Digital Design & SoC Architecture
$117,800 - $200,300 USD yearly
Originally posted 6 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
What you'll do
- Work with electrical engineers on analog electronics, sensors, image acquisition, and signal integrity for PCB and cables.
- Define electrical system/subsystem design specifications with system engineers.
- Collaborate with external vendors and contractors to deliver subsystems meeting design and reliability targets.
- Integrate and test subsystems.
What you'll need
- Experience with OrCAD\Cad tools and electronic simulation tools.
- Experience in Analog, Mixed Signal, and Digital design, ADCs, DACs, DC\DC, OP Amplifiers, and sensors.
- Experience working with EE LAB tools, bring up, characterization, design validation, and PCBA troubleshooting.
- Full cycle of PCB design from Schematics through Layout to Manufacturing.
- Understanding electronic fundamentals (Signal integrity, Power integrity, EMI\EMC).
Nice to have
- Semiconductors industry experience.
- Safety and compliance experience.
- Noise analysis.
- High voltage design.
- Knowledge of advanced FPGA design.
Market context
This role has been open 73 days — well above the 51-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
963
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Median days open
51 d
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Median salary
$156k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | KLA Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (963 roles · 102 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 65 | 963 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 210 | 6118 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 44 d | 51 d (−7 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $156k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Intel Corporation · 73 open roles · median 36 d
- KLA Corporation (this employer) · 65 open roles · median 44 d
- Teradyne · 57 open roles · median 30 d
- NVIDIA · 51 open roles · median 68 d
- Applied Materials · 50 open roles · median 66 d
- AMD · 47 open roles · median 50 d
How we counted: 963 open Hardware Systems Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 102 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.
Milpitas, CA, United States
On-site
$117,800 - $200,300 USD yearly
2 months ago