Engineering Jobs in Los Altos

ob Title: Hardware Design Engineer - Analog and Circuit design

Location: Mountain View, CA

Duration: Long Term

Job Summary

The Senior Hardware Design Engineer will be responsible for the design, development, and validation of automotive electronic hardware systems. The role requires strong expertise in analog and digital circuit design, automotive hardware development processes, and functional safety compliance per ISO 26262. The candidate will work closely with cross-functional hardware and system teams to deliver high-quality, safety-compliant automotive solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop analog and digital electronic circuits for automotive applications.
• Execute complete automotive hardware development activities in alignment with industry standards and internal processes.
• Perform hardware safety analyses, including:
• Worst Case Circuit Analysis (WCCA)
• Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)
• Failure Modes, Effects, and Diagnostic Analysis (FMEDA)
• Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
• Ensure compliance with ISO 26262 Functional Safety requirements throughout the hardware development lifecycle.
• Utilize engineering and analysis tools such as Mathcad, Ansys Medini, and other relevant software tools.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, systems, and cross-functional teams through continuous and effective communication.
• Support design reviews, documentation, and validation activities as required.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, or related Engineering discipline.
• 5–10 years of experience in hardware design for automotive applications.
• Strong hands-on experience in analog and digital circuit design.
• In-depth knowledge of automotive hardware development processes and standards.
• Proven experience working with ISO 26262 Functional Safety standards.
• Hands-on experience performing WCCA, DFMEA, FMEDA, and FTA.
• Proficiency with engineering tools such as Mathcad, Ansys Medini, or equivalent.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.

Project Engineer

Location: Projects in Concord, Hayward & Chico, CA

Salary: $70,000 - $100,000 DOE

Overview

We are seeking a motivated Project Engineer to support both ground-up & rehab and multi-family residential & commercial projects across the Bay Area and Butte County regions. This role offers the opportunity to work with an established general contractor focused on delivering high-quality, community-driven developments including affordable housing and hotel facilities.

The Project Engineer will play a key role in coordinating project documentation, supporting field and office teams, and ensuring projects progress smoothly from preconstruction through closeout. This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is committed to professional growth within the construction industry.

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field
• Minimum 2–3 years of experience supporting construction projects for a general contractor
• Proven experience working on multi-family residential or similar vertical construction projects
• Strong understanding of construction documents, specifications, and submittal processes
• Proficiency with project management software platforms and Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to effectively coordinate with project managers, superintendents, subcontractors, and design teams
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to interpret and track RFI, ASI, and change order workflows
• Commitment to maintaining project schedules, quality standards, and safety protocols
• Authorization to work in the United States

Nice to Haves

• Experience working on affordable housing developments or hotel construction projects
• Familiarity with construction management software such as Procore, Bluebeam, or similar platforms
• Exposure to preconstruction activities, estimating, or value-engineering processes
• Understanding of California building codes and local permitting requirements
• Experience in the Sacramento or other Northern California construction markets
• Ability to assist with BIM coordination or technology-driven project workflows
• OSHA 30 certification or similar safety training

Responsibilities

• Support the project team in planning, coordinating, and executing multi-family residential and hospitality construction projects
• Review, process, and track submittals, RFIs, change orders, and related project documentation
• Assist with project scheduling, ensuring tasks and milestones remain on track
• Coordinate closely with architects, engineers, consultants, and subcontractors to maintain project continuity
• Prepare meeting minutes, logs, reports, and other project documentation as required
• Assist with site walks, quality control checks, and verification of completed work
• Support procurement processes, including materials tracking and subcontractor onboarding
• Help monitor project budgets and cost events in collaboration with project management
• Ensure all work aligns with safety standards, project specifications, and quality expectations
• Contribute to problem-solving efforts, proactively identifying and resolving project issues
• Facilitate communication between field and office teams to ensure seamless project execution

Mechanical Engineer

We are an award-winning and innovative multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm, has several openings for HVAC Engineers in our San Francisco CA. We work closely with architects and owners from around the world on large, complex projects with a focus on sustainability and energy performance of the built environment.

About the Job

Our Engineers work on high quality, high-profile, national and international projects. You will actively participate in the full project cycle, from the design phase through the final construction close-out. We offer excellent growth opportunities:

Many of our senior leaders started out as young engineers in our firm.

Responsibilities include

Design of air distribution systems

Design of hydronic systems

Specification writing

Scheduling and selecting major equipment

Automatic temperature controls system design and specification

Cooling/heating load calculations

Construction administration

Assist with Project Management

Attend client meetings

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/HVAC Engineering
• 1-4 years experience designing mechanical systems for the built environment.
• Project experience submitted for consideration should include buildings on which you have actively participated in the project from the design phase through the final construction close-out.
• Experience of the design of HVAC systems and automatic temperature controls for a broad range of commercial systems.
• Strong working knowledge of building and energy codes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with an emphasis on the ability to organize and present design information to clients.
• Special consideration will be given to those candidates who have successfully demonstrated innovative design experience specifically related to renewable energies and sustainable, high performing buildings.
• Revit experience is Highly preferred
• LEED AP is preferred

Full Benefits, 401K plan, Competitive salary, Vacation Package,

Job Title: QA Engineer

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced QA Engineer to support validation and quality assurance activities for consumer desktop platforms. This role is responsible for testing, issue analysis, and ensuring release readiness across internal and OEM configurations. The ideal candidate will have strong Windows BSP testing experience, hands-on debugging expertise, and prior exposure to OEM system validation.

The position requires close collaboration with BSP, OEM QA, and automation teams to ensure CI/CD quality compliance and timely issue resolution.

Key Responsibilities

Device Setup & Configuration

• Flash builds onto Yukon boards and OEM devices.
• Configure UEFI, OS images, and KDNET settings for debugging.
• Enable crash dump collection and install SoC, GPU, and platform drivers.

Testing & Validation

• Develop, execute, and maintain manual and automated test cases.
• Perform functional, stress, power, and performance testing on internal and OEM devices.
• Conduct exploratory testing to identify corner-case scenarios (expertise in one or more subsystems preferred).
• Validate power states, hibernate cycles, and Modern Standby functionality.
• Support certification readiness activities including USB4 and DP tunneling validation.

Debugging & Issue Management

• Triage internal and OEM defects; track reproducibility and resolution status.
• Collect logs, crash dumps, and perform root cause analysis.
• Utilize debugging tools such as WinDbg and KDNET.
• Perform memory debugging and analyze system-level issues.

CI/CD & Reporting

• Ensure quality and compliance of BSP builds within CI/CD pipelines.
• Upload and document test results accurately.
• Prepare detailed test execution reports and communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Support build readiness and release validation processes.

Collaboration

• Work closely with BSP, OEM QA, and automation teams.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders for validation and issue resolution.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in Windows-based QA and BSP validation.
• Strong hands-on experience with Windows BSP testing and platform setup.
• Experience with UEFI flashing, KDNET debugging, and crash dump analysis.
• Proficiency in bug triage, log analysis, and defect reporting tools.
• Solid understanding of power management states, hibernate cycles, and Modern Standby.
• Experience with OEM device validation and system-level testing.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for BSP builds and QA automation.
• Experience with Intel and AMD platforms.
• Knowledge of USB4, DP tunneling, and certification readiness tasks.
• CUDA knowledge is preferred.

Position: macOS Developer
Location: Cupertino, California
Mode: Hybrid
Duration: Contract
Job ID: 170542
Job Overview:

• We're looking for a creative and resourceful macOS developer with 3-5 years of experience to support the lead engineer on a large internal tools project. This person will assist in implementing new features, testing existing code, and fixing bugs.
• The project involves building internal extensions to a suite of established, consumer-facing macOS applications. These extensions are designed to streamline the content creation workflows of our creative design and production teams.
• The applications being extended have a mature and complex codebase, written predominantly in Objective-C (~90%). All new development is being done in Swift, with SwiftUI used for the user interface layer.
• Success in this role will require deep knowledge of macOS development and strong experience working across both Objective-C and Swift, including handling interoperability between the two. You should be comfortable navigating a large legacy codebase while contributing modern Swift code that integrates cleanly and safely.
• A significant portion of this role will focus on testing new and existing features, as well as performing quick-turnaround bug fixes as the need arises.

• Extensive macOS development experience with SwiftUI and AppKit
• Deep knowledge of Swift and Objective-C interoperability, with hands-on experience working across both languages
• Ability to extend and integrate with existing codebases while minimizing impact to legacy code
• Proven experience contributing to large-scale, complex projects
• Experience collaborating with creative and production teams, understanding their workflows and needs
• Expert-level proficiency with Keynote, Numbers, and Pages
• Exceptional debugging skills with a focus on writing clean, maintainable, and high- quality code
• Strong communication and organizational skills — clear, concise, and proactive
• Ability to work quickly and adapt to feedback from multiple stakeholders
• Experience working in fast-paced, time-sensitive production environments
• Self-motivated and capable of independently troubleshooting technical and process- related issues

• Detail-oriented, organized, and thoughtful in the treatment of bugs, issue tracking, and QA processes
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and effectively to non-technical coworkers in language they can understand
• Strong listening skills with the ability to interpret requests from creative and production teams, asking thoughtful clarifying questions when needed
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to investigate, debug, and triage complex issues independently or collaboratively
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, informal environment, with the flexibility to respond to shifting priorities quickly and efficiently
• Proven experience working on cross-functional projects, collaborating with diverse teams to achieve shared goals

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About the Company

An early-stage AI research lab focused on interpretability, alignment, and reinforcement learning is hiring a Research Engineer. Founded by former frontier-model researchers, the team works directly on model internals and training dynamics to better understand how AI systems reason. The lab runs fast experimental research cycles, building custom tools to explore open-ended questions about model behavior.

About the Role

This role focuses on building the experimental tooling that enables interpretability research. You will develop systems that allow researchers to inspect, measure, and manipulate internal model representations. This is not a production ML or MLOps role — it's for engineers who enjoy building new experimental systems from scratch and working closely with researchers.

Responsibilities

• Build custom RL-style environments and experimental testbeds for interpretability research
• Develop tools for activation tracing and mechanistic interpretability
• Implement probes to detect latent concepts (e.g., deception, goals, uncertainty)
• Prototype activation-level steering methods beyond prompting or fine-tuning
• Collaborate with researchers to rapidly iterate on experiments and tooling

Qualifications

• Strong programming skills in Python
• Experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch or JAX
• Experience working with deep learning models or LLMs
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and ability to build experimental ML systems

Preferred Skills

• Experience in mechanistic interpretability or alignment research
• Familiarity with reinforcement learning environments
• Background working with model internals, representations, or probing methods
• Research experience (PhD preferred but not required)

Pay range and compensation package

Competitive salary, equity, and benefits.

I am working with a team leveraging AI + Reinforcement Learning for accelerating Chip Design.

Most agentic research today deals with text, where feedback is subjective and ground truth is hard to find. I'm working with a Stanford spinout moving RL and post-training into chip design, an environment where physics and logic provide a strict, non negotiable ground truth.

The founding team is being built with an intentional focus on high talent density. The Head of AI, who led Trust & Safety at a Frontier Lab and worked on RL for Claude, is bringing together a small group, including a founding engineer from Augment Code, a member of xAI who worked on special projects under Elon, and peers from Superintelligence and DeepMind.

They are solving for long horizon reasoning by building agents that plan, critique, and verify their own outputs in a closed loop. The goal is to collapse the traditional 2–3 year design cycle through two main products: a licensed IP system for hardware reasoning and a \"Cursor for Verilog\" that validates its own code against real execution feedback.

They are a well funded early stage company backed by a top tier VC, with support from people like Jeff Dean and the co-founder of SambaNova. The role is in Palo Alto and comes with high ownership & scope and equity that reflects the level of trust and impact you would have.

Apply here to discover more about this opportunity.

Job Title: Film Engineer/ Optical Coating Process Engineer

Location: Sunnyvale, CA/Redmond, WA

Duration: 12 Months

Summary

The Client brings together a world-class team of researchers, developers, and engineers to create the future of virtual and augmented reality, which together will become as universal and essential as smartphones and personal computers are today. And just as personal computers have done over the past 45 years, AR and VR will ultimately change everything about how we work, play, and connect.

We are developing all the technologies needed to enable breakthrough AR glasses and VR headsets, including optics and displays, computer vision, audio, graphics, brain-computer interface, haptic interaction, eye/hand/face/body tracking, perception science, and true telepresence. Some of those will advance much faster than others, but they all need to happen to enable AR and VR that are so compelling that they become an integral part of our lives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and optimization of optical coating processes, including Anti-Reflective (AR), hardcoat, and photochromic coatings, to meet performance, reliability, and manufacturability requirements.
• Collaborate closely with external vendors and contract manufacturers to drive process development, conduct failure analysis, and implement effective corrective actions for coating-related issues.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) activities to identify and mitigate risks in the coating manufacturing process.
• Own the end-to-end process control plan, from material selection and incoming quality control to in-process monitoring and final inspection, ensuring a stable and high-yield production environment.
• Define, validate, and implement metrology and characterization techniques to ensure coating performance and quality, correlating measurements to visual and functional performance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Has a BS degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Optical Science, Physics, or a relevant technical field.
• 3+ years of experience in optical coating process engineering, with hands-on experience in deposition technologies such as PVD, IAD, or PECVD for anti-reflective and hardcoat applications.
• Demonstrated experience working with external vendors and contract manufacturers, including process transfer, qualification, and sustaining support.
• In-depth knowledge of coating characterization techniques, including spectrophotometry, ellipsometry, environmental testing, and mechanical durability testing (e.g., adhesion, abrasion).
• Experience with statistical process control (SPC), design of experiments (DOE), and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in a relevant technical field.
• Experience with the design, process, and metrology of photochromic coatings.
• Proven track record of launching products in a high-volume manufacturing environment.Familiarity with thin-film design principles and software (e.g., OptiLayer, FilmStar, Macleod).
• Experience in failure analysis techniques to determine root cause of coating defects and failures.
• Excellent project management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional and multicultural team environment.

About Nucleus

Nucleus is a research-driven talent and intelligence platform for the next generation of investors, built at the intersection of data, experimentation, and community. We hire investors for some of the best firms in the world and are building the network, community, and intelligence layer around the people shaping the future of venture and company building.

The Role

This is a foundational hire working directly with the founder across research, community, events, client relationships, fellow experience, and search execution. One day you may be building cap tables. Another you may be running a mixer for 40 fellows or sitting in on a GP hiring conversation at a top firm.

The title is intentional. You will be in the room early, learning how the best firms operate and earning responsibility as you prove you can carry it. Over time you will own projects and workstreams. The starting point is proximity, pattern recognition, and high output across a wide surface area.

The founder focuses on strategy, vision, brand, community, and high-trust client relationships. Your role is to absorb the operational surface area so his time goes to the work only he can do. Nothing drops while he goes deep.

What the work looks like

• Work side by side with the founder across research, community, content, events, and client delivery
• Own the operational follow-through: prep materials, follow-ups, scheduling, and keeping workstreams moving between meetings
• Conduct research on investors and firms. Build and maintain the Nucleus Brain so the founder can go deeper on priority engagements.
• Collaborate on candidate shortlists and search materials for active client work
• Help coordinate NEXT Fellowship programming, pod logistics, and fellow experience
• Plan and execute community events: mixers, firesides, dinners, partner programming
• Draft and edit external communications: emails, proposals, partnership materials, client decks • Contribute to content across Nucleus Intelligence, Substack, social, and the Rise podcast
• Help shape brand and media presence
• Pick up whatever needs to get done so nothing falls through the cracks

Who you are

• 1 to 2 years in a high-intensity environment: investment banking, management consulting, executive search at a top firm, or an operating role at a venture-funded startup
• Genuinely curious about venture capital, the people in it, and how the industry actually works
• Technical bias. At the least, you are highly analytical by nature and can find information others can't and synthesize it clearly
• Warm, high-energy, and natural with people. You make rooms better when you walk in.
• Excellent writer with a tight, dense style
• Comfortable with ambiguity and context-switching in a fast-moving, founder-led environment
• Based in San Francisco or NYC. Remote will be considered. Must be in the US and be willing to travel.

Why this role

You will have a front-row seat to how the best venture firms operate, hire, and think about talent. You will build relationships with builders, investors, LPs, and emerging managers that most people spend years trying to access. And you will help build a company from the ground floor with real revenue, real clients, and a vision that extends well beyond search.

Promotions follow ownership and output, not tenure. We stay intentionally lean. Earn it, and the path to real ownership is short.

Compensation

Base: $120-180k DOE

Bonus eligible day one

Profit sharing with meaningful upside as the business grows

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Role: ASIC Power Engineer (AR/VR – Meta)

Location: Sunnyvale CA

Duration: 6 Months Contract

Experience Required: 10+ Years

Overview

We are seeking an experienced ASIC Power Engineer to perform power analysis and optimization for ASIC designs used in next-generation AR/VR products. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in power optimization, low-power methodologies, and ASIC implementation flows, along with strong scripting and data analysis skills.

This role requires hands-on experience analyzing and reducing power consumption at RTL and netlist levels while working with industry-standard tools from Synopsys and Cadence.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform Power, Performance, Area (PPA) optimization using Synopsys Fusion Compiler
• Conduct RTL and netlist-level power analysis
• Analyze ASIC flows including:
• Synthesis
• Physical Design
• Timing
• Power analysis
• Perform post-processing and scripting on report logs for:
• Data extraction
• Format conversion
• Power analysis insights
• Develop scripts using Python, Tcl, or Perl for automation and analysis
• Implement selected RTL blocks and UPF power intent
• Debug and analyze reports across ASIC flows
• Identify and implement power reduction techniques
• Document results and communicate findings effectively

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in ASIC Power Engineering, CAD Engineering, or Physical Design
• Strong expertise in power estimation tools and synthesis flows
• Hands-on experience with power analysis and optimization methodologies
• Knowledge of power trade-offs in design and backend implementation
• Strong scripting and data analysis skills
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Synopsys tools
• Design Compiler (DC)
• IC Compiler (ICC)
• PrimeTime PX / PrimePower
• VCS
• Verdi
• Experience with Cadence Joules
• Proficiency in Python, Perl, Tcl scripting
• Experience with Excel or MATLAB for modeling and data visualization
• Experience in low-power design methodologies
• Hands-on experience with UPF power intent specifications
• Experience with Silicon Power Characterization
• Experience with power profiling at IP or SoC level

Must-Have Skills

• ASIC Power Optimization
• Synopsys Power Tools:
• PrimePower
• PTPX
• DC
• ICC
• Cadence Joules
• Low Power Design methodologies
• UPF Power Intent
• Python / Perl scripting
• Silicon Power Characterization

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Power profiling at IP or SoC level
• Data analytics and visualization
• Experience with Machine Learning related ASIC workloads