Electrical Engineer jobs in California

LeoLabs

Full-time · Menlo Park, CA · $120,000 – $139,000

LeoLabs is hiring an Electrical Engineer to design and validate board-level electronics for their radar systems that track objects in low Earth orbit. This hands-on role suits someone with several years of PCB design and hardware bring-up experience who enjoys laboratory work and collaborating across teams to move hardware from development into production.

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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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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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KLA-Tencor

Milpitas, CA · $117,800 – $200,300

KLA seeks a mixed-signal electrical engineer to design and validate analog, digital, and power-supply circuits for camera systems, managing projects from architecture through manufacturing handoff. The role suits engineers with deep expertise in both analog and digital design who can mentor others and drive complex PCB designs across high-speed interfaces, memory, FPGAs, and power electronics.

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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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Micron Technology

Full-time · San Jose, CA · $176,000 – $322,000

Lead the architecture and design of next-generation NAND Flash memory products, balancing innovation with manufacturability across a multi-functional team. This role suits experienced memory design engineers who can drive both the technical vision and the cross-functional collaboration needed to deliver high-performance, energy-efficient solutions from concept to production.

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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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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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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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Astranis

Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $175,000 – $240,000

Design and test custom software-defined radio hardware for satellites in orbit, working with high-speed digital interfaces, RF systems, and signal chains. This role suits engineers with deep experience in analog and digital circuit design who want to work on space communications systems at a well-funded company.

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Shield AI

Full-time · Los Angeles, CA · $230,000 – $350,000 · Remote

Shield AI seeks an experienced electrical engineer to design power, sensing, and communication systems for autonomous aircraft. This role suits someone with 8+ years of hands-on product development experience who thrives in fast-paced environments and wants to contribute to defense technology that protects personnel.

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KLA-Tencor

Milpitas, CA · $141,300 – $240,200

Join KLA's Broadband Plasma Division as a senior engineer building Linux firmware for embedded optical inspection systems used in semiconductor manufacturing. This role combines low-level systems programming with hardware integration, spanning sensor firmware, communication protocols, and end-to-end product ownership.

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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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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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Relativity Space

Long Beach, CA · $124,000 – $186,000

Design and build data acquisition and control systems for rocket test infrastructure at a commercial spaceflight company. This role suits engineers who want hands-on hardware experience across motion control, power distribution, and instrumentation in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

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Astranis

San Francisco, CA · $135,000 – $235,000

This role owns the electrical harness design for satellites operating in geostationary orbit, from architecture through production release, requiring deep expertise in wire sizing, protection coordination, and space-environment reliability. The position suits experienced harness engineers who can drive design decisions across electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing domains and who thrive owning complex problems end-to-end.

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KLA-Tencor

Milpitas, CA · $117,800 – $200,300

KLA is hiring an FPGA firmware engineer to design and validate high-performance digital logic for semiconductor inspection systems, collaborating with hardware and software teams through the full development lifecycle. This role suits someone with 2+ years of hands-on FPGA design experience who can manage complex timing, simulation, and verification tasks.

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Shield AI

Full-time · San Diego, CA · $200,000 – $300,000

Shield AI is seeking a senior engineer to design and integrate avionics systems for next-generation autonomous aircraft, from early concept through production. This role suits someone who enjoys solving complex electromechanical challenges in a fast-paced, collaborative defense-tech environment.

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KLA-Tencor

Milpitas, CA · $121,500 – $206,600

KLA is seeking a senior electrical engineer to lead the development and oversight of electrical standards and power distribution systems across their global portfolio of manufacturing and office facilities. This role suits an experienced power systems engineer who wants to shape technical strategy at scale while supporting critical infrastructure and emerging technologies like renewable energy.

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KLA-Tencor

Full-time · Milpitas, CA · $117,800 – $200,300

KLA seeks a hardware design engineer to develop mixed-signal electrical subsystems for advanced wafer sensors used in semiconductor manufacturing. This role suits someone who enjoys owning the full lifecycle of technical problems, from architecture through production, and collaborating across firmware, mechanical, and systems teams.

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