You're right, but the jobs do exist. I'd look for jobs that are embedded linux based. If that's what they want, then they need somebody who knows how to write u

You're right, but the jobs do exist. I'd look for jobs that are embedded linux based. If that's what they want, then they need somebody who knows how to write user space applications and are willing to learn a bit about HW registers. It's a way to get a foot in the door.