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Job Title : Nuclear Engineer (Naval Reactors Engineer) Category / Component : Officer • Active Overview Design, regulate, and oversee the Navy's nuclear propulsion program, including reactor design, fleet operations, and eventual defueling and decommissioning of nuclear powered ships and submarines from Naval Reactors Headquarters and associated Department of Energy laboratories and shipyards.

Key Responsibilities Provide technical direction in areas such as reactor and fluid systems design, reactor physics, materials development, component design for steam generators, pumps, and valves, instrumentation and control for reactor and propulsion plants, testing and quality control, radiation shielding, and chemistry and radiological controls; review designs and analyses from laboratories, shipyards, and industry partners; coordinate with fleet units to ensure safe and reliable nuclear plant operation.

What to Expect Assume significant technical responsibility early in your career as part of a lean headquarters staff; work primarily in an analytical and oversight role rather than operating plants at sea; balance long term engineering projects with time sensitive fleet and shipyard issues; frequent coordination with senior civilian engineers, naval officers, and technical teams; high expectations for attention to detail, judgment, and written and oral communication.

Work Environment Work mainly at Naval Reactors Headquarters in the Washington, District of Columbia area with regular engagement with Department of Energy laboratories, nuclear training sites, shipyards, and nuclear powered ships and submarines; office based work that includes document reviews, technical meetings, inspections, and site visits rather than day to day shipboard watchstanding.

Pathways, Training & Advancement Officer commissioning through programs such as Officer Candidate School or the Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate program followed by a structured technical qualification program at Naval Reactors; rotational exposure to laboratories, prototypes, shipyards, and fleet support issues; progressive responsibility leading projects and becoming a subject matter expert, with opportunities for professional military education and advanced graduate study in technical fields.

Entry through the Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate program for qualified college students and recent graduates, or selection via Officer Candidate School for those who already hold qualifying degrees; all applicants must meet Nuclear Propulsion Program academic and technical screening standards in addition to general officer commissioning requirements.

Qualifications All Navy jobs require meeting general enlistment or commissioning standards, which typically include: Eligibility to serve in the United States Navy, which may involve United States citizenship or other legal residency and work status, depending on the program and current law and policy A high school diploma or equivalent for enlisted positions, and a bachelor's or qualifying professional degree for officer positions Meeting age limits that vary by program and are set in law and Navy policy.

Some communities have more restrictive age ranges Meeting medical, vision, and dental standards, including body composition and physical fitness requirements, with some jobs requiring more demanding standards Meeting character and conduct standards, including background screening Achieving required test scores for your program, such as the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery for enlisted roles or officer qualification tests for officer programs Eligibility for a security clearance when required for your rating or designator Additional qualifications can include specific skills, education, licensure, or experience that are unique to a job or community and will be reviewed with you by a recruiter.

Additional qualifications for this job may include: Completion of a rigorous technical degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or a closely related field that includes strong backgrounds in calculus and physics; outstanding academic record, particularly in technical coursework; United States citizenship and eligibility for a high level security clearance; strong technical aptitude and comfort with detailed analytical work.

Education Education benefits are available through standard Navy programs such as Tuition Assistance, the Post-9/11 GI Bill, ACE-recommended college credit for Navy training, Navy COOL-funded certifications, USMAP apprenticeships, and other Navy College Program opportunities.

Specific options depend on the Sailor's status, training, and current Navy policy.

Pay, Benefits & Service Pay, benefits, and service commitments follow standard Navy Active and/or Reserve policies for this type of role, including basic pay, allowances when eligible, health coverage, and retirement options.

Exact entitlements, special pays, and service obligations depend on program, component, years of service, and current law and Navy guidance.

Incentives Incentives such as bonuses, special pays, and loan repayment may be available at times for specific ratings or communities, but they change frequently and cannot be guaranteed.

Applicants must confirm current incentives and eligibility with an official Navy recruiter or authoritative Navy source.

Notes and Disclaimers This description is a general overview of typical duties, training, and opportunities in this community.

It does not replace official Navy instructions, policies, or contracts and does not guarantee specific assignments, training, incentives, or outcomes.

Actual opportunities depend on Navy needs, individual performance, screening results, and current law and policy.

Project Engineer

Location: Projects in Concord, Hayward & Chico, CA

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

Overview

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

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

Must Haves

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

Nice to Haves

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

Responsibilities

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

Mechanical Engineer

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

About the Job

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

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

Responsibilities include

Design of air distribution systems

Design of hydronic systems

Specification writing

Scheduling and selecting major equipment

Automatic temperature controls system design and specification

Cooling/heating load calculations

Construction administration

Assist with Project Management

Attend client meetings

Requirements

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

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

About DepthFirst AI

We believe that software is the foundation of modern civilization - yet vulnerabilities threaten its integrity, security, and resilience. We are on a mission to solve security.

DepthFirst is building intelligence to detect and remediate critical software vulnerabilities. We are training and scaling security AI agents to discover zero-days vulnerabilities, from large customer codebases to popular open source software.

Our founding team includes expertise in security and LLMs (with technical leaders from DeepMind, Databricks, Square, and Faire). We are looking for strong technically-minded people who are interested in working at the intersection of AI, Security and Infrastructure.

About this role:

We’re seeking an experienced Account Executive to lead the charge in building DepthFirst’s sales and account management team. This newly created role puts you at the helm of DepthFirst’s most strategic enterprise accounts—owning customer success, account expansion, and meaningful business outcomes.

You’ll partner directly with senior leaders in Security and Engineering and influence how leading global enterprises build their security systems in the age of AI, with your impact measured by strong Net Revenue Retention through renewals, retention, and targeted growth.

You’re excited about this role because you will…

• Manage and grow a portfolio of DepthFirst’s most strategic enterprise accounts across the globe.
• Develop and execute account strategies that drive long-term customer loyalty and unlock new business value.
• Build strong, multi-level relationships with C-suite executives and senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Customer Success, Solutions Engineering, and Channel teams to identify and realize expansion opportunities.
• Help customers integrate security seamlessly into fast-moving, AI-driven development workflows.
• Provide strategic customer insights to Product Management to influence product direction and priorities.
• Drive measurable results through targeted, outcome-focused account growth plans.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of enterprise account management experience in technical SaaS - owning large, complex accounts.
• Proven success in driving outstanding Net Revenue Retention through renewals, retention, and strategic account growth.
• Skilled at engaging and influencing C-level executives within complex, matrixed organizations.
• Deep expertise in Cybersecurity, DevOps, DevSecOps, or enterprise software account leadership.
• Comfortable operating in high-growth, fast-paced environments, with a track record of building new strategies, functions, or approaches from the ground up.
• Strong collaborator with the ability to align cross-functional teams around customer outcomes.

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary with generous equity
• Health and Dental Insurance
• Office lunch (when working out of San Francisco office)

About the Company

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

About the Role

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

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

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

Preferred Skills

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

Pay range and compensation package

Competitive salary, equity, and benefits.

The Company

A rapidly growing data consultancy founded in 2023 by a former venture-backed biotech VC data/technology leadership team in San Francisco. The firm has already delivered 20+ engagements across tech, healthcare/biotech, finance, energy, real estate, and startups - building complex data platforms, products, and AI-driven systems.

The Role

A hands-on, senior individual contributor role for engineers who still love coding. You'll work in small teams (often 1–3 engineers) to design and build production-grade data platforms, pipelines, and products across industries.

What You'll Work On

• High-impact, fixed-scope builds (e.g., enterprise data marts, complex migrations)
• End-to-end data platform deployments (ETL, warehouses, BI across AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Partnering with startups to build data-intensive products from 0 → 1

What We're Looking For

Hands-on builder

• Actively writing production code today
• Not removed into management or purely architectural roles

Infrastructure ownership

• Personally deployed and operated production systems
• Cloud, CI/CD, scaling, monitoring, reliability

End-to-end ownership

• Taken products from idea → launch → ongoing operation
• Comfortable operating autonomously with stakeholders

True seniority (well beyond 5 years)

• Targeting engineers with meaningful depth and ownership
• Strong preference for backgrounds in smaller, high-ownership environments
• Experience wearing multiple hats (application + infrastructure + deployment)

Why Join

• High autonomy and real technical ownership
• Variety of industries and problems
• Small, elite engineering team
• Opportunity to shape a fast-scaling consultancy

Location: San Francisco (5 days a week on-site)

Salary: $190k-$250k + 10-20% bonus + equity + sign on bonus

Benefits: Full Health, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Unlimited Time off, 401k matched.

Senior Account Executive (San Francisco Bay-Area)

About the Role:

An innovative Data & AI technology business (Series B $50M+) is looking to hire a Senior Account Executive to drive enterprise growth across the West Coast. This role will focus on selling a category-defining data security, privacy and AI governance platform to senior security stakeholders, requiring a consultative, methodology-led approach to high growth markets.

The Company:

This fast-scaling technology company is redefining how organisations approach data defence, unifying security, privacy and AI governance into a single, forward-thinking platform. With strong product-market fit and ambitious growth plans, the business is building a commercial team to support enterprise expansion across key US markets.

Benefits & Opportunities:

• Join at a pivotal growth stage as a significant commercial hire, shaping the go-to-market strategy and long-term revenue engine.
• Sell a genuinely differentiated platform that is redefining the data security and privacy landscape.
• Work closely with leadership in a business that values grit, intelligence, curiosity and disciplined sales execution.

To Be Successful, You’ll Need:

• At least 5 years of field sales experience with a consistent track record of enterprise performance.
• Demonstrated experience selling into security, infrastructure, or observability environments within mid-size growth and enterprise companies.
• A consistent record of over achievement of quota in sales environments
• Formal sales methodology training (e.g. MEDDPIC, Command of the Message) and a highly consultative, process-driven approach.

Key Words:

Account Executive | Enterprise Sales | Data Security | Privacy Technology | AI Governance | MEDDPIC | Command of the Message | Observability | Infrastructure | CISO | Enterprise Software | Field Sales

Senior Project Manager – Environmental & Infrastructure Projects

Join a mission-driven construction firm with a strong track record in environmental solutions and infrastructure development. This opportunity is ideal for a seasoned project leader who thrives in complex, technical environments and is ready to take ownership of impactful projects from start to finish.

What You'll Do:

As a Senior Project Manager, you'll oversee all phases of environmental and infrastructure construction projects—from planning to final execution. You'll be responsible for managing schedules, budgets, resources, and communications while ensuring work is completed safely, on time, and in compliance with regulatory standards. You'll coordinate closely with internal teams, clients, subcontractors, and regulatory agencies to keep projects moving and aligned with client expectations.

Your day-to-day will include:

• Leading project planning, budgeting, and scheduling
• Overseeing field operations, inspections, and logistics
• Managing teams and subcontractors across multiple job sites
• Monitoring compliance with environmental, safety, and quality standards
• Reporting on progress and resolving project challenges in real time

What You'll Bring

• Proven experience managing complex construction or environmental remediation projects
• Strong knowledge of project planning, logistics, and permitting processes
• Hands-on experience with inspections, safety protocols, and quality control
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, or related field
• Familiarity with project management tools and software
• A proactive, detail-oriented mindset with strong leadership capabilities

Position Title: Quality Manager

Immediate Supervisor: Executive Owner

General Purpose: This key leadership position is responsible for leading all aspects of Quality processes and systems, managing the Quality Management System (QMS), internal and external audits, regulatory and safety compliance, and leading a team of Quality Technicians, Process Engineers and Learning and Development Coordinators in a manufacturing environment. The role collaborates with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement, ensure product integrity, and exceed customer expectations. This role is with a small, family-owned contract manufacturing company that is rapidly expanding, fueled by New Product Introductions and the development of full-scale production capabilities.

Responsibilities:

QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Customer Response Team:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for quality-related communications with customers and suppliers.
• Manage customer complaints, lead investigations, and coordinate timely, effective resolution.

Manage ISO Certification

• Maintain the Quality Management System (QMS) in compliance with ISO 13485 and applicable customer/regulatory requirements.
• Own Document Control for QMS and production documents (Work Orders, labels, Certificates of Conformance, inspection forms), ensuring revision control, approvals, controlled release, and record retention.
• Lead internal and external audits (customer, supplier, registrar), including audit preparation, execution, follow-up, and reporting to the Executive Team.
• Own the metrology and test equipment program (calipers, gauges, vision systems, clean room monitoring equipment, etc.), including calibration/verification, status control, and records management.
• Oversee equipment qualifications and process validations to ensure ongoing compliance and product integrity.

Manage Quality Assurance Processes

• Drive robust Root Cause Analysis and CAPA execution for internal and external nonconformances.
• Lead and develop the Quality team, including supervision of Quality Technicians and daily quality execution on the production floor.
• Manage supplier quality performance, including supplier evaluations, audits, incoming quality issues, and nonconformance resolution.
• Maintain clean room quality standards, environmental controls, and monitoring/testing protocols.
• Assess quality organizational needs and build a high-performing team aligned with business growth and customer requirements.

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

• Lead and oversee the company’s Continuous Improvement (CI) program to drive process optimization, quality performance, and operational excellence.
• Partner cross-functionally to identify improvement opportunities, implement solutions, and sustain gains.
• Partner with company leadership to define quality strategy, establish KPIs, and drive continuous improvement.
• Evaluate and implement best practices, tools, technologies, and systems that strengthen quality, compliance, and manufacturing capability.
• Develop, maintain, and enforce manufacturing SOPs, work instructions, and standard work to ensure consistent execution and training alignment.
• Identify and mitigate operational risks affecting product quality, safety, delivery performance, and regulatory/customer compliance.
• Manage organizational safety programs, including compliance with the IIPP (Injury and Illness Prevention Program) and related safety requirements.

LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

• Lead and oversee company-wide training and employee development programs, including the implementation, development, and leadership of quality- and safety-related training, to support performance, compliance, and organizational capability, and ensure employees are competent to perform assigned duties and meet QMS requirements.
• Administer the Learning Management System (LMS), maintaining current training content, training matrices, and complete/accurate training records to support audits and continuous improvement.

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a quality, manufacturing, engineering, or medical device related field.
• 4+ years in a Quality leadership role within a manufacturing environment.
• 3+ years managing a QMS within ISO 13485 or other ISO Standards within a manufacturing environment, and leading customer/supplier audits.
• Proven experience with precision component manufacturing and contract manufacturing environments.
• Hands-on experience with CAPA, root cause investigations, and quality metrics.
• Familiarity with medical device manufacturing and regulated industries (Preferred).
• Familiarity with applying principles of Lean Manufacturing, Theory of Constraints and/or Six Sigma Problem Solving.

Qualifications:

• Proficient in interpreting engineering drawings and using inspection equipment.
• Strong organization and communication skills; experience delivering training.
• Comfortable working independently and leading small teams.
• Ability to effectively serve as the primary point of contact for all quality-related communications.
• Aptitude for working within a small family business environment where responsibilities and priorities can change quickly.
• Spanish-speaking ability (Preferred).
• Must be available for full-time, on-site work in San Carlos, CA.

Physical demands:

• Combination of office and plant production floor presence for supervision, inspections, and clean room management.
• Ability to sit at a desk for periods of time for planning and reporting.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods on the plant floor.
• Operate standard office equipment and hand controls.
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 20 pounds (e.g., supplies, production files).
• Observe visually distance, color, periphery and depth; ability to adjust focus.

What We Offer: 

• Full time permanent role with competitive salary and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k) + matching)
• $110,000 - $140,000 per year
• Opportunity to grow within a technically advanced converting business working with top-tier customers and materials

**Disclaimer: This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties/responsibilities or aspects of the job, and additional duties/responsibilities may be assigned from time to time as necessitated by business demands and/or operational considerations at the sole discretion of the Employer. This job description does not constitute a contract of employment and the employment relationship between Employee and Employer is at-will.

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.