Skill
Automotive Ethernet
IT Infrastructure and Networking
Automotive Ethernet is a specialized adaptation of standard Ethernet networking technology designed to meet the bandwidth, reliability, and electromagnetic compatibility requirements of in-vehicle communication. It is used by automotive engineers to connect sensors, cameras, infotainment systems, and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) with the high data throughput needed for modern connected and autonomous vehicles.
Automotive Ethernet in the job market
Last checked October 28, 2026
- Open roles
- 71
- Employers
- 25
- Median pay
- $158,000
- Disclose pay
- 69%
on Career App
hiring for it
from 49 roles
of these roles
Open roles requiring Automotive Ethernet (71)
Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer (Avionics)
Voyager
Full-time · Pittsburgh, PA
This role designs and oversees the development of avionics hardware for lunar spacecraft, including computing and power systems. It suits experienced electrical engineers who want to lead small teams on mission-critical space hardware and can manage technical design, testing, and supplier relationships.
Listed on Voyager’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Lead Hardware Engineer (Controllers)
Relativity Space
Long Beach, CA · $151,000 – $227,000
Lead a small team of electrical engineers designing custom avionics controllers for Relativity's Terran R rocket, overseeing mixed-signal and analog circuit design from initial concept through flight production and vehicle operations. This role suits experienced hardware engineers with deep expertise in mission-critical electronics who are ready to mentor others and thrive in a fast-paced aerospace environment.
Listed on Relativity Space’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Hardware Test Engineer
Astranis
San Francisco, CA · $145,000 – $235,000
Astranis seeks a hardware test engineer to design and execute comprehensive test systems that validate satellites and their subsystems from development through production. This role is ideal for someone with deep experience in high-reliability electronics testing who wants to own the entire testing lifecycle at a rapidly scaling space company.
Listed on Astranis’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior FPGA/AIE Engineer
Lynk Global
Chantilly, VA
Elveo is seeking a senior engineer to design and validate FPGA-based radio platforms for satellite communication payloads, from lab prototyping through on-orbit deployment. This role suits someone with deep expertise in FPGA architecture, DSP algorithms, and AMD Versal tools who wants to work on space-qualified hardware systems.
Listed on Lynk Global’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Spacecraft Command and Data Handling (C&DH) Engineer - Millennium Space Systems
Boeing
Full-time · El Segundo, CA · $146,200 – $260,000
This role leads the design and architecture of spacecraft command and data handling systems for small satellites, working with avionics, electrical hardware, and complex subsystems that directly enable national security missions. It suits experienced electrical or aerospace engineers who want to drive strategic technical decisions, manage trade studies across mission-critical systems, and mentor others while working on hardware that launches into orbit.
Listed on Boeing’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Embedded Software Engineer
KLA-Tencor
Milpitas, CA · $136,300 – $231,700
This role owns embedded software for semiconductor inspection systems, focusing on high-speed data pipelines and low-level hardware interfaces from Linux kernel drivers to PCIe device bring-up. It suits experienced engineers who thrive on real-time performance challenges and cross-functional collaboration in a mission-critical manufacturing environment.
Listed on KLA-Tencor’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Principal Software Engineer, Embedded (RIS)
Juniper Networks
Full-time · Sunnyvale, CA · $172,000 – $349,000
HPE is hiring a senior embedded software engineer to design firmware and platform software for high-performance networking devices, particularly for Network Processor and ASIC development on Juniper routing platforms. This role suits experienced engineers who want to work at the hardware-software interface on complex, large-scale systems in a collaborative product development environment.
Listed on Juniper Networks’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Test Development Engineer
FLIR Systems
Full-time · Goleta, CA · $120,300 – $160,400
This role blends software engineering with hardware test automation, building C# applications that control semiconductor testing equipment and analyze production data. It suits developers who want to move beyond web or application work into the tangible domain of manufacturing systems and hardware integration.
Listed on FLIR Systems’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior, Product Cybersecurity Architect
Torc Robotics
Full-time · Ann Arbor, MI · $153,200 – $183,800 · Remote
This role embeds cybersecurity into Torc's autonomous truck platform from design through deployment, working across product and engineering teams to define security controls, conduct threat modeling, and demonstrate compliance readiness. It suits experienced engineers who have built safety-critical systems and understand embedded OS security, cryptography, and automotive threat landscapes.
Listed on Torc Robotics’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior HMI Software Development and Quality Engineer
Daimler Truck North America
Full-time · Portland, OR · $117,000 – $150,000
This role shapes the driver experience for Daimler Truck by architecting and debugging software for new instrument cluster ECUs, working across ideation through release with global teams. It suits someone with deep automotive software expertise who can lead architecture decisions, mentor colleagues, and solve critical defects in a fast-moving vehicle technology environment.
Listed on Daimler Truck North America’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Asked for alongside Automotive Ethernet
Measured from the 71 open roles that name Automotive Ethernet — not from a curated list.
- C++20 roles28.2%
- Python19 roles26.8%
- Linux16 roles22.5%
- SD-WAN15 roles21.1%
- VoIP Systems15 roles21.1%
- VPN Clients13 roles18.3%
- TCP/IP9 roles12.7%
- Git8 roles11.3%
What employers state they pay
Median
$158,000
Middle half
$130,000 – $205,000
From 49 of 71 open roles — the 69% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.
Who employers are hiring
- Entry6%
- Mid18%
- Senior61%
- Lead / Staff / Principal15%
From 67 roles whose posting states a level.
Where Automotive Ethernet roles are
Among the 49 of 71 open roles we could place on a map.
Roles that use Automotive Ethernet
Employers hiring for Automotive Ethernet
25 in total, most open roles first.
- Comcast15 roles
- RSRelativity Space7 roles
- NVIDIA6 roles
- BBoeing5 roles
- MMotional5 roles
- Broadcom Inc.4 roles
Related skills
Curated neighbors in the taxonomy, whether or not employers ask for them together.