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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 V - (E5)
Santa Clara, California, United States
$176k-$242k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Applied Materials
Applied MaterialsNASDAQ: AMAT: Manufacturers of equipment for semiconductor and display production.
10+ YOEBachelor's degree and 10+ years engineering experience; systems engineering across electrical, mechanical, software, and physics; ability to lead complex projects and perform system integration and testing.
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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
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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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Lead System Integration Engineer - Enterprise Transformation
Warren or Austin or Mountain View
$202k-$310k/yr HybridFull Time
General Motors
General MotorsNYSE: GM: Manufactures and sells automobiles and automotive parts globally.
7+ YOE7+ years in integration or software engineering, a technical bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, Python proficiency, enterprise APIs, cloud integration, Git, security, identity, and strong communication skills.
Python, REST APIs, Git, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Google Workspace APIs, Google Apps Script, AppSheet, Gemini Enterprise, Glean, AskGM, Databricks, ETL
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System Integration Lead
Cupertino, California, United States
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Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
Lead definition and execution of manufacturing tests, identify system-level hardware design issues, strong software fundamentals, systems background, excellent communication, cross-functional collaboration.
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Principal System Debug Engineer
Austin or Milpitas
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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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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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System Software Engineering Lead
Santa Clara or California
$184k-$357k/yr HybridFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs graphics processing units and artificial intelligence hardware.
10+ YOE10+ years software development experience, BS/MS in EE/CS/CE or equivalent, device driver and kernel-mode experience, proven Linux kernel development and upstreaming track record.
Linux kernel
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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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Tech Lead Software Engineer, Build System
San Jose, California, United States
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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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Lead Sysdtem Application Engineer (Optical)
San Jose, California, United States
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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
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Principal / Director – Robotics System Architecture Lead
Santa Clara or San Diego
$242k-$364k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Qualcomm
QualcommNASDAQ: QCOM: Designs and manufactures semiconductors and wireless telecommunications products.
6+ YOEBachelor's in engineering/CS/IS +8 yrs systems engineering (or Master's +7, PhD +6). Deep robotics systems experience, ROS 2/DDS, real-time Linux, MCU and AI runtimes, strong architectural judgment and cross-functional leadership.
ROS 2, DDS, PTP/IEEE 1588, real-time Linux, MCU, AI inference runtimes, ISP, SoC, CPU, GPU, DSP, NPU
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System Test Software Lead
Santa Cruz, California, United States
$159k-$257k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Joby Aviation
Joby AviationNYSE: JOBY: Manufacturer of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
8+ YOEB.S. in engineering or equivalent,8+ years experience,experience with HIL, instrumentation and data acquisition,excellent problem solving and communication skills.
Hardware In the Loop (HIL), LabVIEW
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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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Lead Building Engineer
Temple or Rayville or Menlo Park or Montgomery or Beaver Dam or Cheyenne or Lebanon or Bowling Green or DeKalb
$129k-$186k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Meta
MetaNASDAQ: META: Develops social networking platforms and virtual reality technologies.
8+ YOE8+ years in electrical/HVAC/mechanical/maintenance; proficient with maintenance management programs; proficient with computer systems; able to navigate varied terrains, heights, and physical tasks; able to lift 45+ lbs; extended workstation time.
Hexagon (EAM), CAD, MS Office
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Lead Optical Product Engineer
Fremont, California, United States
$106k-$172k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Coherent
CoherentNYSE: COHR: Manufactures lasers, engineered materials, and optical networking components.
3+ YOEMS or PhD in optics/optical engineering; 3+ years in design, simulation, testing of optical systems; fiber optics, Si-Photonics, LiDAR experience; on-site in Fremont, CA.
OptiStudio, Code-V
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Staff Mission Lead Systems Engineer
Mountain View, California, United States
$216k-$242k/yr HybridFull Time
Muon Space
Muon Space: Designs, builds, and operates low Earth orbit satellite constellations.
10+ YOEBachelor's degree or higher in engineering, 10+ years in complex systems, mission architecture, or spacecraft design, technical leadership experience, government space program experience, and active TS/SCI clearance.
Cameo Systems Modeler, SysML, Python, Julia
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