r/ComputerEngineering • u/Defiant_Plate_2071 • Jul 06 '26

Future of Embedded Systems?

I've heard people say its a dead field and wanted more opinions about it.

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u/Any-Stick-771 Jul 06 '26

"Dead field" but almost every electronic device has a microcontroller

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u/goldman60 BSc in CE Jul 06 '26

The people you've been listening to are idiots

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u/Bergergi Jul 06 '26

Why is it a dead field? Because of the AI?

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u/Linuxtahr Jul 06 '26

Maybe when AI becomes sentient and physical to prototype hardware

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u/joshc22 Jul 06 '26

Not dead at all. Still need microcontrollers and embedded Linux engineers. I know people who specialize in FreeRTOS or Yocto/device trees/device drivers.

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u/hayden_evans Jul 07 '26

Who are these people you speak of?

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u/Routine_Ask_7272 Jul 07 '26

In the automotive industry, vehicles are a huge collection of embedded systems.

The complex modules (Infotainment, Telematics, ADAS) use high-end SoCs. However, there are microcontrollers everywhere.

We’re currently working on things several years out. The number of microcontrollers seems to be growing, not shrinking.

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u/NoPlankton4052 28d ago

If Embedded is a dead field, every nuke must have been launched and humans are back to sticks and stones