Hardware Engineer Jobs in San Diego.

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Total jobs
16
positions indexed
New today
0
last 24 hours
Companies
4
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

How many Hardware Engineer jobs in San Diego are there right now?

There are 16 open Hardware Engineer jobs in San Diego on JobsRadar right now, from 4 companies hiring directly. 14 of them disclose pay, with a median of $142,500 a year and most offers between $129,500 and $177,800. The board was last refreshed on October 30, 2026 at 16:06 UTC.

Hardware Engineer salary range in San Diego

$129.5k 25th
$142.5k Median
$177.8k 75th
$107.8k
$217.3k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $125.2k – $287.3k · outliers off-axis
Based on 14 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 30, 2026 from live listings
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Northrop Grumman
Sr Principal Engineer Hardware
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $129,300–$193,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal Engineer Hardware
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $103,600–$155,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
DE
Hardware Engineer 2
Dexcom
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Onsite $91,400–$152,300
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Northrop Grumman
Staff Engineer Hardware
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $161,000–$241,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Northrop Grumman
Engineer Hardware (2nd Shift)
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $83,400–$125,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Northrop Grumman
Staff Electronics Engineer – Hardware/Infrastructure Lead
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $177,000–$265,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Northrop Grumman
Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer – Hardware/Infrastructure Lead
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $142,200–$213,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal / Sr Principal Flight-Critical Hardware Avionics Engineer
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Hybrid $114,000–$171,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
DE
Senior Staff Hardware Engineer
Dexcom
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Onsite $172,400–$287,300
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal / Sr Principal Engineer Aeronautical - VMS Hardware Avionics Lead
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $114,000–$171,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Northrop Grumman
Engineer Hardware
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $83,400–$125,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Northrop Grumman
Engineer Hardware
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $83,400–$125,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
A2e Technologies
Sr. Hardware Design Engineer/Signal Integrity/FPGA
A2e Technologies
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California, United... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
A2e Technologies
Lead Hardware Engineer
A2e Technologies
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California, United... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
ASML
IT DevOps Applications Engineer - Hardware Engineering
ASML
⚡ Apply early San Diego, CA, USA Onsite $109,200–$150,150
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Northrop Grumman
Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer - Hardware Avionics
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $142,200–$213,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago

Frequently asked questions

How many Hardware Engineer jobs in San Diego are open right now?
16 Hardware Engineer jobs in San Diego are open across 4 companies, as of October 30, 2026.
What do Hardware Engineer jobs in San Diego pay?
Across the 14 Hardware Engineer jobs in San Diego that disclose pay, the median is $142,500 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $129,500 and $177,800.
Which companies are hiring Hardware Engineer jobs in San Diego?
Northrop Grumman, Dexcom, A2e Technologies and ASML are among the 4 companies currently hiring Hardware Engineer jobs in San Diego.
How current are these listings?
Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on October 30, 2026 at 16:06 UTC.

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