Semiconductor and hardware jobs in the United States: chip design, embedded and process roles

18,045 open semiconductor and hardware roles at 1,446 companies in the United States: Chip design, verification and FPGA (1,742), Embedded and firmware (1,570), Electrical, RF and signal processing (3,276), Hardware engineering and architecture (3,389), Fab, process and manufacturing engineering (3,522), Equipment, test and field service (1,109), Software, DevOps and IT (1,391), AI and data (622), Product, program and leadership (1,261), Graduates and internships (163). 13,683 of them are open to candidates of any nationality; the rest ask for citizenship or a government security check. 2,587 mention relocation support.

Rebuilt 25 Oct 2026
open roles
18,045
companies
1,446
open to any nationality
76%
median stated pay
$160k

Companies hiring

CompanyOpen rolesAny nationalityRelocation
NVIDIA1,087100%
Qualcomm63399%17
Micron Technology629100%8
RTX5850%465
Applied Materials577100%577
AMD466100%1
Apple442100%
Amazon32955%3
Intel31995%16
KLA Corporation315100%8
Northrop Grumman3130%313
Samsung Electronics27534%38
Texas Instruments25899%
GlobalFoundries25698%51
Analog Devices23890%4

Newest roles

General Dynamics Mission Systems

gdmissionsystems.com
gdmissionsystems.com • HQ: Fairfax, United States • Military • Cybersecurity • C4ISR • Defense Manufacturing • National Security • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2015 • Trust A • Hiring 580, 142 new
HQ: Fairfax, United States • Military • Cybersecurity • C4ISR • Defense Manufacturing • National Security • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2015 • Trust A • Hiring 580, 142 new
General Dynamics Mission Systems is the business unit of defense contractor General Dynamics that builds C4ISR, secure communications, cybersecurity, electronic warfare and mission systems for land, sea, air, space and cyber operations, with headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia. Formed in 2015 by merging two General Dynamics units, it employs more than 12,000 people at sites such as Pittsfield and Dedham in Massachusetts, Scottsdale in Arizona and Manassas in Virginia. Recruiting centers on ASIC and FPGA, embedded software, electrical, mechanical and systems engineers, test staff, manufacturing technicians and interns.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Embedded RUST Software Engineer

$94k – $100k per year • In office (Dedham, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Secret • Citizenship or vetting required
Rust
C++
DevOps
Linux
Management
Agile
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 4 days ago Hiring now · 82%

Advanced ASIC FPGA Verification Engineer (Sign-on Bonus Available)

$123k – $136k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Scottsdale • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • TS/SCI • Citizenship or vetting required • Senior
Verilog
SystemVerilog
VHDL
Python
DevOps
GitLab
Linux
CI/CD
Chips/EDA
Siemens ModelSim
UVM
Formal Verification
+2
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Dexmate

dexmate.com
dexmate.com • HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Robotics AI • Humanoid Robots • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2024 • Likely startup • Trust A • Hiring 36, 1 new
HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Robotics AI • Humanoid Robots • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2024 • Likely startup • Trust A • Hiring 36, 1 new
Dexmate is a robotics company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and founded in 2024 by doctoral researchers from MIT, UC San Diego, and Carnegie Mellon. The company builds Vega, a foldable wheeled humanoid with two arms, dexterous hands, and an extending torso that reaches from floor level to overhead. It sells the platform to research groups and commercial pilots working on dexterous manipulation, and has taken strategic investment from NEC.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Embedded Systems Engineer, Robotics

$100k – $300k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Fremont, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
C++
Python
AI/ML
Physical AI
OpenAI Codex
Claude Code
DevOps
RTOS
Linux
Robotics
EtherCAT
ROS
Chips/EDA
KiCad
+2
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 22 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Electrical & Firmware Test Engineer

≈ $121k – $232k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 4+ years exp • In office (Fremont, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
Python
C
C++
C
Embedded C
AI/ML
Physical AI
DevOps
Linux
Robotics
EtherCAT
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Rocket Lab

rocketlab.com
rocketlab.com • HQ: Long Beach, United States • Satellite Manufacturing • Launch Services • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2006 • NASDAQ: RKLB • Trust B • Hiring 519, 22 new
HQ: Long Beach, United States • Satellite Manufacturing • Launch Services • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2006 • NASDAQ: RKLB • Trust B • Hiring 519, 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.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago Visa sponsor 2 days ago Likely open · 63%

Senior RF Radar Engineer I

$152k – $234k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Long Beach, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • TS/SCI • Citizenship or vetting required • Senior
MATLAB
SpaceTech
STK
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago Visa sponsor 4 days ago Likely open · 63%

Senior FPGA Engineer II

$130k – $229k per year • Equity • Senior • 8+ years exp • In office (Long Beach, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Nationals only • Citizenship or vetting required • Senior
VHDL
DevOps
CI/CD
Chips/EDA
UVM
VUnit
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American Systems

americansystems.com
americansystems.com • HQ: McLean, United States • National Security • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Engineering Services • 51-200 employees • Est. 1975 • Hiring 176, 24 new
HQ: McLean, United States • National Security • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Engineering Services • 51-200 employees • Est. 1975 • Hiring 176, 24 new
American Systems is an employee-owned government services contractor headquartered in McLean, Virginia, delivering information technology, engineering and analysis, test and evaluation, and training services to national priority programs. Founded in 1975, it became a majority ESOP company in 1997 and fully employee-owned in 2015, works largely for US defense customers such as the Navy and NAVAIR, and has absorbed the contractor Epsilon. Its openings span aerospace and software engineers, cybersecurity analysts, network and systems administrators, mechanical designers and test engineers, many requiring security clearances.
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 90%

USCG Marine Electronics Engineer (Ext Comm/C5I) HYBRID

$111k – $140k per year • Senior • 8+ years exp • Hybrid (Washington, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Secret • Citizenship or vetting required • Staff
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 27 days ago Long shot · 19%

RF Engineer

$95k – $130k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Bethesda, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
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Joby Aviation

jobyaviation.com
jobyaviation.com • HQ: Santa Cruz, United States • Aircraft Manufacturing • Air Transport • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2009 • NYSE: JOBY • Hiring 142, 12 new
HQ: Santa Cruz, United States • Aircraft Manufacturing • Air Transport • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2009 • NYSE: JOBY • Hiring 142, 12 new
Headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, Joby Aviation is an aerospace company specializing in the development of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The company builds zero-emission aircraft designed to operate as fast and quiet air taxi services across urban environments and regional transportation networks. Working closely with civil aviation authorities and industry partners, it aims to deploy safe, scalable aerial mobility platforms for commercial passenger travel.
Rodrigo Brumana · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Greg Bowles · Executive Officer · decision-maker
JoeBen Bevirt · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Eric Allison · Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 23 days ago Fading · 37%

Embedded Software Engineer

$108k – $167k per year • Equity • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Santa Cruz, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Middle
C++
SpaceTech
DO-178C
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Skills these roles ask for

Python 4,609C++ 3,353Linux 1,918MATLAB 1,465SystemVerilog 1,158Verilog 1,132Machine Learning 949CI/CD 812Agile 676VHDL 675Perl 669Microsoft Office 663RTOS 652Git 612AI Agents 603UVM 567

Where the roles are

Santa Clara 2,103Austin 1,851San Jose 1,235San Diego 960Sunnyvale 533Boise 516Hillsboro 433Seattle 414San Francisco 370New York 352

Chip and hardware roles that fit you

Tell us your field once: new chip and hardware roles that fit it arrive in your matches every day.

Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

13,683 of the 18,045 roles here state no citizenship or security-check demand. A role that does says so in its advert, and the card marks it.

Which companies hire most chip and hardware engineers?

NVIDIA (1,087), Qualcomm (633), Micron Technology (629), RTX (585), Applied Materials (577).

Which roles count here?

Every hardware, chip design, embedded, electrical and semiconductor process role at any employer, and the engineering, science, technician and IT roles of the semiconductor companies - chip designers, fabs and foundries, equipment makers, photonics. Their sales, finance and office roles are left out.

How fresh is this?

Every role is re-checked on the employer's own careers board at least every 48 hours, and the page is rebuilt every night.

Source: 18,045 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 25 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0