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Electrical Engineer

Wing · Palo Alto, CA · posted 26 days ago

In short: Electrical Engineer at Wing in Palo Alto, CA, posted 26 days ago.

By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

Wingemployer
Palo Alto, CAlocation
Manufacturing and hardware engsub-niche
26 days agoposted
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The job

LIVE Employer public job feed (private-sector employer) Source: the employer's public careers feed · Data: listed 2026-10-14

EmployerWing
LocationPalo Alto, California
FieldEngineering, Construction and Energy › Manufacturing and hardware engineering
Levelnot stated
Source categoryHardware Engineering
Posted2026-10-14 (26 days ago)
Work arrangementOn-site at the location listed
PayNot published in the source listing

Job description

About Wing: 

Wing offers drone delivery as a safe, fast, and sustainable solution for last mile logistics. Consumer appetites for on-demand services are increasing, but current delivery methods are inefficient, costly, and contribute to road accidents and air pollution. Wing’s fleet of highly automated delivery drones can transport small packages directly from businesses to homes on-demand, in minutes. We design, build, and operate our aircraft, and offer drone delivery services on two continents. Our technology is designed to be easy to integrate into existing delivery and logistics networks, offering a scalable drone delivery solution for a broad range of businesses. Wing is a part of Google's parent company, Alphabet, and our mission is to create the preferred means of delivery for the planet. If you're ready to do the greatest work of your life, come join us.

About the Role:

Wing is looking for an Electrical Engineer to join our Electrical and Embedded Engineering Team based in Palo Alto, CA.  As an Electrical Engineer, you will be part of our nimble design team that is tasked with building unmanned, autonomous delivery vehicles and their support systems. In this role, you will own the end-to-end product lifecycle - from product concept (board design and physical layout) all the way to product mass production. You will also use your solid hardware design skills coupled with your knowledge of system architecture and software considerations for embedded devices. You will own board design from concept to physical layout, and work cross-functionally on system integration. 

 

What You’ll Do: 

What You’ll Need: 

The US base salary range for this full-time position is the salary range below + bonus + equity + benefits. Wing’s salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Salary Range$176,000—$187,000 USD

Wing is an equal opportunity employer and it is Wing's policy to comply with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity. Employment at Wing is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Wing does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law.

If you have a need that requires accommodation during the interview process due to a disability or special need, please let us know by completing our Candidate Accommodations Request Form.

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Field: Engineering, Construction and Energy Sub-niche: Manufacturing and hardware engineering All jobs at Wing Jobs in California Jobs in Palo Alto, CA Palo Alto city guide California state guide Santa Clara County economy Pay for this occupation (BLS) All 252 open jobs for this occupation

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About the role

This is a — role in the Engineering, Construction and Energy field (Manufacturing and hardware engineering) at Wing.

The closest occupation in the official wage statistics is Electrical engineers (a match by name, so treat it as an estimate). Nationally its median pay is $120,630 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), employment is projected to change by +9.9% between 2025 and 2035, and the typical entry route is: Bachelor's degree.

In the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area the median for this occupation is $187,060 a year with 4,160 jobs (BLS OEWS, May 2025). This is a statistic for the occupation, not an offer from this employer.

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Does the pay work here? (estimate)

Estimate for a wage earner: 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction (IRS), Social Security 6.2% up to $184,500, Medicare 1.45% (+0.9% above $200,000 single / $250,000 married), and a state rate you set; set your own state tax rate. It ignores credits, pre-tax deductions, local taxes and benefits. Sources: IRS: tax year 2026 inflation adjustments · SSA wage base per Federal Register notice 2025-19763.

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The city

The job is in Palo Alto, CA. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How Palo Alto compares. Among the 145 largest places in California, Palo Alto is #122 by population, #4 for college degrees (#1 = most), #139 for rent (#1 = cheapest), #7 for household income (#1 = highest). Its county, Santa Clara County, is #1 of 58 counties for average pay ($197,043).

The place in numbers

Palo Alto has 67,237 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 0.2% of the population of California. It covers 24 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 2,796 people per square mile. The median age is 43.6, 15% older than the state median (43.6 against 37.9).

Housing

The median gross rent is $3,484 a month (rent plus utilities), 71% above the state median ($3,484 against $2,036). Over a year that is 18.1% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is above $2 million (the ACS reports $2,000,001 as its highest value, so the true median is higher), which is at least 8.7 times the median household income ($231,101); a ratio above 5 usually means buying is out of reach without savings or a second income. 54.6% of households own their home, about the same as the state average (54.6% against 55.9%).

Work and pay

The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metropolitan area has 1,134,970 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $84,050 a year, 65% above the national median ($84,050 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are computer and mathematical (149,970 jobs, median $186,320); management (115,110 jobs, median $210,750); business and financial operations (94,210 jobs, median $125,240). The area is most specialised in computer and mathematical (3.9 times) and architecture and engineering (2.5 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($210,750) and legal ($195,190). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Santa Clara County was 4.2%. 62.3% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Santa Clara County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 44.2% drive alone, 2.0% use public transit, 4.6% walk, 35.4% work from home. 8.2% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 58% below the state average (8.2% against 19.4%). Remote work is more common than in the state as a whole, which widens the set of employers a resident can work for without moving.

People and education

82.3% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 122% above the state share (82.3% against 37.1%). 37.0% of residents were born outside the United States, 37% above the state share (37.0% against 27.0%). The poverty rate is 6.0%, 50% below the state rate (6.0% against 12.0%).

Climate

The warmest month is Aug, averaging 68°F (19.8°C), and the coolest is Jan at 47°F (8.3°C). About 510 mm (20 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Dec is the wettest month (114 mm) and Jul the driest (0 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: Los Altos Hills (2 miles, similar rent); Los Altos (3 miles, similar rent); Mountain View (4 miles, rent 12% lower); East Palo Alto (5 miles, rent 36% lower). Rent differences are against Palo Alto; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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Where to live

CITY Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Places within 50 miles (straight line) of Palo Alto, CA that have a guide, with what living there costs. The last-but-one column divides a year of rent by the median pay of the closest occupation ($187,060 a year), an estimate, not this employer's pay.

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Place ⇅Distance from the job city ⇅Median rent ⇅Median home value ⇅Median household income ⇅Commute 45+ min ⇅Rent as % of occupation pay ⇅Open jobs there ⇅
Palo Alto, CA0 mi$3,484$2,000,001$231,1018.2%22.4%Jobs
Los Altos Hills, CA2 mi$3,501$2,000,001$250,00118.0%22.5%—
Los Altos, CA3 mi$3,501$2,000,001$250,0018.3%22.5%—
Mountain View, CA4 mi$3,062$1,927,000$189,9179.3%19.6%Jobs
East Palo Alto, CA5 mi$2,244$1,102,600$113,4939.7%14.4%—
Atherton, CA5 mi$3,501$2,000,001$250,0017.0%22.5%—
Menlo Park, CA6 mi$3,239$2,000,001$210,02511.5%20.8%Jobs
Sunnyvale, CA6 mi$3,039$1,801,800$186,1709.0%19.5%Jobs
Cupertino, CA8 mi$3,501$2,000,001$234,7079.1%22.5%Jobs
Redwood City, CA9 mi$2,968$1,801,700$157,81410.2%19.0%Jobs
Newark, CA10 mi$2,776$1,142,800$169,06422.2%17.8%Jobs
San Carlos, CA10 mi$2,854$2,000,001$237,47014.9%18.3%Jobs
Santa Clara, CA10 mi$3,016$1,582,600$178,9588.9%19.3%Jobs
Saratoga, CA11 mi$3,501$2,000,001$250,0018.3%22.5%—
Belmont, CA12 mi$2,875$2,000,001$205,29718.6%18.4%Jobs
Fremont, CA13 mi$2,933$1,403,800$181,50623.6%18.8%Jobs
Foster City, CA13 mi$3,501$1,838,200$199,14320.6%22.5%Jobs
Campbell, CA13 mi$2,737$1,617,000$145,26810.4%17.6%Jobs
Milpitas, CA14 mi$3,120$1,251,700$178,79815.2%20.0%Jobs
San Mateo, CA15 mi$3,077$1,618,700$153,50415.8%19.7%Jobs

Career paths

Occupations close to Electrical engineers in the official classification, with pay, outlook and whether there are open jobs for them on this site right now.

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Occupation ⇅National median pay ⇅Growth 2025–35 ⇅Openings a year (US) ⇅Open jobs here ⇅
Computer hardware engineers$161,740+9.1%4,100none right now
Aerospace engineers$134,960+8.3%3,8006 open
Electronics engineers, except computer$130,220+3.7%4,900none right now
Chemical engineers$125,040+4.7%1,1006 open
Civil engineers$100,840+6.4%22,70037 open

Distances

CITY Calculation (straight line) Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (coordinates) · Data: 2024

How far Palo Alto, CA is from the 20 largest US cities, in straight-line miles (not driving distance). Click a column to sort.

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From ⇅Straight-line distance (miles) ⇅Population of that city ⇅
San Jose, CA19 mi990,138
San Francisco, CA54 mi830,235
Los Angeles, CA313 mi3,857,263
San Diego, CA425 mi1,389,526
Phoenix, AZ624 mi1,642,323
Seattle, WA706 mi754,195
Denver, CO945 mi718,877
Oklahoma City, OK1,372 mi697,125
Fort Worth, TX1,433 mi963,194
San Antonio, TX1,463 mi1,479,835
Dallas, TX1,465 mi1,307,930
Austin, TX1,478 mi979,539
Houston, TX1,621 mi2,328,253
Chicago, IL1,847 mi2,711,226
Indianapolis, IN1,938 mi885,860
Columbus, OH2,102 mi914,802
Charlotte, NC2,287 mi903,844
Jacksonville, FL2,355 mi977,670
Philadelphia, PA2,512 mi1,579,706
New York, NY2,565 mi8,483,844

Nearby cities with open jobs (within 120 miles)

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City ⇅Straight-line distance ⇅Open jobs ⇅
Sunnyvale, CA6 mi83
Redwood City, CA9 mi45
Belmont, CA12 mi2
Fremont, CA13 mi6
Campbell, CA13 mi7
Milpitas, CA14 mi2
San Jose, CA19 mi698
Pleasanton, CA24 mi6
Alameda, CA25 mi38
Capitola, CA31 mi1
San Francisco, CA54 mi2,804
Sacramento, CA89 mi53

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What is the Electrical Engineer job at Wing?

A private-sector role in engineering, construction and energy (manufacturing and hardware engineering) listed 26 days ago. The full description is on this page and on the employer's page.

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Palo Alto, CA.

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The listing does not publish pay. For the closest occupation (Electrical engineers) the national median is $120,630 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

What is the cost of living there?

Median rent in Palo Alto is $3,484 a month and median household income $231,101 (ACS 2020–2024).

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