🇺🇸Firmware jobs in California
866 open roles mentioning Firmware in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Anduril Industries, SpaceX, Astera Labs, Zoox and OpenAI have the most. 10 are remote and the median advertised salary is $202K.
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- Senior Manager, Engineering Program ManagementSamsara · 🇺🇸San Francisco - SF9$194K - $242KSeniorJiraSlackConfluence
- Platform Software Security Engineer, Air DefenseAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$167K - $222KRustC++Linux
- Senior Software Engineer, Release EngineeringAgility Robotics · 🇺🇸Hybrid- Any Office (Fremont, CA, Salem, OR, or Pittsburgh…$175K - $274KHybridSeniorPythonLinuxKubernetes
- Senior FPGA Verification EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Goleta, California, United States$191K - $254KSeniorPythonC++Linux
- Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Support EquipmentVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$140K - $179KSeniorPythonControl systemsFirmware
- Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Test SystemsWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA$213K - $263KSeniorPythonC++AI agents
- Sr. Hardware Reliability EngineerSamsara · 🇺🇸San Francisco - SF9$177K - $240KSeniorTest planningFirmware
- Staff Product Manager, Hardware *Oura · 🇺🇸Hybrid - San Francisco, California$198K - $235KHybridLead and aboveUser researchPRDsFirmware
- FPGA Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)Reliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$128KInternPythonC++Verilog
- Senior Embedded Software EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$169K - $216KSeniorRustPythonC++
- Chief Engineer, Containerized EffectsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$260K - $302KLead and aboveJiraComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Senior Hardware Architect, Health SensingOura · 🇺🇸Hybrid - San Francisco, California$202K - $238KHybridSeniorPythonC++MATLAB
- Senior Wireless Network EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$147K - $196KSeniorPythonAnsibleComputer Vision
- Thermal EngineerOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$266K - $445KData centersLoad testingControl systems
- Network Operations Engineer — IT InfrastructureSoFi Tech Solutions · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$99K - $186KPythonAWSAnsible
- Software Development Engineer - New GraduateShield AI · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA, US—JuniorPythonC++Machine Learning
- Summer 2027 - Software Engineer InternShield AI · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA, US—InternPythonJavaScriptJava
- Sr. Staff Engineer, AI Datacenter Thermal Management & Control PlaneTenstorrent · 🇺🇸🇨🇦Austin, Texas, United States; Santa Clara, California, Un…—Lead and aboveAIControl systemsFirmware
- Principal Power Systems Architect- AI Accelerator SystemsTenstorrent · 🇺🇸🇨🇦Austin, Texas, United States; Santa Clara, California, Un…—Lead and aboveAIFirmwareHardware testing
- Senior Technical Recruiter - Software Engineering1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$110K - $186KSeniorFull-cycle recruitingApplicant tracking systemsFirmware
- Aerospace Software Engineer (Starfall)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $150KC++LinuxBash
- Sr. Aerospace Software Engineer (Starfall)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$165K - $230KSeniorC++LinuxBash
- New Graduate Engineer, Aerospace Software (Starfall)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $160KJuniorC++LinuxBash
- Senior Signal Integrity and Power Integrity EngineerWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA$196K - $242KSeniorPRDsFirmwareTest equipment
- Firmware Engineer, RoboticsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$380K - $445KRustC++C
- Embedded Software Engineer InternSK hynix memory solutions America Inc. · 🇺🇸San Jose—InternRustPythonC++
- Manufacturing Engineer, Electromagnetic WarfareAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$129K - $171KJiraComputer VisionERP
- R&D Engineering InternAMAX · 🇺🇸Fremont, California, United States—InternPythonC++C
- Staff /Sr. Staff Test Platform & Firmware Integration EngineerLightmatter · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$167K - $227KLead and abovePythonLinuxGit
- Senior Hardware Reliability Test Engineer – Electrical Systems & Power ElectronicsCerebras · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$190K - $230KSeniorPython.NETLinux
- Hardware Development EngineerRubrik · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$143K - $214KLinuxWindowsVMware
- Contract Student Worker – Firmware Engineer (FW Core System Services)Zoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA—PythonC++Unix
- Sr. Server Hardware Systems Engineer (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA · +1 more location$185K - $265KSeniorGoPythonLinux
- Server Hardware Systems Engineer (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA · +1 more location$150K - $175KGoPythonLinux
- Electrical Engineering Co-OpSamsara · 🇺🇸San Francisco - SF9—InternFirmwareHardware testingTest equipment
- Senior Infrastructure EngineerCrusoe · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA - US$170K - $205KSeniorRustGoPython
- Senior Optical Systems Validation Engineer - Optical Circuit Switch (OCS)PsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, California$118K - $197KSeniorPythonPRDsFirmware
- Hardware In Loop (HIL) Software Engineer Intern - Winter 2027Skydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States—HybridInternPythonDockerLinux
- Principal Hardware EngineerPsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Milpitas, California$165K - $277KLead and aboveFirmwareTest equipmentPCB design
- Embedded Software ManagerKodiak · 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area$220K - $250KC++AWSEmbedded C
- Hardware Quality EngineerLambda · 🇺🇸San Jose Office (Zanker)$135K - $180KHybridPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Engineering Manager, Kubernetes Bare Metal InfrastructureTogether AI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$300K - $350KTerraformLinuxKubernetes
- Product Manager - Developer SystemsTenstorrent · 🇺🇸🇨🇦Santa Clara, California, United States; Toronto, Ontario…—FirmwareCompilersComputer architecture
- Staff Storage EngineerCrusoe · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA - US$215K - $255KLead and aboveGoPythonBash
- 3D Printer TechnicianPhysical Intelligence · 🇺🇸San Francisco—Ticketing systemsFirmwareCAD
- Test Electrical Engineering TechnicianContinuum Resource Network · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States—Test planningFirmwareTest equipment
- Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Core ConnectivityZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$255K - $320KLead and aboveC++LinuxROS
- Senior Firmware EngineerHinge Health · 🇺🇸San Francisco-HQ$156K - $214KHybridSeniorPythonAI agentsTest planning
- Senior Software Engineer, Embedded (TS Cleared)Apex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$185K - $250KSeniorRustPythonC++
- Senior Electrical Engineer, Drone (High-Voltage & Low-Voltage Power Systems)Applied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$170K - $240KSeniorPythonMATLABNetwork engineering
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Who is hiring for Firmware roles in California
What Firmware roles in California pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Junior | $133K | 16 |
| No level in the title | $181K | 313 |
| Senior | $205K | 229 |
| Lead and above | $224K | 183 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about Firmware jobs in California
- How many Firmware jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 866 open Firmware jobs in California at 98 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 57 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most Firmware jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at Anduril Industries (183), SpaceX (72), Astera Labs (45), Zoox (36) and OpenAI (33). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote Firmware jobs in California?
- 10 of the 866 open Firmware jobs in California (1%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do Firmware jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $202K, based on 741 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $170K and $228K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the Firmware jobs in California?
- 49 of the 866 open Firmware jobs in California (6%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 580 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 98 companies are hiring and 57 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing Firmware jobs in California?
- 280 of the 866 open Firmware jobs in California (32%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, Machine Learning, LLM. Employers still list 866 such roles today at 98 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do Firmware jobs in California ask for?
- Most often Firmware (100%), Python (50%), Hardware interfaces (37%), Test equipment (35%), C++ (32%) of the 866 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in Firmware jobs in California?
- Software Engineer (25), Senior Software Engineer (21), Senior Electrical Engineer (18), Firmware Engineer (17), Senior Firmware Engineer (17): the most common titles among the 866 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are Firmware jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 866 Firmware jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 98 companies, 0.6% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 57 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $202K. 10 (1%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for Firmware jobs in California?
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