Updated Sep 25, 2026

Hardware Engineer Salary in Tucson

Hardware Engineer jobs in Tucson hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $159,227/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

Open positions
86
Companies
6
Salary range
$109K – $205K
Average salary
$159K
Top technologies
JavaScript52 Effector52 MATLAB46 Python27 VHDL14 C++14 HPC11 SLURM11

Salary range

Seniority Jobs 25% Median 75%
Junior 12 $109K $109K $109K
Middle 18 $131K $131K $131K
Senior 20 $165K $165K $165K
Lead 23 $205K $205K $252K
All levels 81 $131K $165K $205K

Based only on the listings that state pay. Gross annual amounts, converted to USD so roles in different currencies stay comparable.

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RTX
rtx.com
rtx.com • HQ: Charlotte, Arlington, East Hartford, Arlington, Whitney, United States • Cybersecurity • Science & Engineering • Manufacturing • Defense Manufacturing • Space & Aerospace • Aerospace Manufacturing • Military • 5000+ employees • Trust A • Hiring 2695, 552 new
HQ: Charlotte, Arlington, East Hartford, Arlington, Whitney, United States • Cybersecurity • Science & Engineering • Manufacturing • Defense Manufacturing • Space & Aerospace • Aerospace Manufacturing • Military • 5000+ employees • Trust A • Hiring 2695, 552 new
RTX is comprised of three market-leading businesses - Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon - working as one to answer the biggest questions and solve the hardest problems in aerospace and defense.
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 1 day ago Hiring now · 86%

RF Product Development Engineering Section Leader
$108k – $205k per year • Lead • 8+ years exp • Hybrid (Tucson, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Secret • Staff
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 86%

Sr. Electrical Engineer - Depot Hardware Lead
$87k – $165k per year • Lead • 5+ years exp • In office (Tucson, United States) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Secret • Staff
JavaScript
Frontend
Effector
Management
Agile
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 4 days ago Hiring now · 79%

Sr. Principal RF Signal Processing Engineer
$132k – $252k per year • Lead • 10+ years exp • In office (Tucson, United States) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Secret • Principal
Python
Java
C#
C++
MATLAB
DevOps
Azure DevOps
Git
Azure
Robotics
Sensor Fusion
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E.W. Scripps Company
scripps.com
scripps.com • HQ: Cincinnati, United States • Media & Entertainment • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1923 • NASDAQ: SSP • Trust B • Hiring 60, 11 new
HQ: Cincinnati, United States • Media & Entertainment • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1923 • NASDAQ: SSP • Trust B • Hiring 60, 11 new
Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, The E.W. Scripps Company is a major media conglomerate specializing in local television broadcasting, national networks, and multi-platform content distribution. The company operates dozens of local television stations alongside a portfolio of free, ad-supported national networks, including ION, Bounce, Grit, Court TV, and Scripps News.
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Verified live · 14 min ago 13 days ago Likely open · 69%

Weekend Meteorologist, KGUN
≈ $83k – $188k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tucson, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
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rincon.com • HQ: Tucson, United States • Intelligence • Electronic Warfare • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1983 • Trust B • Hiring 27, 2 new
HQ: Tucson, United States • Intelligence • Electronic Warfare • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1983 • Trust B • Hiring 27, 2 new
Welcome to Rincon Research Corporation. Our core business is to design, build, test, and field high-performance DSP products and services for the U.S. Defense and Intelligence communities.
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15 days ago Hiring now · 71%

DSP Engineer 1
$95k – $115k per year • Equity • Junior • 3+ years exp • In office (Tucson, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • TS/SCI • Junior
Python
C++
DevOps
Error Budget
Linux
CI/CD
Docker
Kubernetes
GitLab
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Open 373 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago Long shot · 10%

Sr. DSP Engineer
$190k – $305k per year • Equity • Senior • 15+ years exp • Tucson • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • TS/SCI • Senior
Python
C++
DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
Kubernetes
Error Budget
GitLab
Linux
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Rocket Lab
rocketlab.com
rocketlab.com • HQ: Long Beach, United States • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2006 • NASDAQ: RKLB • Trust B • Hiring 467, 22 new
HQ: Long Beach, United States • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2006 • NASDAQ: RKLB • Trust B • Hiring 467, 22 new
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. is a publicly traded end-to-end space company, launch services provider, and satellite systems manufacturer. Headquartered in Long Beach, California - having been originally founded in New Zealand - the enterprise operates private orbital launch sites in Māhia, New Zealand, and Wallops Island, Virginia. Its core business activities span lightweight orbital launches via its flagship Electron rocket, hypersonic testing capabilities via HASTE, and the development of its reusable medium-lift launch vehicle, Neutron.
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 21 days ago Likely open · 54%

Senior FPGA Engineer II
≈ $105k – $228k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years exp • In office (Tucson, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
VHDL
Python
MATLAB
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 22 days ago Likely open · 59%

Senior Electrical Engineer II
≈ $107k – $232k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years exp • In office (Tucson, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 22 days ago Likely open · 54%

Principal Electrical Engineer
≈ $122k – $290k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 12+ years exp • In office (Tucson, United States) • Master's Degree • TS/SCI • Principal
MATLAB
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
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Applied Intuition
appliedintuition.com
appliedintuition.com • HQ: Sunnyvale, Mountain View, United States • Defense AI • Automotive Software • Simulation & Digital Twin Software • Autonomous Driving • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017 • Trust B • Hiring 270, 17 new
HQ: Sunnyvale, Mountain View, United States • Defense AI • Automotive Software • Simulation & Digital Twin Software • Autonomous Driving • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017 • Trust B • Hiring 270, 17 new
Applied Intuition is an American company founded in 2017 that sells the software toolchain vehicle manufacturers use to develop, simulate and validate autonomous and assisted driving systems. Its products cover simulation at scale, sensor modelling, data management for the enormous logs a test fleet produces, scenario generation and the vehicle operating system layer underneath, sold to automakers, truck manufacturers, agricultural and construction equipment makers and defence customers. Headquartered in Mountain View, it has expanded into defence autonomy through acquisitions and works with a large share of the world's major vehicle manufacturers.
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Peter Ludwig · Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer · decision-maker · no contact
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 1 month ago Fading · 40%

Hardware Integration Engineer (Mining)
$90k – $140k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Tucson, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
AI/ML
Physical AI
DevOps
Linux
Design
SolidWorks
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Tiberius Aerospace
tiberius.com
tiberius.com • Tucson • Newport Beach • Defense Manufacturing • Likely startup • Hiring 16, 1 new
Tucson • Newport Beach • Defense Manufacturing • Likely startup • Hiring 16, 1 new
Tiberius Aerospace — supersonic ramjet munitions, multi-mission missiles, and autonomous vertical launch systems.. S u p e r s o n i c R a m j e t G u i d e d L o n g - R a n g e M u n i t i o n.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago Long shot · 15%

GNC Embedded Engineer
$155k – $200k per year • Senior • 8+ years exp • In office (Tucson, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Top Secret • Staff
C++
MATLAB
C
C
Embedded C
MATLAB
Simulink
DevOps
RTOS
CI/CD
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On site 98%
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Relocation package 84%
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How pay is distributed

81 of these Hardware Engineer Salary in Tucson state pay directly. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $131K and $205K a year, with a median of $165K. By level, the median runs junior at $109K, middle at $131K, senior at $165K, and lead at $205K. The step from junior to lead is worth about 1.9x 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 86 open Hardware Engineer Salary in Tucson from 6 companies. 7 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 6 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.

Who is hiring

The employers with the most open Hardware Engineer Salary in Tucson right now are RTX (78), Rocket Lab (3), Rincon Research Corporation (2), E.W. Scripps Company (1), Applied Intuition (1), and Tiberius Aerospace (1). 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 JavaScript (52), Effector (52), MATLAB (46), Python (27), VHDL (14), C++ (14), HPC (11), and SLURM (11). 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 Tucson, 72 offer a relocation package and 3 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.

Companies
RTX78 Rocket Lab3 Rincon Research Corporation2 E.W. Scripps Company1 Applied Intuition1 Tiberius Aerospace1
Hardware Engineer Salary in Tucson
Frequently asked questions
How many Hardware Engineer Salary in Tucson are open right now?
There are 86 open Hardware Engineer Salary in Tucson on Alion from 6 companies. The list was last refreshed on September 25, 2026.
What do Hardware Engineer Salary in Tucson pay?
The median is $165K a year, and the middle half of the market falls between $131K and $205K. This is based on the 81 listings that state pay.
Are any of these roles remote?
1 of the 86 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 RTX, Rocket Lab, Rincon Research Corporation, E.W. Scripps Company, Applied Intuition, and Tiberius Aerospace. 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, 72 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.