Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer at Eaton Corporation
Coraopolis, PA
$86,000–$126,000from the description
Aug 3, 2026
Coraopolis, PA
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Senior Firmware Engineer role at Eaton focused on developing embedded firmware for next-generation solid-state circuit protection devices. The work spans bare-metal and RTOS-based systems, covering hardware drivers, protection and metering algorithms, communication protocols, and user interfaces. The position is based near Pittsburgh, PA (Moon Township) with a hybrid schedule, and suits an experienced embedded systems developer comfortable working across a cross-functional hardware/software team.
Mid level · 3+ years · Pittsburgh, PA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Advertised as Senior, but the requirements read as Mid.
“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 410 people in the Pittsburgh, PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 220–540
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
What the occupation pays Median $127,238 (middle half $97,661–$159,195). 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 Aug 5, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The role requires a minimum of 3 years of embedded firmware experience, which combined with the scope (individual contributor, single-team coordination) supports a Mid-level classification despite the 'Senior' title.
The Skills section lists C as a proficiency requirement and GitHub/Jira as tools used in the role; these are treated as hard gates given the firm language ('Proficient in', explicit workflow tools) and their placement in the Skills block under the Required Qualifications section.
ARM Cortex and PIC are listed as interchangeable microcontroller examples under Preferred Qualifications; they are captured as a single preferred skill with PIC as an alternative.
'Wired communication protocols' and 'Device drivers / hardware bring-up' are preferred qualifications with no specific protocol or driver technology named, so they are captured at that level of specificity.
JAMA appears only in the Skills section alongside Jira; given the firm 'knowledge and experience' language it is included, but as preferred since it is secondary to Jira in the listing.
The posting explicitly states no relocation benefit and limits candidates to within 50 miles of Moon Township, PA (Pittsburgh metro); remote is set to false accordingly.
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