Hardware Engineer Jobs in San Diego

Hardware Engineer jobs in San Diego hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $215,031/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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CesiumAstro

cesiumastro.com
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.
cesiumastro.com • HQ: Austin, United States • Telecommunications • Aerospace Manufacturing • Manufacturing • Military Satellites • Military • Satellite Manufacturing • Satellite Communications • Space & Aerospace • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017
HQ: Austin, United States • Telecommunications • Aerospace Manufacturing • Manufacturing • Military Satellites • Military • Satellite Manufacturing • Satellite Communications • Space & Aerospace • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017
$138k – $281k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
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$150k – $182k per year • Equity • Lead • 9+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
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$160k – $190k per year • Equity • Lead • 9+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
C++
MATLAB
Python
SystemC
SystemVerilog
Verilog
VHDL
DevOps
CI/CD
QEMU
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Carbon Direct

carbon-direct.com
Carbon Direct is a company that specializes in providing science-backed carbon management solutions aimed at helping businesses achieve their climate goals through measuring, reducing, and removing carbon emissions. They offer a platform that includes software for carbon footprint analysis, emissions reduction strategies, and high-quality carbon removal portfolios. The company also provides advisory services leveraging scientific, data, and policy expertise, assisting clients in their climate journey.
carbon-direct.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Est. 2020
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Est. 2020
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Electrical Engineer

$133k – $195k per year • Remote (United States) • Master's Degree
MATLAB
Python
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Parallel Systems

moveparallel.com
Parallel Systems is a freight rail technology company headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and founded in 2020 by former SpaceX engineers. The company builds autonomous battery electric rail vehicles that carry a single container each and couple into short platoons, aiming to move freight in smaller, more frequent loads than a locomotive hauled train. It has run federally approved test programmes with United States railroads and targets short haul routes currently served by trucks.
moveparallel.com • HQ: Los Angeles, United States • Intermodal Transport • Freight Forwarding • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • Transportation & Logistics • Rail Transport • 51-200 employees • Est. 2020
HQ: Los Angeles, United States • Intermodal Transport • Freight Forwarding • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • Transportation & Logistics • Rail Transport • 51-200 employees • Est. 2020
$212k per year • Middle • 4+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
C++
Rust
AI/ML
CUDA Toolkit
TensorRT
Robotics
GStreamer
ROS2
Sensor Fusion
SLAM
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Anduril Industries

anduril.com
Anduril Industries is an American defence technology company founded in 2017 that builds autonomous systems and command software for military and border security customers. Rather than bidding on cost-plus programmes, it develops products with its own capital and sells them as finished systems, from surveillance towers and counter-drone interceptors to underwater vehicles and collaborative combat aircraft. Its Lattice software platform fuses sensor data into a single operating picture and controls the hardware family, and the company is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California with a large manufacturing site in Ohio.
anduril.com • HQ: Costa Mesa, United States • Military Robotics • Military Drones • Defense AI • Military • Homeland Security • National Security • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017
HQ: Costa Mesa, United States • Military Robotics • Military Drones • Defense AI • Military • Homeland Security • National Security • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017
Top 25% pay 2 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Robotics

$220k – $292k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Top Secret • Senior
C++
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Robotics
Sensor Fusion
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Equity • Senior • 5+ years expAbu Dhabi • Remote (United States, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Secret • Senior
C++
Rust
Python
AI/ML
Computer Vision
DevOps
gRPC
RTOS
Robotics
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Top 25% pay 2 months ago

Principal Optical Systems Engineer

$253k – $336k per year • Equity • Lead • 10+ years expCosta Mesa • Remote (United States, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Top Secret • Principal
Computer Vision
Robotics
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Redwood Materials

redwoodmaterials.com
Redwood Materials is a circular economy and battery recycling company focused on creating a closed-loop supply chain for electric vehicles and clean energy storage. Founded by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel, the firm recovers critical metals like lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper from used electronics and manufacturing scrap to produce high-performance battery components domestically. By recycling and remanufacturing these materials, it aims to lower the environmental impact and cost of batteries while strengthening North American supply chains.
redwoodmaterials.com • HQ: Carson City, United States • Manufacturing • Metals & Metallurgy • Energy & Utilities • Energy Storage • Est. 2017
HQ: Carson City, United States • Manufacturing • Metals & Metallurgy • Energy & Utilities • Energy Storage • Est. 2017
Intern • San Francisco • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Intern
C++
Rust
C++
CMake
DevOps
CI/CD
Cortex
Prometheus
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STR

str.com
STR (formerly Smith Travel Research) is a global leader in data benchmarking, market analytics, and performance insights for the hospitality industry. Operating as a subsidiary of CoStar Group, the company aggregates confidential market data - tracking supply, demand, occupancy rates, and revenue per available room (RevPAR) across tens of thousands of hotels worldwide.
str.com • HQ: Woburn, United States • Travel & Tourism • Business Intelligence • Data & Analytics • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Woburn, United States • Travel & Tourism • Business Intelligence • Data & Analytics • 1001-5000 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 5 months ago

Senior Reverse Engineer

$134k – $184k per year • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (San Diego, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
Assembly
Assembly
Binary Ninja
DevOps
QEMU
Cybersecurity
Ghidra
IDA Pro
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Embedded Systems Emulation Engineer

$110k per year • In office (San Diego, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
C++
Python
Assembly
Assembly
Binary Ninja
DevOps
Git
QEMU
Cybersecurity
Ghidra
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Infleqtion

infleqtion.com
Infleqtion is a quantum technology company headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, and founded in 2007 under the name ColdQuanta. The company builds products from cold atom physics, including quantum computers, atomic clocks, radio frequency sensors, and inertial navigation systems that work where satellite signals are unavailable. It supplies research institutions, defense agencies, and commercial customers, and took its current name in a 2022 rebrand.
infleqtion.com • HQ: Boulder, United States • Navigation & Mapping • Space & Aerospace • Sensors • Science & Engineering • Quantum Science & Computing • Hardware • Quantum Computing Hardware • Est. 2007
HQ: Boulder, United States • Navigation & Mapping • Space & Aerospace • Sensors • Science & Engineering • Quantum Science & Computing • Hardware • Quantum Computing Hardware • Est. 2007
$117k – $243k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
JavaScript
Rust
TypeScript
Frontend
React.js
WebAssembly
DevOps
RTOS
IoT
Embedded Rust
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Pondco

pondco.com
Pond & Company is a full-service consulting firm that has provided integrated engineering, architecture, planning, and construction management solutions to public and private clients since 1965. With staff located across the U.S. and internationally, Pond delivers tailored solutions across sectors such as defense, oil & gas, industrial, aviation, energy, and transportation, and offers LEED and sustainable design expertise.
pondco.com • Architecture • Science & Engineering • Civil & Structural Engineering • Est. 1965
Architecture • Science & Engineering • Civil & Structural Engineering • Est. 1965
$76k – $151k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 5+ years expUnited States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
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Qualcomm

qualcomm.com
Qualcomm is a global technology leader in wireless telecommunications, connectivity, and semiconductor design. The company pioneered foundational mobile standards including 3G, 4G, and 5G while developing the Snapdragon platform that powers millions of smartphones, automotive systems, and connected devices. Operating primarily through chip sales and technology licensing, Qualcomm actively drives innovation in mobile computing, edge AI, and next-generation wireless networks.
qualcomm.com • HQ: San Diego, United States • AI Infrastructure • Information Technology • Data Centers • Edge AI • Internet of Things
HQ: San Diego, United States • AI Infrastructure • Information Technology • Data Centers • Edge AI • Internet of Things
Open 136 days 5 months ago

ASICS Design Verification Engineer

$116k – $173k per year • Equity • Senior • 6+ years expIn office (San Diego, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
SystemVerilog
C++
Perl
Python
Verilog
VHDL
Chips/EDA
Formal Verification
UVM
QA
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Open 151 dayTop 25% pay 5 months ago

Analog/Mixed Signal ASIC Design Engineer

$142k – $214k per year • Equity • Middle • 4+ years expIn office (San Diego, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Middle
MATLAB
Python
Verilog
VHDL
Chips/EDA
Cadence Virtuoso
QA
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$116k – $173k per year • Equity • Junior • 2+ years expIn office (San Diego, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Junior
SystemVerilog
Verilog
Python
Chips/EDA
UVM
Cadence Palladium
Formal Verification
Siemens Veloce
Synopsys ZeBu
QA
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Element451

element451.com
Element451 is an advanced student engagement CRM, providing higher ed institutions with a competitive admissions advantage from recruitment to enrollment using AI, student behavior data, and modern marketing automation. The Element451 CRM leverage...
element451.com • Belgrade • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) • Education • EdTech Platforms
Belgrade • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) • Education • EdTech Platforms
Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Customer Success Engineer

$102k – $235k per year (Estimated) • Remote (United States) • Full-Time
AI Agents
Marketing
Salesforce
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Navarro Research & Engineering is an award-winning federal contractor dedicated to partnering with our clients to overcome their most challenging environmental, technical, and infrastructure missions within the nuclear and environmental industries. Navarro is based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee with active programs across the nation for DOE/NNSA, NASA, and the Department of Defense.
navarro-inc.com • HQ: Las Vegas, United States • Energy & Utilities • Science & Engineering • Nuclear Engineering • Environmental Science • Nuclear Energy • Internet Services • Domain Names • Est. 1993
HQ: Las Vegas, United States • Energy & Utilities • Science & Engineering • Nuclear Engineering • Environmental Science • Nuclear Energy • Internet Services • Domain Names • Est. 1993
$100k – $230k per year (Estimated) • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor
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Electrical Power Engineer (3914)

$100k – $230k per year (Estimated) • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
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Electrical Engineer (3915)

$100k – $230k per year (Estimated) • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
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xAI

x.ai
xAI is an American artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk in 2023 with the stated goal of building models that help humans understand the universe. It develops the Grok family of large language models, distributes them through a consumer assistant, a developer API and deep integration with the X social platform, and adds image and video generation through Grok Imagine. The company runs its own Colossus supercomputer clusters in Memphis, Tennessee, is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and merged with X Corp in 2025 to combine model development with a large consumer distribution channel.
x.ai • HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Multimodal AI • AI Agents • Machine Learning • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2023
HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Multimodal AI • AI Agents • Machine Learning • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2023
Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Lead, Hardware Deployment Engineer

$257k – $523k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 5+ years expMemphis • Remote (United States) • Staff
NVLink
DevOps
SLI/SLO/SLA
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Cisco Systems

cisco.com
Cisco Systems is an American multinational digital communications and technology conglomerate headquartered in San Jose, California. Founded in 1984 by Stanford computer scientists, Cisco is the world's largest networking equipment provider and a global leader in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise software.
cisco.com • HQ: San Jose, United States • Enterprise Networks • Artificial Intelligence • Log Analytics • Government • AI Infrastructure • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1984
HQ: San Jose, United States • Enterprise Networks • Artificial Intelligence • Log Analytics • Government • AI Infrastructure • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1984
$214k – $310k per year • Equity • Lead • 12+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
SystemVerilog
Verilog
Chips/EDA
Synopsys PrimeTime
Synopsys TestMAX
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$187k – $268k per year • Equity • Lead • 8+ years expSan JoseAustinMaynardSeattleCarlsbad • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Perl
Python
SystemVerilog
Verilog
Chips/EDA
Synopsys PrimeTime
Synopsys TestMAX
Tessent
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Top 25% pay 2 months ago

ASIC DFT Technical Leader

$211k – $305k per year • Equity • Lead • 10+ years expSan Jose • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
SystemVerilog
Verilog
Chips/EDA
Synopsys PrimeTime
Synopsys TestMAX
Tessent
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SpaceX

spacex.com
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets.
spacex.com • HQ: Brownsville, United States • Space & Aerospace • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Brownsville, United States • Space & Aerospace • 1001-5000 employees
$99k – $210k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States, Monaco) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Senior
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Xplor

xplortechnologies.com
Xplor is a software and payments company that builds tools for service based businesses that run on recurring bookings, memberships, and day to day customer interactions. Its products are designed to bring together the operational side of running a venue or programme, such as scheduling, enrolment, attendance tracking, communications, and reporting, with the ability to take payments in a more integrated way. The underlying problem it tackles is the amount of time and complexity involved in managing customers, staff, and billing across multiple systems, particularly for organisations that need reliable recurring revenue and smooth customer experiences.
xplortechnologies.com • Riverside • Atlanta • Melbourne • Newcastle upon Tyne • Chandler • Financial Services • FinTech • Software • Payments
Riverside • Atlanta • Melbourne • Newcastle upon Tyne • Chandler • Financial Services • FinTech • Software • Payments
$81k – $159k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Middle • 4+ years expRiverside • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Master's Degree • Internship • Middle
JavaScript
Node JS
Databases
Amazon Aurora
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Copilot
Cursor
Tokenization
Frontend
ESLint
Material UI
Prettier
React.js
Storybook
DevOps
AWS
AWS Lambda
Bitbucket
CI/CD
Datadog
Git
GitHub Actions
Grafana
SigNoz
Terraform
Amazon EventBridge
GitHub
Amazon ECS
API Gateway
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Jest
k6
Playwright
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Fuse Energy

fuseenergy.com
Fuse Energy is a British household energy supplier headquartered in London, founded by former Revolut executives. It was the first new domestic energy supplier in Great Britain since the 2021 energy crisis and operates its own renewable generation assets.
fuseenergy.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Solar Energy • Energy & Utilities • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2022
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Solar Energy • Energy & Utilities • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2022
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Embedded Software Engineer (Remote)

$91k – $179k per year (Estimated) • Remote (United States) • Full-Time
C++
Python
DevOps
CI/CD
RTOS
WebSockets
AWS
Azure
GCP
Cybersecurity
GDPR
ISO 27001
Web3
Solana
IoT
CoAP
FreeRTOS
MQTT
Zigbee
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Skydio

skydio.com
Skydio is an American drone manufacturer and defense technology company headquartered in San Mateo, California, renowned for its autonomous flight technology. The company leverages advanced artificial intelligence and computer vision to build drones that can navigate complex environments and avoid obstacles without human pilot control. Primarily serving enterprise, public safety, and defense sectors worldwide, its platforms are widely deployed for critical infrastructure inspection, search and rescue, and intelligence operations.
skydio.com • HQ: San Mateo, United States • Military • Military Drones • Consumer Electronics • Drones • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: San Mateo, United States • Military • Military Drones • Consumer Electronics • Drones • 1001-5000 employees
Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Senior Learning Experience Developer

$123k – $155k per year • Equity • Senior • Remote (United States) • Relocation • Full-Time • Senior
Cesium
Unity
Unreal Engine
Robotics
Digital Twin
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Woolpert

woolpert.com
Woolpert is an architecture, engineering, and geospatial firm headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, and founded in 1911. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services including civil and structural engineering, urban planning, surveying, and advanced geospatial data collection and analytics. Operating from dozens of offices across North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region, the firm serves government agencies, military branches, and private sector clients in sectors such as aviation, defense, and transportation infrastructure.
woolpert.com • HQ: Dayton, United States • Urban Planning • Government • Architecture • Real Estate • Space & Aerospace • Science & Engineering • Geospatial Analytics • Civil & Structural Engineering • Est. 1911
HQ: Dayton, United States • Urban Planning • Government • Architecture • Real Estate • Space & Aerospace • Science & Engineering • Geospatial Analytics • Civil & Structural Engineering • Est. 1911
Open 220 daysVerified live · 25 min ago 8 months ago

Senior Electrical Engineer

$107k – $222k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 10+ years expChicago • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Path Planning
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Positron AI

positron.ai
Positron AI builds purpose-built inference servers for large language models, aiming for much higher energy efficiency than general-purpose GPU systems. Its Atlas hardware uses field-programmable logic and a memory-centric design to serve transformer models at high token throughput. The company was founded in 2023 and assembles its systems in the United States.
positron.ai • HQ: Reno, United States • Hardware • Artificial Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI • Est. 2023
HQ: Reno, United States • Hardware • Artificial Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI • Est. 2023
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

ASIC Physical Design Engineer, Principal

$150k – $300k per year • Lead • 12+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Principal
Ansys RedHawk
Synopsys PrimeTime
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

ASIC Power Engineer, Principal

$200k – $300k per year • Lead • 12+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Principal
LLM
DevOps
Vector
Chips/EDA
Synopsys PrimePower
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Mid-End ASIC Engineer, Principal

$190k – $280k per year • Lead • 12+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Principal
Python
Chips/EDA
Cadence Genus
Synopsys Design Compiler
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Muon Space

muonspace.com
Muon Space is an American space systems company headquartered in Silicon Valley (Mountain View/Menlo Park, CA) that designs, builds, and operates custom Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations. Founded in 2021 by veterans from the space and tech industries, the company provides a turnkey "Mission-as-a-Service" (MaaS) platform. It manages everything from digital satellite engineering and payload integration to launch, automated constellation operations, and data analytics.
muonspace.com • HQ: Mountain View, United States • Earth Observation • Space & Aerospace • Satellite Manufacturing • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Mountain View, United States • Earth Observation • Space & Aerospace • Satellite Manufacturing • 1001-5000 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 11 hours ago 2 months ago

Senior FPGA RF Signal Processing Engineer

$138k – $190k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
SystemVerilog
Verilog
VHDL
C++
Rust
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
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Hardware Engineer Jobs in San Diego
Frequently asked questions
How many Hardware Engineer jobs in San Diego are available on Alion?
There are currently 64 active listings from 18 hiring companies on Alion, refreshed daily.
What salary do Hardware Engineer jobs in San Diego pay?
The average salary is around $215,031 per year based on the current listings.
Are remote options available for Hardware Engineer jobs in San Diego?
Yes, many of these roles offer remote or hybrid work, and you can filter listings by remote, relocation and visa sponsorship.
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