881 lead system engineer jobs at 377 companies in Hayward, CA

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Founding Backend / Infra Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$300k/yr On-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Own the crawlers, pipelines, and infrastructure powering a real-time job search engine. Strong Node.js and Python fundamentals; bonus points for security and reverse-engineering chops.
Node.js, Python, Elasticsearch, Redis
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Lead System Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$132k-$194k/yr HybridFull Time
Sony
SonyNYSE: SONY: Sells consumer electronics, video games, and entertainment media.
1+ YOEMaster's in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) plus 1 year firmware/applications experience; skills in IoT architecture, edge vision AI, computer vision, low-level C/C++, C++/Python OOP, firmware/embedded engineering, sensor drivers, and ML fundamentals.
C/C++, C++, Python
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Lead Photonics System Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$232k-$348k/yr HybridFull Time
AMD
AMDNASDAQ: AMD: Designs and manufactures computer processors and graphics technology.
Seasoned photonic systems engineer with experience specifying, designing, validating, and ramping integrated optical interconnect products; strong communication and cross-functional collaboration; bachelor's or master's preferred.
MSA, IEEE, OCI, QSFP, OSFP, CMIS, TDECQ, SerDes, SI/PI, FMEA, XPU
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System Engineer IV
Santa Clara, California, United States
$161k-$221k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Applied Materials
Applied MaterialsNASDAQ: AMAT: Manufacturers of equipment for semiconductor and display production.
7+ YOEBachelor's degree, 7+ years experience, systems design/integration expertise, ability to lead complex cross-disciplinary projects, write system specifications, and support system integration and testing.
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Lead Engine Cooling System Engineer
Novi or Charlotte or San Francisco or Los Angeles or New York City
$160k-$193k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Scout Motors
Scout Motors: Designs and manufactures all-electric rugged SUVs and trucks.
12+ YOEBachelor’s in mechanical engineering (Master's preferred), 12+ years engineering experience, 8 years thermal systems design, leadership experience, simulation and prototyping/testing skills, strong analytical and communication abilities.
CFD, 1D thermal-fluid models
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System Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$85k-$100k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Supermicro
SupermicroNASDAQ: SMCI: Designs and manufactures high-performance server and storage solutions.
1+ YOELead development and integration of Twinpro/Multi-Node server products; product management experience, strong technical and communication skills, ability to read schematics and use hand/power tools.
hand and power tools
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Senior System Engineer- AI Safety
Mountain View, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Rhoda AI
Rhoda AI: Developing generalist robotic intelligence for real-world industrial automation.
B.S. in CS, Systems Engineering, or Robotics; experience designing AI safety for electromechanical products; STPA and V&V experience; understanding of distributional shift and model uncertainty; ability to define AI safety requirements and lead verification.
STPA, FMEA, ISO/IEC TS 22440, ISO/PAS 8800, IEC 61508, ISO 26262, time of flight cameras, laser sensors
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System Design Engineer
Milpitas, California, United States
$118k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
KLA
KLANASDAQ: KLAC: Provides process control and yield management for semiconductor manufacturing.
0+ YOEDesign and develop multi-disciplinary semiconductor inspection systems; lead integration, testing, troubleshooting, and provide field/manufacturing support; doctorate/master/bachelor with commensurate experience.
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Principal Engineer, Heat Transport System
Alameda or Albuquerque or Oak Ridge or United States
$175k-$218k/yr HybridFull Time
Kairos Power
Kairos Power: Developing fluoride salt-cooled nuclear reactors for clean energy.
10+ YOEM.S. in Mechanical/Nuclear Engineering and 10+ years designing power conversion or thermal systems; experience leading complex engineering projects, heat transport hardware deployment, systems engineering, and supplier oversight.
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Senior System Network Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$168k-$311k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs graphics processing units and artificial intelligence hardware.
8+ YOEB.Sc./M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent), 8+ years hardware and firmware development, strong debugging and problem-solving, customer-facing communication and presentation skills, ability to lead projects.
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Principal System Debug Engineer
Austin or Milpitas
OnsiteFull Time
Graphcore
Graphcore: Produces specialized processors for artificial intelligence workloads.
Senior-level experience in system validation and debug for server/rack platforms, strong knowledge of Arm or x86, PCIe and CXL, OS/firmware/device driver/BIOS interactions, SoC and memory subsystems, and ability to lead cross-functional debug efforts.
PCIe, CXL, Arm, x86, Operating Systems, Device Drivers, BIOS, SoC, RAS
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iPhone System Reliability Engineer
Cupertino, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
Develop and perform test methodologies, identify failure modes, lead failure analysis, and collaborate with design teams to improve product robustness and reliability.
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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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5G Core System Engineering Lead
Saratoga or Arlington
$180k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
E-Space
E-Space: Builds sustainable LEO satellite networks for global IoT connectivity
12+ YOEBachelor's or Master's in EE/CS, 12+ years system or network engineering with deep 5G SA Core/LTE EPC expertise, strong 3GPP knowledge, experience authoring specs and driving architecture decisions across software and platform teams.
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DDR Memory Interface System Validation Lead Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$149k-$215k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Altera
Altera: Manufacturer of field-programmable gate arrays and programmable logic devices.
8+ YOE8+ years in memory subsystem or high-speed interface validation; FPGA/DDR validation experience; strong debug and test planning skills.
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Lead Verification & Validation Engineer
Palo Alto or Irvine
$130k-$155k/yr OnsiteFull Time
ALTEN
ALTENEuronext Paris: ATE: Provides engineering and technology consulting services to industrial clients.
5+ YOELead V&V strategy, mentor engineers, design/test automation, and oversee automotive software/system validation.
CAN, LIN, Ethernet, FlexRay, dSPACE, Vector VT, DBC, LDF, ARXML, HIL, MATLAB, Python, C/C++, Automotive testing tools
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ADAS Lead System Integration Engineer (Santa Clara, US)
Santa Clara, California, United States
$140k-$165k/yr HybridFull Time
JLR
JLR: Manufacturer of luxury vehicles and sport utility vehicles.
Significant vehicle-level ADAS integration experience, strong knowledge of sensors/ECUs/networks, UDS and Vector toolchains, embedded OS (Linux/QNX), diagnostic and root-cause analysis, leadership and mentoring skills.
UDS, Vector toolchains, Linux, QNX
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Technical Lead Product Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$160k-$195k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Astera Labs
Astera LabsNASDAQ: ALAB: Designs connectivity solutions for cloud and AI infrastructure.
5+ YOEExperienced Technical Lead Product Engineer with 5+ years in high-speed post-silicon product development, PCIe, SerDes, and ATE; strong circuit/system knowledge.
Advantest 93k ATE, PCIe, SerDes, Ethernet 25G, Memory interfaces, JMP, Spotfire, Python, C/C++, ATE testing
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Tech Lead Software Engineer, Build System
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
ByteDance
ByteDance: Developing AI-driven content platforms and mobile applications.
Bachelor's degree in CS or related, experience with monorepo build systems, proficiency in Go/Java/Python/C++, distributed systems and cloud, CI/CD integration, performance optimization, and mentoring skills.
Bazel, remote cache, remote build, CI/CD, Go, Java, Python, C++
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Principal System Integration Lead (Quantum Hardware)
Milpitas, California, United States
$195k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
PsiQuantum
PsiQuantum: Builds fault-tolerant quantum computers using silicon photonics technology.
10+ YOEMS with 10+ years or PhD with 6+ years in electronics/photonics system integration; strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
MBSE, DOORS/Jama, configuration_management, structured_V&V
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Lead Sysdtem Application Engineer (Optical)
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Lumilens
Lumilens: Designs photonic interconnects for AI supercomputing infrastructure.
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering; strong knowledge of optical transceivers; hands-on DSP bring-up; experience with AI networking switch architectures; 800G / 51.2T systems; excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
Optical transceivers, DSP, AI networking, Switch architectures, High-speed link debugging