Satel is a Russian technology company and system integrator headquartered in Moscow, founded in 1995. The firm develops proprietary software for unified communications, manufactures specialized telecommunications hardware, and provides engineering services for industrial automation and IT infrastructure. It operates as a multi-profile holding serving large-scale enterprises in sectors including mining, energy, and telecommunications, offering solutions such as video analytics, digital monitoring, and technical support across Russia.
HQ: Moscow, Russia • Technical Support • Artificial Intelligence • Manufacturing • Est. 1995
≈ $18k – $46k per year (Estimated) • Remote/Hybrid (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Russian: C1
≈ $17k – $46k per year (Estimated) • Remote/Hybrid (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Full-Time • Russian: C1
C++
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
Cadence Allegro
Saint Petersburg
≈ $16k – $41k per year (Estimated) • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Russian: C1
Alabuga is a major special economic zone in Russia that offers modern industrial infrastructure and tax incentives to support large-scale manufacturing and tech projects. It provides companies with ready-to-use industrial sites, custom-built facilities, and logistics solutions to accelerate local production and import substitution. Designed to attract both domestic and international investment, the zone fosters economic growth through high-tech clusters and specialized workforce development programs.
HQ: Yelabuga, Russia • Real Estate • Industrial Real Estate
$39k per year (gross) • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Relocation • Full-Time • Russian: C1
Altium Designer
Design
SolidWorks
$39k per year (gross) • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Relocation • Full-Time • Russian: C1
C++
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
$21k – $63k per year (gross) • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Russian: C1
Cadence Innovus
Cadence Virtuoso
Synopsys Custom Compiler
Synopsys Design Compiler
Synopsys IC Compiler II
Synopsys PrimeTime
Предоставляем услуги клининга складских, производственных и офисных помещений.
Kazan • Saint Petersburg • Yekaterinburg • Novosibirsk • Krasnodar
$22k per year (gross) • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Full-Time • Russian: C1
Altium Designer
CAM350
Design
AutoCAD
Saint Petersburg
≈ $17k – $44k per year (Estimated) • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Russian: C1
Saint Petersburg • Moscow
≈ $17k – $39k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 4+ years exp • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Bachelor's Degree • Middle • Russian: C1
Debian
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
The Research Institute of Television is a Russian research and production enterprise founded in 1935 and based in Saint Petersburg. It develops television systems and equipment, including optoelectronic, radiometric and video information systems for monitoring, navigation and object control. The institute supplies these systems to state and industrial customers and is one of the oldest Russian organisations specialising in television technology.
HQ: Saint Petersburg, Russia • Est. 1935
≈ $17k – $44k per year (Estimated) • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Full-Time • Russian: C1
Altium Designer
Design
SolidWorks
≈ $18k – $47k per year (Estimated) • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Full-Time • Russian: C1
C++
DevOps
RTOS
IoT
FreeRTOS
Laser Systems is a Russian high-tech engineering company headquartered in Saint Petersburg and established in 1998. The organization specializes in the development and manufacturing of industrial metal 3D printers, non-contact breathalyzers for access control, and specialized meteorological equipment such as wind lidars. Operating from its own production facility within the Special Economic Zone of Saint Petersburg, the company serves industrial, aviation, and space sectors through a full cycle of research, design, and serial production.
HQ: Saint Petersburg, Russia • Manufacturing • Lasers & Photonics • 3D Printing • Est. 1998
$21k – $35k per year (gross) • Lead • 2+ years exp • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • Russian: C1
Altium Designer
KiCad
LTspice
Geoscan is the leading drone manufacturer in Russia. Geoscan Group manufactures unmanned aerial systems and developes software. Also provides services such as aerial mapping, power line inspection, and creation of georeferenced 3D-models of cities.
Saint Petersburg • Moscow • Drones & UAVs • Hardware • Space & Aerospace
≈ $17k – $44k per year (Estimated) • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Russian: C1 • Chinese
Altium Designer
Design
SolidWorks
≈ $17k – $45k per year (Estimated) • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Russian: C1
C++
JavaScript
Lua
Python
C
C++
CMake
Doxygen
C
GCC
DevOps
Git
RTOS
≈ $16k – $39k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 1+ year exp • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior • Russian: C1
Altium Designer
Design
SolidWorks
Rosgaz Group is a Russian manufacturer of pipeline equipment and telemetry systems headquartered in Saint Petersburg and established in 2000. The company produces gate valves with rubberized wedges, ball valves, and remote control systems, while also providing industrial welding and anti-corrosion coating services. It serves large-scale energy and water infrastructure projects across Russia, focusing on the implementation of lean manufacturing methods and quality control protocols in its production facilities.
HQ: Saint Petersburg, Russia • Energy & Utilities • Oil & Gas • Est. 2000
$22k per year (net) • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior • Russian: C1
C++
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
Design
SolidWorks
$25k – $31k per year (net) • Lead • 3+ years exp • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • Russian: C1
C++
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
Design
SolidWorks
$21k per year (net) • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior • Russian: C1
C++
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
Design
SolidWorks
Российская IT компания, разработчик, интегратор и производитель высококачественного оборудования и комплексных IT-решений для производств.
Saint Petersburg • Novokuznetsk • Irkutsk • Data Architecture
$22k per year • Senior • 6+ years exp • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Senior • Russian: C1
C#
Python
SQL
Databases
MS SQL
PostgreSQL
IoT
OPC UA
Moscow • Information Technology • Software • Business Process Automation (BPA)
$42k per year (net) • Moscow • Remote (EAEU) • Russian: C1
Deepsound AI accelerates the development of state-of-the-art AI applications, supporting ambitious projects like self-driving cars, robotics, space exploration, and more.
Novosibirsk • Autonomous Driving • Space & Aerospace • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2019
≈ $19k – $44k per year (Estimated) • Novosibirsk • Remote (EAEU) • Russian: C1
C++
Python
Robotics
ArduPilot
Betaflight
Оплата труда и социальный пакет Сотрудники АО «Концерн «Гранит-Электрон» обеспечены социальным пакетом. Существует комплексная система социальной поддержки персонала — бесплатное медицинское обслуживание.
Saint Petersburg • Natural Resources • Natural Stones
up to $18k per year (gross) • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior • Russian: C1
Altium Designer
Design
AutoCAD
up to $20k per year (gross) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • Russian: C1
Altium Designer
Design
AutoCAD
Saint Petersburg • Moscow • Dubna • Saransk • Kaliningrad
≈ $23k – $45k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 3+ years exp • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Senior • Russian: C1
C++
SystemC
Verilog
VHDL
Chips/EDA
Xilinx Vivado
Rtc is a Russian company active in the telecommunications and information technology services market. It provides communication services, network solutions, and IT support offerings to corporate and institutional customers.
Saint Petersburg • Information Technology • Telecom Infrastructure • Telecommunications
$19k per year (net) • Lead • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Full-Time • Senior • Russian: C1
Altium Designer
Design
SolidWorks
$14k per year (net) • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Russian: C1
Altium Designer
Design
AutoCAD
Moscow
$28k – $42k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Moscow • Remote (EAEU) • Full-Time • Senior • Russian: C1
C++
C++
STL
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
OpenAI Codex
DevOps
Git
RTOS
IoT
LoRaWAN
MQTT
Zigbee
Saint Petersburg • Information Technology • Software
$15k – $17k per year (net) • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Russian: C1
Saint Petersburg
≈ $17k – $45k per year (Estimated) • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Full-Time • Russian: C1
VHDL
MATLAB
DevOps
Git
Chips/EDA
Xilinx Vivado
Saint Petersburg
$17k – $22k per year (net) • In office (Saint Petersburg, Russia) • Russian: C1
C++
Design
AutoCAD
SolidWorks
Salary range
| Seniority |
Jobs |
25% |
Median |
75% |
| All levels |
26 |
$20K |
$23K |
$33K |
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 43 open Hardware Engineer jobs in Saint Petersburg from 32 companies. 20 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 32 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
26 of these Hardware Engineer jobs in Saint Petersburg state pay directly. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $20K and $33K a year, with a median of $23K. 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 Russia (40). 23% of the listings are fully remote and a further 7% 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 Saint Petersburg right now are Alabuga (3), Geoscan (3), Rosgaz Group (3), Satel (2), Research Institute of Television (2), and Granit Electron (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++ (21), Altium Designer (19), SolidWorks (12), AutoCAD (6), Python (6), RTOS (5), VHDL (5), and Git (5). 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 Saint Petersburg, 3 offer 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.
