Hardware Engineer Jobs in Santa Clara

Hardware Engineer jobs in Santa Clara hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $243,708/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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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
Top 25% pay 27 days ago

CPU Formal Verification Engineer

$142k – $213k per year • Equity • Senior • 8+ years expIn office (Santa Clara, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
C++
Python
Chips/EDA
Cadence JasperGold
Synopsys VC Formal
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Top 25% pay 28 days ago

ASIC Design Verification Engineer

$107k – $161k per year • Equity • Junior • 1+ year expIn office (Santa Clara, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Junior
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Top 25% pay 2 months ago

STA Engineer

$153k – $230k per year • Equity • Senior • 6+ years expIn office (Santa Clara, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Perl
Python
Chips/EDA
Cadence Conformal
Cadence Genus
Formal Verification
Synopsys Design Compiler
Synopsys PrimeTime
Synopsys PrimePower
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Canonical

canonical.com
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.
canonical.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Artificial Intelligence • Software • Information Technology • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2004
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Artificial Intelligence • Software • Information Technology • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2004
Open 886 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 2 years ago

Embedded Devices Software Solution Sales - All Roles

Remote (AMER, EMEA, APAC) • Internship
Debian
RTOS
Ubuntu
Marketing
Salesforce
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Open 566 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 1 year ago

Embedded Linux Senior Software Engineer - Optimisation

$94k – $200k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
DevOps
Debian
Docker
Kubernetes
Ubuntu
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Open 1618 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 4 years ago

Embedded & Desktop Linux Systems Engineer - Optimisation

Remote • Bachelor's Degree
C++
DevOps
Debian
Docker
Kubernetes
Ubuntu
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Magnet Forensics

magnetforensics.com
Magnet Forensics is a company that specializes in providing digital forensics and incident response tools. Their solutions, such as Magnet AXIOM and Magnet GrayKey, are used by law enforcement, military, intelligence, and enterprise organizations to recover, analyze, and manage digital evidence. They offer a wide range of tools to support digital investigations, including data extraction from mobile devices, video recovery, and workflow automation.
magnetforensics.com • Toronto • Ontario • Gothenburg • Waterloo • Ottawa • Homeland Security • National Security • Incident Response
Toronto • Ontario • Gothenburg • Waterloo • Ottawa • Homeland Security • National Security • Incident Response
Top 25% payVerified live · 6 hours ago 26 days ago

Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer

$150k – $200k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States, Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
C++
C
C++
CMake
C
GCC
DevOps
CI/CD
QA
Pytest
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Top 25% payVerified live · 6 hours ago 3 months ago

Embedded Linux Engineering Lead

$148k – $198k per year • Lead • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Python
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Knobelsdorff Enterprises

knobelsdorffenterprises.com
BUILDING SOLUTIONS. POWERING THE FUTURE. Knobelsdorff began over 35 years ago in a small Minnesota garage with a big vision: to deliver reliable, high-quality electrical services to our local community. Today, we've grown into four divisions-Auto...
knobelsdorffenterprises.com • Springfield • Bloomington • Saint Paul • Denver • Baltimore • IT Infrastructure • Information Technology • Energy & Utilities
Springfield • Bloomington • Saint Paul • Denver • Baltimore • IT Infrastructure • Information Technology • Energy & Utilities
Top 25% payVerified live · 25 min ago 28 days ago

Utility Electrical Engineer

$100k – $140k per year • Junior • 1+ year expUnited States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
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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
Chips/EDA
UVM
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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
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

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
Sensor Fusion
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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
Sensor Fusion
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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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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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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
QA
Jest
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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 · 3 hours 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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Hardware Engineer Jobs in Santa Clara
Frequently asked questions
How many Hardware Engineer jobs in Santa Clara are available on Alion?
There are currently 138 active listings from 15 hiring companies on Alion, refreshed daily.
What salary do Hardware Engineer jobs in Santa Clara pay?
The average salary is around $243,708 per year based on the current listings.
Are remote options available for Hardware Engineer jobs in Santa Clara?
Yes, many of these roles offer remote or hybrid work, and you can filter listings by remote, relocation and visa sponsorship.
How do I apply for Hardware Engineer jobs in Santa Clara?
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