Engineering Jobs in Los Altos, CA

General Summary

As a member of the Manufacturing Engineering group at Penumbra, you will be called upon to solve complex problems and implement innovative solutions. You will provide manufacturing technology and robust solutions aimed at commercializing new products and continuously improving production processes. Working cross-functionally with engineering groups across the company, as well as with Production, Quality Control and Quality Assurance, you will resolve problems encountered on the production floor and throughout the business, and will apply your engineering knowledge and creativity to implement adaptations and modifications to the production line and to quality systems.

What You'll Work On

•Solve complex problems and implement innovative solutions

•Execute detailed root cause analysis and recommend vetted solutions

•Communicate and explain problems and solutions cross-functionally and inter-departmentally

•Collaborate closely with suppliers, ensure timely communication of updates, and respectfully request any necessary changes.

•Manage NCRs, deviations, engineering change orders, and supplier documentation while utilizing a Quality Management System to ensure continuous improvement and compliance.

•Engage in the troubleshooting of electromechanical products by employing failure analysis and problem-solving techniques, while also recommending and implementing effective solutions.

•Lead the implementation of projects at the supplier level, managing communications related to test plans, monitoring project timelines, and ensuring all milestones are met efficiently.

•Approach problems from a detail-oriented perspective

•Suggest independent recommendations for project approach, scope, and tactics

•Support production needs

•Create and maintain product and process documentation

•Monitor process and equipment performance and identify and implement process improvement activities to increase/optimize yield

•Design fixtures, acquire off-the-shelf tooling and equipment, and implement new fixturing on the production line

•Test processes, equipment, raw materials, and product

•Perform process validations

•Author protocols to execute tests and write reports and make conclusions and/or recommendations based on test results

•Plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate detailed phases of engineering work as part of a project or as a total project

•Develop specifications of a product, process, or piece of equipment

•Develop, characterize, and optimize processes using statistical techniques and engineering knowledge and experience

•Coordinate with the appropriate suppliers and other external resources needed in developing and implementing process improvement plans

•Participate in project planning and scheduling

•Train assemblers, quality control and technicians, as necessary, on processes, equipment, and documentation

•Comply with quality system regulations, standards and procedures

* Indicates an essential function of the role

Location and Pay

•Alameda, CA

•$95,000 to $127,000

Position Qualifications

Minimum education and experience:

•Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Biomedical, Electrical, Chemical, Materials, or Industrial Engineering or related degree with 2+ years relevant engineering experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Additional qualifications:

•Engineering experience in a manufacturing environment recommended, medical device industry preferred

•Experience in troubleshooting and working with electromechanical devices

•Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills required

•Knowledge of FDA regulations, Lean/Flow Manufacturing, and/or materials and manufacturing processes desired

•Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and other computer applications required

•Supplier audits, risk management (FMEA, DFMEA, PFMEA), lean manufacturing/six sigma, equipment qualification

Working Conditions

•General office, laboratory, and clean room environments.

•Willingness and ability to work on site.

•Business travel from 0% - 10%

•Potential exposure to blood-borne pathogens.

•Requires some lifting and moving of up to 25 pounds.

•Must be able to move between buildings and floors.

•Must be able to remain stationary and use a computer or other standard office equipment, such as a printer or copy machine, for an extensive period of time each day.

•Must be able to read, prepare emails, and produce documents and spreadsheets.

•Must be able to move within the office and access file cabinets or supplies, as needed.

A leading corporate venture and innovation team at a global mobility firm HQ'd in Asia is hiring an Associate / Senior Associate to help lead early-stage investments and oversee strategic partnerships with high-growth startsup in various sectors including mobility, deep tech, climate tech, AI, robotics, advanced manufacturing and energy.

Please note that this position will begin as a 6 to 12 month contract, with the goal of transitioning to a long term full-time perm hire. The team has a strong track record of converting contractors into full-time roles, and this position is being scoped with long-term fit in mind.

This role sits at the intersection of venture investing, corporate development, and tech integration—ideal for someone who thrives in fast-moving, cross-functional environments and is passionate about emerging technologies. This is a rare opportunity to join a venture group backed by a Fortune Global 100 company — focused not on financial return, but on investing for long-term strategic technology advantage.

Key Responsibilities:

• Source and evaluate early-stage startups (Seed to Series B) across sectors like climate tech, robotics, advanced manufacturing, and AI
• Lead proofs of concept (POCs) and internal pilot projects with engineering and business teams
• Conduct strategic diligence and support investment decisions
• Manage post-investment partnerships and cross-functional implementation
• Coordinate with global stakeholders, including R&D and innovation teams abroad

Candidate Profile:

• 2–7+ years of experience in corporate development, corporate venture capital, VC, innovation, or strategic partnership
• Strong understanding of startups and emerging technology trends
• Technical or engineering background preferred
• Experience with pilot programs, startup collaboration, or venture incubation is a plus
• Comfortable navigating complex organizations and building cross-functional consensus
• Japanese language fluency a strong plus but not required

What You'll Do

As the company's Account Executive, you own the full sales engine—building pipeline, running deals, and closing business with lenders. You’ll partner with the CEO, the GTM lead, and the Product lead to refine our sales playbook, open new doors, and turn early wins into repeatable revenue.

Roughly 90% of your time will be spent finding new customers; the rest will go toward expanding pilots and shaping the product with customer feedback.

Drive revenue

● Own the full cycle. Prospect → discovery → demo → negotiate → close—then set the hand-off to Customer Success.

● Keep a healthy pipeline. Build a pipeline with targeted outbound sequences, warm referrals from our lending network, and industry events.

● Run demos. Walk customers through the product and tailor features to each customer’s exact pain points

● Handle objections and keep deals on track. Identify blockers, loop in product and/or other specialists, and keep deals moving.

Shape the go-to-market engine

● Create assets and iterate on messaging. Work with marketing and design to build decks, one-pagers, and case studies.

● Help improve the product. Log feature gaps, pricing feedback, and competitive intel; brief the product team in a concise Loom or Slack post after each major call.

Represent the company externally

● Industry presence. Host webinars, speak on lender panels, and attend 4–6 conferences a year to stay on buyers’ radars.

● Thought leadership. Co-author short market insights or LinkedIn posts that reinforce the company as the tech layer for private credit.

Experience & Skills

● 2–4 years sales experience (ideally in software, fintech, or real estate lending).

● Ability to understand complex technical and financial ecosystems

● Desire to build great relationships, often with non-technical customers

● Proven discovery, demo, objection-handling, and negotiation chops.

● Experience with a modern CRM (Hubspot, Salesforce)

● High professional fluency in English

● Success working across time zones or remote teams.

Schedule & Location

● Hours: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. PT, with a hard 5–6 p.m. China overlap.

● Office: Menlo Park, five days a week.

Compensation

● Base salary: $100k – $130k

● On-target earnings (base plus commission): $140,000 to $180,000

● Medical, dental, and vision insurance

● Flexible PTO + company holidays

● Free on-site gym complex

Company Overview

Tata Electronics Pvt. Ltd. is a prominent global player in the electronics manufacturing industry, with fast-emerging capabilities in Electronics Manufacturing Services, Semiconductor Assembly & Test, Semiconductor Foundry, and Design Services. Established in 2020 as a greenfield venture of the Tata Group, the company aims to serve global customers through integrated offerings across a trusted electronics and semiconductor value chain.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead cost engineering initiatives across product lines, developing and maintaining financial models that support pricing, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Analyze factory and operational costs, identifying key drivers such as labor, equipment utilization, materials, overhead, and logistics.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (engineering, supply chain, finance) to align cost strategies with program goals and manufacturing processes.
• Prepare executive-level reports and presentations using Excel and PowerPoint to communicate cost insights, trends, and recommendations.
• Support program management activities including milestone tracking, risk assessment, and cost-performance monitoring across electronic components and manufacturing projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in financial analysis, or program management within a manufacturing or technology environment.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, charts, formulas) and PowerPoint (executive presentations).
• Experience in electronics, data centers, or automotive sectors is a plus.
• Proven ability to synthesize complex data into actionable insights and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or related field; advanced degrees or certifications in supply chain or cost management are a plus.

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About The Company

We're helping a Seed-stage developer productivity startup hire their first two Founding Account Executives in San Francisco.

They’re building a platform for engineering leaders that goes beyond dashboards and vanity metrics. It analyzes real workflow data across the development stack and surfaces clear, actionable guidance on how teams can ship faster, reduce friction, and improve outcomes. This is sold as expertise and insight, not just another tool.

The Role

• Title: Founding Account Executive
• Report to: Founder
• Location: Hybrid in SF
• Comp: $100K–$150K salary, $200-300k OTE, plus equity

You’ll own full-cycle new business:

• Generate your own pipeline
• Work inbound leads
• Run discovery with engineering leaders
• Close mid-market and enterprise deals
• Help define how sales gets done

ACV ranges:

• $15K–$40K typical mid-market
• $50K+ enterprise entry point (with expansion upside later)

You’ll get a mix of faster-moving cycles and more strategic, multi-stakeholder deals.

Who They’re Looking For

Must-haves:

• Proven ability to generate pipeline in a scrappy environment
• Comfortable selling to technical buyers, especially engineering leaders
• Operates well with low process and high ambiguity
• High ownership mentality. Willing to do the unglamorous work

Nice-to-haves:

• Experience selling into engineering orgs or dev-adjacent tools
• Some technical or analytical exposure
• Evidence of fast progression or internal promotion
• Creative GTM experience: events, conferences, network selling, scrappy outbound motions

Job Title: Bay Area Sales Leader

Department: Sales / Alliances

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA (Hybrid)

Reports To: Chief of Alliance and Head of HiTech Business

Experience: 10–15 years

Position Summary

The Bay Area Sales Leader is responsible for regional revenue growth, new logo acquisition, and strategic account expansion across client full portfolio. This role blends enterprise hunting, consultative selling, and alliance-driven go‑to‑market execution. Success requires a leader who thrives in high‑growth environments, operates with autonomy, and brings a strong network within the Bay Area technology and cloud ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

Revenue Growth & Territory Leadership

• Own regional revenue targets across Data & AI, Cybersecurity, Cloud Governance, Automation, and Digital Resilience.
• Build and manage a high-quality pipeline across enterprise and high-growth technology accounts.
• Lead the full sales lifecycle: prospecting, qualification, solution shaping, proposal development, negotiation, and closure.

Strategic Partnerships & Ecosystem Development

• Collaborate with the Chief of Alliance and HiTech Business to execute joint GTM strategies with hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), ISVs, and technology partners.
• Strengthen clients presence in the Bay Area innovation ecosystem through partner engagement and co-selling motions.

Executive Relationship Building

• Build trusted relationships with CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, CISOs, and senior business leaders.
• Conduct executive briefings, workshops, and strategic discussions to shape client transformation roadmaps.

Market Engagement & Thought Leadership

• Represent client at regional AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and innovation events.
• Serve as a visible ambassador for client in the Bay Area technology community.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with solution architects, delivery leaders, and alliance managers to ensure successful execution and referenceable outcomes.
• Maintain strong pipeline discipline, forecasting accuracy, and executive-level communication.

Required Qualifications

• 10–15 years of experience in enterprise technology or services sales, with at least 8 years in direct sales or regional leadership.
• Proven track record of hunting and closing multimillion‑dollar enterprise deals.
• Experience selling in at least two of the following domains:
• Data & AI / analytics
• Cybersecurity
• Cloud governance, FinOps, or SecOps
• Intelligent automation
• Business continuity or digital resilience
• Strong understanding of enterprise transformation drivers including AI adoption, data modernization, automation, and security/compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to engage C‑suite executives and lead complex, consultative sales cycles.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, Computer Science, or related field (MBA preferred).

Preferred Qualifications

• Established network within the Bay Area technology, AI, cloud, and innovation ecosystem.
• Experience building new territories or verticals in high-growth or entrepreneurial environments.
• Background working with hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and ISV partner ecosystems.
• Familiarity with venture-backed or innovation-driven enterprise environments.

Key Skills and Competencies

• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong ownership and accountability.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and executive presentation skills.
• Strategic thinking with the ability to translate client needs into compelling solution roadmaps.
• Collaborative leadership style with the ability to influence cross-functional and partner teams.
• High energy, resilience, and adaptability in fast-paced environments.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive base salary with a high-performance variable incentive plan.
• Potential equity or long-term incentive opportunities tied to regional growth impact.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health coverage, retirement plans, and flexible PTO.
• Clear career progression pathways into broader regional or national sales leadership roles.

The ideal candidate is a competitive self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You must be comfortable making dozens of calls per day, working with partners, generating interest, qualifying prospects, and closing sales.

Responsibilities

• Managing inbound requests from customers and supporting the administrative needs of wider outside sales team
• Work with sales operations to support customer shipments and trial requests
• Business development outreach to new customers in the North American market
• Ability to use tools like Zoom Info, identify potential target accounts, make cold calls, and send emails
• Technical ability to understand lidar products and their capabilities/functions
• Traveling to tradeshows (~4 times per year)

Qualifications

• 2 - 4 years of experience in SDR / BDR-type roles, experience in outside sales a plus
• Interest or experience working with hardware tech
• Ability to understand and deploy cold calling/email outreach best practices
• Motivated to learn and develop their sales ability
• A college degree in a business or engineering-related field

Staff Design Quality Engineer – Class III Implantable Medical Device

San Francisco Bay Area | Full-Time | Hybrid

A fast-growing medical device company developing next generation implantable technology is expanding its engineering team and hiring a Staff Design Quality Engineer to support the development of a highly innovative Class III medical device platform.

This is a highly technical, hands-on role embedded directly with R&D, focused on ensuring quality is built into product development from early feasibility through clinical and commercial stages.

You will play a key role in helping bring a breakthrough therapy to market while working alongside experienced engineers and cross-functional leaders in a collaborative development environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with R&D and systems engineering teams to integrate design quality into product development
• Lead and support design control activities throughout the product lifecycle
• Drive risk management efforts (ISO 14971) including hazard analysis, FMEAs, and risk mitigation strategies
• Support verification and validation planning and execution
• Ensure compliance with FDA design control requirements and global quality standards
• Participate in cross-functional design reviews and technical decision making
• Help translate regulatory and quality requirements into practical engineering processes

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Engineering (Biomedical, Mechanical, Electrical, or related)
• 7+ years of experience in medical device product development or design quality
• Strong experience with design controls and risk management
• Experience supporting Class II or Class III medical devices
• Ability to collaborate closely with R&D in early-stage product development
• Experience supporting IDE, PMA, or complex regulatory pathways is highly valued

What Makes This Opportunity Unique

• Work on cutting-edge implantable technology
• Join a highly technical engineering-driven team
• Be involved early in the development lifecycle
• Significant opportunity for technical ownership and influence
• Competitive compensation, bonus, and equity package

If you are interested in learning more, feel free to reach out directly.

Technical Manufacturing Sales Representative

The Opportunity

A stealth-mode innovator in AI-driven manufacturing intelligence is scaling its North American sales force. Backed by recent funding and triple-digit growth, the company’s visual-intelligence platform turns any factory camera into a real-time quality, safety, and throughput coach. As a Regional Sales Partner, you will spearhead new-logo expansion across California’s manufacturing corridors - owning both the commercial strategy and the technical conversation that wins trust on the plant floor.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the entire revenue journey - from prospecting through contract signature- for an industry-leading industrial visual-intelligence solution.
• Lead in-person discovery sessions with plant leadership and C-suite stakeholders, translating production pain points into measurable ROI.
• Deliver live product demos without a dedicated pre-sales engineer, articulating complex concepts in clear business language.
• Build and manage a predictable pipeline through proactive outreach, market mapping, and account planning.
• Travel to customer sites across key California hubs to deepen relationships and accelerate deal momentum.
• Channel field feedback to product and customer-success teams, sharpening go-to-market strategy.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of quota-carrying success selling technical or industrial SaaS / automation solutions into manufacturing environments.
• Proven record exceeding $1 M+ annual targets in complex, multi-stakeholder deals.
• Comfortable running technical evaluations end-to-end; engineering or automation background a plus.
• Credible on the factory floor - able to engage operators, quality managers, and executives alike.
• Willingness to travel (~25-40 %) throughout the Bay Area or Greater Los Angeles.

Why Join

• Hyper-growth runway: join a sales build-out targeting 50 AEs nationwide over the next 12 months.
• Industry-agnostic impact: current wins in food & beverage and building-materials, with greenfield headroom across all manufacturing verticals.
• Autonomy & influence: shape territory strategy, refine ideal-customer profile, and become the voice of the market internally.
• Competitive 50/50 comp plan (uncapped OTE), full benefits, and rapid path to leadership as regional teams scale.

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Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip, 56 times larger than GPUs. Our novel wafer-scale architecture provides the AI compute power of dozens of GPUs on a single chip, with the programming simplicity of a single device. This approach allows Cerebras to deliver industry-leading training and inference speeds and empowers machine learning users to effortlessly run large-scale ML applications, without the hassle of managing hundreds of GPUs or TPUs.  

Cerebras' current customers include top model labs, global enterprises, and cutting-edge AI-native startups. OpenAI recently announced a multi-year partnership with Cerebras, to deploy 750 megawatts of scale, transforming key workloads with ultra high-speed inference. 

Thanks to the groundbreaking wafer-scale architecture, Cerebras Inference offers the fastest Generative AI inference solution in the world, over 10 times faster than GPU-based hyperscale cloud inference services. This order of magnitude increase in speed is transforming the user experience of AI applications, unlocking real-time iteration and increasing intelligence via additional agentic computation.

• Drive all aspects of chip design, including Functional Specification, Micro-architecture, RTL development, Synthesis.
• Managing external ASIC vendor through product development cycle.
• Work closely with PD team members for design closure to meet PPA goals.
• Work closely with Design verification and DFT teams for achieving the best functional and test coverage.
• Work with software and system teams to understand opportunities to deliver optimal performance and feature set for the product.
• Debug silicon-level functional, timing, and power issues during bring up.

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
• Can work in a hybrid work environment. 
• 8-15 years of experience in delivering complex, high performance high quality RTL designs.
• Experience with Front End Chip integration and third-party IP integration.
• Demonstrated experience in networking, high-performance computing, machine learning or related fields.
• Proven track record of multiple silicon success.
• Experience collaborating and managing external vendors.
• Experience with designing/integrating  high speed IO.
• Networking stack experience including TCP/IP, RDMA and Ethernet.
• Knowledge of PCIe, CPU interfaces and Serdes technology.
• Working knowledge of scripting tools : Python, TCL.

• Experience with FPGA development toolchain, including Place and Route, Floor planning and Timing Analysis is a plus.

 The base salary range for this position is $175,000 to $275,000 annually.  Actual compensation may include bonus and equity, and will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications.

This offer is contingent upon Cerebras successfully obtaining an export license from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security authorizing the release to you of certain software source code and/or technology that is subject to the Export Administration Regulations. However, we can make no assurances with respect to the final disposition of an export license application.

People who are serious about software make their own hardware. At Cerebras we have built a breakthrough architecture that is unlocking new opportunities for the AI industry. With dozens of model releases and rapid growth, we’ve reached an inflection  point in our business. Members of our team tell us there are five main reasons they joined Cerebras:

1. Build a breakthrough AI platform beyond the constraints of the GPU.
2. Publish and open source their cutting-edge AI research.
3. Work on one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world.
4. Enjoy job stability with startup vitality.
5. Our simple, non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs.

Read our blog: Five Reasons to Join Cerebras in 2026.

Cerebras Systems is committed to creating an equal and diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate different backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe inclusive teams build better products and companies. We try every day to build a work environment that empowers people to do their best work through continuous learning, growth and support of those around them.

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