Hardware Engineer Salary in San Francisco

Hardware Engineer jobs in San Francisco hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $210,827/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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Sabi

sabi.com
sabi.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 9
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 9
The first neural interface that transforms your thoughts into text. No typing. No voice. Just Think.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 176 daysTop 25% pay 6 months ago Long shot · 9%

Lead Firmware Engineer

$300k – $400k per year · Equity · Lead · 10+ years exp · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Staff
Quantization
Edge AI
DevOps
RTOS
Wi-Fi
Robotics
NuttX
IoT
FreeRTOS
ESP-IDF
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Open 176 daysTop 25% pay 6 months ago Long shot · 9%

Lead Electrical Engineer

$300k – $400k per year · Equity · Lead · 10+ years exp · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Staff
Wi-Fi
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Samara

samara.space
samara.space · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Satellite Manufacturing · 11-50 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 7
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Satellite Manufacturing · 11-50 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 7
Satellites, evolved.. We've replaced the weakest link in satellite design, so you can scale bigger, fly faster, and aim sharper.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 183 daysTop 25% pay 7 months ago Long shot · 6%

Flight Software Engineer

$140k – $160k per year · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Relocation · Middle
Rust
Python
DevOps
Linux
Docker
IoT
MQTT
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Open 192 daysTop 25% pay 7 months ago Long shot · 4%

Electrical Engineer

$130k – $160k per year · Junior · 1+ year exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Relocation · Bachelor's Degree · Junior
Python
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
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Open 192 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 7 months ago Long shot · 6%

Senior RF Engineer

$150k – $190k per year · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Relocation · Bachelor's Degree · Senior
Python
DevOps
Linux
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Hinge Health

hingehealth.com
hingehealth.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation · Telemedicine & Virtual Care · Est. 2014 · NYSE: HNGE · Trust B · Hiring 74, 8 new
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation · Telemedicine & Virtual Care · Est. 2014 · NYSE: HNGE · Trust B · Hiring 74, 8 new
Hinge Health is a digital health company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2014. The company provides a virtual clinic for musculoskeletal care, offering personalized physical therapy programs, health coaching, and wearable technology such as the Enso pain relief device. It primarily serves employers and health plans throughout the United States, utilizing artificial intelligence and motion tracking technology to deliver remote care for chronic joint and muscle pain.
James Budge · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Mario Queiroz · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Lalith Vadlamannati · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Jim Pursley · Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Top 25% payVerified live · 23 min ago Visa sponsor 7 months ago Long shot · 13%

Firmware Engineer II

$126k – $190k per year · Equity · Middle · 2+ years exp · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Middle
Python
AI/ML
Copilot
DevOps
Git
RTOS
GitLab CI
GitHub Actions
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Human Computer Lab

humancomputerlab.com
humancomputerlab.com · San Francisco · Toronto · Research Institutes · Startup · Trust C · Hiring 14
San Francisco · Toronto · Research Institutes · Startup · Trust C · Hiring 14
Human Computer Lab is a human-computer interface research and experimentation lab that prototypes new systems for interacting with computers. It hires research engineers, mechatronics and machine learning engineers, interns and growth staff for small collaborative teams working in rapid iteration cycles. The company is based in the United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 3 hours ago 7 months ago Long shot · 2%

Intern - Electrical Engineer

Intern · In office (San Francisco, United States, Toronto, Canada) · Internship · Intern
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Electrical Engineer

≈ $108k – $207k per year (Estimated) · Middle · 3+ years exp · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States, Toronto, Canada) · Full-Time · Middle
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BOOTLOOP

bootloop.ai
bootloop.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Developer Tools · Embedded Software & RTOS · Startup · Hiring 1
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Developer Tools · Embedded Software & RTOS · Startup · Hiring 1
The Software Development Platform for Modern Hardware Teams. Accelerate your embedded development workflow with BootLoop. Write and test firmware on real hardware in minutes.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 193 daysTop 25% pay 7 months ago Long shot · 5%

Founding Embedded Engineer

$180k – $280k per year · Middle · 4+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Relocation · Full-Time · Middle
Edge AI
DevOps
Linux
CI/CD
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Deft AI

deftai.co
deftai.co · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Industrial Robotics · Humanoid Robots · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 9
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Industrial Robotics · Humanoid Robots · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 9
Deft AI is a robotics company that deploys wheeled humanoid robots at automotive and electronics manufacturers and their tier 1 and tier 2 suppliers. Its job ads cover robot autonomy, SLAM, controls, mechanical and electrical design and research scientist roles. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 198 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 7 months ago Long shot · 6%

Senior Electrical Design Engineer

$120k – $250k per year · Senior · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Senior
C++
C
MATLAB
Python
C
Embedded C
Robotics
EtherCAT
CANopen
Chips/EDA
KiCad
Energy
Battery Management Systems
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LinkedIn

trackinglink.dev
trackinglink.dev · San Francisco · Hiring 1
San Francisco · Hiring 1
Meld u aan bij LinkedIn om contact te houden met bekenden, ideeën te delen en aan uw carrière te werken.
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Open 240 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 8 months ago Long shot · 4%

RF_TEST_BUG_BASH_Lever

≈ $121k – $275k per year (Estimated) · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time
CI/CD
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Amperesand

amperesand.io
amperesand.io · HQ: Singapore · Power Grid · Smart Grid · 201-500 employees · Est. 2023 · Startup · Trust A · Hiring 29
HQ: Singapore · Power Grid · Smart Grid · 201-500 employees · Est. 2023 · Startup · Trust A · Hiring 29
Amperesand develops solid-state transformers that make electricity grids more flexible and controllable. Its technology supports fast charging and high-density renewable integration. The company was spun out of Nanyang Technological University and is backed by Temasek.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 241 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 8 months ago Long shot · 19%

Staff Power Electronics Control Engineer

$175k – $310k per year · Equity · Staff+ · 5+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, Sunnyvale, United States) · Staff
C
C
Embedded C
AI/ML
Transformers
SpaceTech
FMEA
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Flux

flux.ai
flux.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · EDA Software · 51-200 employees · Est. 2019 · Startup · Trust A · Hiring 7
HQ: San Francisco, United States · EDA Software · 51-200 employees · Est. 2019 · Startup · Trust A · Hiring 7
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Flux is a cloud-native electronic design automation (EDA) platform specializing in AI-assisted printed circuit board (PCB) design. Operating directly in the browser, the platform features real-time multiplayer collaboration alongside an AI copilot that assists hardware engineers with component sourcing, schematic capture, automated routing, and continuous design rule checks.
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 10 months ago Fading · 36%

Head of Hardware Design

$245k – $270k per year · Head+ · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Architect
LLM Evaluation
DevOps
GitHub
Chips/EDA
KiCad
Cadence Allegro
OrCAD
Mentor Xpedition
Ansys SIwave
HyperLynx
Design
Figma
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HP IQ

hp-iq.com
hp-iq.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · LLM & Generative AI · AI Agents · Trust A · Hiring 34, 3 new
HQ: San Francisco, United States · LLM & Generative AI · AI Agents · Trust A · Hiring 34, 3 new
HP IQ is HP's AI innovation lab, building an intelligent AI orchestrator for the workplace across HP's product portfolio. It hires security, privacy, platform and AI software engineers. The lab is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 10 months ago Fading · 26%

Senior Firmware Engineer

$162k – $252k per year · Senior · 8+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Senior
C++
C
C
Embedded C
DevOps
Wi-Fi
IoT
FreeRTOS
QA
Cypress
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Emcap

emcap.com
emcap.com · San Francisco · Venture Capital · Trust B · Hiring 6
San Francisco · Venture Capital · Trust B · Hiring 6
Emergence Capital is the leading venture capital firm focused on early-stage B2B software. We partner with founders transforming the way the world works.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 312 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 11 months ago Long shot · 4%

Stay on our Radar

≈ $142k – $322k per year (Estimated) · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
Together AI
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Omi

omi.me
omi.me · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers · Multimodal AI · Likely startup · Trust B · Hiring 6
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers · Multimodal AI · Likely startup · Trust B · Hiring 6
Omi is a startup building an AI wearable device and app that records conversations as memory and offers a voice-first interface for everyday life. It has reached 300,000 software users, built three hardware devices and hires founding engineers, firmware, PCB and mechanical engineers in San Francisco and Shenzhen. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 384 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago Long shot · 4%

Founding Firmware Engineer

$300k per year · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
Python
Python
Flask
AI/ML
Embodied AI
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Nexthop Systems

nexthop.ai
nexthop.ai · Bengaluru · San Francisco · Sydney · Dublin · Santa Clara · Servers & Data Center Hardware · Network Equipment · Startup · Trust C · Hiring 38, 2 new
Bengaluru · San Francisco · Sydney · Dublin · Santa Clara · Servers & Data Center Hardware · Network Equipment · Startup · Trust C · Hiring 38, 2 new
Meet the Nexthop team Nexthop AI is a cohesive team of professionals who are among the best in their fields with deep expertise in hardware and software development from silicon, systems and cloud. The team culture thrives on collaboration, creativity and having fun while building great products.
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 1 hour ago 1 year ago Long shot · 4%

Hardware Electrical Engineer

≈ $123k – $279k per year (Estimated) · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time
Verilog
VHDL
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Skild AI

skild.ai
skild.ai · HQ: Pittsburgh, United States · Foundation Models · Robotic Software & Control Systems · Robotics AI · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2023 · Trust B · Hiring 53, 4 new
HQ: Pittsburgh, United States · Foundation Models · Robotic Software & Control Systems · Robotics AI · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2023 · Trust B · Hiring 53, 4 new
Skild AI is building a general purpose robot brain that transfers across different machines and tasks rather than being trained for one robot at a time. Its models learn from a very large and diverse dataset of robot and human interaction, and the company has demonstrated locomotion, manipulation and inspection behaviours on multiple hardware platforms. The laboratory was founded by robotics faculty from Carnegie Mellon University and raised one of the largest rounds in embodied artificial intelligence.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Likely inactiveTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 1 year ago Long shot · 6%

Firmware/ Embedded Systems Engineer

$100k – $300k per year · In office (San Mateo, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, United States) · Bachelor's Degree
C++
AI/ML
Machine Learning
DevOps
RTOS
Linux
Robotics
ROS
IoT
FreeRTOS
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Nudge

nudge.com
nudge.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Neurotech & Neuromodulation · 201-500 employees · Est. 2024 · Startup · Trust D · Hiring 19
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Neurotech & Neuromodulation · 201-500 employees · Est. 2024 · Startup · Trust D · Hiring 19
Our Mission, Technology, and Approach April 7, 2025 At Nudge, our mission is to develop the best technology for interfacing with the brain to improve people's lives.
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 3 hours ago 2 years ago Long shot · 4%

Electrical Engineer

≈ $108k – $207k per year (Estimated) · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Middle
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Firmware Engineer

≈ $116k – $223k per year (Estimated) · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Middle
Rust
Verilog
C++
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Aquabyte

aquabyte.ai
aquabyte.ai · HQ: Bergen, Norway · Computer Vision · Aquaculture · 51-200 employees · Est. 2017 · Startup · Hiring 3
HQ: Bergen, Norway · Computer Vision · Aquaculture · 51-200 employees · Est. 2017 · Startup · Hiring 3
Data-driven technology for a more sustainable aquaculture About 70% of the world is covered by ocean, yet it produces only 5% of the world's protein. To meet the rising global demand for sustainable food, the aquaculture industry is embracing smarter, data-driven technologies.
Bryton Shang · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Sherman Li · Director
Greg Papadopoulos · Director
Chandran Sankaran · Director
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Open 758 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 2 years ago Long shot · 5%

Embedded Software Engineer

$130k – $190k per year · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
Rust
Go
C++
Python
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
DevOps
RTOS
Wi-Fi
TCP/IP
Linux
AWS
IoT
LoRaWAN
+4
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Antenna Group

antennagroup.com
antennagroup.com · New York · San Francisco · London · Washington · Miami · Creative Agencies · Digital Marketing · 11-50 employees · Hiring 1
New York · San Francisco · London · Washington · Miami · Creative Agencies · Digital Marketing · 11-50 employees · Hiring 1
Antenna is a leading climate communications and creative marketing agency helping conscious brands drive impact in real estate, health, energy, and innovation.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 771 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 2 years ago Long shot · 5%

Join our Ant Community!

≈ $117k – $265k per year (Estimated) · In office (New York, San Francisco, Washington, United States)
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Bronco AI

bronco.ai
bronco.ai · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Custom Software Development · 1-10 employees · Est. 2022 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 3
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Custom Software Development · 1-10 employees · Est. 2022 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 3
AI for chip design and verification. Bronco debugs simulations, brings up testbenches, generates RTL, and closes coverage to win the race to tape-out.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 815 daysVerified live · 26 min ago 2 years ago Long shot · 2%

Founding Silicon Engineer

≈ $97k – $193k per year (Estimated) · Equity · Junior · 2+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Junior
SystemVerilog
Perl
Python
AI/ML
Machine Learning
AI Agents
Chips/EDA
UVM
Formal Verification
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Orbital Sidekick

orbitalsidekick.com
orbitalsidekick.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Computer Vision · Earth Observation · 51-200 employees · Est. 2016 · Startup · Hiring 2
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Computer Vision · Earth Observation · 51-200 employees · Est. 2016 · Startup · Hiring 2
Know now, act fast. Your partner for best-in-class persistent global monitoring on the mission to optimize sustainable operations and security.
Daniel Katz · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Tushar Prabhakar · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Eddy Ho · Director
Donna See · Director
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Open 1047 daysTop 25% pay 3 years ago Long shot · 6%

Space Operations Engineer (Embedded Software)

$100k – $160k per year · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Middle
C++
Python
DevOps
Linux
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Dapster

dapster.ai
dapster.ai · HQ: Palo Alto, United States · Logistics & Warehouse Robotics · 1-10 employees · Likely startup · Trust B · Hiring 4
HQ: Palo Alto, United States · Logistics & Warehouse Robotics · 1-10 employees · Likely startup · Trust B · Hiring 4
Dapster is an early-stage robotics start-up that builds hardware and software for physically demanding warehouse work such as truck unloading. It has deployed in a Fortune 100 warehouse and hires lead hardware, embedded software and robotics software engineers and field application engineers. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 1113 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago Visa sponsor 3 years ago Long shot · 7%

Lead Hardware Engineer

≈ $167k – $310k per year (Estimated) · Lead · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Staff
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Hardware Engineer Salary in San Francisco
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What salary do Hardware Engineer jobs in San Francisco pay?
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