Design Engineer Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

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FPGA Design Engineer

  • Arrow Electronics, Inc.
  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 2 days ago
  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 2 days ago

FPGA Design Engineer Job Description: Location: Mountain View, CA (Remote) What will you do: Strong expertise on Arteris/ NOC Design Toolset At-least 5+ years of experience in Verilog Design AMBA AXI...

Remote

Senior Design Engineer - AI SoC Development

  • Intel Corp.
  • Santa Clara, CA (22 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • moments ago
  • Santa Clara, CA (22 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • moments ago

architectural trade-offs considering features, performance targets, power constraints, and system limitations Define and document micro-architecture for complex SoC IP blocks; implement RTL in Verilog/SystemVerilog...

Hybrid

Design Engineer V

  • ApTask Global Workforce
  • Sunnyvale, CA (23 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 5 hours ago
  • Sunnyvale, CA (23 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 5 hours ago

Summary: This role involves performing power analysis and optimizations for Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) in our client's AR/VR products, with a focus on areas like Machine Learning...

In Person

Physical Design Engineer, Annapurna Labs

  • Amazon
  • Cupertino, CA (15 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 5 hours ago
  • Cupertino, CA (15 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 5 hours ago

Were looking for an ASIC Physical Design Engineer to help us trail-blaze new technologies and architectures, while ensuring high design quality and making the right trade-offs....

In Person

Senior Design Verification CAD Engineer, Silicon, Google Cloud

  • Google
  • Sunnyvale, CA (23 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 13 hours ago
  • Sunnyvale, CA (23 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 13 hours ago

Experience with SystemVerilog, Hardware Design, Automation, Design Verification Test....

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Principle Validation and Hardware Design Engineer

  • Marvell
  • Santa Clara, CA (22 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 13 hours ago
  • Santa Clara, CA (22 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 13 hours ago

About Marvell Marvells semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world. Across enterprise, cloud and AI, and carrier architectures, our...

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Core Engineering - Design Engineer V

  • Sunnyvale, CA (23 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 13 hours ago
  • Sunnyvale, CA (23 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 13 hours ago

Introduction We are seeking a highly skilled Design Engineer to join our Core Engineering team....

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Senior Principal, Design Engineer

  • Celestica
  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 15 hours ago
  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 15 hours ago

Nearest Major Market: San Jose Nearest Secondary Market: Palo Alto Job Segment: Facilities, Design Engineer, Cloud, Thermal Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Technology...

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Wireless MAC Design Engineer

  • Apple
  • Sunnyvale, CA (23 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 22 hours ago
  • Sunnyvale, CA (23 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 22 hours ago

Job Summary Summary Posted: Mar 04, 2026 Role Number: 20... Come join Apples wireless silicon development effort, with its emphasis on highly energy-efficient design and new technologies that...

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Staff Design Engineer, Pathfinding

  • Micron Technology, Inc.
  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 23 hours ago
  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 23 hours ago

As a Design Engineer in Micron's Pathfinding Design Team, you will play a key role in shaping next-generation memory technologies....

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Principal Design Engineer, Pathfinding

  • Micron Technology, Inc.
  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 23 hours ago
  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 23 hours ago

As a Design Engineer in Micron's Pathfinding Design Team, you will play a key role in shaping next-generation memory technologies....

In Person

Senior Design Engineer, Pathfinding

  • Micron Technology, Inc.
  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 23 hours ago
  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 23 hours ago

As a Design Engineer in Micron's Pathfinding Design Team, you will play a key role in shaping next-generation memory technologies....

In Person

CPU Integration CAD Engineer

  • Qualcomm
  • Santa Clara, CA (22 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Santa Clara, CA (22 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 1 day ago

Work closely with worldwide cross-functional teams such as CPU physical design, CPU and SOC Integration, Technology and Central CAD Develop, integrate, and release flows and methodologies for...

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RTL/ASIC Design Engineer

  • Dexian DISYS
  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • San Jose, CA (24 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 1 day ago

RTL/ASIC Design Engineer San Jose, CA (100% Onsite) 12 + Months $75-78/HR Must-Haves: 5-6+ years ASIC/RTL design experience Proven tape-outs on production silicon SOC RTL block design & IP integration...

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Lead Design Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

  • NVIDIA
  • Santa Clara, CA (22 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Santa Clara, CA (22 miles from Santa Cruz, CA)
  • 1 day ago

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. Its a unique legacy of innovation thats fueled by great technologyand amazing people....

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Salary for Design Engineer Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

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Highest Education Level

Design Engineers in Santa Cruz, CA offer the following education background
Bachelor's Degree
54.2%
Master's Degree
30.5%
Associate's Degree
6.7%
Doctorate Degree
3.5%
Vocational Degree or Certification
2.7%
High School or GED
1.9%
Some College
0.4%
Some High School
0.1%

Average Work Experience
Here's a breakdown of the number of years' experience offered by Design Engineers in Santa Cruz, CA
4-6 years
26.4%
2-4 years
25.9%
6-8 years
17.6%
Less than 1 year
10.4%
1-2 years
7.0%
8-10 years
5.9%
None
4.2%
10+ years
2.6%