Job brief: Electrical Engineering Co-Op

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• Listed on Samsara's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-11 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-11.
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• The same title for the same place was listed 1 other time on this board in the last 90 days: several openings, or a re-posted job.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $35 to $58 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: San Francisco - SF9
• Posted: 2026-11-10

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Not stated. The posting does not state a level or years of experience.

Must have

• Co-ops are required to be in the office Tuesdays to Thursdays and remote work days on Mondays and Fridays.
• To be eligible for this role, you must be attending a university that supports full-time work as part of a 6-month co-op OR attend a university that will allow you to take 2 quart…
• We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development, and countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper-g…
• Manage: We bolster our internal development team with top JDM companies to design, validate, certify and manufacture quality products, certification labs and other external consul…
• Bachelor’s degree in progress in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
• We are looking for second or third-time co-op or Master level co-op students.

Conditions

• Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Thi…
• At Samsara, we are helping improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy.
• Working at Samsara means you’ll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that’s shaping an exciting array of product solutions, including Video-Based Safety,…
• Samsara's hardware systems bridge the gap between the rapidly evolving world of physical operations and our cloud platform that enables our customers to increase the safety, effic…

Main duties

• Contribute to shipping successful product lines.
• Conduct research: Stay informed of the latest silicon possibilities from all the top semiconductor companies.
• Know the system: Evaluate system feature tradeoffs and create the system specifications for development with product management and cross-functional engineer…
• Prototype: Assemble EVKs, board hacks, or quick-turn fabrication for evaluating concepts or jump-starting firmware development.
• Design: Take a concept from block diagram to schematics and through layout; either on your own or navigate the process with JDM resources.

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs across the U.S.: $153k a year (2,925 listings, 114 employers). This listing does not publish pay to compare.
• Across Samsara's 63 open listings, 6% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Samsara hires

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