Clera

Founding Electrical Engineer

San Francisco
Salary
$160,000 - $200,000 annually
Level
Mid
Work type
On-site · San Francisco
Visa
Not offered

Open. First seen 27 October 2026.

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About the role

About the Role

Join an engineering team developing AI-assisted tools for circuit board design and manufacturing. You will own customer hardware projects and collaborate closely with software and machine learning engineers to improve how electronic products are designed and built.

What You'll Do

  • Own two to four client projects at a time, from requirements gathering through manufacturing.
  • Design boards for applications such as motor controllers, compute carriers, RF and antenna systems, battery management, and high-speed interfaces.
  • Work directly with customers to understand constraints and deliver practical design solutions.
  • Build internal tools and automation to improve hardware design productivity.
  • Collaborate with layout specialists, firmware engineers, and manufacturing partners.

What We're Looking For

  • At least one year of electrical engineering experience, including hardware shipped to production and hands-on PCB design.
  • Experience with PCB design tools such as KiCad, Altium, Cadence, or LTspice.
  • A portfolio of personal PCB or hardware projects that demonstrates design complexity and execution.
  • Experience across multiple areas such as high-speed digital, power electronics, antennas, BGA fanout, motor control, compute carriers, RF, battery management, or high-speed interfaces.
  • Experience owning client projects from requirements through manufacturing, working directly with customers, and collaborating across hardware, firmware, and manufacturing teams.
  • Experience building tools or automation to improve hardware design workflows.
  • Curiosity about generative AI and experience with AI-assisted coding tools are useful.
  • A hands-on maker mindset and interest in improving established design processes.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $160,000 to $200,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California. Candidates must live in the area or relocate before starting.

The team: Engineering HIRES STEADILY

This role is one of 428 open in Engineering. 362 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in March: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

Python (185 of 428), LLM (176 of 428), TypeScript (165 of 428), React (137 of 428), Machine Learning (110 of 428), PostgreSQL (80 of 428), JavaScript (73 of 428)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

From the team and dates on Clera's own job board.

Posting history

Reposted once since 28 September 2026: a posting for this role in San Francisco was taken down and the role was posted again.

Salary context

5 other open postings titled Founding Electrical Engineer state a salary: median USD 160,000 to USD 200,000 a year.

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