Founding Hardware Engineer
CleraOn-site - San Francisco, California, United StatesPosted 2026-10-27
- This listing's locations
- On-site - San Francisco, California, United States
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- On site
- Compensation
- USD 70000–80000 per year
Department: Engineering
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About the Role
Join an early-stage consumer AI hardware team as its founding hardware engineer. You will own the device hardware from the next board revision through production, helping create a compact wearable for private interaction with computers.
What You'll Do
- Improve PCB layout, power, RF performance, size, reliability, and cost.
- Advance the device from prototype toward production, including design for manufacture, testing, supplier coordination, and assembly.
- Identify and resolve risks during hardware bring-up, real-world testing, and manufacturing.
- Own hardware decisions and the quality of finished devices.
What We're Looking For
- Typically 2 to 7 years of hardware engineering experience, including individual-contributor experience or a strong early-career foundation.
- Personal experience designing PCBs that shipped in a real product, ideally a compact wearable, IoT device, or consumer electronic product.
- Prototype-to-production experience, or strong fundamentals and demonstrated ability to work quickly with AI tools.
- Hands-on capability across PCB layout, power, RF, testing, suppliers, and assembly.
- Interest in taking ownership across design, validation, and manufacturing; experience in the specific product domain is not required.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary is $70,000 to $80,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
On-site in San Francisco, United States. Candidates willing to relocate are welcome.