Cannon Design is a global architecture, engineering, and design firm that provides integrated solutions for the built environment. The company has a long history of innovation and excellence, and its work has been recognized with numerous awards. Cannon Design's services include: Architecture Engineering Interior design Landscape architecture Planning Sustainability consulting Cannon Design is committed to creating spaces that are inspiring, functional, and sustainable.
Arlington • Rochester • Buffalo • Denver • Dallas • Higher Education • Real Estate • 201-500 employees
$106k – $133k per year • Senior • 8+ years exp • Minneapolis • Remote (United States) • Contractor • Senior
$117k – $146k per year • Senior • 8+ years exp • Denver • Remote (United States, Colombia) • Contractor • Senior
$127k – $159k per year • Senior • 10+ years exp • Baltimore • Remote (United States) • Contractor • Senior
Blue Origin is an American aerospace manufacturer, defense contractor, and spaceflight services company founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos. Headquartered in Kent, Washington, the company designs and operates reusable rockets, heavy-lift engines, and deep-space logistics infrastructure to enable sustainable space exploration and commercial operations.
Los Angeles • Washington • Seattle • Huntsville • Arlington • Space Services • Space & Aerospace • Launch Services • 1001-5000 employees
$230k – $323k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Seattle • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
SystemVerilog
AI/ML
LLM
Chips/EDA
UVM
Formal Verification
$230k – $323k per year • Equity • Lead • San Diego • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
Python
SystemVerilog
Verilog
C++
AI/ML
LLM
Chips/EDA
Cadence Palladium
Cadence Protium
Siemens Veloce
Synopsys HAPS
Synopsys ZeBu
$230k – $323k per year • Equity • Lead • 10+ years exp • Cupertino • Seattle • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
C++
MATLAB
Python
SystemC
SRI International is a nonprofit research institute working across computing, biosciences and sensing. Its laboratories produced foundational work in networking, speech recognition and human-computer interaction. The institute spins out commercial ventures from its research.
HQ: Menlo Park, United States • Health Care • Marketplaces • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 1946
≈ $93k – $185k per year (Estimated) • Middle • Ann Arbor • Remote (United States) • Middle
Olsson is an engineering and design consultancy headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, and was founded in 1956. The firm provides a wide range of services including civil and structural engineering, environmental science, urban planning, and transportation infrastructure design. Operating through more than 30 offices across the United States, the employee-owned company serves public and private sector clients in the energy, water, and land development markets.
HQ: Lincoln, United States • Government • Water Utilities • Energy & Utilities • Transportation & Logistics • Environmental Science • Transport Infrastructure • Science & Engineering • Civil & Structural Engineering • 201-500 employees • Est. 1956
≈ $107k – $222k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years exp • Dallas • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
≈ $121k – $247k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 10+ years exp • Dallas • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
≈ $96k – $203k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Senior
Shield AI is an American defence technology company founded in 2015 that builds autonomy software and uncrewed aircraft for military missions. Its Hivemind autonomy stack lets aircraft fly, navigate and complete objectives without GPS, a remote pilot or a communications link, which matters in contested environments where those links are jammed. Headquartered in San Diego, California, the company fields the V-BAT vertical take-off aircraft with United States and allied forces, licenses Hivemind to other manufacturers and is developing the X-BAT jet for high-end missions.
HQ: San Diego, United States • Space & Aerospace • Drones & UAVs • Defense AI • Military Drones • Military • Artificial Intelligence • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2015
$230k – $350k per year • Staff+ • 8+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Blue River Technology is at the forefront of agricultural innovation, developing intelligent machinery designed to improve farming yields and reduce environmental impacts. By integrating robotics, computer vision, and machine learning, the company is revolutionizing agriculture through a unique blend of Silicon Valley tech and hands-on fieldwork. Their purpose is to tackle significant challenges in agriculture, optimize chemical usage, and drive global sustainability, all while fostering an engaged and collaborative company culture.
Santa Clara • Fresno • Machine Learning • Design & Creative • Hardware
$174k – $305k per year • Lead • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
C++
Python
AI/ML
Computer Vision
DevOps
CI/CD
RTOS
Robotics
Motion Planning
ROS
Gazebo
Isaac Sim
Sensor Fusion
Webots
$174k – $305k per year • Lead • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
C++
Python
AI/ML
Computer Vision
DevOps
CI/CD
RTOS
Robotics
Motion Planning
ROS
Gazebo
Isaac Sim
Sensor Fusion
Webots
GE Vernova is a global energy equipment and services company that spun off from General Electric as an independent, publicly traded business. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company operates across three primary business segments - Power, Wind, and Electrification - providing gas, nuclear, hydro, onshore and offshore wind turbines, grid software, and energy storage solutions. GE Vernova partners with utilities, industrial clients, and governments worldwide to drive electrification and accelerate the transition toward sustainable power.
HQ: Cambridge, United States • Wind Energy • Energy & Utilities • Power Grid • 1001-5000 employees
$80k – $120k per year • Junior • 1+ year exp • United States • Remote (United States) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
$89k – $149k per year • Lead • 3+ years exp • United States • Remote (United States) • Relocation • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Fortran
MATLAB
Python
C++
Nu Quantum is a Cambridge company founded in 2018 that builds networking hardware for quantum computers. Its interconnects and control systems link separate quantum processors into larger machines and support quantum data centre architectures. The company spun out of the Cavendish Laboratory.
HQ: Cambridge, United Kingdom • Science & Engineering • Hardware • Quantum Science & Computing • Est. 2018
≈ $55k – $153k per year (Estimated) • In office (Cambridge, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time
Altium Designer
Keysight ADS
LTspice
≈ $56k – $156k per year (Estimated) • In office (Cambridge, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time
Python
Rust
SystemVerilog
Verilog
VHDL
C
C
Embedded C
DevOps
CI/CD
Chips/EDA
Migen
Cocotb
Leidos is a defense, intelligence, civil, and health information technology enterprise. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the Fortune 500 company (NYSE: LDOS) operates as one of the primary IT, scientific research, and systems integration contractors for the U.S. federal government, allied defense agencies, and commercial infrastructure entities.
HQ: Reston, United States • Government • Cybersecurity • Military • 5000+ employees • Est. 2013
$87k – $157k per year • Senior • 8+ years exp • United States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
≈ $98k – $204k per year (Estimated) • Senior • United States • Remote (United States, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
$70k – $126k per year • Junior • 2+ years exp • United States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
Latitude AI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company that develops automated driving technologies. The company was formed in 2023 to reimagine what it's like to drive, giving drivers time back on their journeys and transforming the driving experience to be safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable for everyone. Headquartered in Pittsburgh with engineering centers in Dearborn, Mich.
HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Automotive Manufacturing • Autonomous Driving • Artificial Intelligence
$192k – $288k per year • Equity • Senior • 8+ years exp • Pittsburgh • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
AI/ML
NumPy
Cybersecurity
Wireshark
Robotics
ROS
$160k – $240k per year • Equity • Senior • 4+ years exp • Pittsburgh • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
C
Python
C
Embedded C
SDL
DevOps
Cortex
RTOS
Prometheus
Bazel
CI/CD
Docker
IoT
FreeRTOS
DuckDuckGo is an independent American software company headquartered in Paoli, Pennsylvania. The company is private held with a team of passionate people from over 15 counties.
Singapore • Search Engines • Est. 2008
$179k per year • Equity • Senior • 7+ years exp • Singapore • Remote (United States, United Kingdom, Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
Draper is a nonprofit research laboratory specialising in guidance, navigation and control. Its engineers developed flight computers for early crewed lunar missions and continue defence and space work. The organisation also researches microelectronics and biomedical systems.
HQ: Cambridge, United States • Science & Engineering • Hardware • Military • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1932
$75k – $220k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Cambridge, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
$82k – $275k per year • Lead • 10+ years exp • In office (Cambridge, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
$75k – $275k per year • Lead • 10+ years exp • In office (Cambridge, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
C++
Rust
Chips/EDA
JTAG Debuggers
ICF is a global consulting and technology services company with approximately 9,000 employees, but we are not your typical consultants. At ICF, business analysts and policy specialists work together with digital strategists, data scientists and creatives. We combine unmatched industry expertise with cutting-edge engagement capabilities to help organizations solve their most complex challenges.
Arlington • Reston • Brussels • Madrid • Newark • Government • Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1969
$81k – $139k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Chicago • Atlanta • Houston • Raleigh • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
$108k – $222k per year • Equity • Senior • 12+ years exp • Atlanta • Chicago • Dallas • Nashville • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
PDDN is a provider of end-to-end software solutions and IT consulting Services and software development Company. is headquartered in Fremont, California with clients across the Silicon Valley and other Information technology Hubs in different stat...
HQ: Fremont, United States • Professional Services • Software • Information Technology
≈ $144k – $261k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • Dallas • Remote (United States) • Contractor • Principal
At ITAC, we put people and family first. We build lasting relationships with our employees and clients, earning their trust, sharing common values, and collaborating to solve complex industrial problems. Clients are an integral part of our ITA...
Nashville • Norfolk • Raleigh • Wilmington • Lexington • Industrial Design • Industrial Engineering • Science & Engineering • 201-500 employees • Est. 1988
≈ $85k – $196k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
≈ $91k – $189k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Senior
≈ $91k – $189k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
NVIDIA is an American technology company founded in 1993 that invented the graphics processing unit and has become the dominant supplier of accelerated computing platforms for artificial intelligence. Its portfolio spans data centre GPUs and systems built on the Hopper and Blackwell architectures, GeForce consumer graphics, automotive and robotics platforms, high-speed networking acquired with Mellanox, and the CUDA software stack that binds the ecosystem together. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company sells to cloud providers, enterprises, research institutions and gamers worldwide and is one of the most valuable listed businesses on the Nasdaq.
HQ: Santa Clara, United States • AI Infrastructure • Semiconductors • AI Agents • Big Data • LLM & Generative AI • Machine Learning • Hardware • Data & Analytics • Information Technology • Artificial Intelligence • 5000+ employees • Est. 1993
$136k – $213k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Santa Clara • Remote (United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
$116k – $190k per year • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree
Python
Verilog
Chips/EDA
Synopsys PrimeTime
Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a diversified, multinational provider of highly engineered, technologically advanced products and services. We are the corporate descendants of the Wright brothers, the fathers of flight, and Mr. Glenn Curtiss, the father of naval aviation.
Portland • Grand Prairie • Christchurch • Ottawa • Mississauga • Military • Manufacturing • Hardware • 1001-5000 employees
≈ $116k – $237k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 15+ years exp • United States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
≈ $87k – $181k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • United States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
≈ $116k – $237k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 15+ years exp • United States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
Armada Investment is a Zurich-based private investment firm founded in 2000 by Swiss entrepreneur Daniel S. Aegerter. The firm provides founder capital and strategic support to early-stage technology companies while managing a diversified portfolio across private equity, public market securities, and real estate. Operating primarily as a family office, the company focuses on backing technology-driven entrepreneurs in Switzerland, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States within sectors such as clean energy, artificial intelligence, and financial technology.
HQ: Zurich, Switzerland • Wealth Management • Real Estate Investment • Real Estate • Venture Capital • Financial Services • Asset Management • Est. 2000
$131k – $164k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Middle
The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, values and rewards dedicated, knowledgeable, and experienced professionals. We operate more than 2,300 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Canada, and Mexico.
HQ: Atlanta, United States • Commerce • Tools & DIY Supplies • Retail & Shop Systems • 1001-5000 employees
≈ $129k – $262k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 8+ years exp • United States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
C++
DevOps
RTOS
Robotics
Sensor Fusion
Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 95,000 employees define possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services.
HQ: Falls Church, United States • National Security • Government • Military
$136k – $204k per year • Senior • 8+ years exp • Huntsville • Remote (United States, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Salary range
| Seniority |
Jobs |
25% |
Median |
75% |
| Middle |
14 |
$156K |
$156K |
$164K |
| Senior |
54 |
$175K |
$213K |
$220K |
| Lead |
34 |
$245K |
$268K |
$305K |
| All levels |
114 |
$173K |
$220K |
$264K |
Based only on the listings that state pay. Gross annual amounts, converted to USD so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
The market right now
Alion currently lists 172 open Hardware Engineer jobs in Cambridge from 67 companies. 15 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 60 of the employers have posted something in the last three months, which is the pool worth watching if you are starting a search now. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary.
What these roles pay
114 of these Hardware Engineer jobs in Cambridge state pay directly. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $173K and $264K a year, with a median of $220K. By level, the median runs middle at $156K, senior at $213K, and lead at $268K. The step from middle to lead is worth about 1.7x on median pay. Figures are gross annual amounts converted to US dollars, so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
Where the work is
The largest concentrations of these roles are United States (34), United Arab Emirates (1), and Singapore (1). 73% of the listings are fully remote, so a large part of this market is open to you regardless of where you live.
Who is hiring
The employers with the most open Hardware Engineer jobs in Cambridge right now are Draper (37), Olsson (12), Blueorigin (10), Curtiss-Wright Corporation (7), Cisco Systems (7), and Leidos (6). Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application.
What employers ask for
Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are Python (35), C++ (33), MATLAB (24), SystemVerilog (23), Verilog (20), CI/CD (15), Simulink (14), and Rust (11). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list.
Relocation, visas and equity
Of the current Hardware Engineer jobs in Cambridge, 25 state visa sponsorship, 14 offer a relocation package, and 54 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.
