required.
C and C++ are listed together with 'and/or' phrasing under Required Qualifications; both are captured as a single requirement with each as an alternative for the other, reflecting that proficiency in either satisfies the gate.
Embedded communication protocols (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN) are listed as a single familiarity requirement; SPI is used as the primary name with the others as alternatives.
ARM Cortex-M (with STM32 and PIC32 as named examples) appears under Preferred Qualifications and is marked accordingly.
The oscilloscope/logic analyzer/debugger hardware lab tools and schematic-reading ability are hard-required but name no specific commercial product — they are omitted from the skills list as they describe general competencies rather than named technologies.
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