Jabil Inc. is a global manufacturing solutions and supply chain services company based in St. Petersburg, Florida. Founded in 1966, it is one of the world's largest Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) providers and trades publicly on the NYSE under the ticker JBL. The company acts as a primary manufacturing and engineering partner for major global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), providing design, prototyping, contract assembly, component sourcing, and lifecycle logistics.
HQ: Saint Petersburg, United States • Supply Chain • Electronics Manufacturing • Contract Manufacturing • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1966
$156k – $282k per year • Equity • Lead • 8+ years exp • United States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal • English: B2
$145k – $261k per year • Equity • Lead • 8+ years exp • United States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
MATLAB
MATLAB
Simulink
Robotics
Digital Twin
Design
SolidWorks
IoT
OPC UA
Physical work,reimagined.. Lambda Robotics builds autonomous robots for the data centers and facilities that keep AI compute running. We deploy them into the real world, and they get better with every deployment.
San Francisco • Robotics • Robotics AI
$72k – $108k per year • Equity 0.2–3% • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Internship
$72k – $108k per year • Equity 0.2–3% • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Internship
AWS Lambda
CI/CD
Kubernetes
Robotics
Teleoperation
ROS
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
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
Eight Sleep is a sleep technology company headquartered in New York City and founded in 2014. The company sells the Pod, a mattress cover and hardware system that heats and cools each side of a bed, tracks sleep and biometrics, and adjusts temperature automatically through the night. It sells directly to consumers in North America, Europe, and the Middle East, positioning its products around athletic recovery and sleep fitness.
HQ: New York, United States • Wellness Programs • Lifestyle • Health Care • Furniture • Consumer Goods • Wellness • Consumer Electronics • Smart Home Devices • Est. 2014
$100k – $130k per year • Junior • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Junior
$140k – $225k per year • Lead • 6+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Staff
$140k – $200k per year • Senior • 3+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • PhD • Full-Time • Senior
MATLAB
Python
Design
SolidWorks
Polymath Robotics builds core autonomy and safety systems for off-highway vehicles. Trusted by OEMs, fleet operators, and defense leaders to power the future of autonomy.
San Francisco • Industrial Robotics • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • 11-50 employees
$150k – $200k per year • Equity • Senior • 3+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Astro
DevOps
Shift-Left
Cybersecurity
Shift-Left Security
Robotics
ROS2
AI agents that think in P&IDs, HMBs, and spec sheets. Torus understands every parameter across your projects and adopts how your firm works.
San Francisco • AI Agents • Network Security
$100k – $200k per year • Equity 0.2–0.5% • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
Claude Code
AI Agents
OpenAI Codex
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
≈ $96k – $203k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Senior
≈ $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
OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence research and deployment company founded in 2015 with the mission of ensuring that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. It develops the GPT family of large language models and turns them into consumer and developer products, including the ChatGPT assistant, the Sora video model, the Codex coding agent and a commercial API used by millions of developers. Structured as a public benefit corporation controlled by a non-profit foundation, the company is backed by Microsoft and SoftBank and operates from San Francisco.
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Multimodal AI • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • LLM & Generative AI • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2015
$177k – $300k per year • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Python
AI/ML
OpenAI
Chips/EDA
Cadence Allegro
$225k – $295k per year • Remote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
$266k – $445k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
OpenAI
DevOps
HPC
Chips/EDA
Ansys SIwave
Cadence Sigrity
Synopsys HSPICE
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
DoorDash is an American technology company headquartered in San Francisco that operates a leading global local commerce and on-demand delivery platform. The company connects consumers with local merchants, offering last-mile logistics for restaurant meals, groceries, convenience goods, and retail items delivered by independent couriers. Beyond its core consumer marketplace, DoorDash provides digital ordering software, merchant advertising tools, and white-label fulfillment services for businesses across multiple countries.
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Commerce • Marketplaces • Transportation & Logistics • Delivery
≈ $110k – $250k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • PhD • Senior
C++
Python
AI/ML
Human-in-the-Loop
Robotics
Autonomous Navigation
Obstacle Avoidance
ROS
Sensor Fusion
$4k – $14k per year • Equity • In office (San Francisco, United States) • PhD
C++
Robotics
Motion Planning
Obstacle Avoidance
Model Predictive Control
$4k – $14k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
MATLAB
Python
Kotlin
MATLAB
Simulink
Kotlin
StateFlow
DevOps
Git
Jenkins
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
Avride develops self-driving cars and sidewalk delivery robots, and was created in 2024 when Nebius spun out the former Yandex autonomous vehicle division. Its delivery robots operate on American university campuses and with food delivery platforms, while its robotaxi programme runs with Hyundai and Uber. Engineering is based in Austin, Texas.
HQ: Austin, United States • Transportation & Logistics • Smart Mobility • Autonomous Driving • 201-500 employees • Est. 2024
≈ $101k – $232k per year (Estimated) • Austin • Remote (United States) • Relocation
Bash
C++
Python
C++
CMake
Python
Asyncio
DevOps
Bazel
CI/CD
GitHub Actions
GitHub
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
NixOS
Ubuntu
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
ALTEN Technology is a premier engineering and technology consulting firm that provides end-to-end solutions for complex product development and IT projects. Operating as part of the global ALTEN Group, the company serves clients across high-tech sectors such as aerospace, automotive, medical devices, defense, and clean energy.
HQ: Boulogne-Billancourt, France • Information Technology • Professional Services • IT Consulting • Science & Engineering • 1001-5000 employees
$125k – $175k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Denver • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Senior
Altium Designer
Cadence Allegro
OrCAD
OrCAD X
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
$140k – $170k per year • Equity • Senior • 10+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle • English
$161k per year • Equity • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • English
$110k – $160k per year • Equity • Senior • 8+ years exp • Kansas City • Remote (United States) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle • English
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
Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Rimkus delivers independent delay analysis, quantum assessment, forensic technical consulting, and project advisory services across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
HQ: Houston, United States • Science & Engineering • Professional Services
≈ $123k – $244k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 2+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
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.
HQ: Carson City, United States • Manufacturing • Metals & Metallurgy • Energy & Utilities • Energy Storage • Est. 2017
≈ $123k – $244k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
≈ $167k – $296k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 3+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
≈ $142k – $251k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Salary range
| Seniority |
Jobs |
25% |
Median |
75% |
| Junior |
11 |
$120K |
$130K |
$161K |
| Middle |
14 |
$139K |
$165K |
$200K |
| Senior |
71 |
$160K |
$213K |
$260K |
| Staff |
17 |
$225K |
$280K |
$325K |
| Lead |
28 |
$261K |
$294K |
$310K |
| All levels |
165 |
$175K |
$228K |
$305K |
Based only on the listings that state pay. Gross annual amounts, converted to USD so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
Relocation package
11%
28
The market right now
Alion currently lists 245 open Hardware Engineer jobs in San Francisco from 100 companies. 26 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 85 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
165 of these Hardware Engineer jobs in San Francisco state pay directly. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $175K and $305K a year, with a median of $228K. By level, the median runs junior at $130K, middle at $165K, senior at $213K, staff at $280K, and lead at $294K. The step from junior to lead is worth about 2.3x 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 (32), Singapore (2), and United Arab Emirates (1). 51% of the listings are fully remote and a further 12% 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 San Francisco right now are OpenAI (24), Olsson (12), Blueorigin (10), DoorDash (8), Redwood Materials (8), and Cisco Systems (8). 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++ (70), Python (68), Rust (31), RTOS (27), OpenAI (26), SystemVerilog (22), CI/CD (20), and AutoCAD (16). 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 San Francisco, 27 state visa sponsorship, 28 offer a relocation package, and 89 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.
