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Manufacturing Validation Engineer

Petaluma, CA

Onsite | Contract-to-Hire | $60–$75 per hour

Kelly Engineering is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Validation Engineer to support equipment and process validations for a growing life sciences manufacturing organization in the North Bay. This role will play a key part in helping the manufacturing team complete critical validations as the company prepares for commercialization and production scale-up.

This position is ideal for engineers who have strong hands-on validation experience in regulated environments and can independently write and execute validation protocols, address deviations, and support the qualification of manufacturing and laboratory systems.

This is a contract-to-hire opportunity based on performance and business needs.

Schedule: Monday through Friday onsite. Some overtime or occasional weekend work may be required based on business needs in a fast-moving startup environment.

What You Will Do

• Execute equipment and process validations including IQ, OQ, and PQ

• Author validation protocols, reports, work instructions, and supporting documentation

• Support equipment commissioning, qualification, and troubleshooting activities

• Investigate and document validation deviations, ensuring clear and compliant technical documentation

• Establish process controls and documentation for validated equipment and systems

• Collaborate with Quality, Manufacturing, and R&D teams to support production readiness and scale-up activities

• Perform risk assessments including FMEA and validation impact assessments

• Support change control, deviation investigations, and CAPA activities within a regulated quality system

• Validate laboratory and manufacturing equipment such as incubators, refrigeration systems, and other controlled equipment

• Support validation activities for facility and utility systems including water systems, piping, and related infrastructure as needed

• Participate in engineering studies or DOE activities to support process understanding and operational tolerances

• Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing processes, quality systems, and operational efficiency

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field preferred

• 5–7+ years of experience in regulated manufacturing environments such as pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or combination product manufacturing

• Strong hands-on experience executing IQ, OQ, and PQ validation protocols

• Demonstrated experience writing validation documentation, technical reports, deviations, and work instructions

• Knowledge of FDA-regulated manufacturing environments and quality systems (such as 21 CFR Part 820, 211, or similar GMP frameworks)

• Experience supporting equipment qualification, facility systems, or process validation efforts

• Ability to troubleshoot equipment and manufacturing processes during validation activities

• Strong written documentation skills and attention to regulatory compliance

• Ability to work cross-functionally with Quality, Manufacturing, and Engineering teams

This role requires a proactive engineer who can work independently, communicate clearly, and adapt within a collaborative startup team environment where priorities evolve as the organization scales manufacturing operations.

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At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

We are seeking a highly motivated, experienced Principal Software Engineer to be an active participant in the software development team for Electronic Warfare (EW) projects, working with cutting edge technologies in products that protect our warfighters.  

What You Will Do:

• Technical leadership and participation on collaborative, cross-disciplined integrated product teams, often employing agile system and software development operations to plan, specify, design, test, and integrate complex software and systems solutions.
• Responsibilities include inventions and innovations of new products and technologies, from architecture and design, through integration, lab test and field test.
• Collaborating effectively with other disciplines and senior technical staff, in addition to producing planning and technical work products for internal customers to form original solutions to complex problems.
• Developing software requirements and FPGA level interface requirements derived from system level requirements, developing associated architectures, performing simulations and analysis and testing of the software in a laboratory setting.
• Work in an advanced product development team environment with systems, firmware, electrical and software engineers. Think out-of-the box to root-cause issues and develop creative resolutions.
• Handle fast pace and dynamic product development environment including engagement with Systems and Electrical Engineers
• This position will require occasional business-related travel.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) AND a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience in software design, development, integration and test utilizing C / C++.
• Experience with embedded microprocessors, system on a chip software design, FPGAs, high-speed transceivers, DDR, flash memories, block diagrams, signal analyses or signal generation.
• Experience developing real-time applications on embedded platforms, including bare metal (no-OS), embedded Linux, or Windows environments.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. government issued security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required , as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
  
   

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Existing Secret security clearance.
• Electronic Warfare Electronic Attack/Electronic Support (EA/ES), Radar, or Secure Communications technology knowledge.
• Experience with .NET C# using WPF and MVVM.
• Tool familiarity: Visual Studio, Vitis, TortoiseSVN, Jenkins, Jira, Collaborator.
• DevSecOps background including pipeline toolset use and creation.
• Lab experience in product testing using logic analyzers, high-speed oscilloscopes, signal generators, and system on chip debugging tools.
• Experience with interfaces and bus standards such as: VME, PCI, PCIe, VPX, or Gb Ethernet.
• Experience in software lifecycle phases: software architecture, system/software requirements analysis, design, implementation, verification testing, system integration, and post-delivery maintenance.
• Experience with Radar technology, machine languages.
• Experience with software algorithm development.
• Experienced in Agile development processes.
• Experience with machine learning.

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

• A total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs.

• Relocation Eligible – Relocation assistance available

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Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role.

• Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

• This position requires a security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here:

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As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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Mechanical Engineer – Aerospace Thermal Management Systems (Integration & Packaging)

Location: Onsite – Irvine CA

Industry: Aerospace & Defense

Duration: 6 months and extendable

Role Overview

We are seeking two highly skilled Mechanical Engineers with experience in the Aerospace & Defense sector to support the development and integration of advanced thermal management subsystems used across military and commercial platforms globally.

This role focuses on mechanical subsystem development from a packaging and integration perspective, including enclosure design and integration of electronic and fluid control components such as pumps, compressors, fans, and valves. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience developing aerospace-grade subsystems within defined volume and interface constraints, ensuring high reliability, environmental robustness, and compliance with industry standards.

These roles will support programs progressing from Preliminary Design Review (PDR) toward Critical Design Review (CDR) and will involve reuse and adaptation of existing product architectures.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop mechanical enclosures for aerospace electronic and control subsystems such as thermal management systems and related subsystems
• Package and integrate COTS and custom components into customer-defined volume constraints by integrating components including pumps, compressors, fans, valves, and control electronics
• Develop detailed CAD models, assemblies, and manufacturing drawings (SolidWorks preferred)
• Conduct tolerance analysis, GD&T, stack-up analysis, and design for manufacturability (DFM)
• Support prototype builds, integration activities, testing, and validation
• Implement design considerations to satisfy and qualify the environmental requirements (shock, vibration, temperature, humidity, EMI/EMC interface considerations) per MIL standards.
• Collaborate with electrical, controls, thermal, structural, and systems engineering teams
• Participate in root cause analysis and design refinement
• Ensure compliance with aerospace and defense standards and documentation practices

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience in Aerospace & Defense mechanical subsystem development
• U.S. Citizen (No Dual Citizenship)
• Strong mechanical packaging and integration experience
• Experience designing enclosures housing electronics and fluid/mechanical components
• Exposure to thermal management systems (ECS, vapor cycle, or liquid cooling preferred but not mandatory)
• Working knowledge of rotating machinery components (fans, compressors, pumps)
• Proficiency in CAD tools (SolidWorks preferred; strong experience in other platforms acceptable)
• Experience with GD&T and tolerance analysis
• Familiarity with aerospace environmental standards (MIL-STD preferred)
• Experience supporting qualification and validation testing
• Strong understanding of materials selection for aerospace applications
• Ability to work in cross-functional engineering teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience packaging turbomachinery components within constrained aerospace envelopes
• Exposure to controls systems integration
• Knowledge of vibration isolation and shock mitigation techniques
• Experience supporting PDR/CDR processes
• Familiarity with configuration management and aerospace documentation rigor
• Exposure to FMEA, reliability analysis, and lifecycle support

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At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we're looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we'll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.

Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here.

We're seeking an exceptional Staff Software Engineer to join our Observability team at Pinterest. This role combines deep technical expertise in distributed systems and data engineering with a product-oriented mindset to build world-class observability solutions that empower our engineering organization.As a Staff Engineer on the Observability team, you'll be responsible for designing and building the infrastructure and tools that provide visibility into Pinterest's large-scale distributed systems, helping thousands of engineers understand, debug, and optimize their services.

What you'll do:

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• Define and execute the observability roadmap, treating it as a product. Understand engineering team needs and translate them into technical solutions with measurable impact.
  
• Architect, build, and scale distributed observability infrastructure (metrics, logs, traces) to handle massive volumes across Pinterest's distributed systems.
  
• Build high-performance data pipelines and storage for real-time and historical telemetry analysis at Pinterest scale.
  
• Champion Best Practices: Establish observability standards and patterns across the organization, making it easy for teams to instrument their services and gain actionable insights
  
• Technical Leadership: Mentor engineers, lead architectural reviews, and influence technical decisions across teams to improve overall system reliability and performance
  
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with SRE, Infrastructure, Product Engineering, and other teams to understand pain points and deliver solutions that improve developer productivity and system reliability
  
• Innovation: Stay current with observability trends and technologies, evaluating and adopting cutting-edge tools and techniques to keep Pinterest at the forefront
  

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• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  
• Product Mindset: Demonstrated ability to work backwards from customer needs -understanding user needs, prioritizing features, measuring success, and iterating based on feedback. Experience building internal platforms or tools with strong adoption
  
• Distributed Systems Expertise: 7+ years of experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems with deep understanding of consistency, availability, scalability, and failure modes
  
• Data Engineering Skills: Strong background in building data pipelines, working with time-series databases, columnar storage, stream processing (Kafka, Flink, etc.), and data modeling at scale
  
• Observability Domain Knowledge: Hands-on experience with modern observability tools and practices including metrics, logging, tracing, and profiling. Familiarity with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar technologies
  
• Programming Proficiency: Expert-level coding skills in languages like Java, Python, Go, or Scala with ability to write production-quality code
  
• Systems Thinking: Ability to see the big picture while managing complex technical details, balancing trade-offs between cost, performance, and reliability
  
• Experience building observability platforms from the ground up or significantly scaling existing solutions
  
• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and technologies (Kubernetes, service mesh, etc.)
  
• Track record of driving adoption of internal platforms through excellent documentation, UX, and developer advocacy
  
• Experience with machine learning or anomaly detection applied to observability use cases
  
• Strong communication skills with ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
  
• Contributions to open-source observability projects, a plus
  

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• We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
  
• This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times/quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
  

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• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
  

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At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.

Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.

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• Works on the design, modifications, and maintenance of manufacturing equipment and manufacturing processes.
  
• Works on engineering planning, financial justification, start-up activities, scale-up processes, implementation, process improvements, and validation.
  
• Performs evaluation studies and troubleshooting on manufacturing equipment and systems.
  
• Generates and reviews required engineering and manufacturing documentation.
  
• Provides accurate budget estimates for capital equipment and projects.
  
• Independently resolves manufacturing engineering issues of complex scope.
  
• Independently manages assigned projects through completion.
  
• Participates in cross-functional project teams.
  
• May coordinate contract personnel through completion of assignments; may guide other manufacturing process engineers.
  
• Purchases machinery, equipment, tools, raw materials, packaging materials, parts, services, and supplies necessary for the operation of a pharmaceutical organization.
  
• Compiles and analyzes statistical data to determine the feasibility of buying products and to establish price objectives.
  
• Compiles information from periodicals, catalogs, and other sources to keep informed on price trends and manufacturing processes.
  
• Confers with vendors and analyzes vendors' operations to determine factors that affect prices and determines the lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules.
  
• Reviews proposals, negotiates prices, selects or recommends suppliers, analyzes trends, follows up on orders placed, verifies delivery, approves payment, and maintains necessary records.
  
• Utilizes as necessary, established precedents and policies.
  

We're building safety-enhancing technology for aviation that will save lives. Automated aviation systems will enable a future where air transportation is safer, more convenient and fundamentally transformative to the way goods - and eventually people - move around the planet. We are a team of mission-driven engineers with experience across aerospace, robotics and self-driving cars working to make this future a reality.

As a Radar Hardware Design Engineer, you will be a part of our Radar Engineering team. The Radar Engineering team is comprised of a small cross-functional team of motivated and experienced engineers; we're responsible for designing, building, and testing cutting-edge phased array radar systems from concept to certified product. We enjoy a culture of sharing information and collaboration. Phased array radar systems have historically been reserved for specialized applications, but we're making this technology affordable to enable Detect and Avoid for widespread commercial applications. This role will focus on new advanced operational modes. The passion for revolutionary technology to make aviation safer motivates us to come in every day.

Responsibilities

In your role as a Radar Design Engineer, you will be responsible for designing digital and analog circuits for our next-generation Radar system. You will be involved in all phases of development, from conception to production, tracing system-level requirements through to circuit-level design. You will drive the design and layout of a multi-processor with an FPGA on chip using DDR 4 memory, as well as designing switching and linear power supplies. The high-speed digital design is complemented by high-frequency analog and RF design up to 12GHz. You will own the schematic, layout, artwork generation and bring-up of hardware. You will be collaborating with the cross-functional teams, including mechanical and system engineering. You will be responsible for the certification of your design to DO-160, DO-254 design assurance and FCC certification. You will support radar system integration and testing in the engineering lab and on the aircraft.

Basic Success Criteria

• Electrical Engineering fundamentals, typically gained through a Bachelor's Degree of Science or Engineering in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or a related discipline

• 5+ years of professional hands-on experience with high-speed digital circuits, linear and switching power regulator circuits, PLL's, VGA, mixers etc.

• Ability to use Circuit simulators, Altium schematic capture and layout, and SPICE simulation software

• Ability to troubleshoot, find root cause, and resolve issues

• Experienced in using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers and Vector Network Analyzers

Preferred Criteria

• Advanced Degree of Science or Electrical Engineering

• Experience developing system architectures and managing requirements for certification of Avionics

• Creative problem solver that can bring multiple disciplines together, with the ability to assess risk and make design and development decisions without all available data

• Experience integrating and troubleshooting various electronic sensors and components

• RF circuit design experience up to 12GHz

• DO-160 and DO-254 hardware design assurance experience

This position will be located at our facility in Mountain View, California.

Must be willing to travel 10% of the time.

The estimated salary range for this position is $190,000 to $250,000/annual salary + cash and stock option awards + benefits. At Reliable Robotics, we strive to provide competitive and rewarding compensation based on experience and expertise, as well as market conditions, location, and pay equity.

In addition to base compensation, Reliable Robotics offers stock options, employee medical, 401k contribution, great co-workers and a casual work environment.

This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicant's capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws.

All applicants are asked to provide documentation that legally establishes status as a U.S. person or non-U.S. person (and nationalities in the case of a non-U.S. person). Where the applicant is not a U.S. person, meaning not a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident, (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. * 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. * 1158, or not otherwise permitted to access the export-controlled technology without U.S. government authorization, the Company reserves the right not to apply for an export license for such applicants whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code requires authorization and may decline to proceed with the application process and any offer of employment on that basis.

At Reliable Robotics, our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, ancestry, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or medical conditions, national origin, military or veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment and promotion is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to

Compensation Range: $190K - $250K

We're building safety-enhancing technology for aviation that will save lives. Automated aviation systems will enable a future where air transportation is safer, more convenient and fundamentally transformative to the way goods - and eventually people - move around the planet. We are a team of mission-driven engineers with experience across aerospace, robotics and self-driving cars working to make this future a reality.

The mechanical team is a small group of highly motivated people designing, testing, and flying advanced mechanical systems. We enjoy cradle-to-grave hardware ownership and hands-on build, test, and integration of our designs. As a Sr. Mechanical Engineer at Reliable Robotics, you will be an influential part of the Mechanical Engineering team helping to drive engineering methods and product quality. The hardware focus is on high reliability safety critical mechanisms and structures, with significant cross-functional development with the Systems, Avionics, GNC, Software, Manufacturing, and Flight Test teams. The position will be located at our facility in Mountain View, California, reporting to the Mechanical Engineering Manager.

Responsibilities

You will design, analyze, build, test, and fly a system of actuators, mechanisms, and structural modifications to enable remote piloted aircraft. Own your hardware from initial conception through flight test and certification...this is cradle-to-grave engineering with hands-on build, test, and integration. Lead cross-functional trades and drive performance and design decisions to closure. You will bring a sense of humility, and be ready to both learn and teach.

Basic Success Criteria

• BS in mechanical or aerospace engineering, or equivalent experience

• 5+ years professional experience developing mechanical systems

• Mastery of at least one of the following areas: Design, Analysis, Manufacturing, Test, or Certification

• Demonstrated successful project ownership

Preferred Criteria

• Demonstrated understanding of structural analysis and failure modes of mechanical systems

• Ability to assess and prioritize mechanical architectures for safety and reliability

• Previous experience with aircraft or other safety-critical mechanical systems

• Experience developing engineering infrastructure such as CAD systems, configuration management, PLM, ERP, and MRP systems

• Design for manufacturability and volume production

• Eagerness and ability to mentor junior engineers

• Proactive problem solver

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Must be willing to travel up to 10% of the time.

The estimated salary range for this position is $180,000 to $260,000/annual salary + cash and stock option awards + benefits. At Reliable Robotics, we strive to provide competitive and rewarding compensation based on experience and expertise, as well as market conditions, location, and pay equity.

In addition to base compensation, Reliable Robotics offers stock options, employee medical, 401k contribution, great co-workers and a casual work environment.

This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicant's capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws.

All applicants are asked to provide documentation that legally establishes status as a U.S. person or non-U.S. person (and nationalities in the case of a non-U.S. person). Where the applicant is not a U.S. person, meaning not a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident, (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. * 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. * 1158, or not otherwise permitted to access the export-controlled technology without U.S. government authorization, the Company reserves the right not to apply for an export license for such applicants whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code requires authorization and may decline to proceed with the application process and any offer of employment on that basis.

At Reliable Robotics, our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, ancestry, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or medical conditions, national origin, military or veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment and promotion is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to

Compensation Range: $180K - $260K

We're building safety-enhancing technology for aviation that will save lives. Automated aviation systems will enable a future where air transportation is safer, more convenient and fundamentally transformative to the way goods - and eventually people - move around the planet. We are a team of mission-driven engineers with experience across aerospace, robotics and self-driving cars working to make this future a reality.

As a Sr. Quality Assurance and Reliability Engineer, you'll be a part of the Production organization. You'll bring the technical leadership required to verify product safety and reliability, lead investigations, identify and implement corrective actions, and ensure improvements are implemented. This is a small but growing team of highly motivated people who are passionate about delivering quality products and services with velocity and unquestionable value. You will be responsible for the strategy and execution of the quality management system, risk mitigation, risk prevention, design reliability, hardware reliability, flight reliability, test validation, and production optimization. As Reliable Robotics continues to grow and scale, you'll be responsible for increasing the velocity of the business, maturing processes, and building automations to enable company success. The projects you work on will set the foundation for how the business operates for years to come. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a safety-critical environment that takes automated aviation systems from prototype to production in a hands-on environment.

Responsibilities

• Work with the design, manufacturing, test, and flight teams to produce reliable products, ensure compliance, and drive continuous improvement across the business. You'll have the opportunity to work directly with flight hardware in the factory and on the plane, run investigations and containment on safety-critical products, and watch your processes build the first certifiable autonomous aircraft.

• Partner with design, manufacturing, and test teams through product development, acceptance testing, and quality checkouts to create reliable hardware verification for flight components and systems, including identification of key operating characteristics, prototype development testing for functionality and manufacturability, flight and prototype planning development, and collation of test anomalies and lessons learned.

• Develop and manage the quality management system to ensure compliance with processes, work instructions, certifications, and regulatory requirements.

• Investigate anomalies in manufacturing, supply chain, testing, and flight, identifying and mitigating the immediate and underlying root causes to manage risk and improve the reliability of designs and processes.

• Support the development, manufacturing, and verification of products using continuous improvement and statistical techniques.

• Develop, implement, and validate test and inspection methodologies for new and existing products, ensuring objective criteria are consistently met and quality goals are met.

• Derive, automate, and report quality metrics to the business and provide recommendations for design, product, and process improvements.

Basic Success Criteria

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, Software Engineering, or a similar advanced degree

• 7+ years of professional experience in design engineering, manufacturing, test, software, or quality and reliability engineering

• 2+ years of professional experience with investigations, design of experiments, and other investigatory and problem-solving methods

• Experience with quality, risk, and/or safety management systems and processes

Preferred Criteria

• 2+ years of experience with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulatory requirements (e.g., 14 CFR 21, DO-160, D0-254, etc.)

• 2+ years of programming experience in Python, C, or SQL with an emphasis on data analysis and automation

• Experience evaluating, defining, strategizing, and executing test campaigns and procedures

• Experience developing engineering infrastructure and tools in support of the Quality Management System (QMS)

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Our team is passionate about delivering on our commitments, solving hard problems, continuously improving, and helping the business succeed. We are constantly reevaluating our technologies, products, and capabilities. If you are a lifelong learner, you will love this environment. Get in on the ground floor and help us build the company.

The position will be located at our facility in Mountain View, California. Must be willing to travel up to 20% of the time.

This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicant's capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws.

All applicants are asked to provide documentation that legally establishes status as a U.S. person or non-U.S. person (and nationalities in the case of a non-U.S. person). Where the applicant is not a U.S. person, meaning not a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident, (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. * 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. * 1158, or not otherwise permitted to access the export-controlled technology without U.S. government authorization, the Company reserves the right not to apply for an export license for such applicants whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code requires authorization and may decline to proceed with the application process and any offer of employment on that basis.

At Reliable Robotics, our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, ancestry, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or medical conditions, national origin, military or veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment and promotion is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to

Compensation Range: $165K - $220K

Business Overview

KINESSO is the technology-driven performance marketing agency providing actionable growth for both our agency partners and clients. We turn 'action' into 'outcome' for our clients, leveraging our unique capabilities in optimization, analytics, AI, and experimentation. KINESSO has brought together the collective power of what was formerly Matterkind, Reprise, P3, and Kinesso under one collective entity that will serve as the most powerful delivery engine in the industry. We have extensive offerings spanning across performance marketing and data and technology. Fueled by a deep understanding of consumer behavior, we offer an end-to-end engine of planning and optimization while also delivering on data-driven strategy for social platforms, actionable growth in e-commerce, and creating curated marketplaces specific to each client's function and needs. The company has more than 6,000 employees operating in more than 60 countries. Learn more at Summary

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to spearhead the design and development of a next-generation AI Chat Application that will serve as an enterprise-wide assistant. This application will support a diverse range of organizational functions-including HR, Finance, Business Strategy, Ad Tech, and MarTech-empowering employees with intelligent, context-aware AI capabilities to streamline daily work.

As the Staff Software Engineer, you will guide the technical direction, mentor engineers, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver a scalable, secure, and high-performing platform.

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• Lead Architecture & Development: Define and implement the architecture for an AI-driven chat platform leveraging Python, GCP, and AI services.
  
• Team Leadership: Mentor and guide a team of engineers, driving technical excellence, collaboration, and delivery.
  
• LLM Integration: Build and optimize solutions with LLM foundational models to support natural language understanding, contextual reasoning, and multi-domain workflows.
  
• Partner with Product Owners: Collaborate closely with product owners to assess technical feasibility, translate business needs into actionable engineering requirements, and ensure alignment with overall product strategy.
  
• Scalability & Reliability: Ensure the system is designed with enterprise-grade security, scalability, and compliance in mind.
  
• Innovation: Explore and adopt emerging practices in prompt engineering, multi-agent coordination (MCP/LLM agents), and applied AI to continuously evolve the platform.
  

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• 12+ years of software engineering experience building production-grade applications.
  
• 7+ years of experience with Java (Python experience strongly preferred).
  
• 3+ years of experience leading or managing engineering teams.
  
• Strong grasp of object-oriented programming, data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
  
• Experience designing and building scalable APIs (REST, GraphQL, gRPC) and modular, extensible architectures.
  
• Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., MSSQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB).
  
• Familiarity with messaging and event-driven platforms like Kafka, Temporal for real-time systems.
  
• Strong expertise in GCP and integrating AI services with LLM foundational models.
  
• Experience with AI-powered developer tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude) to improve productivity and code quality.
  
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills, with a bias for secure, observable, and maintainable solutions.
  
• Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum environments with cross-functional teams.
  

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• Experience with context engineering and fine-tuning AI/LLM outputs.
  
• Familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP) for LLM agent orchestration.
  
• Knowledge of LLM agent frameworks for building multi-step, reasoning-driven AI systems.
  
• Experience in enterprise-grade security and compliance frameworks.
  

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family. The salary range for this position is posted below. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position, market considerations, budgetary considerations, tenure and standing with the Company (applicable to current employees), as well as the employee's/applicant's skill set, level of experience, and qualifications.

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Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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Job Description

The principal focus is to drive revenue growth through the sale and promotion of partner solutions, working closely with Marketing, Industry Verticals, Business Lines, and Strategic Partner Managers. This role focuses on demand generation, deal origination, and pipeline development by aligning internal teams with partner field sales and leveraging joint go-to-market initiatives. Responsibilities include managing the full deal lifecycle, utilizing partner funding programs, and ensuring accurate deal registration and compliance. The role also supports joint account planning, co-develops assets and training, and fosters strong partner relationships to accelerate opportunity progression. Key success metrics include partner-related bookings, pipeline growth, cloud/data consumption, and incentive fund utilization.

Drive Partner field sales relationships as the regional POC for the partner to engage and navigate Capgemini. Demand Generation and Sales Enablement with the Capgemini account base by leveraging the partner channel within a specified geography. Drives partner influence revenue, responsible for individual deals and registrations. Takes the lead for hyperscaler funding claims, working with all stakeholders to initiate and progress the claims.

Your Skills & Experience

• 12 plus years of experience in semiconductor services sales, with a focus on ASIC chip design or engineering services.
• Proven success in managing complex sales pursuits and closing deals of $8MM+ annually.
• Strong technical foundation with a degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• Deep understanding of the semiconductor ecosystem, including foundries, EDA tools, and IP providers.
• Background in ASIC design or semiconductor R&D is highly desirable.
• Exceptional communication and negotiation skills, with experience influencing C-level executives.
• Ability to navigate complex client organizations and build relationships across engineering and procurement.
• A strong network within the semiconductor industry and a passion for driving innovation.

The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is ( $105,000 - $220,000/year)

Capgemini provides compensation range information in accordance with applicable national, state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws. The base compensation range listed for this position reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation Capgemini, in good faith, believes it may pay for the role at the time of this posting. This range may be subject to change as permitted by law.

The actual compensation offered to any candidate may fall outside of the posted range and will be determined based on multiple factors legally permitted in the applicable jurisdiction.

These may include, but are not limited to Geographic location, Education and qualifications, Certifications and licenses, Relevant experience and skills, Seniority and performance, Market and business consideration, Internal pay equity.

It is not typical for candidates to be hired at or near the top of the posted compensation range.

In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for additional compensation such as variable incentives, bonuses, or commissions, depending on the position and applicable laws.