Senior Firmware Engineer at Actalent
Orlando, FL
$72–$79/hrfrom the description
Jul 27, 2026
Orlando, FL
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract-based Senior Firmware Engineer role in Orlando, FL focused on designing, developing, and maintaining embedded firmware for microprocessor-based systems. The engineer will work across new product development and legacy platform support, writing modern C++ and C code within RTOS and bare-metal environments, building low-level drivers and board support packages, and collaborating closely with hardware and systems teams throughout the product lifecycle.
Senior level · 7+ years · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · Bachelor's required · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 15 people in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 4–25
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $132,470 (middle half $105,633–$166,441). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The degree requirement (Bachelor's in EE, CE, CS, or related field) is listed under 'Essential Skills' with no 'or equivalent experience' language, so it is treated as a hard gate.
Zephyr OS is listed as a required skill with 'or other real-time operating systems (RTOS)' — alternatives reflect common RTOS substitutes a hiring manager would likely accept.
'Embedded networking protocols and communication interfaces' and 'hardware schematics and board-level troubleshooting' appear under 'Additional Skills & Qualifications' with no specific named technology, so they are omitted per the no-generic-concepts rule.
Linux, ARM, and Agile all appear under 'Additional Skills & Qualifications', the posting's preferred/nice-to-have section.
The posting is placed by Actalent, a staffing firm; the end client is not named.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): bare-metal microcontroller programming.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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