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Lead mechanical engineering evaluations for data center opportunities, assessing HVAC, cooling, chiller, CRAH/CRAC, liquid cooling, and critical equipment systems. Conduct facility due diligence, validate capacity and design assumptions, evaluate vendors and deployment risks, and provide feasibility and Go/No-Go recommendations. Support mechanical design strategies, equipment selection, commissioning, and construction readiness while partnering with engineering teams, consultants, and vendors to establish scalable standards for hyperscale and AI infrastructure.

Design and own primary and secondary structures, mechanisms, and fluid systems for SpaceX’s Starfall re-entry vehicle. Perform hand calculations, FEA, and CAD to validate hardware, lead design reviews and qualifications, coordinate with suppliers and internal teams, and manage hardware through design, fabrication, testing, launch, and reuse.

Designs and develops mechanical components and integrated subsystems for high-energy laser defense platforms. Creates detailed CAD drawings, interprets engineering designs, calculates dimensions and material requirements, documents production methods, identifies operational and manufacturing issues, and ensures compliance with quality standards. Collaborates with mechanical, electrical, and systems engineers in an active development lab and supports complex drafting and design projects.

Develop and test mechanical components, assemblies, and subsystems for automotive service equipment. Responsibilities include selecting materials and manufacturing processes, validating designs through analysis and testing, designing test fixtures, collaborating across functions, and contributing to smaller projects. The role requires proficiency with CAD, preferably Creo, and experience designing sheet metal, weldments, mechanisms, machined parts, and other mechanical systems.

Designs, develops, tests, and improves mechanical products and systems. Creates 3D models, engineering drawings, and product structures; investigates failures and performs root cause analysis; supports prototypes, pilot builds, and production; collaborates with manufacturing and validation teams; and develops solutions for quality, performance, and cost reduction.

Designs, integrates, tests, and evaluates electro-optical sensor systems through hands-on laboratory work. Responsibilities include optical system design, tolerance analysis, optical materials analysis, modeling, data reduction, optical experiments, alignment, imaging characterization, technical documentation, and troubleshooting optical, mechanical, and electrical issues. The role supports aerospace and defense systems and may involve clean-room work. Candidates must be U.S. citizens eligible for a Secret security clearance.

Leads the design, development, validation, release, and production support of structural components and assemblies for powersports vehicles. Owns development plans, engineering documentation, supplier collaboration, manufacturing strategy, design reviews, and corrective actions. Ensures solutions meet safety, quality, reliability, cost, timing, and manufacturability objectives. Requires expertise in structural component design, stamping, metal joining, CAD modeling, FEA, GD&T, FMEA, and tolerance analysis.

Designs complex digital systems and SoC components from microarchitecture through RTL, integration, synthesis, timing closure, and implementation. Collaborates with verification, physical design, DFT, firmware, and systems teams; resolves design issues; supports silicon bring-up and post-silicon debug. The role also contributes to design quality, methodology improvement, and, at Staff level, mentoring junior engineers. It is a hybrid position requiring three days onsite in Vancouver, WA, or Chandler, AZ.

Design and build instrumentation, data acquisition, video monitoring, and control systems for space vehicle subassemblies and liquid rocket engine testing. Responsibilities include gathering specifications, producing electrical schematics and panel layouts, procuring parts, managing vendors and builds, and supporting system installation and activation. The role applies instrumentation theory, sensor integration, signal conditioning, PLC and software development, filtering, shielding, analog circuit design, and closed-loop control tuning.

Design, layout, simulate, measure, and productize high-speed analog and mixed-signal CMOS ICs for optical communications. Lead complex chip blocks, manage deliverables, conduct design reviews, establish methodologies, and collaborate with packaging and hardware teams on signal and power integrity. Required expertise includes high-speed serial links, output drivers, PLLs, clocking, amplifiers, or equalization, with preferred experience in advanced process technologies, high-frequency layout, manufacturability analysis, laboratory validation, and industry-standard IC design tools.

Supports the design, modeling, and integration of civil/structural, mechanical, and electrical elements for Sentinel launch, launch center, and test facilities. The role requires knowledge of construction materials and techniques, engineering software, scheduling tools, and strong communication skills. Candidates must hold an active DoD Secret clearance, obtain Special Access Program clearance, and meet Design Engineer or Principal Design Engineer education and experience requirements.

Own end-to-end physical implementation of memory-centric computing IP and SoC partitions from RTL netlist through GDSII. Drive PPA convergence, timing closure, floorplanning, power delivery, placement, CTS, routing, STA, physical verification, and signoff on advanced process nodes. Collaborate with RTL, verification, foundry, and library teams while automating implementation flows with Tcl, Python, Perl, and AI tools.

Leads instrumentation and controls engineering design for small to medium projects, including programming, planning, detailed design, construction documentation, and administration. Develops automation control systems with controllers, HMIs, workstations, and servers; manages discipline budgets, coordinates clients and project partners, leads quality reviews, supports proposals, performs field surveys, writes specifications, and mentors junior engineers.

Designs transistor-level CMOS circuits and key blocks for advanced data converters. Responsibilities include analyzing system-level trade-offs, creating design documentation, leading design reviews, and guiding layout, evaluation, and test teams. The role requires expertise in analog circuit design, including amplifiers, comparators, switched-capacitor circuits, voltage and current references, and LDOs, with experience using Cadence, SPICE, and MATLAB.

Design and implement RTL components for AI accelerator ASICs from microarchitecture through tape-out and silicon bring-up. Responsibilities include writing and debugging SystemVerilog, optimizing power, performance, and area, supporting synthesis and timing closure, and applying lint, CDC, LEC, and assertion-based quality checks. The engineer collaborates with architecture, verification, and physical design teams while contributing to compute datapath, on-chip network, and memory subsystems.

Own microarchitecture and synthesizable SystemVerilog RTL for major AI accelerator blocks from specification through tape-out. Drive power, performance, and area optimization, timing closure, synthesis, STA, lint, CDC, LEC, assertions, and verification collaboration. Partner with architecture and software teams on performance improvements, advance EDA automation, lead design reviews, and mentor engineers.

Leads advanced mechanical and aerospace system design for defense and industrial applications. Oversees CAD modeling, manufacturing drawings, FEA, prototyping, testing, process development, and design optimization. Serves as a technical authority for multidisciplinary projects, mentors engineers, supports proposals and business growth, engages clients and vendors, and ensures compliance with DoD standards and safety requirements.

Develops and deploys semiconductor timing sign-off flows using Python, Perl, Tcl, and Unix shell. Responsibilities include EDA flow development for PrimeTime, Tempus, Innovus, and RedHawk; automation; statistical data analysis and modeling; and support for chip design teams. The role requires advanced digital IC design expertise, strong communication, multitasking, problem-solving, and collaboration across projects.

Develop and deploy advanced timing sign-off methodologies for SOC, 3D/2.5D IC, and multi-die designs. Lead EDA flow development using Primetime, Tempus, and Innovus, while applying statistical analysis, silicon technology, testability, and yield expertise. The role requires extensive tapeout and timing sign-off experience, scripting and automation skills, cross-functional collaboration, and autonomous problem solving in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Designs engineering drawings, bills of materials, technical documents, and cooling product concepts for data center and commercial applications. Reviews test data, supports manufacturing and quality teams, resolves customer and vendor technical issues, and recommends design improvements and cost reductions. Leads assigned design, testing, and prototype projects while coordinating product compliance certifications with agencies such as UL and Intertek. Provides customer and proposal support and travels to customer sites, vendors, and trade shows as needed.

Lead digital SoC verification for advanced automotive communication semiconductors. Collaborate with architects, designers, and software engineers across the full verification lifecycle, from specifications and testbench development through simulation, coverage analysis, debugging, and gate-level simulation. Develop reusable verification infrastructure, automate testing and regressions, and validate networking, protocol, and semiconductor systems. The role requires extensive ASIC verification experience, strong communication, and collaboration across international multidisciplinary teams.

Leads design verification and hardware characterization for zonal vehicle ECUs. Develops test plans, executes IC and PCBA bench testing, validates drivers, e-fuses, diagnostics, thermal behavior, and fault protection, and owns coverage analysis. Provides early design-for-testability feedback, supports firmware troubleshooting and root-cause investigations, and develops Python automation and AI-assisted data analysis for characterization testing.

Designs and integrates multi-layer insulation for spacecraft, including CAD modeling, fabrication templates, installation drawings, procedures, and flight hardware installation. Coordinates fabrication and multidisciplinary engineering activities, serves as the thermal products technical representative, supports launch operations, and participates in spacecraft integration and testing. Requires flexibility for extended hours, alternate shifts, weekends, and travel.

Lead end-to-end design and qualification of ruggedized, space-rated avionics components for Blue Origin’s TeraWave satellite network. Responsibilities include requirements definition, circuit and PCB design, trade studies, signal and power integrity analysis, testing, verification, production support, configuration management, design reviews, and mentoring junior engineers. The role requires expertise in radiation-hardened hardware, FPGAs, CMOS sensors, DDR memory, optoelectronic integration, and high-reliability flight hardware.

Leads end-to-end development of space-rated avionics power components, including requirements, schematic and PCB design, power integrity, controller algorithms, testing, qualification, production support, and flight integration. Provides technical leadership, design reviews, documentation approval, configuration management, and mentorship while developing reliable hardware for radiation and harsh space environments.