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The median salary range for Hardware Engineering (IC6) roles disclosed in public job postings is $168k - $230k as of Aug 2026, based on 3,168 job postings from 160 companies.
Salary Range
Low
$167,625
16%
Mid
$198,813
16%
High
$230,000
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Principal Laser Engineer
Lake Forest
$116k - $193k
$115,500 - $192,500
Principal Opto-Mechanical Engineer II
Lake Forest
·5+ Years Experience
$169k
$169,400
Principal Firmware Engineer II
California
$169k
$169,400
Sr. Principal, Global Packaging Engineering
Fort Worth
·7+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Sr. Principal Global Automation Engineer
Fort Worth
·15+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Sr. Principal, Automation & Control Engineering (T)
Republic of Singapore
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Sr. Principal, Automation & Control Engineering (T)
Singapore
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal, Molding & Tooling Engineering
Houston
N/A
N/A
Principal, Molding & Tooling Engineering
West Virginia
N/A
N/A
Principal, Molding & Tooling Engineering
West Virginia
N/A
N/A
Principal II, Molding & Tooling Engineering
Houston
N/A
N/A
Principal Firmware Engineer (FPGA) (m/f/d)– Medical Devices
Federal Republic of Germany
·7+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal, Manufacturing Science & Technology Engineering
Fort Worth
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer, Automation & Control Engineering
Batam
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer, Automation & Control Engineering
Republic of Indonesia
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer III, R&D Process & Product Design
Fort Worth
·5+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal/Sr. Principal Device Design Engineer
Fort Worth
N/A
N/A
Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer
San Francisco
·15+ Years Experience
$185k - $200k
$185,000 - $200,000
Principal Laser Process Engineer
San Francisco
·8+ Years Experience
$150k - $180k
$150,000 - $180,000
Power Electronic Principal Systems Engineer - Data Center Power Architecture
Kingdom of Spain
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$115k - $150k
$115,272 - $149,853
Power Electronic Principal Systems Engineer - Data Center Power Architecture
Zaragoza
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$115k - $150k
$115,272 - $149,853
Associate Principal Resident Engineer (Onsite)
Connecticut
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$155k
$155,000
Associate Principal Resident Engineer (Hybrid)
Houston
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$155k
$155,000
Senior Propulsion Engineer – Structures
Centennial
·15+ Years Experience
$160k - $203k
$160,000 - $203,000
Senior Propulsion Engineer – Engine Mechanical Design
Centennial
·15+ Years Experience
$160k - $203k
$160,000 - $203,000
Senior Propulsion Engineer – Turbine Systems Aerodynamics and Design
Centennial
·15+ Years Experience
$107k - $135k
$107,000 - $135,000
Senior Propulsion Engineer – Engine Secondary Air Systems
Centennial
·15+ Years Experience
$107k - $135k
$107,000 - $135,000
Senior Propulsion Engineer – Bearing Mechanical Design
Centennial
·15+ Years Experience
$107k - $135k
$107,000 - $135,000
Senior Propulsion Engineer – Compression Systems Aerodynamics and Design
Centennial
·15+ Years Experience
$107k - $135k
$107,000 - $135,000
Senior Technical Architect, NPI
Richardson
·Last Posted: May 2026
$134k
$134,347
Senior Repowering Engineer / Technical Lead - Repowering Service
Houston
·20+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$160k - $190k
$160,000 - $190,000
Senior Repowering Engineer / Technical Lead - Repowering Service
Chandler
·20+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$160k - $190k
$160,000 - $190,000
HV/MV Field Service Technician
Phoenix
·20+ Years Experience
$89k - $121k
$89,440 - $120,640
HV/MV Field Service Technician
Boulder
·20+ Years Experience
$89k - $121k
$89,440 - $120,640
Rotational BESS Field Technician I - (Pecos, TX)
Remote
·20+ Years Experience
$66k - $78k
$66,082 - $77,750
Rotational BESS Field Technician I - (Pecos, TX)
Houston
·20+ Years Experience
$66k - $78k
$66,082 - $77,750
SCADA Engineer
Houston
·20+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
SCADA Engineer
Chandler
·20+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Tool & Die Maker VIII - Sanford
North Carolina
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$71k - $82k
$70,740 - $82,368
Tool & Die Maker VIII - Sanford
Sanford
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$71k - $82k
$70,740 - $82,368
Tool & Die Maker VIII - Sanford
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$71k - $82k
$70,740 - $82,368
Staff FPGA Engineer
Shanghai
N/A
N/A
Staff FPGA Engineer
People's Republic of China
N/A
N/A
Staff CMOS Analog Circuit Design Engineer
Sunnyvale
·12+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Sr. Principal High Speed Mixed Signal Circuit Design Engineer
San Jose
·12+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Senior High-Speed Analog IC Design RD Engineer
Sunnyvale
N/A
N/A
ASIC Architecture - Staff Engineer
Canada
N/A
N/A
ASIC Architecture - Staff Engineer
Ottawa
N/A
N/A
Analog Mixed-Signal Design Engineer
Sunnyvale
·15+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Test Development Engineering Technical Leader (on-site) - 2010977
United States
N/A
N/A
Test Development Engineering Technical Leader (on-site) - 2010977
Carlsbad
N/A
N/A
Test Development Engineering Technical Leader
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
N/A
N/A
Test Development Engineering Technical Leader
Hanoi
N/A
N/A
Technical Leader Component Engineering San Jose, CA Hybrid
San Jose
N/A
N/A
Technical Leader Component Engineering San Jose, CA Hybrid
United States
N/A
N/A
MBIST Technical Leader
United States
N/A
N/A
MBIST Technical Leader
San Jose
N/A
N/A
Software Engineering Technical Leader - Hardware Diagnostic Engineer
United States
N/A
N/A
Software Engineering Technical Leader - Hardware Diagnostic Engineer
San Jose
N/A
N/A
Silicon Photonics Packaging Technical Leader
Carlsbad
N/A
N/A
Silicon Photonics Packaging Technical Leader
United States
N/A
N/A
Senior Thermal Engineering Technical Leader
San Jose
N/A
N/A
Senior Thermal Engineering Technical Leader
United States
N/A
N/A
Senior ASIC Physical Design Engineering Technical Lead
United States
N/A
N/A
Senior ASIC Physical Design Engineering Technical Lead
San Jose
N/A
N/A
PCB Technical Leader
San Jose
N/A
N/A
PCB Technical Leader
United States
N/A
N/A
Principal Hardware Engineer
Federal Republic of Germany
N/A
N/A
Principal Analog/mixed-signal IC Developer - Acacia (Hybrid)
Canada
N/A
N/A
Physical Design Technical Leader
State of Israel
N/A
N/A
Mechanical Engineering Technical Leader - Thermal
Taiwan
N/A
N/A
Mechanical Engineering Technical Leader - Thermal
Taipei
N/A
N/A
Mechanical Engineering Technical Leader
San Jose
N/A
N/A
Mechanical Engineering Technical Leader
United States
N/A
N/A
Mechanical Engineering Technical Leader
United States
N/A
N/A
Mechanical Engineering Technical Leader
San Jose
N/A
N/A
Mechanical Engineering Technical Architect | Solid modelling, Structural Simulation, System Thermal Design | 15+ years
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
Integrated Photonics Technical Leader - Acacia (remote)
New Jersey
N/A
N/A
Integrated Photonics Technical Leader - Acacia (remote)
United States
N/A
N/A
IC Package Design Technical Leader
San Jose
N/A
N/A
IC Package Design Technical Leader
United States
N/A
N/A
ASIC Packaging Signal/Power Integrity Hardware Engineering Technical Lead (Remote)
San Jose
N/A
N/A
ASIC Packaging Signal/Power Integrity Hardware Engineering Technical Lead (Remote)
United States
N/A
N/A
Hardware Engineering Technical Leader
San Jose
N/A
N/A
Hardware Engineering Technical Leader
United States
N/A
N/A
Hardware Engineering Technical Leader (onsite) - 2014979
San Jose
N/A
N/A
Hardware Engineering Technical Leader (onsite) - 2014270
San Jose
N/A
N/A
Hardware Engineering Technical Leader (onsite) - 2014270
United States
N/A
N/A
Hardware Engineering Technical Leader
Taiwan
N/A
N/A
Hardware Engineering Technical Leader
Taipei
N/A
N/A
Hardware Engineering Technical Leader (onsite) - 2014979
United States
N/A
N/A
HW Board Design Technical Leader
United States
N/A
N/A
HW Board Design Technical Leader
San Jose
N/A
N/A
FPGA Design Technical Leader- Ethernet,PCIe, System Verilog, Xilinx- 12+ Years
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
Emulation Engineer, Technical Leader
San Jose
N/A
N/A
Emulation Engineer, Technical Leader
United States
N/A
N/A
Distinguished Hardware Engineer
San Jose
N/A
N/A
Distinguished Hardware Engineer
United States
N/A
N/A
DFT Technical Leader
United States
N/A
N/A
DFT Technical Leader
San Jose
N/A
N/A
ASIC Physical Design Technical Lead
United States
N/A
N/A
ASIC Physical Design Technical Lead
San Jose
N/A
N/A
ASIC Link Modeling Technical Leader
Carlsbad
N/A
N/A
ASIC Link Modeling Technical Leader
United States
N/A
N/A
ASIC High Speed AMS Technical Leader
Carlsbad
N/A
N/A
ASIC High Speed AMS Technical Leader
United States
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Technical Leader- STA
San Jose
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Technical Leader- STA
United States
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Technical Leader- DFT
San Jose
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Technical Leader- DFT
United States
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Technical Leader
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Technical Leader
Republic of Armenia
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Technical Leader
San Jose
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Technical Leader
San Jose
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Technical Leader
San Jose
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Technical Leader
United States
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Technical Leader | RTL development (Verilog, SystemVerilog, VCS, Spyglass, CDC, Formal verification) | Exp - 12+ years
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Technical Leader - CDC
United States
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Technical Leader - CDC
San Jose
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Technical Leader
United States
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Technical Leader
United States
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Technical Leader
Switzerland
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Technical Leader
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Technical Leader
Taiwan
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Technical Leader
Taiwan
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Technical Leader
Taipei
N/A
N/A
High Speed AMS - ASIC Engineering Technical Leader
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
ASIC Leader
State of Israel
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Digital Design Leader ( digital design, FSM, CPU sub-systems, complex SOCs, FPGA validation | 12-16 Years | Pune)
Pune
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Digital Design Leader ( digital design, FSM, CPU sub-systems, complex SOCs, FPGA validation | 12-16 Years | Pune)
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
ASIC Emulation Engineer / Technical Leader
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
ASIC DFT Technical Lead
San Jose
N/A
N/A
ASIC DFT Technical Lead
United States
N/A
N/A
ASIC Design Verification Technical Leader
Massachusetts
N/A
N/A
ASIC Design Verification Technical Leader
United States
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Technical Leader | Design Verification | Verilog, System Verilog, UVM, Testbench | Exp- 12+ Years
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Design Verification Leader (SystemVerilog, Python, C and UVM |12-16 years| Pune)
Pune
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Design Verification Leader (SystemVerilog, Python, C and UVM |12-16 years| Pune)
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
ASIC Design Verification Engineer, Technical Leader
San Jose
N/A
N/A
ASIC Design Verification Engineer, Technical Leader
United States
N/A
N/A
ASIC DFT Engineering Technical Leader | ATPG, MBIST, SSN, SCAN | 12+ years
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
ASIC DFT Emulation Technical Lead
United States
N/A
N/A
ASIC DFT Emulation Technical Lead
San Jose
N/A
N/A
ASIC DFT STA Technical Lead
San Jose
N/A
N/A
ASIC DFT STA Technical Lead
United States
N/A
N/A
ASIC DFT DV Technical Lead
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
ASIC Design Engineering Technical Leader
State of Israel
N/A
N/A
ASIC Design Verification Technical Leader
Carlsbad
N/A
N/A
ASIC Design Verification Technical Leader
United States
N/A
N/A
ASIC Design Verification Engineering Technical Leader
San Jose
N/A
N/A
ASIC Design Verification Engineering Technical Leader
United States
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Analog Design Leader | high-speed optical transceiver circuits (modulator drivers, TIAs, CDRs, PLLs, ADC/DAC) | 10+ years
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
ASIC Engineering Analog Design Leader | high-speed optical transceiver circuits (modulator drivers, TIAs, CDRs, PLLs, ADC/DAC) | 10+ years
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
Level Comparison
| Level | Sample Size | Low | Mid | High | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IC1 Entry 0-1 YOE Contributes to smaller projects under detailed guidance. | Very Large 435 Data Points | $72,800 | $86,400 | $100,000 | |
IC2 Developing 2-4 YOE Contributes to projects under general guidance. Skills are relatively developed with room for growth. | Very Large 1,067 Data Points | $100,000 | $120,000 | $140,000 | |
IC3 Proficient 5-7 YOE Owns specific projects and requires minimal guidance. Skills are fully developed. | Very Large 978 Data Points | $120,000 | $142,500 | $165,000 | |
IC4 Advanced 8-11 YOE Owns complex projects and drives their direction. Displays in-depth and broad skills and expertise. | Very Large 1,307 Data Points | $136,000 | $160,565 | $185,130 | |
IC5 Expert 12+ YOE A very experienced team member who leads large, high-priority projects that impact company-level goals. | Very Large 399 Data Points | $158,125 | $186,563 | $215,000 | |
IC6 Advisory An authority in their field who defines and drives initiatives with long-term strategic impact. | Very Large 479 Data Points | $167,625 | $198,813 | $230,000 | |
M3 Manager Directly supervises a team of individual contributors and is accountable for their results. | Very Large 221 Data Points | $158,000 | $181,500 | $205,000 | |
M4 Sr. Manager Experienced people manager responsible for setting objectives, observing budgets, and tracking results. | Very Large 144 Data Points | $180,000 | $210,775 | $241,550 | |
M5 Director Oversees managers or leads their own department. Responsible for vision, strategy, hiring, and results. | Large 97 Data Points | $215,500 | $251,000 | $286,500 | |
M6 Sr. Director Manages senior leaders in various groups. Responsible for a business function. | Medium 41 Data Points | $240,000 | $270,000 | $300,000 |