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61 open lead hardware engineering roles at 17 AI companies, including Valar Atomics, xAI and OpenAI. Updated daily; 7 were posted this week.

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  1. Lead, Sol-Gel Equipment Engineering — Valar Atomics · Torrance, CA · $170K–240K · 2 days agonew
  2. Lead, CVD Coating Equipment, Valarin (Fuel Plant) — Valar Atomics · Torrance, CA · $170K–240K · 2 days agonew
  3. Lead, Furnace Equipment Engineering, Valarin (Fuel Plant) — Valar Atomics · Torrance, CA · $170K–240K · 2 days agonew
  4. Lead Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer — Valar Atomics · Torrance, CA · $196K–240K · 2 days agonew
  5. High-Speed Peripheral Firmware Lead — Etched · Seed · San Jose, CA · 3 days agonew
  6. Engineering Manager, Numenor (Reactor) — Valar Atomics · Torrance, CA · $180K–255K · 4 days agonew
  7. Manager, Mechanical Design — Valar Atomics · Torrance, CA · $173K–211K · 5 days agonew
  8. Production Manager, Machining & Fabrication — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · $150K–190K · last week
  9. Silicon Design Lead — OpenAI · San Francisco, CA · $287K–485K · last week
  10. Construction Manager, Fiber - Mobile Construction — xAI · Late Stage · Southaven, MS · last week
  11. Construction Manager, Electrical - Mobile Construction — xAI · Late Stage · Southaven, MS · last week
  12. Construction Manager, Fluid/Mechanical - Mobile Construction — xAI · Late Stage · Southaven, MS · last week
  13. Construction Manager, Structural - Mobile Construction — xAI · Late Stage · Southaven, MS · last week
  14. ML Silicon Performance Lead — OpenAI · San Francisco, CA · $287K–485K · last week
  15. Production Manager, Avionics and Electro-Mechanical — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · $150K–190K · 2 weeks ago
  16. Manager, Solar Engineering — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · $150K–250K · 2 weeks ago
  17. Spacecraft Production Control Manager — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles, CA · $135K–175K · 2 weeks ago
  18. Lead Mechanical Designer, Turbomachinery — Valar Atomics · Torrance, CA · $200K–295K · 2 weeks ago
  19. Lead OT Engineer - Reactor — Valar Atomics · Torrance, CA · $160K–210K · 2 weeks ago
  20. Lead OT Engineer - Power Conversion — Valar Atomics · Torrance, CA · $160K–210K · 2 weeks ago
  21. Semiconductor Test Engineering Team Leader — Fractile · Series C · London, UK · 2 weeks ago
  22. Lead OT Engineer - Fuel — Valar Atomics · Orangeville, UT · 3 weeks ago
  23. Thermal Lab Lead — Etched · Seed · San Jose, CA · 3 weeks ago
  24. Hardware Lab Manager — MatX · Series B · Mountain View, CA · 4 weeks ago
  25. Lead Electrical Engineer — Valar Atomics · Torrance, CA · $196K–240K · 4 weeks ago
  26. CPU Custom Circuit Lead — Nuvacore · Austin, TX · $200K–300K · 4 weeks ago
  27. Manufacturing Engineering Manager — Saronic · Series D · Brownsville, TX · 4 weeks ago
  28. Construction Manager, Power Generation - Memphis — xAI · Late Stage · Southaven, MS · 5 weeks ago
  29. Lead Safety Engineer, Robotics — OpenAI · San Francisco, CA · $381K–423K · 5 weeks ago
  30. Manager, Infrastructure Design — Valar Atomics · Torrance, CA · $185K–230K · 5 weeks ago
  31. Senior Manager, Manufacturing (Robot Production) — Genesis AI · Seed · San Carlos, CA · 6 weeks ago
  32. Lead Robotics Technician — Genesis AI · Seed · San Carlos, CA · 6 weeks ago
  33. Fabrication Shop Manager — Sesame AI · Series B · Bellevue, WA · $175K–280K · 7 weeks ago
  34. CPU Micro-Architect / RTL (Lead & IC Engineers) — Nuvacore · Austin, TX · $140K–300K · 7 weeks ago
  35. CPU Performance Modeling (Lead & ICs) — Nuvacore · United States · $200K–300K · 7 weeks ago
  36. Lead SOC Architect — Nuvacore · United States · $200K–300K · 7 weeks ago
  37. Lead, Graphite Production — Valar Atomics · Torrance, CA · $100K–140K · 7 weeks ago
  38. Manager, Engineering (Power Generation & Utilities) - Memphis — xAI · Late Stage · Southaven, MS · 7 weeks ago
  39. CPU Custom Library and Memory Layout Lead — Nuvacore · Santa Clara, CA · $200K–300K · 8 weeks ago
  40. Hardware Strategic Sourcing Manager, Optics — OpenAI · San Francisco, CA · $226K–378K · 2 months ago
  41. Manufacturing Engineering Manager — Skild AI · San Mateo, CA · $100K–300K · 2 months ago
  42. Lead RTL Designer (PPA Experience) — Fractile · Series C · London Bristol · 2 months ago
  43. Hardware Systems Planning Lead (1P) — OpenAI · San Francisco, CA · $257K–344K · 2 months ago
  44. Lead Electrical Reliability Engineer, Data Center Infrastructure - Memphis — xAI · Late Stage · Southaven, MS · 2 months ago
  45. Lead Electrical Engineer, Facilities Engineering - Memphis — xAI · Late Stage · Memphis, TN · 2 months ago
  46. Mechanical Engineering Lead - AI Rack Scale Systems — MatX · Series B · Mountain View, CA · Remote · 3 months ago
  47. Engineering Manager, Hardware Platform Security — Anthropic · San Francisco, CA · $485K–625K · 3 months ago
  48. Electrical Commissioning Lead — OpenAI · San Francisco, CA · $177K–285K · 3 months ago
  49. Mechanical Commissioning Lead — OpenAI · San Francisco, CA · $177K–285K · 3 months ago
  50. Electrical Design Lead — Mind Robotics · Palo Alto, CA · 4 months ago

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