Hardware Architect Salaries in California

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, with a minimum of 3 years of experience in a related field.

$121,000 - $247,000 a year

Install, update, and support EDA tools from vendors such as Cadence, Synopsys, and Mentor, including managing Flexera Licensing and license file configurations.

$105,500 - $213,500 a year

Provide technical leadership during implementation and deployment projects, working independently or alongside delivery and engineering teams.

$120,000 - $156,000 a year

Collaborate with architecture and design teams to create random test generation plans, run functional simulations to identify gaps in design specifications, and…

$164,470 - $232,190 a year

Experience in GFX profiling tools is a plus (PIX, RenderDoc, AMD tools, etc.). Drive initiatives to improve RTG analysis tools.

13 days ago

Produces executive-ready/customer-facing technical reports and white papers that articulate design trade-offs, risk assessments, and compliance impacts.

$75,000 - $175,000 a year