Which hardware electronics design (not IC design) company pays high TC?

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cTOm21

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cTOm21
Aug 3, 2021 15 Comments

Iโ€™m new on Blind and I keep seeing software guys making top money with even less than 5 YOE. With 5-10 YOE the TC is off the roof!! Good for you guys

But what about hardware design guys? Which company pays the most? And how much?

6YOE
TC 210k Bay Area

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  • How does the future of board-level design/validation look? India and China CMs are doing more and more of that design and I've heard it called "work anyone can do"
    Aug 7, 2021 2
    • Apple
      tim kook

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      tim kook
      Maybe if you wanted to design a server in an ugly huge enclosure a Chinese/Indian CM could do it. For the kind of design we do at Apple where we're fighting xFNly for every mm2 of board space and every um in Z to fit in the damn small enclosure which design gives us, I don't see how it could be done except how Apple does it, everything in house with extensive collaboration.

      This is also what makes switching from Apple to other companies a pita, no body else makes these custom modules like Camera, Display etc. not even other companies trying to get into consumer electronics like G/FB.

      I don't Apple obsession of perfection and beauty is right or other's approach of getting something out which is just good enough, but as long as Apple keeps bringing out shiny new stuff, they're going to need boatloads of HW engineers whom they pay well. I know dinosaurs in our org who have been around since 2000s and Apple has always paid best in class for HWEs, even from pre-iPhone days. Trade-off is a shitty toxic environment ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ
      Aug 7, 2021
    • Thank you for the insight!
      Aug 7, 2021
  • Apple
    QQSE62

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    QQSE62
    17yoe ICT5 here working for Uncle Timmy. $610k W2 this past year. Hardware platform architecture. I can't find anywhere else that will pay close.
    Aug 21, 2021 0
  • Apple
    ๐Ÿบvirus

    Go to company page Apple

    ๐Ÿบvirus
    Apple
    Aug 3, 2021 3
    • Apple
      ๐Ÿบvirus

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      ๐Ÿบvirus
      I'm MSEE + 7YOE, ICT4, working on board level stuff. I make about 325k without apperication, but due to AAPL apperication, will make like 450k this year and next
      Aug 3, 2021
    • New
      cTOm21

      New

      cTOm21
      OP
      Wow congrats
      Definitely much better than I expected
      Gives some hope in hardware
      Thanks
      Aug 3, 2021
  • Juniper
    C17H21NO4

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    C17H21NO4
    Snap, FB, Apple, Nvidia, Google will give you the best chance of maximizing your HW TC. However, note the word chance. If you don't have competing offers, unique and valuable skillset, or come from another tier 1 you might be disappointed with the offer as they do vary greatly.
    Aug 3, 2021 2
  • Intel
    fyAx55

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    fyAx55
    There are lot many laptops other than apple with same chassis dimension and newer once are lighter too. Many of these are now done in China/ Taiwan/ India . But thats only a tiny part of board electronics world . There is huge demand for board electronics in EV and medical equipments now. As always , number of electronics engineers will be very small compared to other domains for any product
    Aug 9, 2021 0