Clera
Founding Electrical Engineer
- Compensation
- $160K–$200K / yr
- From job posting
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- Arrangement
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Posted
- 28 September 2026 (2 days ago)
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About this role
ABOUT THE ROLE
This is a founding engineering role at an early-stage hardware-tech company building AI-powered tools for electronics design. You will own real client PCB projects end-to-end while working side by side with a software and ML team, and your hands-on work will directly shape the products being built to make hardware development dramatically faster.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Own 2-4 client PCB projects simultaneously, from initial requirements through manufacturing.
- Design across a wide range of domains: motor controllers, compute carriers, RF/antenna systems, battery management, and high-speed interfaces.
- Work directly with customers to understand their constraints and deliver reliable solutions.
- Build internal tools and automation to increase team design throughput.
- Collaborate closely with layout specialists, firmware engineers, and manufacturing partners.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- 1-5 years of professional electrical engineering experience, with at least one product shipped to production.
- Hands-on PCB design experience using tools such as KiCad, Altium, Cadence, or LTSpice.
- Breadth across multiple hardware domains including high-speed digital, power electronics, antennas, and BGA fanout.
- Experience owning client or customer-facing projects from requirements gathering through to manufacturing.
- Comfort collaborating across disciplines: layout, firmware, and manufacturing.
- A track record of personal or self-directed hardware projects that demonstrate initiative and design quality.
- A mindset oriented toward questioning existing processes and finding faster, cheaper, and more reliable approaches.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (such as AI coding assistants or LLM-based agents) is a plus.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Salary: $160,000 - $200,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
LOCATION
On-site in San Francisco, California, USA. Candidates must be based in San Francisco or able to relocate before their start date.
Work location
- San Francisco, CA, US
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Published 28 September 2026, last checked yesterday. A posting stops being advertised here 90 days after the employer published it, and one the employer takes down is marked closed rather than quietly removed.