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anduril.com • HQ: Costa Mesa, United States • Defense Manufacturing • C4ISR • Military Drones • Defense AI • 5000+ employees • Est. 2017 • Trust B • Hiring 2076, 160 new
HQ: Costa Mesa, United States • Defense Manufacturing • C4ISR • Military Drones • Defense AI • 5000+ employees • Est. 2017 • Trust B • Hiring 2076, 160 new
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.
dzyne.com • HQ: Irvine, United States • Robotics • Drones & UAVs • Military • Est. 2000 • Hiring 64, 64 new
HQ: Irvine, United States • Robotics • Drones & UAVs • Military • Est. 2000 • Hiring 64, 64 new
DZYNE Technologies is an autonomous defense technology company that designs and manufactures advanced unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and counter-UAS platforms. Headquartered in Irvine, California, the firm specializes in long-endurance aerial vehicles, tactical expendables, and handheld counter-drone defeat devices for contested operational environments. By combining rapid prototyping, modular hardware, and artificial intelligence, it provides cost-effective intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions to military and homeland security partners worldwide.
marvell.com • HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Network Equipment • AI Chips & Accelerators • Optics & Photonic Components • Semiconductor IP & Chip Design Services • Processors, MCUs & AI Chips • 5000+ employees • Est. 1995 • NASDAQ: MRVL • Trust A • Hiring 307, 33 new
HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Network Equipment • AI Chips & Accelerators • Optics & Photonic Components • Semiconductor IP & Chip Design Services • Processors, MCUs & AI Chips • 5000+ employees • Est. 1995 • NASDAQ: MRVL • Trust A • Hiring 307, 33 new
Marvell Technology is an American fabless semiconductor company founded in 1995 that designs the infrastructure silicon behind data centres, carrier networks and storage systems. Its portfolio covers electro-optics and digital signal processors for optical links, ethernet switching and physical layer devices, storage controllers, and custom application specific integrated circuits designed for individual cloud operators. Headquartered in Santa Clara and listed on Nasdaq, it reoriented itself over the past decade from consumer and storage chips toward data centre and artificial intelligence infrastructure, which now supplies the majority of its revenue.
celerocommunications.com • HQ: Laguna Beach, United States • Semiconductor IP & Chip Design Services • Telecom Infrastructure • 201-500 employees • Est. 2024 • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 25, 4 new
HQ: Laguna Beach, United States • Semiconductor IP & Chip Design Services • Telecom Infrastructure • 201-500 employees • Est. 2024 • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 25, 4 new
Celero Communications is a semiconductor start-up building technology for next-generation high-speed communication and connectivity. Its open roles include principal physical design engineers and high-speed analog layout design engineers, with engineering teams in Irvine, San Jose and Ottawa. The company is headquartered in Laguna Beach, California, United States.
apple.com • HQ: Cupertino, United States • Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers • Operating Systems • Tablets • Laptops • Smartphones • 5000+ employees • Est. 1976 • Trust A • Hiring 3649, 349 new
HQ: Cupertino, United States • Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers • Operating Systems • Tablets • Laptops • Smartphones • 5000+ employees • Est. 1976 • Trust A • Hiring 3649, 349 new
Apple is an American multinational technology company founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, and headquartered in Cupertino, California. It designs and sells consumer hardware including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods and Vision Pro, together with the operating systems and silicon that run them. A growing services division built around the App Store, iCloud, Apple Music, Apple TV+ and Apple Pay now contributes a large share of profit, making Apple one of the most valuable companies in the world.
edwards.com • HQ: Irvine, United States • Patient Monitoring • Cardiovascular Devices • 5000+ employees • Est. 1958 • NYSE: EW • Trust B • Hiring 291, 33 new
HQ: Irvine, United States • Patient Monitoring • Cardiovascular Devices • 5000+ employees • Est. 1958 • NYSE: EW • Trust B • Hiring 291, 33 new
Edwards Lifesciences is an American medical device company that became independent from Baxter in 2000 but traces its work to the first commercially available artificial heart valve, developed by Miles Lowell Edwards in the late 1950s. It concentrates entirely on structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, and its transcatheter aortic valve replacement business changed cardiac practice by allowing valves to be delivered through a catheter rather than through open chest surgery. Headquartered in Irvine, California and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, it holds a leading position in a market it largely created.
broadcom.com • HQ: Palo Alto, United States • RF & Wireless Hardware • Virtualization & Containers • Network Equipment • AI Chips & Accelerators • Processors, MCUs & AI Chips • 5000+ employees • Est. 1991 • Trust A • Hiring 271, 10 new
HQ: Palo Alto, United States • RF & Wireless Hardware • Virtualization & Containers • Network Equipment • AI Chips & Accelerators • Processors, MCUs & AI Chips • 5000+ employees • Est. 1991 • Trust A • Hiring 271, 10 new
Broadcom is an American semiconductor and infrastructure software company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, whose chip lineage runs back through Avago to the Hewlett-Packard components division. It designs networking switch and routing silicon that carries a large share of data centre traffic, custom AI accelerators built for hyperscale customers, plus wireless, broadband, storage and optical components. A sequence of very large acquisitions, culminating in the sixty-nine billion dollar purchase of VMware in 2023, has made infrastructure software roughly as important as chips to the group, and it is one of the most valuable listed technology companies in the world.
≈ $143k – $261k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • 12+ years exp • In office (Irvine, Broomfield, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
$144k – $230k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • In office (Chandler, San Jose, Austin, San Diego, Irvine, United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
ovt.com • HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Displays & Panel Technology • Car Electronics • Sensors & Transducers • Manufacturing • Hardware • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1995 • Hiring 76
HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Displays & Panel Technology • Car Electronics • Sensors & Transducers • Manufacturing • Hardware • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1995 • Hiring 76
OmniVision is a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, developing CMOS image sensors, analog and mixed-signal products, display driver solutions and related imaging technology for smartphones, automotive, medical, security and other applications. Founded in 1995 and owned since 2019 by China's Will Semiconductor, it runs design, test and support centres across Asia, Europe and the United States, including Yokohama, Singapore, Oslo, Munich and Mechelen. It hires analog, digital, pixel, NPU and mixed-signal design engineers, process integration, characterization, product and test engineers, functional safety and quality specialists and IT and security staff.
etap.com • HQ: Irvine, United States • Power Grid • CAD, PLM & BIM Software • Simulation & Digital Twin Software • Est. 1986 • Trust B • Hiring 65, 7 new
HQ: Irvine, United States • Power Grid • CAD, PLM & BIM Software • Simulation & Digital Twin Software • Est. 1986 • Trust B • Hiring 65, 7 new
ETAP is an electrical engineering software company headquartered in Irvine, California, and was founded in 1986. The company develops an integrated electrical digital twin platform for the design, simulation, operation, and automation of generation, transmission, distribution, and industrial power systems. Operating as an independent subsidiary of Schneider Electric, the firm provides its solutions to utilities, data centers, and industrial facilities through a global network of offices and partners.
rivian.com • HQ: Irvine, United States • Automotive Manufacturing • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2009 • Trust A • Hiring 727, 168 new
HQ: Irvine, United States • Automotive Manufacturing • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2009 • Trust A • Hiring 727, 168 new
Headquartered in Irvine, California, Rivian is an American electric vehicle manufacturer and automotive technology company. The enterprise designs and builds all-electric pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles, and commercial delivery vans tailored for both consumer adventure and commercial fleet operations. Through continuous innovation in battery technology and software-defined vehicle platforms, the business aims to accelerate the global transition to sustainable transportation.
nxp.com • HQ: Eindhoven, Netherlands • Analog & Power Semiconductors • RF & Wireless Hardware • Processors, MCUs & AI Chips • 5000+ employees • Est. 2006 • NASDAQ: NXPI • Trust B • Hiring 711, 44 new
HQ: Eindhoven, Netherlands • Analog & Power Semiconductors • RF & Wireless Hardware • Processors, MCUs & AI Chips • 5000+ employees • Est. 2006 • NASDAQ: NXPI • Trust B • Hiring 711, 44 new
NXP Semiconductors is a Dutch chipmaker established in 2006 when Philips spun out its semiconductor division, and it concentrates on embedded processing rather than general purpose computing. Its largest market is automotive, where it supplies radar sensors, vehicle networking, battery management and the secure processors behind keyless entry and digital car keys, alongside industrial and internet of things microcontrollers, mobile secure elements and communications infrastructure silicon. Headquartered in Eindhoven and listed on Nasdaq, it is one of the leading suppliers of near field communication and automotive processing chips in the world.
neonaerospace.com • HQ: Irvine, United States • Aerospace Manufacturing • Aircraft Manufacturing • Trust A • Hiring 9
HQ: Irvine, United States • Aerospace Manufacturing • Aircraft Manufacturing • Trust A • Hiring 9
Neon Aero is an aerospace company that designs, builds and scales aircraft using automation, AI-driven tools and a digital backbone. It hires verification, mechanical and electrical engineers and quality and environmental health and safety managers, with sites in Irvine and Manchester. The company is headquartered in Irvine, California, United States.
spacex.com • HQ: Starbase, United States • Satellite Manufacturing • Satellite Communications • Launch Services • 5000+ employees • Est. 2002 • Trust A • Hiring 2511, 122 new
HQ: Starbase, United States • Satellite Manufacturing • Satellite Communications • Launch Services • 5000+ employees • Est. 2002 • Trust A • Hiring 2511, 122 new
SpaceX is an American aerospace manufacturer and launch services provider founded by Elon Musk in 2002 with the goal of making life multiplanetary. It developed the reusable Falcon 9, now by far the most flown orbital rocket in the world, the Dragon capsule that carries NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, and Starship, the fully reusable super-heavy vehicle intended for lunar and Mars missions. The company also operates Starlink, a satellite constellation of thousands of spacecraft providing broadband to consumers, aircraft, ships and militaries, which has become its largest source of revenue.
$135k – $175k per year • Equity • Junior • 1+ year exp • In office (Palo Alto, Irvine, Redmond, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Nationals only • Junior
A mobility revolution is here.. Our mission is to make advanced air mobility a safe and reliable option for everyday transportation. We're developing an aircraft and the clean-energy ecosystem around it to integrate seamlessly into familiar frameworks of transportation.
spacenexus.us • HQ: Uppsala, Sweden • Digital Media • Financial Data & Market Intelligence • 1-10 employees • Est. 2026 • Trust A • Hiring 1744
HQ: Uppsala, Sweden • Digital Media • Financial Data & Market Intelligence • 1-10 employees • Est. 2026 • Trust A • Hiring 1744
SpaceNexus is a space industry intelligence platform run by SpaceNexus LLC that tracks launches, satellites, space stocks, funding rounds, contract awards and news for investors, engineers and analysts. The service, launched in 2026, offers profiles of more than 370 space companies, newsletters, an API, embeddable widgets and a space jobs section that aggregates openings from firms such as Planet and Varda Space Industries. Its job feed therefore lists third-party roles in spacecraft engineering, manufacturing, software, legal and operations rather than positions at SpaceNexus itself.
HQ: Boulogne-Billancourt, France • Biomedical Engineering • Embedded Software & RTOS • Engineering Services • 1001-5000 employees • Staffing · EOR • Trust B • Hiring 167, 20 new
ALTEN Technology is the United States engineering services arm of the French consultancy ALTEN, supplying product development engineers to manufacturers across medical devices, aerospace, automotive, industrial equipment and consumer electronics. Its engineers work inside client development programmes on mechanical design, embedded software, electrical engineering, verification and regulatory documentation, usually staffed for the duration of a product programme rather than for short advisory engagements. The business operates from offices across the United States and recruits continuously for engineering roles tied to specific client sites.
rivianvw.tech • HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Automotive Manufacturing • Automotive Software • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2024 • Trust B • Hiring 121, 5 new
HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Automotive Manufacturing • Automotive Software • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2024 • Trust B • Hiring 121, 5 new
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is an automotive technology joint venture that develops electrical architecture, zonal controllers, vehicle operating software, infotainment and connectivity for software-defined electric vehicles of both parent groups, headquartered in Palo Alto, California. Established in 2024 by Rivian and Volkswagen Group, it builds on Rivian's in-house software and electronics platform, with Volkswagen committing up to 5.8 billion dollars to the partnership. Its openings are mostly for embedded and Android software engineers, functional safety engineers, technical program managers, electronic design and validation engineers and hardware systems architects.
penguinsolutions.com • HQ: Milpitas, United States • LLM & Generative AI • Education • Artificial Intelligence • High-Performance Computing • AI Compute & Inference • Servers & Data Center Hardware • 201-500 employees • Est. 1998 • NASDAQ: PENG • Hiring 59, 4 new
HQ: Milpitas, United States • LLM & Generative AI • Education • Artificial Intelligence • High-Performance Computing • AI Compute & Inference • Servers & Data Center Hardware • 201-500 employees • Est. 1998 • NASDAQ: PENG • Hiring 59, 4 new
Penguin Solutions designs and operates artificial intelligence computing clusters. Its services cover system design, memory products and managed infrastructure. The company builds large training environments for enterprises.
motorolasolutions.com • HQ: Chicago, United States • Civil Defense • Homeland Security • Law Enforcement • Video Surveillance • RF & Wireless Hardware • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2011 • NYSE: MSI • Trust B • Hiring 752, 66 new
HQ: Chicago, United States • Civil Defense • Homeland Security • Law Enforcement • Video Surveillance • RF & Wireless Hardware • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2011 • NYSE: MSI • Trust B • Hiring 752, 66 new
Motorola Solutions is an American company created in 2011 when Motorola split in two, taking the enterprise and public safety communications business while the handset operation became Motorola Mobility. It is the dominant supplier of land mobile radio systems to police, fire and emergency services worldwide, a business protected by long replacement cycles and deep integration with dispatch operations. Around that core the company has assembled video security and access control through the Avigilon and Pelco acquisitions, command centre software for emergency call handling and records, and increasingly AI-assisted analytics across the whole safety and security portfolio.
butterflymx.com • HQ: New York, United States • PropTech • Access Control & Alarm Systems • 201-500 employees • Est. 2014 • Startup • Hiring 7, 3 new
HQ: New York, United States • PropTech • Access Control & Alarm Systems • 201-500 employees • Est. 2014 • Startup • Hiring 7, 3 new
ButterflyMX is a property technology company headquartered in New York City and founded in 2014. The company develops and manufactures smartphone-based video intercoms, electronic keypads, and cloud-based access control systems for residential and commercial buildings. Its platform integrates with smart locks and property management software to facilitate secure entry for residents, visitors, and delivery services across more than 20,000 properties globally.
151 of these Hardware Engineer Salary in Irvine state pay directly. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $162K and $240K a year, with a median of $194K. By level, the median runs junior at $160K, senior at $190K, staff at $210K, and lead at $250K. The step from junior to lead is worth about 1.6x on median pay. Figures are gross annual amounts converted to US dollars, so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
The market right now
Alion currently lists 208 open Hardware Engineer Salary in Irvine from 38 companies. 45 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. 1 of the 208 carries the marks of a stale or abandoned posting - open far beyond the usual time to fill, reposted, or on a board that mostly never closes a role - and is marked as likely inactive; the list can hide them. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary.
Where the work is
The largest concentrations of these roles are United States (9). 8% offer a hybrid arrangement, while the rest expect you on site.
Who is hiring
The employers with the most open Hardware Engineer Salary in Irvine right now are SpaceX (42), Broadcom (20), Anduril Industries (17), ALTEN Technology (13), Apple (12), and Marvell Technology (11). 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 Python (111), C++ (46), Linux (46), Verilog (42), SystemVerilog (42), Perl (41), MATLAB (33), and UVM (21). 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 Salary in Irvine, 1 states visa sponsorship, 5 offer a relocation package, and 100 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.
How many Hardware Engineer Salary in Irvine are open right now?
There are 208 open Hardware Engineer Salary in Irvine on Alion from 38 companies. The list was last refreshed on October 22, 2026.
Are all of these Hardware Engineer Salary in Irvine still being filled?
Probably not all of them. 1 of the 208 shows the marks Alion reads as a likely inactive posting: open far longer than employers usually take to fill such a role, reposted several times, or sitting on a board that rarely closes anything. They stay listed with a warning, and the list can hide them with one switch.
What do Hardware Engineer Salary in Irvine pay?
The median is $194K a year, and the middle half of the market falls between $162K and $240K. This is based on the 151 listings that state pay.
Are any of these roles remote?
2 of the 208 listings (1%) are fully remote, and you can filter the list down to them in one click.
Which companies are hiring?
The most active employers right now are SpaceX, Broadcom, Anduril Industries, ALTEN Technology, Apple, and Marvell Technology. Each has its own page on Alion with the rest of its open roles.
Can I get visa sponsorship or relocation?
Yes - of the current listings, 1 state visa sponsorship and 5 offer a relocation package. Both are filters on the jobs page.
How do I apply?
Open any listing and apply on the employer's own board through the link on the page. No account is required to browse or to apply.
