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Lead Coating Engineer
Richmond, California, United States
$101k-$178k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Attalon
Attalon: Designs and manufactures precision optical and laser systems.
7+ YOELead the design, development, and deployment of thin-film coating processes; 7+ years in thin-film coating engineering; aerospace experience preferred; bachelor’s in physics/optics/materials science/engineering.
TFCalc, Macleod, Thin Film Deposition (Thermal Evaporation, E-Beam, Sputtering, CVD), Tooling Design, SolidWorks, MS Office
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Lead Design Engineer
Fremont, California, United States
$101k-$172k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Coherent
CoherentNYSE: COHR: Manufactures lasers, engineered materials, and optical networking components.
3+ YOELead engineer to design and develop high-power InP-based semiconductor lasers; hands-on device development; cross-functional coordination.
Device Simulation, DOE, Semiconductor Fabrication, Electrical Measurements, Optical Measurements
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Lead Engineer
Richmond, California, United States
$155k-$165k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Ocean Power Technologies
Ocean Power TechnologiesNYSE American: OPTT: Provides autonomous maritime robotics and offshore renewable energy solutions.
6+ YOEUS citizenship; bachelor's in Engineering; 6+ years in complex electromechanical or robotics systems; strong system-level understanding; hands-on design, integration, debugging; PM tools; cross-disciplinary collaboration; field deployments.
Embedded systems, Firmware, CAD, Controls, Networking, Electromechanical integration
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Lead Civil Engineer-San Francisco
Rancho Cordova or San Francisco
$98k-$175k/yr OnsiteFull Time
WSP
WSPToronto Stock Exchange: WSP: Provides engineering, design, and environmental consultancy services globally.
6+ YOELead civil engineer with dam, levee, and hydropower project experience; manages multidisciplinary teams and ensures design quality and regulatory compliance.
AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Microsoft Office, Geotechnical analysis software
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Lead Legal Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$285k-$372k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Legora: AI workspace for legal document research and drafting.
Experience leading complex client implementations, people leadership, law and technology background, stakeholder management, and product/AI familiarity.
AI, Legal tech, Product management
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Lead Mechanical Engineer
Pasadena or Boise or Costa Mesa or Denver or Phoenix or Pleasanton or Sacramento or San Diego or Seattle or Sparks
$43-$62/hr OnsiteFull Time
Sunbelt Controls
Sunbelt Controls: Provides building automation and systems integration for energy-efficient facilities.
3+ YOEBS in Engineering or Construction Management; 3+ years; AutoCAD and Revit; PE license desirable.
AutoCAD, Revit
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Lead Building Engineer
Brisbane, California, United States
$92k-$115k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Hines
Hines: Global real estate investment, development, and property management firm.
5+ YOEHigh school diploma; 5+ years as Building Engineer; IFMA FMP and BOC I/II certifications preferred; compensation listed.
BMS, HVAC, Boilers, Electrical distribution
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Lead Camera Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$300k-$400k/yr HybridFull Time
Sabi
Sabi: Building noninvasive, wearable brain-computer interface technology.
10+ YOE10+ years in camera engineering with at least one shipped consumer product; strong in image sensors, optical design, image processing, and supplier management.
Image sensors, Optical design, Image processing, Camera modules, Calibration
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Lead Engineer, Embedded Software
Montréal or Fremont
$140k-$165k/yr HybridFull Time
THINK Surgical
THINK Surgical: Develops robotic systems for orthopedic joint replacement surgeries.
10+ YOEBS in computer science or related field; 10+ years software engineering; strong C++ in real-time, multithreading; experience with gRPC/REST; ARM, Python; CI/CD, CMake, Docker, Yocto; GMP knowledge; good documentation.
C++, CUDA, pThreads, gRPC, REST, Python, CI/CD, CMake, Docker, Yocto, Linux
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Lead Engineer, Lithography
Fremont, California, United States
$165k-$205k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Rigetti Computing
Rigetti ComputingNASDAQ: RGTI: Develops and manufactures full-stack superconducting quantum computing systems.
7+ YOEPh.D. with 7+ years or M.S. with 10+ years in lithography; degree in Physics, Materials Science, Electrical/Chemical Engineering or related field; strong track record in lithography processes and metrology.
Lithography equipment, E-beam lithography, Projection lithography, Track systems, Maskless lithography (MLA), Statistical software (JMP)
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Lead AI Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$300k-$400k/yr HybridFull Time
Noon
Noon: A building AI-powered design tooling.
5+ YOE5+ yrs software engineering; 2+ yrs ML model training/deploy; NLP/LLMs; data pipelines; model optimizations; agentic AI systems; end-to-end ownership
NLP, LLMs, data pipelines, quantization, distillation, LoRA, pruning, agentic systems
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Lead Electrical Engineer
Houston or Reno or San Francisco
RemoteAll Commitments Available
Giga Energy
Giga Energy: Manufactures electrical infrastructure and operates modular AI data centers.
7+ YOEPE license; Bachelors or Masters in Electrical Engineering; 7+ years in mission-critical/data center; NEC/IEEE expertise; ETAP/SKM/EasyPower; Revit/AutoCAD; design standards; high-density power solutions.
ETAP, SKM PowerTools, EasyPower, Revit, AutoCAD
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Lead Mechanical Engineer
Fremont, California, United States
$145k-$173k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Velo3D
Velo3DNASDAQ: VELO: Manufacturer of advanced metal 3D printers and software.
8+ YOEBachelor's in mechanical engineering; 8+ years mechanical systems design; 5+ years CAD (SolidWorks) with PDM/Electrical; 8+ years in capital equipment design; GD&T, thermal analysis, CFD/FEA; strong communication; hands-on capability.
SolidWorks, SolidWorks PDM, SolidWorks Electrical, FEA, CFD, GD&T
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Lead Software Engineer - Platform Services
San Francisco or Palo Alto or Chicago or New York or Seattle or Indianapolis
$173k-$260k/yr HybridFull Time
Salesforce
SalesforceNYSE: CRM: Sells cloud-based customer relationship management and business software solutions.
8+ YOESenior software engineer with 8+ years of experience in distributed systems, cloud platforms, and microservices; strong architecture and leadership skills.
AWS, Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, REST, Terraform, DynamoDB, Neo4j, Kafka, Kinesis, JWT, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, Jest, Playwright, AI coding assistants, CI/CD, Cloud-native, Git
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Power Grid Engineer - Lead
Livermore, California, United States
$176k-$267k/yr HybridFull Time
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Develops science and technology for United States national security.
Master’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science; expertise in power grid modeling/analysis; ability to travel; DOE Q clearance eligibility (or ability to obtain).
Power grid modeling tools, Data analysis tools, Programming languages
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Lead, Electrical Engineer
Newark, California, United States
HybridFull Time
Queue
Queue: Developing autonomous robotic pharmacies for automated prescription fulfillment.
10+ YOE3+ Mgmt10+ years electrical engineering experience, 3+ years leading electrical engineers, expertise in analog/digital circuit design, power electronics, PCB layout, product validation, and cross-functional integration in safety-critical/medical-adjacent products.
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Senior/Principal Lead Delivery Engineer — Automotive
San Mateo, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Luminary Cloud
Luminary Cloud: Cloud-native physics simulation platform for accelerated product engineering.
5+ YOESenior-level delivery engineering role for automotive AI solutions; leadership across cross-functional teams; occasional travel.
Python, Scripting, Simulation Tools, AI/ML Tools, Physics-based Modeling
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Lead Infrastructure Engineer
San Francisco or New York
$220k-$245k/yr HybridFull Time
Brisk Teaching
Brisk Teaching: AI-powered browser extension for K-12 teacher productivity and personalization.
7+ YOE7+ years software engineering with infrastructure focus; people management or tech lead experience; designing scalable AWS cloud-native architectures; CI/CD, observability, incident response, on-call; strong communication and problem-solving.
AWS, EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, CI/CD
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Lead Engineer
San Mateo, California, United States
$207k-$258k/yr HybridFull Time
Xero
XeroASX: XRO: Cloud-based accounting software for small businesses and advisors.
Experienced backend engineer with strong OOP and system-design skills, expertise building distributed high-throughput APIs, on-call/operational maturity, CI/CD-driven releases, and payments/fintech experience preferred.
C#, Java, Go
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Sr. Lead Electrical Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$132k-$151k/yr HybridFull Time
PAE
PAE: Sustainable engineering and design for high-performance buildings.
2+ YOEBachelor's degree in engineering, PE preferred; 2-4 years lead electrical engineering or 5-10 years related experience; proficiency with Revit/AutoCAD, Easy Power, and Microsoft Office.
Microsoft Office Suite, Revit, AutoCAD, Easy Power
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