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Embedded Systems Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 79+ embedded systems jobs at companies offering 9-day fortnights and generous PTO—for a better work-life balance. 12 new this week. Hiring companies include Latitude AI, L3Harris Technologies, and CHAOS Industries.

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9-day fortnights 28
generous PTO 10
flexible hours 2
unlimited PTO 32
best places to work 6

Updated September 3, 2026

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Embedded AI Engineer, On-Device Models

1mo

Deepgram · Remote · USA

60 · GoodUnlimited PTO$219k – $274k

Lead Technical Program Manager, Platform Integration

1mo

Waabi · Remote · USA or Canada

58 · GoodUnlimited PTO$171k – $243k

Software Engineer, High-Performance Onboard Algorithms

2mo

Waabi · Remote · USA or Canada

58 · GoodUnlimited PTO$148k – $260k

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Staff Firmware Engineer

17d

Samsara · Remote · California, USA

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Software Engineer - Platform Team

23d

Arista Networks · Remote · Budapest, Hungary

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Software Engineer Cloud EOS Team

3mo

Arista Networks · Remote · Ireland +4 more

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Senior Specialist, Software Engineering

NEW

L3Harris Technologies · Hybrid · Salt Lake City, UT, USA

63 · Good9 Day FortnightPro · early access

Electrical Engineering Intern

NEW

AV · Onsite · Simi Valley, CA, USA

61 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Summer 2027 GNC / Autonomy Intern

NEW

AV · Onsite · Simi Valley, CA +4 more

61 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Summer Electrical Engineering Intern

NEW

AV · Onsite

61 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Senior Specialist, Software Engineering

NEW

L3Harris Technologies · Hybrid · Salt Lake City, UT, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Sr Associate, Software Engineer

NEW

L3Harris Technologies · Hybrid · Salt Lake City, UT, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Staff Embedded Software Engineer (Networking)

NEW

RAVE Aerospace · Hybrid · Brea, CA, USA

60 · Good9 Day Fortnight$145k – $165k

Small Satellite Embedded Software Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation · Onsite · El Segundo, CA, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight$95k – $166k

Embedded Flight Software Engineer

United Launch Alliance · Hybrid · Centennial, CO, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Industrial Software Development Manager

3mo

Thales · Onsite · Singapore, Singapore

74 · Great4 Day Work Week (80%)

Effector Embedded Software Engineer

CHAOS Industries · Onsite · Los Angeles, CA, USA

57 · GoodUnlimited PTO$160k – $240k

Software Engineer

Volvo Cars · Hybrid · Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

Software Engineer

Volvo Cars · Hybrid · Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

Software Engineer

Volvo Cars · Hybrid · Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

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Employers hiring for Embedded Systems on this page include Latitude AI, L3Harris Technologies, and CHAOS Industries. Embedded Systems roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Embedded Systems is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Embedded Systems roles span the full seniority range — we list 80 open roles requiring Embedded Systems across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Embedded Systems hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

For the full-pay schedules here — 4-day weeks and 9-day fortnights — yes: you keep a full-time salary for a shorter week. Part-time and pro-rata roles instead scale pay to hours, and each listing makes the arrangement clear. Embedded Systems roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers; specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Embedded Systems candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Embedded Systems on current listings.

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