What is a hardware engineer job?

In a hardware engineer job, a person designs chips, circuit boards and the electronics inside devices. 519 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.

How many hardware engineer jobs are open right now?

There are 519 open hardware engineer jobs at 85 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 27 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 hardware engineer jobs?

Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (169), Tenstorrent (35), Lightmatter (25), Celero Communications, Inc. (19) and PsiQuantum (13). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.

Are there remote hardware engineer jobs?

21 of the 519 open hardware engineer jobs (4%) 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 hardware engineer jobs pay?

The median advertised salary is $186K, based on 309 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $145K and $220K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.

How do I apply for hardware engineer jobs?

Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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Hardware engineer jobs

Hardware engineer: a person in this job designs chips, circuit boards and the electronics inside devices. SpaceX, Tenstorrent, Lightmatter, Celero Communications, Inc. and PsiQuantum have the most open roles with “Hardware engineer” or a close variant in the title right now.

519 open roles · 27 posted in the last 7 days · 4% remote · 85 companies hiring · $186K median advertised salary · checked Nov 14 against employer career pages

What these jobs pay309 of them state a yearly range in US dollars (bands in thousands). The orange column holds the median, $186K.

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Period	Count
under $75K	0
$75K to $100K	5
$100K to $125K	28
$125K to $150K	57
$150K to $175K	36
$175K to $200K	48
$200K to $250K	99
$250K to $300K	20
$300K and more	16

Three numbersOut of 519 open jobs in this list.

Can be done from home4%21 of 519 jobs

State the pay62%322 of 519 jobs

Are for beginners5%25 of 519 jobs

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Skills asked for in hardware engineer roles

Python245 · 47%Verilog98 · 19%C++69 · 13%Perl56 · 11%MATLAB47 · 9%Linux30 · 6%Bash27 · 5%

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Newest hardware engineer jobs

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Where hardware engineer roles are

A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.

What hardware engineer roles pay, by level

Level in the title	Median advertised salary	Roles counted
No level in the title	$147K	153
Senior	$198K	93
Lead	$220K	59

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

Questions about hardware engineer jobs

What is a hardware engineer job?: In a hardware engineer job, a person designs chips, circuit boards and the electronics inside devices. 519 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.
How many hardware engineer jobs are open right now?: There are 519 open hardware engineer jobs at 85 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 27 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 hardware engineer jobs?: Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (169), Tenstorrent (35), Lightmatter (25), Celero Communications, Inc. (19) and PsiQuantum (13). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote hardware engineer jobs?: 21 of the 519 open hardware engineer jobs (4%) 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 hardware engineer jobs pay?: The median advertised salary is $186K, based on 309 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $145K and $220K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
How do I apply for hardware engineer jobs?: Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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