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Senior Design Technologist, Design Foundation
San Jose, California, United States
$122k-$288k/yr OnsiteFull Time
TikTok
TikTok: Global short-form video hosting and social media platform.
Senior design technologist with extensive design-engineering experience, strong React and JavaScript skills, Figma plugin/prototyping experience, AI/ML tool familiarity, and ability to lead cross-functional projects.
React, JavaScript, Figma, GitHub
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Director, Design
San Jose, California, United States
$225k-$300k/yr HybridFull Time
eBay
eBayNASDAQ: EBAY: Global online marketplace for buying and selling diverse products.
15+ YOE15+ Mgmt15+ years leading cross-functional design teams, strong hiring and talent management, resource planning, design judgment, coaching, and ability to improve team effectiveness in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
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Lead Design Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$115k-$213k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Cadence Design Systems
Cadence Design SystemsNASDAQ: CDNS: Develops computational software and hardware for electronic system design.
4+ YOELead DDR validation, testing, data analysis, and cross-team collaboration; 4+ years (M.Tech) or 6+ years (B.Tech) in relevant field.
Python, JIRA, DDR5, LPDDR5, HBM4, GDDR7, DDR interfaces
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Senior Design Director, Member XD
Los Gatos or Los Angeles
$1130k-$2450k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Netflix
NetflixNASDAQ: NFLX: Provider of global streaming entertainment and video content.
Senior design leader to define member experience strategy, lead multidisciplinary design teams, partner with product and engineering, operationalize AI in design, and drive business and creative impact.
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Director of Product Design
Santa Clara, California, United States
$180k-$220k/yr HybridFull Time
LeanData
LeanData: Automates lead-to-account matching and routing for B2B revenue teams.
10+ YOE5+ Mgmt10+ years in product design; 5+ years leading design teams; strong portfolio; strategic and craft focus; collaboration with Product and Engineering; experience with user research and design systems; familiarity with AI-powered design tools.
Figma, Pendo, UserTesting, Claude
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Custom Silicon Management Analog Design Lead - Sensors
Austin or Cupertino or San Diego
OnsiteFull Time
Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
10+ YOEBS degree; experience in analog/mixed-signal design; ability to lead across teams and vendors.
Analog circuit design, Mixed-signal design, VLSI, ECAD
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Group Product Design Manager, Brand Intelligence
San Francisco or San Jose
$155k-$294k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Adobe
AdobeNASDAQ: ADBE: Provides software for digital media creation and marketing analytics
5+ Mgmt5+ years leading design teams in matrixed organizations; experience with 0→1 product work, AI/ML or enterprise platforms; systems thinking; familiarity with creative workflows and brand systems; strong cross-functional influence and communication.
Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, GenStudio
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Airframe Design Lead, Fuselage
San Jose, California, United States
$173k-$216k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Archer
ArcherNYSE: ACHR: Develops electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for urban mobility.
10+ YOE10+ years in lightweight structures; Bachelor's in Engineering; strong CAD; FAA Part 23 knowledge; experience with composites; manufacturing of composite parts.
NX, SolidWorks, Catia, Creo, FiberSim
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Physical Design Technical Lead
San Jose, California, United States
$210k-$299k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Altera
Altera: Manufacturer of field-programmable gate arrays and programmable logic devices.
15+ YOE4+ MgmtMaster's in EE/CE plus 15+ years physical design experience, 4+ years technical lead experience, hands-on tapeout ownership, expertise with Synopsys/Cadence toolchains, STA, power/EMIR, UPF/CPF, Tcl/Python scripting, and ML/AI-driven physical-design workflows.
Synopsys Fusion Compiler, Cadence Innovus, Synopsys PrimeTime, Ansys RedHawk, Cadence Voltus, Mentor Calibre, Cadence PVS, Synopsys DSO.ai, Fusion Compiler AI, Cadence Cerebrus, Tcl, Python, Perl
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Tech Lead Design Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$133k-$185k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Astera Labs
Astera LabsNASDAQ: ALAB: Designs connectivity solutions for cloud and AI infrastructure.
5+ YOEBachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering, 5+ years of digital design experience, full-chip tapeout experience, and proficiency in Verilog/SystemVerilog, RTL, synthesis, timing closure, CDC, lint, and low-power design.
Verilog, SystemVerilog, PCIe, CXL, Ethernet, NVLink, UALink, COSMOS, UCIe, BIST
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Design Verification Lead
San Jose, California, United States
$200k-$300k/yr HybridFull Time
AMD
AMDNASDAQ: AMD: Designs and manufactures computer processors and graphics technology.
10+ YOEMinimum 10 years UVM design verification experience; Bachelor's or Master's in EE/CE/CS or related; expertise in SystemVerilog/Verilog, UVM, high-speed protocol verification (PCIe, CXL, Ethernet); scripting with Python/Perl; technical leadership and mentoring.
UVM, SystemVerilog, Verilog, PCIe, CXL, Ethernet, Python, Perl, HLS
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Hardware Design Engineer Technical Lead
San Jose, California, United States
$169k-$241k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Cisco
CiscoNASDAQ: CSCO: Develops and sells networking hardware and cybersecurity software.
8+ YOEBachelor's in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Telecommunications with 8+ years, or Master's with 6+ years, or PhD with 3+ years in system level development; experience in high-speed board design, schematics/layout, bring-up, and software porting.
Verilog HDL, VHDL, Python, Tcl, PCB design, Schematic capture, FPGA design, PCIe, I2C, SPI
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Design Director
San Jose, California, United States
$142k-$233k/yr RemoteFull Time
McAfee
McAfee: Provides digital security and privacy software for consumers.
10+ YOE10+ years leading brand and marketing design, strong design-systems and people-leadership experience, portfolio required, experience with agency collaboration and data-informed creative, comfortable with AI-enabled workflows.
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Lead ASIC Design Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$144k-$230k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Broadcom
BroadcomNASDAQ: AVGO: Designs and sells semiconductors and infrastructure software to enterprises.
12+ YOE12+ years ASIC/SoC digital design experience, BS/MS in EE/CE, expert SystemVerilog/Verilog, front-end EDA tool fluency, proven tape-out history, US work authorization, strong communication and mentoring skills.
SystemVerilog, Verilog, SDC, CDC, Design Compiler, Genus, PrimeTime, Tempus, Lint, SpyGlass, JasperGold CDC, Synopsys, Cadence, Python, Tcl, Perl
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Physical Design - SOC Top Lead
San Jose or Pittsburgh or Austin
$200k-$250k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Efficient Computer
Efficient Computer: Developing ultra-low-power general-purpose processors for edge AI computing.
8+ YOEEnd-to-end SOC top ownership including full-chip integration, timing closure, power/PDN analysis, physical verification, SI, clock/reset, DFT, package co-design, and tapeout readiness; advanced degree in EE and extensive PD experience.
Innovus, ICC2, Tempus, PrimeTime, RedHawk, Calibre, Voltus, TCL, shell, python
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Photonics Product Design Lead – AR Waveguide Displays
Santa Clara, California, United States
$180k-$247k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Applied Materials
Applied MaterialsNASDAQ: AMAT: Produces equipment and services for chip and display manufacturing.
Deep expertise in chip/IC design with multiple tapeouts, ability to troubleshoot complex IC design problems, follow schedules and budgets, and communicate with stakeholders.
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Photonics Product Design Lead – AR Waveguide Displays
Santa Clara, California, United States
$180k-$247k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Applied Materials
Applied MaterialsNASDAQ: AMAT: Manufacturers of equipment for semiconductor and display production.
Deep expertise in chip design and silicon validation, experience with multiple tape-outs, troubleshooting IC design, strong verbal/written communication, program schedule and budget familiarity, and cross-functional collaboration.
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Sr Cell Design Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$128k-$192k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Lyten
Lyten: Manufactures graphene-enhanced batteries, materials, and industrial sensors.
3+ YOELead pouch cell design and manufacturing scale-up; strong CAD/PLM skills; battery design expertise; cross-functional collaboration.
SolidWorks, PLM, Python, R, MATLAB, Excel
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Lead Hardware Design Validation Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$168k-$322k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs graphics processing units and artificial intelligence hardware.
8+ YOEBS in EE/CE or equivalent, 8+ years related experience as a technical lead for shipping hardware products, leadership in validation, system troubleshooting across silicon/board/firmware/software, power and high-/low-speed IO validation, Linux and scripting proficiency, manufacturing/test experience, willing to travel up to ~8%.
Linux, PCIe, SerDes, Ethernet, USB, I2C, SPI, UART, JTAG, SMBus, BMC
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Staff Engineer, Mechanical Design
San Jose, California, United States
$135k-$185k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Celestica
CelesticaNYSE: CLS: Provides design, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions for electronics.
10+ YOE10+ years mechanical engineering experience in electromechanical hardware design, proficiency with 3D MCAD and PDM, thermal and EMC design experience, ability to lead projects and mentor engineers.
Creo, Windchill PDM, Allegro, ECAD, MCAD, IDF
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