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Hardware Engineer · Illinois

$200,000

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$206.3k 75th
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$212.5k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $145k – $225k · outliers off-axis
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IMC

Hardware Machine Learning Engineer

IMC · Chicago, United States +1

$200,000 – $225,000 IMC

Hardware Engineer

IMC · Chicago, United States

$200,000 – $225,000 Jump Trading

RF Hardware Engineer

Jump Trading · Chicago, IL

$150,000 – $200,000 IMC

Hardware Engineer Intern - Summer 2027

IMC · Chicago, United States

$200,000 – $200,000 IMC

Graduate Hardware Engineer

IMC · Chicago, United States

$200,000 – $200,000 Northrop Grumman

Hardware Engineer - Manufacturing Test Engineering (RF Systems)

Northrop Grumman · United States-Illinois-Rolling Mea…

$108,800 – $163,200 Akuna Capital

Hardware Engineer Intern, Summer 2027

Akuna Capital · Chicago, IL

$145,000 – $145,000

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
IMC $206,250 4
Jump Trading $175,000 1
Akuna Capital $145,000 1
Northrop Grumman $136,000 1

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