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📍 California, United States· Full-time· Remote
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About Dawn Aerospace Dawn Aerospace is redefining space transportation through reusable, sustainable, and high-cadence flight systems. Our Aurora Spaceplane enables rapid access to suborbital space and speeds over Mach 3, serving a growing need for near-space testing, high-speed flight, and microgravity research. Together with our in-space propulsion business, Dawn is building the infrastructure for sustainable access to and operation in space. Role Overview Aurora is the first vehicle capable of flying missions to the edge of space multiple times a day. Your job is to transform this vehicle capability into mission success for our customers working from anywhere in the US - although Huntsville , USA is preferred (with domestic and international travel) . As a Mission Manager, your core role is to translate customer objectives into executable flight plans. You will be the customer’s interface to Dawn's flight operations, engineering, regulatory, and commercial teams. Throughout any project, you will coordinate the specialists required to solve individual problems while retaining responsibility for the mission. This is not a passive account-management role. You will be expected to assess mission feasibility, challenge customer assumptions, defend engineering realities, and drive clarity across complex, first-of-a-kind mission concepts. You will be the customer’s technical advocate inside Dawn, and Dawn’s operational interface to the customer. You will succeed here if you can lead through ambiguity, communicate with precision, and have the technical depth to engage meaningfully with aerospace engineers and flight operators, while keeping customers aligned, informed, and confident. Key Responsibilities Mission Ownershi

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📍 California, USA - Remote, United States· Remote
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Job Requisition ID # 26WD97363 Position Overview We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer – Backend to join Autodesk’s Enterprise Data Management (EDM) organization within the COO-GET Engineering group. This is a senior individual contributor role operating at the Principal (P4) level , expected to drive technology direction for large, complex, and business-critical backend and distributed systems . This role is anchored in backend software engineering excellence : designing, building, and evolving scalable services, APIs, and event-driven systems that operate at enterprise scale. As a Principal Engineer, you will work with high autonomy and ambiguity , shape long-term architecture, and influence multiple teams and domains. Familiarity with data engineering concepts is valuable, but backend systems, service design, and distributed systems are the core competencies. You will function as a technical authority and force multiplier—guiding design decisions, setting standards, and ensuring Autodesk’s core data services are reliable, resilient, and evolvable over time. Responsibilities Provide principal-level technical

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📍 California, United States
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What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity? At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients. Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible. This position maintains and repairs the facility's structure, equipment and ground, including plumbing, electrical and HVAC. Key Responsibilities: Responsible for mechanical service calls and in-house repairs throughout facility and grounds. Performs skilled trade work, such as carpentry or painting in the construction, repair or alteration of structures such as walls, roofs or office fixtures. Monitor, maintain document and perform preventative maintenance on HVAC system including central plant. May provide guidance and oversee other personnel. May work from sketches, blueprints, and drawings. Act as liaison and supervise work of contractors. Be on call and able to respond 7/24/365. Listed responsibilities are an essential, but not exhaustive list, of the usual duties associated with the position. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs. Requirements: Requires 2-5 years of related experience Ability to continually learn through on-t

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📍 California, United States
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$141.6K – $212.4K/yr

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What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity? At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients. Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible. Summary The Staff Data Engineer is a seasoned, hands-on engineer who designs, builds, and scales data products on our cloud lakehouse, powering analytics, reporting, and AI/ML across Illumina. We are looking for someone with strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and data modeling, a solid understanding of distributed systems and system design who has built and scaled data products on modern cloud platforms such as Databricks and Snowflake. This is a hands-on, senior individual-contributor role with end-to-end ownership and leadership spanning multiple domains such as Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Quality, including mentoring engineers on our global (India-based) team. Responsibilities Partner across business, AI, and platform teams translating domain needs (e.g., SAP, Manufacturing, Quality) into well-modeled, governed and scalable data products. Design, build, and scale end-to-end data products on Databricks (and interoperating with Snowflake) — from ingestion through curated, analytics-ready datasets following a medallion (Bronze/Silver/Gold) architecture. Develop reusable frameworks, libraries, and

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📍 California, United States
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$82.5K – $123.7K/yr

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What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity? At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients. Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible. *Candidate must be able to work out of our San Diego, Hayward, or Foster City locations* Position Summary This position will support the Regional Project Planning function within Global Facilities and provide facility planning and construction design management to facilitate execution at multiple project scales and delivery methods in an energetic and fast-paced environment. The role is responsible for construction project and renovation space planning, estimation, scheduling, and resourcing. This person will work closely with consultants and internal stakeholders to create functional area program, layout, and to coordinate facility infrastructure support needs. The ideal candidate for this role has proven ability to identify and resolve issues resourcefully and independently, and will work to understand key business drivers, applying this knowledge to decision making. We are looking for your talent, experience and initiative to join our growing team! Specific Responsibilities: Leading feasibility analysis and site master planning studies Tracking 3 year horizon of planned efforts to info

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📍 California, Virtual Address, United States
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Work Flexibility: Field-based Overview As a Clinical Specialist at Stryker, you will help improve orthopedic surgeries around the world and play a direct role in our mission of making healthcare better. In this role, you will build deep clinical and technical expertise across both robotic (Mako SmartRobotics™) and manual orthopedic procedures. You will support surgeons in the operating room by assisting with pre-operative planning, case preparation, system setup, and real-time procedural workflows to ensure safe, accurate, and efficient outcomes. You will gain hands-on experience working with Mako technology—including CT-based planning, implant sizing, registration, and intra-operative support—while also developing strong competency in manual procedures, instrumentation, and OR protocols. Through shadowing experienced team members, supporting product demonstrations, and participating in labs and education programs, you will learn the systems, processes, and best practices that define world-class clinical support. This role requires adaptability, steady composure, and strong problem-solving in a fast-paced surgical environment. Because patients’ needs don’t follow business hours, you will also participate in on-call coverage, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, to ensure uninterrupted support for urgent cases and time-sensitive customer needs. What You Will Do Gain competency in solo case coverage for manual and robotic procedures through hands-on training. Assist surgeons with pre-operative CT-based planning, implant sizing, and positioning using advanced software. Support full case preparation, including instrumentation checks, equipment setup, and OR readiness. Troubleshoot technical issues confidently and efficiently in the operating room. Learn and supp

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📍 California, United States
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$98.4K – $147.6K/yr

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What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity? At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients. Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible. Core Job Summary Position Summary: Manages the design, planning, construction and maintenance of equipment, machinery, buildings, and other facilities. Plans, budgets, and schedules facility modifications, including estimates on equipment, labor, materials and other related costs. Designs and develops organizational policies relevant to the facilities department. Oversees the coordination of building space allocation and layout, communication services and facilities expansion. May have responsibility for establishing and overseeing health and safety standards. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs and other related duties may be assigned. Scope of Responsibilities: Receives predetermined work assignments with incremental objectives and defined processes, subject to a moderate level of control and review. Directs subordinates to complete assignments using established guidelines and procedures. Administers company policies that directly affect subordinate employees and recommends changes to unit, sub-unit, or discipline policies. Works on assignment

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📍 California, United States· Full-time· Remote
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From $113.4K/yr

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Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™️ platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 160+ public exchanges globally and thousands of private exchanges at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform. We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler. About the Role We are looking for a Specialist Account Executive to join our Sales and Go-to-Market team. This role can be based in any major city in the western or central regions, reporting to the Director - Zero Trust Branch. You will support the commercial segment, acting as the primary specialist to drive revenue growth within the Zero Trust Branch product suite, including Zero Trust SDWAN, IoT/OT device segmentation and Zero Trust Cellular. You will lead the charge in demonstrating the power of cloud transformation to cement our position as a global leader in cloud security. What you’ll do (Role Expectations) Serve as the primary specialist for customers, partners, and internal teams to drive revenue growth across the zero trust branch (ZTB) product portfolio Partner with domain-expert solution engineers to capture customer requirements and craft compelling value propositions that close complex business deals Own t

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📍 California, United States· Full-time· Remote
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From $113.4K/yr

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Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™️ platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 160+ public exchanges globally and thousands of private exchanges at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform. We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler. About the Role We are looking for a Product Sales Account Executive to join our Sales and Go-to-Market team. This role can be based in any major city within San Francisco, Rockies or OH Valley area, reporting to the Director, SecOps. You will support a specific region, acting as the primary specialist to drive revenue growth within the security operations product suite, including unified vulnerability management, deception and threat hunting. You will lead the charge in demonstrating the power of cloud transformation to cement our position as a global leader in cloud security. What you’ll do (Role Expectations) Serve as the primary specialist for customers, partners, and internal teams to drive revenue growth across the security operations product portfolio Partner with domain-expert solution engineers to capture customer requirements and craft compelling value propositions that close complex business deals Own the regio

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📍 California, United States· Full-time· Remote
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From $175.9K/yr

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Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™️ platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 160+ public exchanges globally and thousands of private exchanges at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform. We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler. We are looking for a Senior Manager, Sales Engineering, Majors West based in the United States, reporting to our Director, Sales Engineering. You will lead and grow the sales engineering organization for the core portfolio, including the Gen AI market, across the region in the US. You will align closely with GTM Sales Leaders, Product Management, and Engineering to execute strategic solutions and close deals for customers and partners. What you’ll do (Role Expectations) Recruit, mentor, and develop the sales engineering team Refine and scale core sales engineering processes including discovery, technical qualification, and proof-of-concept Partner with sales leadership and clients to design and present business solutions that drive revenue growth Work within a matrixed environment to promote and support the Zscaler portfolio through value-based selling Who You Are (Success Profile) You thrive in ambiguity. You're c

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📍 California, United States· Remote
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$108.6K – $250.7K/yr

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Role Summary Pfizer Commercial Oncology is introducing the world to the next era of cancer care. With a growing portfolio of novel therapies, industry-leading R&D, and a goal of delivering eight breakthroughs by 2030 across major cancer types, we're translating cutting-edge science into market-shaping impact. Here, you'll partner with exceptional colleagues across scientific, medical, and manufacturing teams, backed by advanced digital and AI-enabled infrastructure and the authority to accelerate medicines from discovery to delivery. Guided by our values of courage, excellence, equity, and joy, you'll have the opportunity to stretch your skills and build a career that evolves with you—across teams, roles, and the Pfizer enterprise. Join us to make history — for patients, for their families, for the future. The Senior Oncology Account Specialist (SOAS) will have a variety of responsibilities, ranging from promoting Pfizer’s product portfolio to health care providers and specialists, to educating members of the healthcare community regarding the appropriate use of Pfizer products, to calling on accounts and organized customers to help improve patients’ experience with Pfizer products, as well as the overall quality of patient care delivered. The SOAS plays a critical role in increasing Pfizer’s brand with high-value target customers by linking an insightful assessment of the account and/or business landscape with a strong understanding of Pfizer’s products and resources. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS BA/BS Degree from an accredited institution BA/BS Degree from an accredited institution OR an associate’s degree with 8+ years of experience; OR a high school diploma (or equivalent) with 10+ years of relevant experience. Ability to travel domestically and stay overnight as necessary Valid US driver’s license and drivin

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📍 California, United States· Full-time
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From $210K/yr

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Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way. Airbnb’s Legal Department is a global team that will require working with diverse international colleagues around the world. The successful candidate will be someone who is adaptable, collaborative and embodies Airbnb’s Core Values. Candidates will be required to approach complex legal issues with a balance for local and global perspectives, while being adaptable to cultural differences and nuances. A genuine and demonstrated interest in Airbnb and a commitment to ethics, integrity and fostering a workplace that emphasizes diversity and belonging is a must. The Community You Will Join: Airbnb’s Legal team embodies the company’s innovative, forward-thinking spirit. At the frontier of the new sharing economy, Airbnb is breaking new ground in matters of policy, law, and government relations. Where some see obstacles, we see the opportunity to find creative, practical solutions, right at the cutting edge. Our adventurous, fast-moving legal team is committed to building a team of talented, collaborative and self-motivated legal professionals across the globe who believe in Airbnb’s mission and leading as a 21st century company. The Difference You Will Make: Airbnb is looking for an experienced litigator to join our Risk and Regulatory group. Reporting to Airbnb's Lead Counsel, Litigation, Risk and Regulatory, the Senior Counsel, Litigation will own high-stakes disputes, investigations, and strategic counseling from first assessment through resolution, directing outside counsel and shaping our approach at every stage. This role is for you if you work well with business partners, bring a steady and positive presence,

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