Senior Engineer Jobs in San Francisco, CA

A Senior Engineer in the manufacturing engineering industry is responsible for the design, development, testing, and evaluation of integrated systems for managing industrial production processes. This includes human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination. Their duties may also involve improving manufacturing processes and advancing product design, often utilizing innovative technology. They ensure that manufacturing procedures follow safety and environmental regulations.

Essential skills for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer include excellent problem-solving abilities, analytical skills, leadership abilities, and project management experience. Proficiency with CAD software and other engineering tools is also necessary. They should have a deep understanding of lean manufacturing principles and six sigma methodologies. A Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required, and a Master's degree or Professional Engineer (PE) certification is often preferred. Prior roles that lead to a Senior Engineer position might include Junior Engineer, Process Engineer, or Project Engineer.

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Assistant Theater Manager/Technical Director

  • San Francisco, CA
  • 9 hours ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 9 hours ago

About the Employer Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (SHC) is a Lasallian Vincentian Catholic, co-educational college preparatory secondary school located in the heart of San Francisco,...

Senior Lead Engineer, Warehouse Systems

  • San Francisco, CA
  • 9 hours ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 9 hours ago

Apply your understanding of systems design, engineering for resiliency, and thinking in tradeoffs across a multidisciplinary team of hardware, application, and machine learning engineers....

Senior Engineering Manager, Enterprise Readiness

  • San Francisco, CA
  • 14 hours ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 14 hours ago

Overview Working at Atlassian Atlassians can choose where they work whether in an office, from home, or a combination of the two. That way, Atlassians have more control over supporting their...

Sr. Java Full Stack Developer Lead Engineer

  • San Leandro, CA (14 miles from San Francisco, CA)
  • 23 hours ago
  • San Leandro, CA (14 miles from San Francisco, CA)
  • 23 hours ago

Job Title: Sr. Java Full Stack Developer Lead Engineer Location: San Leandro, CA (Onsite) Duration: 6 Months to 1 Year Job Description: We are seeking Senior Java Full Stack Developer for a...

Lead Engineer - Finance/HR

  • Oakland, CA (11 miles from San Francisco, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Oakland, CA (11 miles from San Francisco, CA)
  • 1 day ago

Job Title: Lead Engineer Finance/HR Location: Downtown Oakland Reports To: Director, Enterprise Applications Position Overview We are seeking a skilled and motivated Lead Engineer (Finance/HR) to...

Head of Engineering, Embedded

  • San Francisco, CA
  • 1 day ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 1 day ago

Head of Engineering, Embedded San Francisco, CA Full Time Posted by: Gusto Posted: Sunday, 27 April 2025 Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA; New York, NY About Gusto Gusto is a modern, online people...

Senior Mechanical Engineer

  • San Francisco, CA
  • 1 day ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 1 day ago

Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.5+ years of industry mechanical engineering experienceCAD expert (3+ yrs in Solidworks preferred)Machine design experience is required...

Senior Engineer, Compression System Aerodynamics

  • San Mateo, CA (15 miles from San Francisco, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • San Mateo, CA (15 miles from San Francisco, CA)
  • 1 day ago

About the Role Our client is looking for a Senior Engineer to own the blade geometry and aerodynamic design of their propulsion system's compressor section....

Senior Engineering Manager

  • San Francisco, CA
  • 1 day ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 1 day ago

About D3:D3 is building the world's first purpose-built blockchain for DomainFiabringing domain tokenization and DeFi primitives to a massive, rapidly growing $350B+ real-world asset class.We're...

Head of Engineering

  • San Mateo, CA (15 miles from San Francisco, CA)
  • 3 days ago
  • San Mateo, CA (15 miles from San Francisco, CA)
  • 3 days ago

Head of Engineering San Francisco (Onsite 5x a week - SoMa) $225-300k base FutureTech Recruitment is partnered with a $12M+ funded AI Integration Start-Up based in San Francisco. They're enabling...

Senior Engineering Manager, Capabilities San Francisco, CA or Remote

  • San Francisco, CA
  • 4 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 4 days ago

Senior Engineering Manager, Capabilities San Francisco, CA or Remote San Francisco, CA - $212k Full Time Posted by: Render Posted: Friday, 25 April 2025 At Render, we're dedicated to building a...

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Head of Engineering, Embedded New Denver, CO;San Francisco, CA;New York, NY

  • San Francisco, CA
  • 4 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 4 days ago

Head of Engineering, Embedded New Denver, CO;San Francisco, CA;New York, NY San Francisco, CA Full Time Posted by: Gusto Posted: Friday, 25 April 2025 Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA; New York, NY...

Principal Engineer, Mobile

  • San Francisco, CA
  • 4 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 4 days ago

About the Role We're looking for a Principal Mobile Engineer to help lead the technical vision for our consumer-facing native mobile applications, with a primary focus on iOS (Swift) and working...

Fullstack Principal Engineer

  • Oakland, CA (11 miles from San Francisco, CA)
  • 4 days ago
  • Oakland, CA (11 miles from San Francisco, CA)
  • 4 days ago

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership, mentorship of junior engineers, and will be responsible for fostering a collaborative and innovative environment across multiple teams in...

Remote Work

Senior Mechanical Engineer NEW

  • San Francisco, CA
  • 5 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 5 days ago

Requirements B.S. or M.S in mechanical, aerospace engineering or equivalent 4 - 15+ years of mechanical design or equivalent experience Strong CAD design (Solidworks) and Finite Element analysis (Femap...

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Salary for Senior Engineer Jobs in San Francisco, CA

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Highest Education Level

Senior Engineers in San Francisco, CA offer the following education background
Bachelor's Degree
49.7%
Master's Degree
34.7%
Doctorate Degree
6.9%
Associate's Degree
4.2%
Vocational Degree or Certification
2.5%
High School or GED
1.6%
Some College
0.3%
Some High School
0.1%

Average Work Experience
Here's a breakdown of the number of years' experience offered by Senior Engineers in San Francisco, CA
10+ years
36.1%
6-8 years
31.2%
8-10 years
15.0%
4-6 years
6.2%
1-2 years
5.2%
None
5.0%
2-4 years
1.1%



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