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Hardware Design Engineer Technical Lead
San Jose, California, United States
$169k-$241k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Cisco
CiscoNASDAQ: CSCO: Global leader in networking, cybersecurity, and cloud-native technology solutions.
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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Physical Design Technical Lead
San Jose, California, United States
$210k-$299k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Altera
Altera: Independent designer and manufacturer of 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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Technical Designer
Los Angeles or San Francisco
$67k-$95k/yr HybridFull Time
Everlane
Everlane: Sustainability-focused direct-to-consumer apparel retailer selling clothing and accessories to men and women.
3+ YOERequires 3+ years in technical design, pattern-making and garment construction expertise, garment development knowledge, and confidence leading cross-functional fittings. 3D software experience preferred.
Clo, Browzwear, Optiex
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Technical Lead, Custom Digital Circuit Design, Mixed Signal
Sunnyvale or Haifa or Tel Aviv
$240k-$333k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Google
GoogleNASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL: Global technology specializing in internet-related services and products.
12+ YOEBachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience and 12 years in physical design, custom digital circuit design, or custom layout; experience delivering GDS for advanced nodes required.
GDS, AI, TPU, Tensor Processing Unit, AI/ML, Analog and Mixed-Signal (AMS), GAA, Gate-All-Around, Design for Manufacturing (DFM)
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Sr. Dir, Design Engineering
San Francisco, California, United States
$160k-$425k/yr RemoteFull Time
GitHub
GitHub: GitHub is a developer collaboration and code-hosting platform for software developers.
6+ YOE5+ MgmtSenior front-end/design engineering leader with extensive experience defining technical roadmaps, leading multidisciplinary teams, scaling design systems, and integrating AI/ML and accessibility.
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Electrical Equipment Design, Technical Lead
New York City or San Francisco or Austin or Seattle
$208k-$263k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Fluidstack
Fluidstack: Building and operating civilization-scale data center infrastructure for AI.
12+ YOE12+ years designing switchgear and electrical equipment, including product architecture, design-team leadership, NRTL certification, witness testing, short-circuit failure redesign, and LV/MV lineup development.
LV/MV, NRTL, UL 891, UL 1558, IEC 61439, BBU, KEMA, PowerTech
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Experience Design Lead, Vice President
Palo Alto, California, United States
$143k-$205k/yr OnsiteFull Time
JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan ChaseNYSE: JPM: Global financial services and investment banking firm.
5+ YOE5+ years UX/service design experience, demonstrated inclusive/accessibility practice, experience leading design strategy for complex enterprise platforms, strong communication and technical literacy.
APIs, microservices
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Senior Technical Designer, Young Adult
San Francisco, California, United States
$120k-$140k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Quince
Quince: Manufacturer-to-consumer platform for premium essentials at accessible prices.
8+ YOE8+ years as a technical designer; deep category expertise in pattern making, garment construction, and grading; proficient in pattern software, Excel, and Google Sheets; strong communication; able to lead technical design and fit with cross-functional teams.
Pattern making software, Excel, Google Sheets, Flat sketching tools
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Technical Designer - Aviation - Mid Level
San Francisco or Seattle
$80k-$105k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Gensler
Gensler: Global architecture, design, and planning firm.
6+ YOEBachelor’s degree in Architecture,6+ years experience (aviation preferred),Revit expertise,knowledge of building codes and sustainable design,ability to lead technical delivery and coordinate multi-discipline teams.
Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam Revu, SketchUp, 3dMax, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Office
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UX Product Design Lead
San Mateo, California, United States
$180k-$220k/yr HybridFull Time
Skydio
Skydio: American autonomous-drone manufacturer serving public safety, government, utility, and enterprise customers.
Senior-level UX/product design experience with proven design leadership, strong visual craft, prototyping skills, and experience designing complex systems for technical domains; portfolio required.
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Android
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Assessment Design Lead
San Francisco or Seoul or Tokyo or Taipei or Ljubljana
$100k-$140k/yr HybridFull Time
Speak
Speak: Private AI language-learning providing conversational tutoring and feedback to learners and businesses.
4+ YOERequires 4+ years designing shipped language assessments, deep CEFR or comparable framework expertise, psychometric rigor, fairness analysis, AI workflow fluency, and experience translating constructs into rubrics and technical specifications.
AI, CEFR, ACTFL, IELTS, TOEFL, Cohen's kappa, Fleiss' kappa, Classical Test Theory, IRT, ML
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Design Verification Lead
San Jose, California, United States
$200k-$300k/yr HybridFull Time
AMD
AMDNASDAQ: AMD: Leader in high-performance computing, graphics, and visualization technologies.
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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Technical Lead – Server & Storage Interconnect Solutions
Santa Clara, California, United States
$160k-$180k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Amphenol Communications Solutions
Amphenol Communications Solutions: Interconnect manufacturer serving communications, mobile, RF, optical, broadband, and commercial electronics markets.
8+ YOE8+ years product development experience; Bachelor in Mechanical or Electrical/Electronic Engineering; proven card-edge, memory connector and cable assembly design; strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
PCI-SIG, Open Compute Project (OCP), JEDEC, SFF
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Principal, Design
San Jose, California, United States
$225k-$300k/yr HybridFull Time
eBay
eBayNASDAQ: EBAY: Global e-commerce leader connecting buyers and sellers worldwide.
15+ YOE15+ years experience in product/UX design, leading large-scale initiatives, strong stakeholder influence, hands-on UX and interaction craft, understanding of technical constraints, and ability to operate in hybrid/global teams.
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AI Product and Design Lead
San Francisco, California, United States
$200k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Arcessio
Arcessio: AI-powered manufacturing intelligence helping manufacturers source, produce, and manage industrial parts.
7+ YOERequires 7+ years across product management, product design, or both, early-stage startup experience, strong discovery and design skills, technical fluency, and AI-native prototyping experience.
Cursor, Claude, Lovable, Replit, v0, CAD
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Technical Product Lead - AI Platform
Austin or San Francisco or New York City or Gurugram or United States
$135k-$275k/yr RemoteFull Time
Lumenci
Lumenci: Private intellectual property consulting firm serving patent owners, law firms, and litigation funders.
3+ YOERequires 3–10 years across patent work and B2B SaaS product management, patent credentials, 3+ years hands-on patent analysis, AI product delivery, LLM workflow design, and enterprise client experience.
Anthropic Claude API, LangSmith, LangGraph, GitHub, JIRA, Braintrust, AWS, USPTO Patent Center, EPO OPS, WIPO PCT, Derwent, Orbit, Patlytics, Derwent Innovation, Orbit Intelligence, PatSnap, Google Patents Advanced, API, CI/CD, LLM, LLM-as-judge, JSON
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Senior Technical Director, Stations Lead
San Jose, California, United States
$251k-$323k/yr OnsiteFull Time
WSP
WSPTSX: WSP: Global engineering and professional services consulting firm.
15+ YOEBachelor's in Architecture or Civil Engineering (Master's preferred); 15+ years post-education experience in large rail transit design/construction; strong technical writing, leadership, stakeholder coordination, and MS Office/PM tool proficiency.
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project, Microsoft SharePoint, PM tools
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Lead Hardware Design Validation Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$168k-$322k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Computing platform for AI and accelerated graphics.
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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Design Program Manager, Context Platform
San Francisco or New York City or United States
$169k-$303k/yr HybridFull Time
Figma
FigmaNYSE: FIG: Collaborative design and product development platform.
5+ YOE5+ years in Design Program Management, DesignOps, or related work; experience leading complex design, product, and engineering programs, with design systems, AI workflows, and technical collaboration expertise.
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Technical Lead Manager - Training Runtime, Data(set) Movement
San Francisco, California, United States
$295k-$445k/yr HybridFull Time
OpenAI
OpenAI: AI research and deployment focused on beneficial AGI.
Hands-on experience building dataset, data loading, storage, or distributed training infrastructure at large scale; strong API design, debugging, performance, and reliability skills; comfortable in Python; Rust or C++ experience useful.
torch.utils.data, Python, Rust, C++
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