Aurelius Systems
Principal Hardware Engineer
$235K–$305K
San Francisco · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Aug 7, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years; systems taken from prototype through manufacturing and deployment more than once.
- Education
- BS, MS, or PhD in Mechanical, Aerospace, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Role requires U.S. Person status to access export-controlled information or items. The posting defines eligible U.S. Persons as U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents, and certain protected classes of asylees and refugees under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).
About the job
Own the hardware architecture, integration, and production readiness of autonomous directed-energy systems, from prototype through manufacturing and field deployment.
What you'll do
- Set system-wide hardware architecture and lead integration across electrical, power, embedded, and optics.
- Make technical decisions and execute hands-on work from concept through production readiness; manage hardware release and production with the Detroit manufacturing hub.
- Review designs, surface technical risks, set release standards, and mentor engineers by example.
What they ask for
- 10+ years designing and shipping complex hardware systems.
- Repeated track record taking systems from prototype through manufacturing and deployment.
- Deep mechanical expertise plus sound judgment in electrical, power electronics, or embedded engineering.
- Senior individual-contributor or technical-leadership experience at hardware companies that shipped; able to serve as a hands-on technical anchor on a small team.
Nice to have
- Experience with directed energy, lasers, or high-power systems; defense or aerospace programs with MIL-STD or equivalent qualification.
- Founder or founding-engineer background, manufacturing production-line experience, or an active security clearance or ability to obtain one.
Pay
$235K – $305K (base salary)
Tools
electrical, power electronics, embedded, optics, MIL-STD
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