Engineering Careers

Pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-wing aircraft, usually on scheduled air carrier routes, for the transport of passengers and cargo.

A professional specializing in leading multiple engineering teams.

Lead engineering teams to ship great products while growing exceptional engineers

Lead teams that optimize how humans communicate with AI systems, maximizing value from large language models across the enterprise

A professional specializing in executive engineering leadership.

Build safety infrastructure for LLM-powered products

Build internal tools for ML teams at scale

Run ML models on phones, wearables, and low-power hardware

Build the AI behaviors that make NPCs, enemies, and systems feel alive

Build the systems that make AI work at scale in the real world

Build the infrastructure that powers AI/ML at scale

Bridge ML research and production-grade code

Research and develop next-generation ML systems

Build AI systems that understand, generate, and interact with human language at scale

Keep systems alive, scalable, and fast at massive scale

Build voice interfaces and speech processing systems

Research, design, develop, or test computer or computer-related equipment for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use.

Teach machines to see and understand the visual world through AI-powered image and video analysis

Extract oil and gas resources efficiently while minimizing environmental impact

Design and operate oil, gas, and liquids pipelines

An engineer specializing in building and operating data pipelines and warehouses.

Design and operate grid-scale battery storage

Build account abstraction infrastructure

Build evaluation frameworks for model performance

Build text-to-video and video editing AI systems

Build and maintain application-specific blockchains

Build Lightning Network infrastructure

Design Neuralink-style brain implants and interfaces

Design secure cross-chain communication protocols

Optimize embedding models and vector representations

Accelerate LLM inference speed and efficiency

Design protocols based on user intents

Build and maintain liquid staking protocols (Lido, Rocket Pool, Frax)

Run, monitor and scale LLM-powered services in production

Compress large models into deployable student networks

LLM prompts for Copilot-style code completion

Design production LLM workflows for Fortune 500 systems

Develop quantum algorithms and applications

Build tooling, compilers, and applications for quantum computers

Build Layer 2 rollup infrastructure

Write flight software for satellites and ground systems

Build software systems, solve technical problems, create digital products

Design and maintain stablecoin systems

Design aircraft, spacecraft, and defense systems that push boundaries

Monitor and manage aircraft systems ensuring safe mechanical operation during flight

Design privacy architecture into products before launch

Design systems to remove space debris

Engineer extraction systems for asteroid and lunar mining

Design and maintain the infrastructure that connects the digital world

Technical pre-sales for B2B software

Design or configure wired, wireless, and satellite communications systems for voice, video, and data services.

Design and maintain nuclear systems for energy, medicine, and defense

Build engineering systems for fusion companies

Design and deploy small modular nuclear reactors

Secure AWS, GCP, and Azure environments against misconfigurations and intrusions

Build systems to detect and prevent Sybil attacks

Research, design, develop, or test electronic components and systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use employing knowledge of electronic theory and materials properties.

Design and maintain rail signaling systems

Build the data pipelines behind marketing analytics

Transform raw materials into useful products through chemical processes

Build the self-driving future by developing perception, planning, and control systems for autonomous vehicles

Build direct air capture systems (Climeworks, Heirloom)

Design, develop, or evaluate energy-related projects or programs to reduce energy costs or improve energy efficiency during the designing, building, or remodeling stages of construction.

Design fusion plasma confinement systems

Research, design, develop, or test automation, intelligent systems, smart devices, or industrial systems control.

Research, design, develop, or test microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices.

Design, develop, or supervise the production of materials, devices, or systems of unique molecular or macromolecular composition, applying principles of nanoscale physics and electrical, chemical, or biological engineering.

Build optical computing systems

Design technologies specializing in light information or light energy, such as laser or fiber optics technology.

Design intelligent machines that interact with the physical world

Write the software that makes robots see, plan, and move

Design tests for ICs and manage test floors

Perform site-specific engineering analysis or evaluation of energy efficiency and solar projects involving residential, commercial, or industrial customers.

Engineer utility-scale solar projects

Optimize text-to-speech for natural, expressive output

Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.

Design electrical systems and circuits that power modern technology

Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services.

Find and fix security bugs across the software stack

Integrate electronic systems into aircraft

Maintain and support distributed and decentralized blockchain-based networks or block-chain applications such as cryptocurrency exchange, payment processing, document sharing, and digital voting.

Develop and oversee the implementation of information security procedures and policies.

Write firmware for connected devices and embedded systems

Build the developer platform that 100s of engineers depend on daily

Build L1/L2 protocols and infrastructure in Rust

Evaluate materials and develop machinery and processes to manufacture materials for use in products that must meet specialized design and performance specifications.

Write detections that find real attacks inside noisy telemetry

Research causes of fires, determine fire protection methods, and design or recommend materials or equipment such as structural components or fire-detection equipment to assist organizations in safeguarding life and property against fire, explosion, and related hazards.

Promote worksite or product safety by applying knowledge of industrial processes, mechanics, chemistry, psychology, and industrial health and safety laws.

Build data pipelines on Snowflake, dbt, and Airflow

Generate high-quality synthetic data for training

Specialized database systems for embeddings

Build pipelines that turn raw sequencing data into biological insight

Develop medical devices and technologies that save and improve lives

Scale cellular agriculture production processes

Design, optimize, and troubleshoot manufacturing processes to improve efficiency, quality, and cost

Specialized prompts for regulated industry compliance

Drive wafer yield across thousands of process steps

Engineer deep sea mining systems

Plan and manage mineral extraction operations safely and sustainably

Design and maintain ships, submarines, and offshore structures

Solve pollution and sustainability challenges through engineering solutions

Win deals by bridging technical expertise with business value

Design vehicle subsystems from concept to production

Design and develop vehicles and their systems, from powertrains and chassis to ADAS and EV platforms

Design electric vehicle powertrains end-to-end

Design, evaluate, modify, or construct fuel cell components or systems for transportation, stationary, or portable applications.

Design and build mechanical systems from consumer products to industrial machines

Optimize LLM tool calling and function integration

Design and optimize the tools, dies, molds, and fixtures that make mass production possible

Design objects, facilities, and environments to optimize human well-being and overall system performance, applying theory, principles, and data regarding the relationship between humans and respective technology.

Optimize complex systems and processes to eliminate waste and boost efficiency

Design and improve manufacturing processes

Design, integrate, or improve manufacturing systems or related processes.

Design product packaging that protects, preserves, and presents goods while meeting sustainability goals

Ensure software quality through systematic testing, automation, and defect prevention

Drive quality systems on the plant floor

Design or plan protocols for equipment or processes to produce products meeting internal and external purity, safety, and quality requirements.

Design and oversee construction of infrastructure that shapes cities

Pretrain and fine-tune frontier-scale language models

Analyze soil and rock behavior to ensure safe foundations for construction

Water system design for farms

Operate scenic railroad excursions through mountainous and rural landscapes

Build IoT and data platforms for urban infrastructure

Ensure buildings and bridges can safely withstand loads and natural forces

Develop plans for surface transportation projects, according to established engineering standards and state or federal construction policy.

Design or oversee projects involving provision of potable water, disposal of wastewater and sewage, or prevention of flood-related damage.

Supervise and coordinate activities of crew engaged in operating and maintaining engines, boilers, deck machinery, and electrical, sanitary, and refrigeration equipment aboard ship.

Apply engineering principles to improve farming and food production systems

Protect organizations from cyber threats by building secure systems and defenses

Build agents that can autonomously execute complex workflows

Transform raw data into reliable, analytics-ready datasets for the whole company

Orchestrate complex API chains with LLMs

Design and validate lithium-ion battery packs

Develop living computers using biological systems

Break production on purpose to find failure modes before users do

Build software that helps decarbonize energy, industry, and transport

Build the tools that translate human ideas into machine instructions

Build matching engines, APIs, and wallet infra for crypto exchanges

Build identity systems using verifiable credentials and DIDs

Design and build decentralized finance protocols

Automate infrastructure, ensure reliability, bridge development and operations

Design autonomous flight systems and drone fleets

Program the invisible computers that power everything from medical devices to self-driving cars

Design and develop battery systems that power electric vehicles, pushing the boundaries of range, safety, and performance

Drive cloud cost efficiency across engineering organizations

Design enhanced geothermal systems for power generation

Ship experiments across the full funnel to drive activation and retention

Design efficient electrolysis systems for green hydrogen

Engineer hydrogen production and fuel cell systems

Design or analyze operational solutions for projects such as transportation optimization, network modeling, process and methods analysis, cost containment, capacity enhancement, routing and shipment optimization, or information management.

Study circuits and mechanisms in neural networks

Ship NFT collections, marketplaces, and on-chain generative art

Build the logs, metrics, and traces that make complex systems debuggable

Build open banking integrations across regions

Design systems that handle user data legally and ethically

Design prompts that unlock AI capabilities, optimize LLM outputs, and bridge the gap between humans and language models

Run joint red-team/blue-team exercises to improve detection

Build retrieval-augmented generation pipelines for document Q&A and search

Build the sensing stack for autonomous vehicles

Engineer sodium-ion battery systems for scale

Write production-grade Solidity for DeFi, NFTs, and infrastructure

Design the systems that send spacecraft to orbit and beyond

Program living organisms to produce medicines, materials, fuels, and foods by engineering DNA and biological systems

Build tokenization systems for real-world assets

Design, develop, and maintain the advanced military systems that protect national security and give warfighters a decisive edge

Build React frontends that connect to wallets, chains, and smart contracts

Build AR/VR/MR experiences for headsets and smart glasses

Maintain and operate mechanical systems aboard superyachts and sailing vessels

Build ZKP systems for privacy and scalability

Build automated compliance systems for fintechs

Operate freight and passenger trains

All engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, not listed separately.

Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, adjust, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by engineering staff in making engineering design decisions.

Manage large satellite networks (Starlink, Kuiper)

Operate or maintain stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or industrial processes.

Pilot preserved steam locomotives on heritage railway excursions

Assist engineers in determining the practicality of proposed product design changes and plan and carry out tests on experimental test devices or equipment for performance, durability, or efficiency.

Apply theory and principles of mechanical engineering to modify, develop, test, or adjust machinery and equipment under direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.

Apply engineering theory and principles to problems of industrial layout or manufacturing production, usually under the direction of engineering staff.

Implement production processes and operate commercial-scale production equipment to produce, test, or modify materials, devices, or systems of unique molecular or macromolecular composition.

Apply theory and principles of civil engineering in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of structures and facilities under the direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.

Finalize records with mastering for streaming, vinyl, and broadcast

Mix multitrack sessions into finished records

Solve complex technical problems and be the bridge between users and engineering

Record, mix, and master audio for music, podcasts, film, games, and live events

Keep TV, radio, and streaming signals on the air by designing, maintaining, and operating the technical systems behind broadcasting

Drive switching or other locomotive or dinkey engines within railroad yard, industrial plant, quarry, construction project, or similar location.

Operate heavy construction equipment, bulldozers, graders, excavators, cranes.

Apply theory and principles of environmental engineering to modify, test, and operate equipment and devices used in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental problems, including waste treatment and site remediation, under the direction of engineering staff or scientists.

Own unit processes inside semiconductor fabs