Electrical Engineer jobs in California

Shield AI

Full-time · San Diego, CA · $210,000 – $310,000

Shield AI is seeking a Principal Engineer for electrical systems on their autonomous aircraft and defense technology platform. This role suits experienced electrical engineers comfortable working on cutting-edge hardware for mission-critical military applications.

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Crusoe

Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $195,000 – $225,000 · Remote

Crusoe seeks an electrical design engineer to lead the design phase of large-scale data center campuses, translating conceptual requirements into construction-ready systems while bridging internal teams, consultants, and customers. This role suits experienced engineers comfortable with high-stakes infrastructure projects, complex power distribution specifications, and the fast-paced coordination between design and field execution.

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Relativity Space

Long Beach, CA · $175,000 – $263,000

This Staff Electrical Engineer role involves designing and qualifying spacecraft electronics for deep space missions, balancing high-performance compute, storage, and communications capabilities against the tight constraints of flight systems. You'll lead hands-on development from prototype through flight-ready hardware while partnering closely with science and software teams to create the next generation of interplanetary exploration systems.

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Terran Orbital

Full-time · Irvine, CA · $120,000 – $175,000

This role oversees electrical, electronic, and electromechanical component selection, reliability, and supplier management for satellite systems, ensuring designs meet aerospace standards and customer requirements. It suits engineers with aerospace or defense experience who combine technical depth in component evaluation with cross-functional leadership and customer-facing communication.

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Eight Sleep

Internship · San Francisco, CA · $30 – $35 / hour

This internship involves building and testing electromechanical prototypes for a sleep technology product, collaborating across hardware and software teams to identify and resolve system failures. It suits engineering students or recent graduates who want hands-on experience with complex integrated systems and can thrive in a fast-paced, high-standards environment.

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Oura

Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $198,050 – $233,000

Lead a team of electrical engineers at a wearable health-tech company, designing power management and sensor systems for next-generation wearable devices. This role suits experienced engineering managers with deep expertise in low-power embedded systems and consumer electronics manufacturing.

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Crane Co.

Burbank, CA · $124,800 – $177,352

A senior-level electrical engineer role in aerospace and electronics, overseeing complex circuit design and system development while mentoring junior staff. This position suits experienced engineers who want to drive technical leadership in safety-critical avionics and actuation systems for commercial and military aircraft.

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NVIDIA

Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $232,000 – $368,000

NVIDIA is seeking a principal-level architect to identify and drive system-level innovations in power and thermal management across their GPU and datacenter platforms. The role combines research scouting with hands-on leadership to translate emerging co-design ideas into production differentiation across multiple engineering teams.

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Boeing

Full-time · Huntington Beach, CA · $176,800 – $285,200

Boeing is hiring a senior engineer to lead the electrical materials and processes team at their Huntington Beach facility, overseeing qualification of suppliers, printed circuit board and assembly standards, and failure analysis for avionics systems. This role suits someone with deep expertise in aerospace electronics manufacturing who can manage cross-functional teams and navigate complex regulatory and design standards.

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Astranis

San Francisco, CA · $1,925 / week

This 12-week paid associate engineering role supports the design and testing of satellite electrical systems for radiation environments, with hands-on work characterizing component behavior under space conditions. It suits recent bachelor's graduates with electronics lab experience who want practical exposure to aerospace hardware development.

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Agility Robotics

Full-time · Fremont, CA · $194,000 – $253,000

Agility Robotics seeks an electrical engineer to architect and lead hardware subsystem design for next-generation commercial humanoid robots, working across mechanical, firmware, and manufacturing teams. This role suits senior engineers with deep PCB and embedded systems expertise who thrive mentoring others and managing complexity in fast-moving robotics development.

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CesiumAstro

Full-time · El Segundo, CA · $100,000 – $121,000

This role involves designing and testing electronics for satellite and aerospace systems, including engine control boards, sensors, and avionics hardware from prototype through flight qualification. It suits someone who wants hands-on electrical engineering work in the space industry with a collaborative team environment.

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Avive

Brisbane, CA · $120,000 – $150,000

Avive is seeking an electrical systems engineer to design and develop the hardware for their connected AED (automated external defibrillator) platform that responds to sudden cardiac arrest emergencies. This role suits someone with electrical engineering expertise who wants to apply their skills to a mission-driven medical device company solving a critical public health problem.

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Shield AI

Internship · San Diego, CA · $38 – $73 / hour

Shield AI is looking for an electrical engineering co-op student to contribute to the development of autonomous aircraft systems, working alongside experienced engineers in a hands-on, mentorship-focused environment. This is a full-time paid opportunity for rising graduates to gain practical experience in hardware development and testing over multiple months.

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Eight Sleep

Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $100,000 – $130,000

This electrical engineering role involves designing consumer electronics from prototype to mass production, including PCBs, microcontrollers, and wireless systems for Eight Sleep's sleep fitness products. The position suits recent graduates eager to own substantial hardware projects in a fast-paced startup environment with significant growth opportunities.

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Relativity Space

Long Beach, CA · $148,000 – $222,000

Relativity Space is hiring a senior hardware engineer to design and develop avionics systems for their Terran R rocket, overseeing electronics from concept through flight qualification and vehicle operations. This role suits someone with deep experience building electronics for mission-critical aerospace applications who wants significant ownership of components that will actually fly.

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Agility Robotics

Full-time · Fremont, CA · $174,000 – $226,000

This role designs and develops electrical systems for next-generation humanoid robots deployed in industrial settings. You'll own PCB schematics and layout oversight, component selection, and bring-up of embedded control and power systems while collaborating across mechanical and firmware teams.

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Terran Orbital

Full-time · Irvine, CA · $120,000 – $170,000

This senior electrical integration engineer role focuses on designing and validating spacecraft electrical systems, harnesses, and interfaces for satellite manufacturing. The position suits experienced engineers with aerospace background who excel at solving complex technical problems across spacecraft development from design through launch.

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Astranis

Internship · San Francisco, CA · $29 / hour

This is a twelve-week paid internship on Astranis's power electronics team, where you would design, build, and test hardware destined for satellites in orbit. The role suits engineering students eager to work on real flight systems in a hands-on lab environment and potentially transition to full-time employment.

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Voyager

Full-time · Long Beach, CA · $135,000 – $185,000

This role designs and validates complex high-speed circuit boards for space-based computing systems at a defense contractor, requiring deep expertise in PCB layout, signal integrity, and digital/analog components. It suits experienced electrical engineers who thrive on mission-critical hardware challenges and can lead technical decisions across board design through production.

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Shield AI

Internship · Washington, CA · $38 – $73 / hour

Shield AI is hiring electrical engineering interns for a 10-week summer program to work on autonomy software, aircraft systems, and simulation technologies for defense applications. The role suits students graduating in fall or spring who want hands-on experience with high-performance computing, sensing, and power systems in a fast-growing tech company.

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Relativity Space

Full-time · Long Beach, CA · $175,000 – $263,000

You'll lead the design, development, and qualification of a radar sounder instrument for a Mars orbiter mission, managing everything from concept through on-orbit commissioning. This role combines hands-on engineering work with technical leadership, collaborating closely with scientists to build a flight-ready system that measures subsurface properties on Mars.

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Eight Sleep

Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $140,000 – $200,000

Eight Sleep is seeking an electrical engineer to design the next generation of consumer sleep technology devices, from prototype to production. This role offers significant ownership and impact within a high-performance team that ships innovative hardware at scale.

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