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Hardware Engineering
M6 - Sr. Director
The median salary range for Hardware Engineering (M6) roles disclosed in public job postings is $240k - $300k as of Jul 2026, based on 116 job postings from 26 companies.
Salary Range
Low
$240,000
11%
Mid
$270,000
11%
High
$300,000
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Senior Director, EDA Engineering
Remote
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$575k
$575,000
Senior Director, Device and SPICE Modeling
Santa Clara
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$472k
$471,500
Senior Director, EDA Engineering
Remote
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$575k
$575,000
Senior Director, Device and SPICE Modeling
Santa Clara
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$472k
$471,500
Senior Director, PCB and PCBA - Advanced Technologies and Operations Engineering
Santa Clara
·20+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$443k
$442,750
Senior Director, EDA Engineering
Remote
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$575k
$575,000
Senior Director, Device and SPICE Modeling
Santa Clara
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$472k
$471,500
Senior Director, PCB and PCBA - Advanced Technologies and Operations Engineering
Santa Clara
·20+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$443k
$442,750
Senior Director, Fiber & LV Infrastructure
United States
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$194k - $414k
$193,600 - $414,400
Senior Director, Fiber & LV Infrastructure
Abilene
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$194k - $414k
$193,600 - $414,400
Data Center Infrastructure / Construction Senior Director
Washington
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$194k - $414k
$193,600 - $414,400
Data Center Infrastructure / Construction Senior Director
United States
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$194k - $414k
$193,600 - $414,400
Sr. Director, Design Engineering – GW-Scale Data Center Infrastructure
United States
·15+ Years Experience
$182k - $414k
$182,000 - $414,400
Sr. Director, Data Center Design & Product Engineering – OCI Data Center Infrastructure
United States
$182k - $414k
$182,000 - $414,400
Sr. Director, Design Quality & Reliability – OCI Data Center Infrastructure
United States
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$184k - $395k
$184,400 - $394,600
Senior Director, Manufacturing Quality Engineering
United States
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$170k - $355k
$169,800 - $355,400
Senior Director, Manufacturing Quality Engineering
Santa Clara
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$170k - $355k
$169,800 - $355,400
Senior Director, Datacenter Design
Seattle
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$170k - $355k
$169,800 - $355,400
Senior Director, Datacenter Design
United States
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$170k - $355k
$169,800 - $355,400
Senior Director, Data Hall Design
United States
$170k - $355k
$169,800 - $355,400
Senior Director, Data Hall Design
Seattle
$170k - $355k
$169,800 - $355,400
Senior Director – Data Center Low Voltage Infrastructure
United States
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$170k - $355k
$169,800 - $355,400
Senior Director, Data Center Low Voltage
United States
$170k - $355k
$169,800 - $355,400
Senior Director, Data Center Delivery and Quality Assurance
United States
$167k - $355k
$166,800 - $355,400
Senior Director, SCADA and Controls Engineering
United States
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$162k - $339k
$161,700 - $338,500
Senior Director, Manufacturing Quality Engineering
Santa Clara
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$162k - $339k
$161,700 - $338,500
Senior Director, Manufacturing Quality Engineering
United States
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$162k - $339k
$161,700 - $338,500
Senior Director, Manufacturing Product & Test Engineering
United States
·Last Posted: May 2026
$162k - $339k
$161,700 - $338,500
Senior Director, Manufacturing Product & Test Engineering
Santa Clara
·Last Posted: May 2026
$162k - $339k
$161,700 - $338,500
Senior Director, Manufacturing Process Engineering
Santa Clara
·Last Posted: May 2026
$162k - $339k
$161,700 - $338,500
Senior Director, Manufacturing Process Engineering
United States
·Last Posted: May 2026
$162k - $339k
$161,700 - $338,500
Senior Director, Data Hall Design
Seattle
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$162k - $339k
$161,700 - $338,500
Senior Director, Data Hall Design
United States
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$162k - $339k
$161,700 - $338,500
Senior Director, SCADA and Controls Engineering
United States
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$141k - $339k
$141,200 - $338,500
Senior Director, Storage & Memory Sourcing (SSD / HDD / DRAM / NAND)
United States
$146k - $306k
$146,300 - $306,400
Senior Director, Storage & Memory Sourcing (SSD / HDD / DRAM / NAND)
Nashville
$146k - $306k
$146,300 - $306,400
Senior Director, Storage & Memory Sourcing (SSD / HDD / DRAM / NAND)
Austin
$146k - $306k
$146,300 - $306,400
Senior Director, Storage & Memory Sourcing (SSD / HDD / DRAM / NAND)
San Jose
$146k - $306k
$146,300 - $306,400
Senior Director, Storage & Memory Sourcing (SSD / HDD / DRAM / NAND)
Seattle
$146k - $306k
$146,300 - $306,400
Senior Director, Storage & Memory Sourcing (SSD / HDD / DRAM / NAND)
Santa Clara
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$139k - $292k
$139,400 - $291,800
Senior Director, Storage & Memory Sourcing (SSD / HDD / DRAM / NAND)
Seattle
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$139k - $292k
$139,400 - $291,800
Senior Director, Storage & Memory Sourcing (SSD / HDD / DRAM / NAND)
United States
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$139k - $292k
$139,400 - $291,800
Senior Director of Vehicle Engineering
San Francisco
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$265k - $330k
$265,000 - $330,000
Senior Director, Data Center Research and Development Engineering
Sunnyvale
·20+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$323k - $449k
$323,000 - $449,000
Senior Director, Data Center Research and Development Engineering
United States
·20+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$323k - $449k
$323,000 - $449,000
Senior Director, Data Center Research and Development Engineering
Sunnyvale
·20+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$307k - $427k
$307,000 - $427,000
Senior Director, Data Center Research and Development Engineering
United States
·20+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$307k - $427k
$307,000 - $427,000
Head of Silicon Systems and Architecture, XR
San Diego
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$236k - $330k
$236,000 - $330,000
Head of Silicon Systems and Architecture, XR
San Jose
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$236k - $330k
$236,000 - $330,000
Head of Silicon Systems and Architecture, XR
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$236k - $330k
$236,000 - $330,000
Head of Process Engineering, Raxium
Fremont
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$237k - $329k
$237,000 - $329,000
Head of Process Engineering, Raxium
United States
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$237k - $329k
$237,000 - $329,000
Senior Director System Validation Engineer (AI Fabric Switches)
San Jose
·15+ Years Experience
$240k - $300k
$240,000 - $300,000
Optical Test Engineering, Senior Director
United States
N/A
N/A
Optical Test Engineering, Senior Director
San Jose
N/A
N/A
Hardware Design Engineering, Senior Director - Active Electric Cable / Smart Cable Module Business
United States
·18+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Hardware Design Engineering, Senior Director - Active Electric Cable / Smart Cable Module Business
San Jose
·18+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Chip Lead, Senior Director
United States
·15+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Chip Lead, Senior Director
San Jose
·15+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Senior Director, IP and Custom Circuits Development
Mountain View
·17+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$166k - $296k
$165,600 - $296,400
Senior Director, IP and Custom Circuits Development
Sacramento
·17+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$166k - $296k
$165,600 - $296,400
Senior Director, IP and Custom Circuits Development
Hillsboro
·17+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$166k - $296k
$165,600 - $296,400
Senior Director, IP and Custom Circuits Development
Redmond
·17+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$166k - $296k
$165,600 - $296,400
Senior Director, IP and Custom Circuits Development
United States
·17+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$166k - $296k
$165,600 - $296,400
Head of Manufacturing Engineering, Space
Costa Mesa
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$220k - $292k
$220,000 - $292,000
Head of Manufacturing Engineering, Space
United States
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$220k - $292k
$220,000 - $292,000
Senior Director, Manufacturing Engineering
Ohio
·15+ Years Experience
$219k - $290k
$219,000 - $290,000
Senior Director, Manufacturing Engineering
United States
·15+ Years Experience
$219k - $290k
$219,000 - $290,000
Sr. Director, Hardware Engineering
Redwood City
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$270k - $290k
$270,000 - $290,000
Sr. Director, Hardware Engineering
Remote
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$270k - $290k
$270,000 - $290,000
Senior Director, Electrical Subsystem Design
Milpitas
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$255k - $275k
$255,000 - $275,000
Senior Director, Electrical Subsystem Design
United States
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$255k - $275k
$255,000 - $275,000
Head of Hardware Production
Redwood City
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$182k - $274k
$182,400 - $273,600
Head of Hardware Production
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$182k - $274k
$182,400 - $273,600
Senior Director, Analog Design
United States
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$187k - $268k
$187,450 - $267,750
Senior Director, Analog Design
San Jose
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$187k - $268k
$187,450 - $267,750
Head of Flight Test Engineering
United States
$200k - $260k
$200,000 - $260,000
Head of Flight Test Engineering
San Francisco
$200k - $260k
$200,000 - $260,000
Head of Flight Test Engineering
South San Francisco
$200k - $260k
$200,000 - $260,000
Senior Manager / Director - Ground Systems Construction
United States
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$175k - $250k
$175,000 - $250,000
Senior Manager / Director - Ground Systems Construction
San Francisco
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$175k - $250k
$175,000 - $250,000
Senior Manager / Director - Ground Systems Construction
South San Francisco
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$175k - $250k
$175,000 - $250,000
Manufacturing, Assembly & Test Senior Leader, Prime Air - Drone Delivery
Seattle
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$178k - $241k
$178,100 - $240,900
Level Comparison
| Level | Sample Size | Low | Mid | High | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IC1 Entry 0-1 YOE Contributes to smaller projects under detailed guidance. | Very Large 431 Data Points | $72,800 | $86,850 | $100,900 | |
IC2 Developing 2-4 YOE Contributes to projects under general guidance. Skills are relatively developed with room for growth. | Very Large 1,058 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 975 Data Points | $119,772 | $142,386 | $165,000 | |
IC4 Advanced 8-11 YOE Owns complex projects and drives their direction. Displays in-depth and broad skills and expertise. | Very Large 1,296 Data Points | $137,000 | $161,065 | $185,130 | |
IC5 Expert 12+ YOE A very experienced team member who leads large, high-priority projects that impact company-level goals. | Very Large 396 Data Points | $158,006 | $186,503 | $215,000 | |
IC6 Advisory An authority in their field who defines and drives initiatives with long-term strategic impact. | Very Large 477 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 220 Data Points | $159,000 | $182,000 | $205,000 | |
M4 Sr. Manager Experienced people manager responsible for setting objectives, observing budgets, and tracking results. | Very Large 142 Data Points | $179,850 | $211,950 | $244,050 | |
M5 Director Oversees managers or leads their own department. Responsible for vision, strategy, hiring, and results. | Large 96 Data Points | $215,000 | $250,500 | $286,000 | |
M6 Sr. Director Manages senior leaders in various groups. Responsible for a business function. | Medium 41 Data Points | $240,000 | $270,000 | $300,000 |