Engineering Jobs in Half Moon Bay, CA

Company:

We are a top-tier heavy civil constructor delivering complex transportation, bridge, transit, and infrastructure projects across the United States. We are committed to technical excellence, safety, and operational efficiency on every project we deliver.

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Office Engineer to support project management, documentation, and coordination efforts on major infrastructure projects. This role is essential in ensuring smooth project operations, timely communication, and accurate documentation throughout the construction process.

Position Overview:

The Office Engineer serves as a key support figure within the project team, assisting with documentation control, cost tracking, procurement, communication, and coordination between field staff, subcontractors, designers, and client representatives. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, possesses strong communication and analytical skills, and is committed to maintaining high standards of accuracy and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Documentation & Administrative Support

• Maintain and manage project documentation, including RFIs, submittals, meeting minutes, drawing logs, correspondence, and daily records.

• Process and track approvals, revisions, and document distribution in accordance with project and owner requirements.

• Support the preparation of project reports, logs, and compliance documents.

Procurement & Subcontractor Coordination

• Assist in procurement activities, including soliciting quotes, preparing purchase orders, and tracking material deliveries.

• Maintain vendor and subcontractor logs, certificates, and communication records.

• Coordinate with subcontractors and suppliers to ensure timely submissions, deliveries, and documentation compliance.

Cost Control & Quantity Tracking

• Track quantities, invoice backup, and production data for cost reporting.

• Assist with change order preparation, pricing exercises, and cost analyses.

• Support project managers with budget updates, pay applications, and cost forecasting.

Scheduling & Progress Tracking

• Help maintain project schedules by gathering progress data and updating milestone tracking.

• Coordinate with field staff to document completed work, upcoming activities, and schedule constraints.

• Support resource planning, material tracking, and work sequencing documentation.

Communication & Coordination

• Facilitate communication between office and field teams, consolidating information and managing workflow.

• Assist with preparation of presentations, client updates, and internal coordination documents.

• Attend project meetings and maintain accurate, organized meeting minutes.

Compliance & Quality

• Ensure project documentation adheres to company standards and owner requirements.

• Support quality control processes by organizing inspection records, test reports, and compliance logs.

• Monitor safety documentation and provide administrative support for safety initiatives as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.

• 1–5+ years of experience in heavy civil, infrastructure, or commercial construction.

• Strong organizational and communication skills with keen attention to detail.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Bluebeam, and project management/document control software.

• Ability to interpret drawings, specifications, and basic project documents.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced project environment and coordinate with diverse stakeholders.

• Familiarity with Primavera P6, Procore, Ebuilder, or similar platforms.

• Previous experience supporting cost control, procurement, or field engineering teams.

Company:

We are a leading heavy civil contractor recognized for delivering complex transportation, bridge, and infrastructure projects across the United States. We are committed to innovation, technical excellence, teamwork, and safety in every aspect of our work.

We are seeking a highly motivated Project Engineer to join our team on a landmark multi-year initiative focused on enhancing the bridge’s structural resilience while preserving its historic integrity.

Position Overview:

The Project Engineer will support daily engineering, coordination, and management activities for the seismic retrofit scope of work. This role involves close collaboration with construction teams, subcontractors, designers, and project stakeholders to ensure successful and safe execution of all project phases. The ideal candidate has strong technical competence, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a high-profile, fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Engineering & Technical Support

• Assist with interpretation of contract documents, specifications, drawings, and engineering reports.

• Prepare and review engineering calculations, construction methodologies, and temporary works designs.

• Support seismic retrofit activities including steel reinforcement, anchorage systems, structural modifications, and specialty access/rigging needs.

• Contribute to value engineering initiatives and constructability reviews.

Project Coordination & Documentation

• Develop and maintain submittals, RFIs, design clarifications, as-built drawings, and technical logs.

• Coordinate closely with the design team, project managers, superintendents, inspectors, and owner representatives.

• Track material procurement, production rates, and schedule impacts.

• Assist in preparing progress reports, meeting minutes, and documentation required by the Owner.

Field Support

• Provide daily field engineering support to construction crews, ensuring work complies with plans, specs, and safety requirements.

• Monitor installation quality, survey/layout, tolerances, and inspections for seismic retrofit components.

• Support resolution of field issues through collaboration with designers and specialty subcontractors.

Safety & Compliance

• Uphold company safety culture and ensure compliance with OSHA, Cal/OSHA, and project safety requirements.

• Participate in hazard analysis, risk mitigation planning, and safety audits.

• Ensure quality control procedures are followed for all seismic retrofit activities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.

• 2–5+ years of experience in heavy civil, bridge, infrastructure, or structural construction projects.

• Strong understanding of structural systems, steel and concrete construction, and seismic retrofit principles.

• Proficiency with engineering and construction software (AutoCAD, Bluebeam, MS Office; P6 a plus).

• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

• Ability to work in challenging field conditions, including heights, marine environments, and active jobsite constraints.

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Process Engineer – New Product Introduction (NPI)

Location: San Carlos, CA

Employment Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire

Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Process Engineer – NPI to join a fast-growing advanced manufacturing organization. This role is critical in scaling innovative processes from prototype to high-volume production, enabling successful product launches in industries such as EV, energy storage, and aerospace.

You will work hands-on with cutting-edge technologies and collaborate across engineering and customer-facing teams to bridge the gap between concept and manufacturability.

Key Responsibilities

• Scale processes from prototype to high-volume manufacturing, driving yield, throughput, and cost efficiency.
• Design, implement, and validate manufacturing processes for scalability and reliability.
• Build and qualify first articles; ensure readiness for customer and internal validation.
• Conduct structured experiments and root cause analysis to de-risk scale-up.
• Develop process documentation and train staff for smooth transition to production.
• Work directly with advanced materials and high-volume manufacturing methods.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Materials Science, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or related field.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in process engineering.
• Proven track record of scaling processes from prototype to production.
• Strong background in manufacturability, yield improvement, and cost reduction.
• Familiarity with advanced manufacturing methods (vacuum lamination, thermally-activated adhesives, roll-to-roll processing, material patterning, laser welding).
• Proficiency in statistical analysis and tools (JMP, Minitab).
• Ability to troubleshoot custom manufacturing and metrology equipment.
• Adaptability to fast-paced start-up environments.

Work Environment

• Onsite role in a dynamic start-up setting.
• Physical ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Exposure to manufacturing environments; PPE required.

QA Manager

NeuBird is scaling rapidly and we need a hands-on QA leader who can build quality into everything we ship while still rolling up their sleeves to write tests and debug complex issues. You'll own quality across our AI-powered DevOps platform while building and mentoring a distributed QA team.

What You'll Do

Lead quality assurance for Hawkeye, our AI SRE agent that helps teams manage and troubleshoot their production environments. You'll design and implement comprehensive test strategies covering UI, integration, and AI-specific testing while building the automation frameworks that let us ship fast without breaking things.

You'll manage a distributed QA team across the US and India, balancing hands-on testing work with coaching and process improvement. This means writing critical test cases yourself, reviewing automation PRs, coordinating testing across time zones, and partnering with engineering to catch issues before they reach customers. You'll own test infrastructure, establish quality metrics that matter, and be the voice of the customer when making tradeoffs between speed and stability.

This role reports to the VP of Engineering and will be instrumental in maintaining our product quality as we scale to aggressive growth targets.

What You Bring

You have 5-7 years in QA with at least 2 years managing QA teams, ideally at a B2B SaaS company building infrastructure or observability tools. You're deeply experienced with UI testing frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright), integration testing in complex distributed systems, and modern automation frameworks (pytest, Jest, TestNG, or similar). You understand the unique challenges of testing observability tools—metrics pipelines, log aggregation, distributed tracing, and alert systems.

Experience testing AI/ML systems is a strong plus—whether that's model validation, testing non-deterministic outputs, or ensuring AI agent reliability. You've worked with distributed teams across multiple time zones and know how to build processes that work asynchronously. You're comfortable with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), containerization, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

More importantly, you're still technical. You can debug a failing test, write automation scripts, and jump into code reviews. You don't just manage—you lead by example. You understand that at a startup, sometimes the best leadership is writing the test that unblocks the team.

Why NeuBird

We're building the next generation of AI-powered DevOps intelligence. Join a well-funded team that's moving fast, shipping constantly, and building something genuinely differentiated in a massive market.

Tool Room Manager – Medical Device Manufacturing (Bay Area, CA)

I’m supporting a leading medical device organization that is looking for a hands-on Tool Room Supervisor to lead the maintenance, repair, and optimization of 300+ complex injection molds — including hot runners, PEEK, and glass-filled materials.

This is a high-impact role overseeing a tool room team while driving mold performance, uptime, and continuous improvement across a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

What’s Offered:

• Competitive salary: $130K

• Relocation sign-on bonus for non–Bay Area candidates

• Medical, dental & vision (effective day 1)

• Company-paid life insurance & disability

• 401k with company match

• Generous PTO + 10 paid holidays

• Tuition reimbursement

• Additional perks: legal plan, pet insurance & home ownership program

If you have strong experience in injection mold repair, tooling, EDM, TIG welding, hot runners, or tool room leadership, I’d love to connect.

Interested? Send me your resume or best contact information or resume.

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Analytical Development Research Associate

Position Details:

Location: Redwood City, CA

Type: Contract (person is out on maternity leave)

Start Date: ASAP

$40-48w2 per hour

Our client is a leading protein engineering company applying innovative technologies to unlock the power of proteins. Since 2002, Their scientists and bioinformatics experts have worked collaboratively with our clients to advance protein optimization and production, enabling breakthrough developments for applications across multiple industries!

Client is looking for someone at RAIII or RA IV level, with solid hands-on experience and the ability to step in quickly

About the Opportunity:

The Analytical Development Research Associate will join the Analytical Development group which is part of the TechOps department. Successful candidates will be a part of a dynamic and enthusiastic team dedicated to supporting our product development through analytical development. The individual will be working with a high performing team with day-to-day laboratory workflows and operations to help with analytical method development, validation, and transfer.

If any of the below describes you, we would love to meet you!

• Possess a passion for being part of the therapeutic community helping bring cutting edge treatments to patients in need.
• Enjoys providing analytical support to different functional groups through effective collaboration, contributing to innovative technology development.
• Enjoys problem solving by implementing analytical solutions.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Establishing and executing scientific experimentation plans for analytical method development with scientists in the analytical development team.
• Perform data processing, evaluation and interpretation of experimental data, drawing conclusions based on the results.
• Perform analytical testing of finished products and development samples.
• Participate in analytical activities including method development, validation, and various analytical studies.
• Present data at team and cross functional level on the current AD ongoings.
• Perform overall lab support functions including routine maintenance of analytical instruments, ordering and maintaining inventory of sample, reagents and lab supplies.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• BS in Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry or Biology science or relevant scientific field with a minimum of 3 years of relevant industrial/academic experience in a laboratory environment.
• Ability to learn quickly, prioritize responsibilities, multi-task, think critically, and work both independently and within teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Prior working experience with HPLC, UV-Vis, ELISA and CE-SDS.
• Working knowledge and experience with good documentation practices.

Additional experience that would be valuable for this role includes:

· Knowledge of ICH Quality Guidelines related to analytical method development and validation, impurities and stability.

· General knowledge of biochemistry and enzyme science.

· Understanding of systematic study design and conception.

EEO Statement:

Blackstone Talent Group is a division of Blackstone Technology Group, a global IT services and solutions firm that implements technological solutions across commercial industry verticals and the US Federal Government. Blackstone’s global talent augmentation practice was founded in 1998. Blackstone Talent Group has offices in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Colorado Springs, and Washington, DC. We specialize in providing clients the best talent across a variety of industries and sectors.

Job Responsibilities:

• Take full ownership of project delivery from concept through construction, ensuring alignment with Flint’s constructability and BIM standards, client expectations, and financial goals.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams in the coordination of architectural, engineering, and construction processes; provide strategic guidance across all phases of design-build execution.
• Oversee and manage detailed project schedules, deliverables, and budgets; ensure key milestones are met and proactively identify and resolve risks or roadblocks.
• Facilitate and lead high-level project meetings, including design charrettes, owner presentations, technical coordination sessions, and internal strategy meetings; set clear agendas, drive outcomes, and ensure accountability.
• Oversee engagement with school districts, local jurisdictions, city planning departments, and permitting agencies to streamline submittals, revisions, and approvals.
• Provide executive-level oversight of design documentation including contracts, narratives, scopes of work, and change documentation to ensure clarity, alignment, and quality.
• Drive proposal development, fee structuring, and project scoping in close coordination with other architects, estimating, preconstruction, and executive teams.
• Direct and manage BIM execution strategies in collaboration with VDC staff; ensure accurate modeling, clash detection, and seamless transition to construction documentation.
• Ensure all project documentation meets both regulatory and constructability standards; provide quality control oversight and technical reviews as needed.
• Resolve design and construction coordination challenges swiftly and decisively; escalate issues only when necessary and act as the primary point of accountability.
• Provide high-level mentorship and leadership to project architects, designers, and support staff; foster a proactive, solutions-driven culture focused on excellence, growth, and results.

Job Requirements, Qualifications, Characteristics:

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture.
• Licensed Architect
• 10+ years of architectural project management experience with a strong understanding of design development, construction documentation, drawings and specifications, and coordination in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• High proficiency in Revit is required; experience with Bluebeam, Microsoft Excel, and other design and construction-related platforms is strongly preferred.
• Familiar with Adobe Creative suite, Lumion, Enscape, Autodesk construction cloud. Modeling/drafting software such as Sketchup and AutoCAD.
• Proficient is 3D modeling & coordination tools such as ACC and Revizto.
• Having education/ DSA and public project coordination is a must.
• Strong project coordination and communication skills, with proven success managing interdisciplinary teams and fostering collaboration between design, preconstruction, and field teams.
• Commitment to high standards of professionalism, equity, and teamwork; experience engaging with diverse communities is valued. Demonstrated ability to produce accurate and detailed technical drawings and construction documents.
• Must be proactive, self-motivated, and comfortable stepping into hands-on design tasks when needed to support team success.

Your new company

Our client, a well‑respected San Francisco Bay Area General Contractor, is adding an Estimator to its 12‑person preconstruction team. The company is known for consistently delivering high‑quality work. The firm has built a strong reputation across multifamily, commercial, civic, aviation, and seismic‑retrofit projects ranging from $5M to $200M+. The company is known for its supportive culture, stable workload, and leadership that actively invests in training and career development. This is a full‑time, in‑office role in San Francisco with an excellent work‑life balance.

Your new role

As the successful Estimator, you’ll support preconstruction efforts on projects typically ranging up to $50m, handling full-scope estimating responsibilities. You’ll work alongside Senior and Junior Estimators and collaborate closely with project teams and design partners.

Key responsibilities include:

• Preparing detailed takeoffs, budgets, and cost estimates
• Reviewing plans, specs, and project documents
• Leading subcontractor outreach and bid scoping
• Supporting proposals, bids, and value‑engineering
• Participating in preconstruction and design development meetings

What you'll need to succeed

• 5–7 years GC experience, including 1–2 years full-scope estimating
• Experience with multifamily and negotiated work
• Degree in Construction Management, Architecture, or Engineering
• Strong plan reading, communication, and collaboration skills
• Ability to work onsite in San Francisco

What you'll get in return

• Base salary up to $155k
• $650/month vehicle allowance, gas card, Fastrak
• Bonus eligibility
• Full medical, dental, vision + 401(k) match
• PTO, holidays, professional development
• Supportive leadership and a well-staffed team

What you need to do now

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The Senior Estimator responsible for preparing budgets, estimates and pre- bid packages for construction projects to be built for clients under the CM at Risk guaranteed maximum pricing structure.

Responsibilities also include working with the project management team in establishing a bidders list, soliciting and evaluating subcontractor proposals and scopes of work, preparing quantity surveys and reviewing project plans and specifications for constructability and value engineering in all CSI (Construction Specification Institute) categories of work.

The Senior Estimator will supervise a team of estimators and cost engineers who support departmental and organizational goals through their efforts.

Responsibilities includes (but may not be limited to):

• Performs accurate, thorough and timely quantity takeoffs using company format, detail and coding for all MasterFormat (CSI), Uniformat and bid packages for all levels of project documents (schematic, design development and construction documents) that can be clearly understood by internal and external team members.
• Assist in developing estimates by evaluating drawings, building plans, specifications, & related documents.
• Assists in providing quantity comparison between estimate revisions.
• Prepares detailed estimate.
• Actively participates in the internal estimate review process.
• Develops accurate and concise clarifications and assumptions with the project management team’s assistance.
• Assists with final assembly of estimate for presentation to owner.
• Summarize estimate data into reports for review by executive team, clients, and design teams.
• Prepares and presents budget presentations to owners and architects.
• Leads the buyout process.
• Prepare detailed instructions to bidders, trade specific scope of work and comprehensive bid packages.
• Directs, coordinates and provides information and documents to subcontractors.
• Assist with pre-bid site walks and document existing conditions.
• Assist with subcontractor bid review and ensure scope of work is comprehensive.
• Prepare bid tallies for project team and owner review.
• Leads in the technical review of plans and specifications during the schematic design, design development and construction document phases of pre-construction.
• Assist with reviews of milestone documents to identify and communicate the development of changes to the team.
• Obtains clarification on plans and specifications from architects and engineers when necessary.
• Conducts reviews of milestone documents to identify and communicate the development of changes to the team.
• Communicates with architects and consultants to clarify scope of work, materials, and schedule requirements, and documents these clarifications.
• Demonstrate strong communication skills internally with project management team, and externally with owner, architect, engineer, and subcontractors.
• Manage individual workload to accomplish tasks within given timeframes.
• Manage other team members’ workloads to accomplish tasks within given timeframes.
• Ability to perform duties across multiple projects concurrently.
• Considers and understands problems and identifies appropriate solutions.
• Builds and maintains effective relationships with customers, design team, subcontractors, suppliers and user groups that reflect and support company core values and meets customer’s expectations.
• Attends project site pre-bid meetings, site tours and post-bid interviews as required.
• Assist and participate with pursuit interview prep and presentations.
• Develops unit costs accurately and analyzes value management analysis options.
• Develops Cost Management / Value Engineering log process and manages during the preconstruction process.
• Develops Variance Reports at milestone issuances that clearly define deltas between estimates for internal and external use.
• Develop Cost Studies in clear and concise platform for project team review and decision making.
• Develop Benchmark studies for project estimate comparison for internal review and analysis.
• Self-reliant in researching, understanding, and developing knowledge of building designs, systems, construction materials, and methods through available resources.
• Ability to teach, educate, and guide both internal and external team members.
• Provides internal database input based on current market feedback for incorporation into database.
• Leads in the training and development of cost engineers.
• Leads in the training and development of estimators.
• Provide feedback to estimate team members on work process / work product on a regular basis.
• Works closely with new hires and/or new project teams to educate them on the way of doing business based on standard forms, programs and operational standards.
• Oversees the preconstruction process with the owner’s team.
• Provides support as needed to the project management teams as needed.
• Creates projected budgets early in the design phase of a project.
• Coordinates preconstruction planning with design team, contractors and clients.
• As necessary, works with Executive Group on special initiatives, company goals and associate related training and/or programs.
• Provides input on future projects via lessons learned and continuous improvement.
• Attends project meetings with clients, the city and design team.
• Works with development or owner to coordinate the design and specifications on issues.
• Leads the pre-construction team to ensure initial budgeting represents current market pricing and quality reporting.
• Communicates with project management team, ownership, clients, subcontractors, vendors, etc. to provide quality results while mitigating project risks.
• Collaborates with VP’s towards a common goal; streamline the project delivery process, review progress of buy- out, submittals, construction schedule and performance on all projects.
• Keeps current with latest estimating technology and techniques.
• Manages project budgets for preconstruction services.
• Manage time and utilize electronic timecard software in a timely manner.
• Other duties upon request.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience as Estimator / Sr. Estimator in commercial construction industry
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Construction Science, or Civil Engineering preferred but not required
• General Construction Knowledge
• Knowledgeable in civil/site construction, foundation and structural systems, interior finishes, exterior wall systems, mechanical and electrical systems and the costs of these systems
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and specifications
• General knowledge of negotiated bids, hard bids, and GMP processes
• Proficient in all estimating software programs used in preconstruction: On-Screen Takeoff (OST), Destini, Timberline, Building Connected, Assemble, Bluebeam, Power BI, BIM360, Excel, Word, MS Project
• Must possess strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong math and analytical skills
• Attention to detail
• Organized, efficient, able to multi-task effectively, hardworking, and dedicated
• Able to thrive in a deadline-oriented, fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated analytical, problem solving, and both oral and written communication skills
• Enjoys being part of a collaborative team and a fun work environment
• Possess the ability to estimate all aspects of a commercial construction project, assemble into one budget and present to owners
• Must be able to operate as a “stand alone” estimator able to handle complete projects if required
• Ability to manage personnel, subcontractors, preconstruction schedules and preconstruction budgets
• Ability to mentor and coach personnel

Working Conditions:

• Duties required physical abilities such as repetitive hand and finger motion, sitting, standing, walking, as well as extending hands and arms in work areas.
• The individual is required to occasionally move around the office and constantly operate a computer and other office machinery, etc.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.