Clera
From company careers site
Founding Hardware Engineer
- Location
- San Francisco
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
ABOUT THE ROLE
Join an early-stage consumer AI hardware team as its founding hardware engineer. You will own the device hardware from the next board revision through production, helping create a compact wearable for private interaction with computers.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Improve PCB layout, power, RF performance, size, reliability, and cost.
- Advance the device from prototype toward production, including design for manufacture, testing, supplier coordination, and assembly.
- Identify and resolve risks during hardware bring-up, real-world testing, and manufacturing.
- Own hardware decisions and the quality of finished devices.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- Typically 2 to 7 years of hardware engineering experience, including individual-contributor experience or a strong early-career foundation.
- Personal experience designing PCBs that shipped in a real product, ideally a compact wearable, IoT device, or consumer electronic product.
- Prototype-to-production experience, or strong fundamentals and demonstrated ability to work quickly with AI tools.
- Hands-on capability across PCB layout, power, RF, testing, suppliers, and assembly.
- Interest in taking ownership across design, validation, and manufacturing; experience in the specific product domain is not required.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Base salary is $70,000 to $80,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
LOCATION
On-site in San Francisco, United States. Candidates willing to relocate are welcome.
From Clera's careers page (Ashby), checked 29 Oct 2026.
How to apply
- Select Apply on getclera.com. It opens Clera's own application form in a new tab, run on Ashby.
- Fill in the form and upload your résumé there. Jobiwork never sees your application.
- Clera will reply to you directly. No real employer asks you for money to apply.
Posted 27 Oct 2026 · checked 29 Oct 2026 · Report this job