Tenstorrent is a Canadian semiconductor company founded in 2016 and led by veteran chip architect Jim Keller. It designs artificial intelligence accelerators and RISC-V processors, and sells intellectual property licences as well as hardware, with an open-source software stack. Investors and licensees include major automotive and technology groups seeking an alternative to closed accelerator ecosystems.
HQ: Toronto, Canada • Embedded Systems • Hardware • Machine Learning • Est. 2016
≈ $88k – $181k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 5+ years exp • In office (Munich, Germany) • Full-Time • Architect
≈ $91k – $186k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • In office (Munich, Germany) • Full-Time • Staff
C++
SystemC
SystemVerilog
Verilog
AI/ML
Edge AI
Chips/EDA
Cadence Palladium
Siemens Veloce
Synopsys ZeBu
≈ $92k – $189k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • In office (Munich, Germany) • Full-Time • Staff
SystemVerilog
AI/ML
Edge AI
Chips/EDA
Formal Verification
UVM
Marvel Fusion is a Munich company founded in 2019 that is developing laser driven inertial fusion energy. Its approach uses nanostructured targets and ultrashort laser pulses to reach fusion conditions. The company is building an experimental facility with an American university and has raised substantial private funding.
HQ: Munich, Germany • Lasers & Photonics • Est. 2019
≈ $52k – $124k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Munich, Germany) • Internship • Middle • German • English: C1
Auterion is a Swiss company founded in 2017 that builds an open operating system for drones and robotic vehicles. Its software is derived from the PX4 open source autopilot and powers fleets for defence, government and enterprise users. The company works closely with NATO members and American defence programmes.
HQ: Zurich, Switzerland • Robotics AI • Robotics • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2017
≈ $60k – $145k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 3+ years exp • In office (Munich, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Bash
C++
Python
C
C
U-Boot
DevOps
CI/CD
Debian
Docker
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
Jenkins
Ubuntu
GitHub
GitLab
Cybersecurity
Tcpdump
Wireshark
Advanced in-cabin perception software for driver and passenger monitoring. Real-time analysis for safety, UX and automation.
Munich • Rabat • Toronto • Buenos Aires • Nuremberg • Semiconductors • Autonomous Driving • Hardware
≈ $66k – $176k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 5+ years exp • In office (Munich, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
Python
C++
C++
CMake
DevOps
CI/CD
GitLab CI
GitLab
The Exploration Company is a Munich based European company founded in 2021 that is developing the Nyx reusable space capsule. Its spacecraft is designed to carry cargo and eventually crew to orbital stations, with a modular architecture and green propulsion. The company has flown demonstration missions and raised one of Europe's largest space funding rounds.
HQ: Munich, Germany • Graphic Design • Space & Aerospace • Design & Creative • Est. 2021
≈ $53k – $126k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Munich, Germany) • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Middle • English: C1
≈ $45k – $101k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Munich, Germany) • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior • French • German (Optional) • English
In office (Munich, Germany) • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
Python
Verilog
VHDL
Chips/EDA
UVVM
VUnit
Xilinx Vivado
NavVis is the leading global provider of indoor spatial intelligence technology and solutions for enterprises, trusted by top companies including BMW, Daimler, Allianz, Lenovo and Deutsche Telekom. NavVis helps enterprises drive efficiencies and...
Munich • Hardware • Simulation & Digital Twin • Computer Vision • 201-500 employees
≈ $61k – $146k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Munich, Germany) • Relocation • Internship • Senior
C++
Python
C++
OpenGL
AI/ML
OpenCV
DevOps
Debian
Ubuntu
Robotics
Digital Twin
ROS
constellr is a Freiburg company founded in 2019 that builds satellites measuring land surface temperature. Its thermal imagery helps agriculture and water management detect crop stress before it is visible. The company spun out of Fraunhofer research and is deploying its own small satellite constellation.
HQ: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany • Oil & Gas • Electronic Components • Est. 2019
≈ $52k – $124k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 4+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Munich, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Middle • English: C1
≈ $52k – $124k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 4+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Munich, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Middle • English
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
RobCo is a Munich company founded in 2020 that sells modular robots to small and mid-sized manufacturers. Its arms are assembled from standard modules and configured through simple software, avoiding lengthy integration projects. The company offers robotics as a subscription to firms that cannot justify traditional automation.
HQ: Munich, Germany • Manufacturing • Industrial Automation • Robotics • Industrial Robotics • 201-500 employees • Est. 2020
≈ $62k – $149k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Munich, Germany) • Full-Time • Senior
Cortex
Prometheus
Robotics
EtherCAT
≈ $61k – $147k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Munich, Germany) • Full-Time • Senior • German (Optional) • English
Python
AI/ML
NumPy
Robotics
EtherCAT
QA
Pytest
Transform biological imaging with AI-powered MRI technology. Non-invasive solutions for poultry, fruits, nuts, and health. Building a sustainable future.
Munich • Data & Analytics • Meat & Poultry • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2019
$105k – $116k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Munich, Germany) • Relocation • Full-Time • Senior
$105k – $116k per year • Equity • Staff+ • Remote/Hybrid (Munich, Germany) • Relocation • Full-Time • Staff
Cadence is a leading EDA and Intelligent System Design provider delivering hardware, software, and IP for electronic design.
Munich • Belo Horizonte • Wireless • Hardware • Data Science
Intern • Belo Horizonte • Remote (Germany, Brazil) • Visa sponsorship • Master's Degree • Internship • Intern
C++
Python
SystemVerilog
Verilog
VHDL
Chips/EDA
Formal Verification
KINEXON is a Munich company founded in 2012 that tracks the position of people, machines and objects in real time. Its sensors are used in professional basketball and football to measure player movement and in factories to coordinate production. The company builds both the hardware and the analytics platform behind it.
HQ: Munich, Germany • Fleet Management • Artificial Intelligence • Manufacturing • 201-500 employees • Est. 2012
≈ $62k – $150k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Munich, Germany) • Internship • Senior
C
C++
C
U-Boot
DevOps
RTOS
CI/CD
IoT
FreeRTOS
Intern • In office (Munich, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Intern • German • English
JavaScript
Node JS
Python
Management
Confluence
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
≈ $60k – $145k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Munich, Germany) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Middle • German: C1 • English: C1
CesiumAstro is an aerospace technology company headquartered in Austin, Texas, and founded in 2017. The company develops and manufactures software-defined active phased array communication systems, including satellites, terminals, and reconfigurable processing units for space, airborne, and ground missions. It serves commercial and defense sectors with high-throughput connectivity solutions and operates manufacturing facilities in the United States to support domestic supply chains.
HQ: Austin, United States • Telecommunications • Aerospace Manufacturing • Manufacturing • Military Satellites • Military • Satellite Manufacturing • Satellite Communications • Space & Aerospace • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017
≈ $57k – $136k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years exp • In office (Munich, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Altium Designer
Ansys SIwave
HyperLynx
≈ $60k – $145k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Munich, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Intrinsic is an industrial robotics software company headquartered in Mountain View, California, founded in 2021 as an independent Alphabet business after being incubated inside the X moonshot factory. The company develops Intrinsic Flowstate, a platform that combines motion planning, perception, simulation, and reusable skills so industrial robots can be programmed without deep robotics expertise. It works with manufacturers, system integrators, and hardware partners worldwide, and has grown through the acquisition of Vicarious and the robotics software assets of Open Robotics.
HQ: Mountain View, United States • Simulation & Digital Twin • Software • Robotics AI • Robotic Software & Control Systems • Industrial Robotics • Artificial Intelligence • Robotics • Est. 2021
≈ $66k – $158k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Munich, Germany) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
C++
PyTorch C++
TensorFlow C++
AI/ML
JAX
PyTorch
Reinforcement Learning
TensorFlow
Robotics
Reinforcement Learning
≈ $95k – $196k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 8+ years exp • In office (Munich, Germany) • Master's Degree • Staff
C++
Python
C++
PyTorch C++
TensorFlow C++
AI/ML
JAX
PyTorch
Reinforcement Learning
TensorFlow
Robotics
Motion Planning
Reinforcement Learning
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HQ: Vilnius, Lithuania • Sensors • Hardware • Internet of Things • Est. 1998
In office (Munich, Germany) • Full-Time • German: C1
Wemolo is a parking technology company headquartered in Munich, Germany, and founded in 2019. The company runs barrier free car parks using camera systems that read number plates on entry and exit, then bills drivers digitally instead of through ticket machines or gates. It manages parking for retailers, restaurants, hotels, and clinics across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, and Poland, combining its own hardware installations with a cloud platform for site owners.
HQ: Munich, Germany • Sensors • Hardware • Computer Vision • Artificial Intelligence • Smart Mobility • Transportation & Logistics • Property Management • Real Estate • 51-200 employees • Est. 2019
≈ $61k – $146k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote/Hybrid (Munich, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Bash
C++
Java
Python
Rust
C
C++
Protobuf
C
Valgrind
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Edge AI
DevOps
Docker
Cybersecurity
Tcpdump
IoT
MQTT
We are Europe's fastest-growing fusion startup, building the first generation of fusion power plants using quasi-isodynamic (QI) stellarators—the clearest, most robust path to putting fusion on the grid.
HQ: Munich, Germany • Nuclear Engineering • Energy & Utilities • Nuclear Energy
In office (Zurich, Switzerland, Munich, Germany) • Full-Time
1KOMMA5° is a clean energy technology and climate tech company headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. Founded in 2021, the company operates as a one-stop shop for residential decarbonization, installing solar panels, electricity storage systems, heat pumps, and electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. At the core of its platform is "Heartbeat AI," an intelligent energy management system that aggregates and optimizes home energy hardware.
HQ: Hamburg, Germany • EV Charging • Solar Energy • Energy & Utilities • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2021
≈ $98k – $208k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Go
Java
SQL
TypeScript
Node JS
JavaScript
Node JS
Nest.JS
Databases
Google BigQuery
PostgreSQL
LookML
DevOps
CI/CD
Datadog
GCP
GitHub Actions
Google Cloud Run
Google GKE
Kubernetes
OpenTelemetry
Platform Engineering
Self-Healing
Terraform
GitHub
IoT
MQTT
Headquartered in Berlin, Germany (with additional presence across Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and Sweden), STARK Defence is a defense technology enterprise specializing in autonomous unmanned systems and military software engineering. Founded in 2024 in response to modern operational demands, the firm develops AI-enabled, software-defined loitering munitions, strike drones, and modular unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) engineered for high-threat, electronic warfare environments.
HQ: Berlin, Germany • Military • Military Drones • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2024
≈ $52k – $124k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 4+ years exp • In office (Munich, Germany) • Full-Time • Middle
≈ $51k – $121k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Munich, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle • German (Optional)
≈ $59k – $143k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Munich, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • German (Optional)
Salary range
| Seniority |
Jobs |
25% |
Median |
75% |
| Senior |
13 |
$103K |
$104K |
$106K |
| All levels |
25 |
$90K |
$104K |
$121K |
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 36 open Hardware Engineer jobs in Munich from 21 companies. 5 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 21 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 25 comparable listings priced by role, level and country. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $90K and $121K a year, with a median of $104K. 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 Cyprus (1), Poland (1), Switzerland (1), and Ukraine (1). 19% of the listings are fully remote and a further 17% 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 Munich right now are Canonical (4), Tenstorrent (3), The Exploration Company (3), STARK Defence (3), constellr (2), and RobCo (2). 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 C++ (13), Python (12), Ubuntu (6), Debian (5), Verilog (4), CI/CD (4), Edge AI (4), and Docker (4). 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 Munich, 4 state visa sponsorship, 6 offer a relocation package, and 3 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.
