Engineering Structures Jobs in Milpitas, CA

Our client, Nexthop AI, is seeking a Director, Legal for their Santa Clara office (hybrid onsite schedule).

Nexthop AI, a Series B, 300-person startup, is building the next-generation AI networking platforms for hyperscalers. As an AI infrastructure startup, they are developing innovative systems to enable large-scale AI deployments. Their team is comprised of industry veterans passionate about building sophisticated systems that support the next generation of computing in a fast-paced startup environment. They are backed by Lightspeed, Kleiner, Battery Ventures, and others.

Nexthop AI is seeking its first lawyer to own and scale legal and handle all customer-facing legal matters. This role will serve as the primary legal partner to Sales, enabling revenue growth while managing risk in a fast-moving AI infrastructure company.

As the company's first legal hire, this role combines hands-on contract negotiation with building the foundational commercial legal processes, templates, and policies required to support scale. The ideal candidate is commercially minded, pragmatic, and comfortable operating independently within a rapidly scaling company.

Responsibilities:

• Be the point person on all legal matters for a growing startup
• Structure, negotiate, and draft commercial contracts supporting the execution of customer-facing agreements.
• Partner directly with Sales leadership to structure deals that close efficiently while protecting the company's interests
• Provide clear, practical guidance to Sales on contract terms, fallback positions, and deal risk
• Serve as an escalation point for complex or high-value deals
• Identify, assess, and manage legal risk across commercial transactions, including:
• Data usage and AI-related provisions
• IP ownership and licensing
• Liability, indemnity, and limitation of liability
• Balance speed and risk tolerance appropriate for a growth-stage company
• Advise leadership on legal implications of new products, pricing models, and go-to-market strategies
• Drive continual process improvement within the legal team and broader commercial operations.
• Translate legal concepts into business-friendly guidance for non-lawyers
• Manage outside counsel as needed, including scoping work and controlling costs
• Scale and manage the legal team when appropriate

Qualifications:

• JD and an active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• 6–12+ years of experience in commercial contracting, preferably in:
• In-house roles closely aligned with Sales or Revenue teams in similar industries
• Proven experience negotiating complex manufacturing/supply contracts in an in-house setting
• Strong judgment and comfort in making decisions without extensive precedent or supervision
• Ability to operate as a one-person legal function in a startup environment
• Experience building and scaling - both people and infrastructure
• Commercially oriented and solutions-driven
• Direct, practical, and comfortable pushing back when necessary
• Bias towards action and getting to yes
• Comfortable with ambiguity and incomplete information

Compensation:

• The salary range for this position is $220-$250k per year, with significant equity.

Nexthop AI has exclusively engaged Kerwin Associates to conduct this search. Any resumes sent directly to Nexthop AI will be forwarded to Kerwin Associates. If interested in this role, please contact Anne Kerwin Payne () and Michelle LeBiavant () at Kerwin Associates.

Quality Assurance Supervisor

Bay Area, CA (On-site: Richmond, CA)

Full-Time

Confidential | Drug Testing Industry (Stealth Mode)

Peoplework LLC is looking for a highly motivated Quality Assurance Supervisor to join our client’s team! The primary role will responsible for developing, establishing and maintaining quality systems programs, policies, processes, procedures, training materials, and controls enhancing the performance and quality of products to demonstrate conformance to established standards and regulations. This position reports to the SVP of Operations.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

·       Manage quality program for the company in support of new production line bring up, product related manufacturing activities and document control.

·       Issuance of batch records and labels for commercial product manufacturing.

·       Own production documentation review and product release, issuance of batch records and labels for commercial product manufacturing.

·       Responsible for incoming receiving and QC activities.

·       Lead complaint, CAPA, and training record initiation and completion.

·       Assist troubleshooting activities, including root cause analysis, to achieve a timely resolution.

·       Author and review relevant departmental documentation.

·       Ensure compliance is adhered to for review requirement for all documents.

·       Maintenance of controlled document program including upgrades to QMS when required.

·       Provide support for document control function through routing, review, distribution, approval, and release of documents.

·       Process Standard Operating Procedures, Batch Records, Validation Documents, Miscellaneous Reports, Forms, and Material Specifications through Greenlight Guru.

·       Manage Training program, including initiation of training required as a result of new hire, document change, CAPA, etc.

·       Management of the Document Control archive room including organization, filing and retrieval of documents as needed.

·       Adherence to the Corporate and Company record retention policy for documents stored within the Document Control archive room.

·       Assess resource needs to assure that the accurate level of quality support is provided when needed with the competencies needed.

·       Maintain effective Quality Metrics and define and execute activities to resolve decreases in performance.

·       Establishes and maintains Quality milestones and timelines

·       Represent Quality Systems as required in support of cross-functional team projects.

·       Identify Quality Initiatives and lead cross-functional teams to complete them and provide guidance and direction of the Quality Systems Body-of-Knowledge

·       Identify opportunities to apply, continuously improve, and redefine quality systems and controls for all divisional product-related processes in accordance with applicable internal, domestic and international quality regulations, US 21 CFR 820 (QSR), ISO 13485, etc.

·       Assist in hiring process and creation of relevant job descriptions.

·       Manages staff; provides staff with coaching, training and opportunities to develop skills, and gives ongoing, constructive and timely feedback on performance and progress toward goals and expectations.

Experience

·       Bachelor's degree in science, engineering or related field.

·       5+ years professional experience in medical device or related fields.

·       1+ years of direct supervisory experience in an industrial setting.

·       Experience working in a quality system environment, or related combination of education and work experience.

·       Previous experience in medical device manufacturing environment.

·       Effective planning and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize, multitask and work with a high degree of accuracy and recall.

·       Strong written, oral, interpersonal, group and telephone communication skills.

·       Work with Subject Matter Experts to provide demonstrations as needed.

·       Experience working with Electronic Document Management Systems preferred.

·       Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office Products including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.

·       Strong customer service skills.

Work Habits

·       Ability to work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team to achieve project goals and timelines is required.

·       Strong verbal, written communication skills, including the ability to communicate efficiently with multiple people both internally and externally.

·       Ability to prepare and present information to groups.

·       Uses professional methods to contribute to the development of company concepts and principles and to achieve objectives in creative and effective ways.

·       Ability to lead and motivate others in both matrixed and direct-line management environments.

Why This Role

• Join a confidential, early-stage drug testing company with meaningful impact on assay development and lab operations
• Opportunity to work closely with scientists, engineers, and quality teams
• Competitive compensation and benefits; salary range: $115,000-$120,000/year

Due to the stealth nature of the organization, additional details will be shared during the interview process.

Interested?

Apply directly or message me to learn more.

One of our B2B SaaS portfolio companies building engagement tools for consumer brands is looking for a Enterprise Account Executive to join the business and drive Brand Partnerships across North America.

Responsibilities

• Source and close enterprise brand partnerships to secure funded offers and revenue-share agreements with nationally recognised brands
• Structure bespoke commercial deals that are not off-the-shelf packages – aligning offer mechanics, economics, and distribution to create mutual value
• Curate a premium loyalty ecosystem
• Deliver a steady flow of compelling offers – balancing new brand acquisition with repeat partners to meet weekly refresh requirements
• Build and maintain relationships with senior decision-makers across large organisations
• Work closely with the loyalty partner and internal stakeholders to influence which verticals, categories, and brands shape the program’s evolution
• Build the partnership playbook improving packaging, positioning, and negotiation standards over time

Qualifications

• Proven experience closing complex, multi-million dollar enterprise partnerships
• Strong track record structuring bespoke commercial agreements involving funded offers and revenue-share models
• Existing relationships within large national or global consumer brands
• Strong internal drive – you operate best when given a goal and the freedom to execute
• Experience in loyalty ecosystems, retail media, or marketplace environments
• Exposure to performance-driven commercial models
• Familiarity with CRM tools such as HubSpot

Please apply to this role directly on LinkedIn. This is the only way to be considered for this role. Please do not DM any of our stakeholders about this position.

Our client, a high-growth, venture-backed healthcare technology company, is hiring an Enterprise Account Executive to join their expanding sales team. They’ve built an AI-powered platform that’s redefining how healthcare organizations capture revenue more effectively without disrupting clinical workflows, addressing one of the biggest financial challenges providers face today.

The company is experiencing rapid growth with strong product-market fit and very little direct competition, effectively defining a new category within AI-driven healthcare technology. This is a ground-floor opportunity to join a fast-scaling team backed by experienced leaders, including founders who previously sold a company to OpenAI and executives who have scaled multi-billion-dollar healthcare organizations.

This is an in-office position in San Francisco, and candidates must be comfortable working on-site with some flexibility for remote work.

Compensation:

• Strong base salary + uncapped commission (paid monthly)
• $280K–$310K OTE in year one with aggressive accelerators
• Comp plan is modeled for top reps to make $500K–$1M+ if they significantly exceed quota.
• Ramp-up guarantee built into the compensation plan
• Full benefits, wellness stipend, and office meals

Highlights:

• Proven customer impact with 11–20%+ revenue lift for healthcare organizations
• Short, repeatable sales cycle (often 1–4 months) with meaningful deal sizes
• Very little direct competition in a rapidly expanding AI healthcare market
• Strong GTM support including SDR resources, marketing, and engineering teams

Requirements:

• Enterprise sales experience preferred (1–2+ years in Enterprise), or 5+ years total sales experience with at least 3+ years in upper Mid-Market
• Experience closing six-figure deal sizes
• Must be selling a complex, niche solution into a defined industry (does not need to be healthcare)
• Comfortable operating in a faster sales cycle environment (1–4 months on average)
• Startup experience preferred over large organizations

If interested & qualified, please apply directly with your resume, or email it to - I'll reach out to discuss the opportunity in more detail!

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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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.

Head of Sales – IT Consulting & Talent Solutions

Remote but need to be based out of the San Francisco Bay Area.

About Progile Tech

Progile Tech is a high-growth IT consulting and talent solutions firm helping enterprises and public-sector organizations deliver complex, time-sensitive programs. We specialize in program management, quality engineering, data & cloud, and AI-enabled delivery—providing both consulting and hard-to-find contract/FTE talent.

We sell outcomes, not resumes.

The Role:

We’re hiring a Senior Account Executive to drive net-new logo acquisition and strategic account expansion. This is a quota-carrying role for someone who thrives in enterprise sales, builds executive relationships, and knows how to sell consulting + staffing solutions in complex environments.

You’ll own deals end-to-end and work directly with leadership, recruiting, and delivery teams.

What You’ll Do:

• Close net-new enterprise and public-sector accounts
• Own the full sales cycle: prospect → discovery → solution → close → expand
• Sell across consulting and talent solutions (contract, contract-to-hire, FTE)
• Build executive relationships (Director, VP, CIO, PMO, Procurement)
• Grow accounts into multi-role, multi-team engagements
• Manage pipeline, forecasts, and CRM with discipline

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of B2B sales experience in IT services, consulting, or staffing
• Proven success closing mid-market to enterprise deals
• Experience selling contract staffing and/or consulting services
• Strong executive presence and consultative selling skills
• Hunter mindset with the ability to farm and expand accounts

Nice to Have

• Experience with VMS/MSP environments (Fieldglass, Beeline, ServiceNow)
• Background selling into technology, retail, life sciences, or public sector
• Existing enterprise relationships

Why Progile Tech

• High-impact role with direct access to leadership
• No bureaucracy — move fast and own your results
• Uncapped earning potential
• Real growth path to Sales Director / VP Sales

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Northstar Chemical is a leading specialty chemical distributor on the West Coast, serving customers in the Pacific Northwest, California, North Carolina and South Carolina. We provide top quality chemical products in Mini-Bulk and Bulk, engineering-based water treatment solutions, exceptional technical advice, seamless delivery, and a strong commitment to safety. Our customer service and dispatch are unparalleled in the industry.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

The primary responsibility of the Account Manager role is to identify, develop, and manage new customer relationships for a specialty chemical services and distribution organization. The individual will be assigned a specific territory and will be accountable for generating new business opportunities as well as maintaining and expanding existing accounts within the designated geographic area. Territory management will be executed in alignment with the established sales and marketing strategy. This role requires close collaboration with Customer Service, Technical Service, and Operations teams, in addition to other Sales Team members, to effectively meet customer requirements and drive profitable business growth.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Sales

• Maximize direct Bulk and Mini-Bulk sales opportunities within the assigned territory.
• Drive sales growth and profitability in the territory to achieve company objectives.
• Promote and manage assigned jobber partnerships throughout the territory.
• Advance sales initiatives by optimizing market coverage, building professional networks, participating in industry trade organizations, and collaborating with field partners.
• Effectively communicate company direction, policies, and commitments to external customers.
• Secure long-term, profitable new business with acceptable credit risk in alignment with sales management guidance. New business development includes both new accounts and expanded opportunities within existing accounts.
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the company’s operational capabilities.
• Maintain up-to-date, broad technical knowledge of the product portfolio, equipment, and processes to capture sales opportunities and enhance customers’ operational performance.
• Coordinate customer opportunities in collaboration with operations to ensure a high level of customer service.
• Initiate the customer complaint resolution process by properly identifying and documenting issues using the appropriate form and actively participating in problem resolution.

Territory Management

• Organize and manage territory sales, potential sales, profitability, and opportunities.
• Communicate territory opportunities to management through reporting and make recommendations for marketing and sales strategies within your assigned territory.
• Compile and document data to track products, prospects, and progress in your territory.
• Prepare an annual territory plan with customer-specific measurable targets.

Safety

• Understand and abide by all Northstar Chemical policies and procedures.
• Promote and practice safe behavior: including driving, proposed installations, and presentations to customers and jobbers.
• Participate in monthly safety training.

Administrative

• Establish all new customer opportunities efficiently, including customer site surveys, drawings, contracts, and any other internal or external customer documents.
• Document price changes to the appropriate Northstar admin and to external customers.
• Assist in the collection of customer debts exceeding payment terms.
• Projects assigned by management related to product management, customer or product surveys, market studies, training, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The individual must be a self-motivated professional who thrives on the ongoing development of new customer relationships through proactive outreach and cold calling. Strong sales capabilities, including a proven track record of successfully closing new business, are essential. The following key qualifications and attributes are preferred:

o   Bachelor’s Degree (preferably technical)

o   Minimum of 5 years of industrial outside sales experience to direct users (preferably in the chemical industry)

o   Proven history of territory management and new business development

o   Work experience in chemical manufacturing, distribution, or related fields

o   Mechanical aptitude

o   Computer skills in Outlook/Excel/Word/PowerPoint/CRM

o   Exceptional communications skills, both verbal and written

o   Exceptional time management and organizational skills

o   Ability to demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving abilities in a dynamic environment

CoFlo Medical’s precision microfluidic technology delivers advanced biologic medicines at ultra-high concentrations by increasing injectability 100-fold. Our aim is to reduce the treatment burden for patients living with chronic diseases like cancer and autoimmune disorders by building platform products that enable at-home treatment. We are a high-energy venture-backed MIT spinout based in SF.

We’re looking for a Senior NPI Manufacturing Engineer to help accelerate our device production scale-up to commercial levels. In this role, you’ll own development of internal assembly and manufacturing processes in parallel with coordinating external vendors and manufacturers for scale-up. We are seeking engineers who thrive in fast-paced environments, take initiative, and are motivated by high-impact problems.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and optimize high-throughput production and assembly
• Design transfer from prototype –> pilot –> commercial
• Identify and overcome high-level process bottlenecks and risks
• Design, develop, prototype, and test devices, components, and assembly tooling
• Communicate, coordinate, and manage external vendors and suppliers

Qualifications

• BS or higher in related field
• 4+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering or process development
• Direct experience with high-volume plastic injection molding, single-use products, or medical devices
• Demonstrated mastery of DFM and DFA in addition to design, prototyping, and testing
• Desire to work in a fast-paced and high-agency environment

Senior Technical Support Engineer

Location: San Francisco, CA | Raleigh, NC | Dallas, TX | Boston, MA

Schedule: Hybrid – 3 days onsite required

Employment Type: 6-Month Contract-to-Hire

Pay Rate: $65–68/hour

Start Date: ASAP

About the Role

The Technical Solutions team is focused on advancing care and research innovation. We support new business initiatives by expanding product capabilities in strategic areas and delivering a scalable technical support framework across multiple product portfolios.

As a Senior Technical Support Engineer, you will partner closely with internal stakeholders to identify, reproduce, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues. You will support infrastructure, permissions, and configuration changes while delivering high-level technical support and sustaining engineering services that help customers achieve meaningful business outcomes.

This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with customers, developers, architects, and operations teams to solve challenging, high-impact problems. You will also contribute to building support tooling and infrastructure to improve operational efficiency.

Travel up to 10% may be required.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage technical customer issues from identification through full resolution
• Reproduce and troubleshoot complex technical problems, including reviewing and analyzing code to determine root cause
• Project manage new client deployment issues through to completion
• Implement infrastructure, security, and permissions configuration changes
• Drive operational efficiencies by identifying improvements in process, tooling, and product functionality
• Develop playbooks and knowledge base documentation to streamline issue resolution
• Create internal reports and dashboards for issue tracking and performance monitoring

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field
• Cloud operations experience (creating buckets, virtual machines, and managing security access controls/IAM)
• 3+ years of experience with Python or another object-oriented programming language
• 3+ years of experience working with SQL
• Experience troubleshooting data-related issues
• Proficiency with GitHub and Jira
• Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to track complex technical details
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical findings for both senior developers and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in healthcare technology
• Experience supporting highly regulated software environments
• Experience with R
• Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) experience such as Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools
• Self-starter mindset with strong ownership and a passion for driving issues through to resolution