# Founding Hardware Engineer at Clera

Founding Hardware Engineer at Clera in San Francisco. On-site, full-time, paying $70k–$100k. Posted November 4, 2026.

- Company: Clera
- Location: San Francisco
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Pay: $70k–$100k
- Experience: 2+ years
- Posted: 2026-11-04
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/5dd40abe-0479-4d6d-83e5-14ae4ff01d13/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/founding-hardware-engineer-clera-p35fbv

## Requirements

- Typically 2 to 7 years of hardware engineering experience, including hands-on individual-contributor work.
- Personal experience designing PCBs that shipped in a real product.
- Prototype-to-production experience, or strong early-career fundamentals and demonstrated ability to work quickly with AI tools.
- Ability to take ownership across layout, power, RF, testing, suppliers, and assembly.
- Experience with compact wearables, IoT devices, or consumer electronics is particularly relevant.

## Description

### 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 manufacturing, helping build a compact wearable designed for private interaction with computers.

### What You'll Do

- Improve PCB layout and optimize power, RF performance, size, reliability, and cost.

- Move prototype hardware toward production by addressing design for manufacture, testing, suppliers, and assembly.

- Identify and resolve issues during hardware bring-up, real-world testing, and manufacturing.

- Make hardware decisions and maintain quality across shipped units.

### What We're Looking For

- Typically 2 to 7 years of hardware engineering experience, including hands-on individual-contributor work.

- Personal experience designing PCBs that shipped in a real product.

- Prototype-to-production experience, or strong early-career fundamentals and demonstrated ability to work quickly with AI tools.

- Ability to take ownership across layout, power, RF, testing, suppliers, and assembly.

- Experience with compact wearables, IoT devices, or consumer electronics is particularly relevant.

### Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $70,000 to $100,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

### Location

On-site in San Francisco, United States. Candidates willing to relocate are welcome.