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Senior Staff Hardware Systems Engineer

Samsara
Location not specified
Full Time
Posted February 11, 2026
$104k - $176k
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Job Description

A senior hardware systems engineer responsible for designing, developing, and managing the entire lifecycle of innovative high-volume hardware products, collaborating with cross-functional teams and partners to deliver robust, scalable solutions that meet performance, cost, and environmental requirements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Drive the entire product lifecycle from concept to high-volume manufacturing, including system architecture, validation, certification, and production.
  • Partner with customers and product management to understand challenges and innovate new hardware solutions.
  • Manage technical partnerships with manufacturing partners, ensuring alignment, quality, and schedule adherence.
  • Own and develop the hardware system architecture, including component selection, power management, RF performance, thermal design, and sensor integration.
  • Lead development processes from prototyping through validation and field testing, providing system-level debug and performance optimization.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience as a key driver shipping high-volume scale hardware programs, demonstrating end-to-end ownership in partnership with JDM and ODM collaborators.
  • Experience in low power design, battery technology, and optimization.
  • Proficiency in wireless communications including LTE, 5G, BLE, Wi-Fi, and GPS.
  • Experience with embedded processing, AI ML acceleration, and imaging systems.
  • Deep, proven expertise in systems design across diverse use cases such as automotive, industrial, and outdoor environments, leveraging a mix of technologies.
  • A track record of navigating complex tradeoffs between performance, design elegance, manufacturability, and cost, resulting in successful, scaled products.
  • Expertise in product bring-up, system-level debug, and comprehensive validation including desense, power analysis, and performance testing.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
  • Exceptional collaboration and communication skills to drive technical alignment across internal teams (PD, FW, EPM, NPI) and external JDM, supply chain partners globally.

Benefits & Perks

Compensation/salary range: $104,422.50 - $175,500 USD
Hybrid work schedule: three days per week in the San Francisco office and two days remote
Travel up to 25% of the time
Relocation assistance
Employee-led remote and flexible working arrangements
Health benefits

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