Canonical is the publisher of Ubuntu, the world's most widely used Linux distribution, headquartered in London. Founded in 2004 by Mark Shuttleworth, the company provides enterprise-grade services, support, and security for open-source software, enabling organizations to deploy and manage workloads consistently across diverse environments. Their portfolio spans the entire compute spectrum - from public and private cloud infrastructure (OpenStack), container orchestration (Kubernetes/MicroK8s), and data center management to specialized edge and IoT computing.
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Artificial Intelligence • Software • Information Technology • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2004
Remote (AMER, EMEA, APAC) • Internship
Debian
RTOS
Ubuntu
Marketing
Salesforce
≈ $94k – $200k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
DevOps
Debian
Docker
Kubernetes
Ubuntu
Micron Technology is an American semiconductor company founded in Boise, Idaho in 1978 and one of only a handful of manufacturers of both DRAM and NAND flash memory. It designs and fabricates memory and storage products used in data centres, personal computers, smartphones, cars and industrial equipment, and sells them under the Micron and consumer-facing Crucial brands. High-bandwidth memory for AI accelerators has become the fastest-growing part of the business, and the company operates fabrication and assembly sites across the United States and Asia.
HQ: Boise, United States • Data Centers • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Consumer Electronics • Hardware • Storage • Digital Storage • Semiconductors • 5000+ employees • Est. 1978
$40k – $66k per year • Italy • Remote (Italy) • Master's Degree • Full-Time
$36k – $63k per year • Italy • Remote (Italy) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
$34k – $56k per year • Italy • Remote (Italy) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
Python
Chips/EDA
Cadence Virtuoso
AECOM is a leading global infrastructure consulting firm that provides end-to-end design, engineering, program management, and environmental services. The company partners with public and private sector clients to deliver complex projects across transportation, buildings, water, energy, and environmental restoration.
HQ: Dallas, United States • Environmental Science • Science & Engineering • Civil & Structural Engineering • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1996
$47k – $58k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Milan, Italy) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle • English
Kana Devianova is a professional portfolio and personal brand platform dedicated to showcasing creative design, photography, and digital media projects. The website highlights diverse work spanning visual story-telling, content creation, and artistic direction for various client applications. Through a curated display of concepts and finished works, the platform serves as a central hub for potential collaborators to explore the artist's unique style and reach out for creative opportunities.
Zurich • Gliwice • Bratislava • Milan • Bolzano • Information Technology
≈ $42k – $100k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Milan, Italy) • Full-Time • Senior
≈ $30k – $72k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Milan, Italy) • Full-Time • Senior • Italian: C1
≈ $42k – $100k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Milan, Italy) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Bosch is a leading global supplier of technology and services, operating across mobility solutions, industrial technology, consumer goods, and energy and building technology. Headquartered in Germany, the enterprise is renowned for its innovations in Internet of Things (IoT) software, automotive components, power tools, and household appliances.
HQ: Gerlingen, Germany • Consumer Electronics • Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Home Appliances • Automotive Manufacturing • Manufacturing • Consumer Goods • 5000+ employees
≈ $38k – $91k per year (Estimated) • In office (Milan, Italy) • Full-Time • Senior • English
Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Onsemi is a global semiconductor manufacturer specializing in intelligent power and intelligent sensing technologies. The company designs and produces silicon carbide power modules, image sensors, MOSFETs, and mixed-signal integrated circuits engineered for high-efficiency applications. Additionally, it primarily serves the automotive and industrial markets, providing critical hardware for electric vehicle powertrains, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), and renewable energy infrastructure.
HQ: Scottsdale, United States • Information Technology • Artificial Intelligence • Internet of Things • Hardware • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1999
$77k per year • Lead • 10+ years exp • In office (Milan, Italy) • Principal
Python
SystemVerilog
Chips/EDA
Formal Verification
UVM
Bring data insights to the edge, increasing the performance of your solutions with a cost-effective and efficient inference chip. Axelera’s AI processing unit is designed to seamlessly integrate into your innovations so you can focus on your customer!
HQ: Eindhoven, Netherlands • Edge AI • Hardware • Semiconductors • 201-500 employees • Est. 2021
≈ $73k – $177k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 7+ years exp • Luxembourg City • Paris • Florence • Milan • Leuven • Remote (Belgium, Italy) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
We believe in Space as humankind’s new horizon to build a better, sustainable Life on Earth. In Space, governments, institutions and companies rely on us to design, operate and deliver a whole range of satellite-based systems.
Victoria • Montreal • Orlando • Burlington • Irvine • Environmental Science • Space & Aerospace • Earth Observation • 5000+ employees
≈ $27k – $62k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 1+ year exp • In office (Milan, Italy) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Junior • English
C++
DevOps
Ansible
AWS
Docker
GCP
Management
Confluence
Vantage Data Centers is a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses that designs, builds, and operates critical digital infrastructure. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, the company provides cloud providers, large tech enterprises, and artificial intelligence developers with high-density, customizable data storage and computing capacity. Backed by major infrastructure investors like DigitalBridge and Silver Lake, Vantage operates dozens of sustainable, powered campuses across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America.
Frankfurt am Main • Denver • Montreal • San Antonio • Santa Clara • Real Estate • Property Development • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2008
≈ $35k – $95k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 15+ years exp • In office (Milan, Italy) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
Solidgate is a financial technology company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and founded in 2018. The company provides a payment orchestration platform that enables businesses to manage multiple payment service providers, optimize transaction routing, and handle subscription billing, fraud prevention, and tax calculation. It serves global clients in the software-as-a-service and e-commerce sectors, offering infrastructure that supports card acquiring, alternative payment methods, and multi-currency treasury operations.
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Commerce • Fraud Detection • Cybersecurity • Billing & Invoicing • Software • FinTech • Financial Services • Payments • 201-500 employees • Est. 2018
Warsaw • Nicosia • Kyiv • Lviv • Remote (Europe, Cyprus) • Full-Time
Python
DevOps
AWS
Cybersecurity
MITRE ATT&CK
PCI DSS
Chips/EDA
PoC Library
Management
Google Workspace
Salary range
| Seniority |
Jobs |
25% |
Median |
75% |
| All levels |
10 |
$51K |
$65K |
$71K |
Few employers in this selection publish pay, so these figures are Alion estimates built from comparable listings by role, level and country. Gross annual, converted to USD.
The market right now
Alion currently lists 19 open Hardware Engineer jobs in Milan from 10 companies. 10 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
Most employers in this selection do not publish a figure, so the range below is Alion's own estimate, derived from 10 comparable listings priced by role, level and country. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $51K and $71K a year, with a median of $65K. 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 Italy (14), Switzerland (1), Ukraine (1), Greece (1), and Luxembourg (1). 47% of the listings are fully remote and a further 26% are hybrid, 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 Milan right now are Kana Devianova (5), Canonical (4), Micron Technology (3), AECOM (1), Bosch (1), and Onsemi (1). 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 (5), AutoCAD (5), Ubuntu (4), C++ (4), Debian (3), Docker (3), AWS (2), and Kubernetes (2). 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 Milan, 1 offers a relocation package. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.
