San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$152k–$228k/yr
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aec…
Skills: Cloud Engineering, AWS, Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$148k–$223k/yr
Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Cellular Technologies General Summary: The Staff RF Hardware Engineer serves as a technical leader responsible for defining RF system an…
Skills: RF system architecture, Hardware design, Wireless communications, Signal processing, Antenna systems
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$90k–$149k/yr
Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Cellular Technologies General Summary: The Wireless R&D group is focused on developing a Test Base Station (TBS) for verification of QCT…
Skills: FPGA design, ASIC design, RTL, HDL, VHDL
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$158k–$238k/yr
Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Machine Learning Engineering General Summary: As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to en…
Skills: Machine learning, Python, C++, TensorFlow, PyTorch
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$202k–$302k/yr
Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Packaging Engineering General Summary: The candidate will work in a collaborative engineering environment, performing signal and power i…
Skills: Signal integrity, Power integrity, Electromagnetics, Transmission line theory, Crosstalk
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$140k–$210k/yr
Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering General Summary: Next Generation, High-Speed, Memory and Cache Controller Design Team is looking for a Senior ASIC Des…
Skills: ASIC design, RTL coding, Memory controller design, HBM, LPDDR
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$131k–$179k/yr
Who We Are: Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing life-chan…
Skills: Analytical development, Method transfer, Pharmaceutical development, Project management, Laboratory supervision
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$28/hr–$38/hr
Who We Are: Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing life-chan…
Skills: Facility maintenance, HVAC, Electrical systems, Plumbing, Carpentry
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$70k–$80k/yr
FlowRider Inc, a subsidiary of Whitewater West, leads the stationary wave systems industry, but at heart, we are a service business, and that means we are a people business. In this way, we excel and create value for our…
Skills: Project coordination, Project administration, Document control, Procurement, Sales orders
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$174k–$237k/yr
Who We Are: Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing life-chan…
Skills: Tech transfer, Formulation development, Process development, CMC, Scale-up
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$133k–$182k/yr
Who We Are: Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing life-chan…
Skills: Systems engineering, Disaster recovery, Data backup, Cloud infrastructure, AWS
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$163k–$223k/yr
Who We Are: Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing life-chan…
Skills: Statistical modeling, Design of experiments, Multivariate analysis, Process characterization, Data visualization
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Inc.El Segundo, California, United States · On-site
$104k–$194k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 50% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunit…
Skills: Program planning, Scheduling, Integrated Master Schedule, Earned Value Management, MS Project
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Inc.San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$118k–$176k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities …
Skills: Project management, Earned Value Management, Cost account management, Risk management, Opportunity management
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$97k–$133k/yr
Who We Are: Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing life-chan…
Skills: Packaging engineering, Oral solid dose packaging, Container closure systems, cGMP, Regulatory affairs
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$157k–$214k/yr
Who We Are: Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing life-chan…
Skills: Analytical chemistry, Method development, Method validation, Method transfer, Cgmp compliance
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$806/hr–$2k
Adjunct Faculty Cybersecurity for Systems and Networks Department of Cybersecurity UMGC Stateside Location: San Diego, CA University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) seeks adjunct faculty to teach on-site in San Diego, C…
Skills: Cybersecurity, Computer Networking, Cloud Computing, Ethical Hacking, Network Hardening
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$20/hr–$27/hr
Who We Are: Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing life-chan…
Skills: HVAC maintenance, Electrical repair, Plumbing, Carpentry, Painting
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$157k–$214k/yr
Who We Are: Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing life-chan…
Skills: Medicinal chemistry, Drug discovery, Organic synthesis, Lead optimization, Project management
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Inc.San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$114k–$213k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opport…
Skills: Aeronautical Engineering, Systems Engineering, MBSE, DOORS, Agile Development
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You will design, build, and operate AWS cloud infrastructure and shared development environments to support software products. This role involves automating infrastructure tasks, ensuring operational stability, and collaborating with engineering teams to meet integration needs.
Candidates must have experience with shared cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform. Proficiency in cloud security, IAM, and resource optimization within regulated environments is also required.
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
Cloud Engineering builds and operates the infrastructure and environments that support Shield AI’s software products and platforms.
As a Staff Cloud Engineer, you will design, build, and operate the cloud infrastructure and environments used to develop, test, integrate, and host Shield AI’s software products and platforms. You will work across AWS infrastructure, shared development environments, and supporting platform services to improve how these systems are provisioned, operated, and maintained.
This is a hands-on engineering role focused on infrastructure automation, reliability, and operational stability. You will troubleshoot problems across infrastructure and services, improve existing systems, and work with engineering teams to build infrastructure that meets their development and integration needs.
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Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide.
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