Mission Summary:

Motional’s onboard autonomous driving system team works at the intersection of software engineering, machine learning, sensors, and hardware compute platforms to evolve Motional’s next-generation on-board autonomous driving system. As part of this team, the High Performance Compute Platform team is responsible for Motional’s current and next-generation onboard autonomous driving system. If you are a software engineer and love the idea of working on embedded AI hardware and software compute systems to create the next generation of autonomous vehicles, we would love to talk with you. We are hiring in a range of levels, from graduate engineers to Staff engineers.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Design and develop infrastructure software on various hardware platforms for applications such as vision processing, radar systems, safety monitoring, etc., to be run on self-driving vehicles.
• Design test harnesses for embedded software components and full systems
• Provide technical mentorship to engineers.
• Proactively work with cross-functional engineering teams to solve complex and interesting problems.
  
  

What We're Looking For:

• Experience with creating detailed requirements from use cases.
• Ability to lead a technical initiative, including breaking down work and guiding other engineers through execution.
• Experience writing software for embedded platforms in C and C++.
• Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Experience working on embedded Linux / RTOSs.
• Experience working with networks (Ethernet, CAN etc.) and the common networking protocols.
• Experience with debugging on embedded platforms.
• Experience writing software in Python and experience doing automation with shell scripting.
• Experience working with ARM Cortex MCUs or Microprocessors.
  
  

Bonus Points (not required):

• Experience working with large data pipelines, and platforms that require deterministic execution.
• Experience using inter-system communication protocols such as I2C and SPI
• Experience deploying Machine Learning models.
• Experience working with GPUs.
• Experience working directly with the Linux kernel or Device Drivers.
• Experience with Simulation and Code Generation, and knowing when their use is appropriate.
• Experience working with Bazel.
• Experience integrating various sensors, including Cameras, IMUs, Radars, LIDARs.
• Experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, ONNX, and/or other ML frameworks. 
  
  

We encourage a hybrid schedule with in-office time at one of our locations in Boston, Pittsburgh, or Las Vegas to support collaboration, or this role can be fully remote.

Mission Summary:

As a Staff Engineer within the Platform Engineering team, you will be a hands-on technical leader driving the evolution of Motional's global cloud and hybrid infrastructure. Operating as a senior individual contributor, you'll tackle our hardest platform problems directly — designing systems, creating code, and setting technical direction for initiatives that span multiple teams. Your work will help transform our R&D environment into a hardened, cost-efficient, and scalable commercial backbone, and ensure our internal platforms deliver the developer velocity required for rapid AV deployment.

What you'll be doing:

• Design and build major components of our cloud architecture — including networking, storage, compute abstraction layers. You'll own the technical design end-to-end and create code where it matters most
• Drive technical evolution of our Kubernetes-based developer platform. Identify the highest-leverage improvements to scalability, cost attribution, access control, and developer ergonomics — then design and implement them to reduce configuration complexity and accelerate engineering velocity
• Raise the reliability bar across Platform Engineering. Define and implement standards for SLIs, SLOs, observability, and failover, and partner with peer teams to roll them out across platform-layer services
• Drive FinOps practices — cost visibility, attribution, accountability as well as optimization recommendations
• Design and ship AI-native developer experiences by integrating LLM-powered tooling into CI, build systems, monitoring platforms, and local development workflows to remove friction and boost engineering throughput
  
  

What we're looking for:

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 9 years in Software or Infrastructure Engineering, with significant experience in a senior IC capacity
• Deep, expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes internals and ecosystem (Operators (Crossplane, ArgoWorkflow/Airflow, KubeRay), Kubecost/OpenCost, Service Mesh, GitOps and other CNCF projects)
• Proven track record of designing or migrating complex workloads between on-prem data centers and major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, other)
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CloudFormation, Terraform Cloud/Spacelift/Atlantis) and advanced observability tooling (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/VictoriaMetrics, Grafana, Datadog)
• Expert in architecting AI-driven operations, leveraging LLMs and agentic workflows to automate incident response, predictive scaling, and intelligent system observability
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical roadmaps across an entire engineering organization and mentor senior technical staff
  
  

Bonus points (not required):

• Proven expertise in CI/CD orchestration, build systems (Bazel, RBE), frameworks
• Prior experience with large-scale machine learning training pipelines
• Experience leading technical projects in a globally distributed team
• Open-source contributions to Kubernetes, observability, or infrastructure tooling ecosystems

Position Summary

Reporting to the Electrical Design Engineering Manager, this position is responsible for leading projects of varying complexity, reviewing and providing oversight of all projects built by the assigned design team, guiding and mentoring design engineers to reach their goals and assist with supporting the local production facility with any technical issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and redline drawings completed by other engineers. Suggest solutions or alternate designs where applicable, ensuring packages are complete, consistent with electrical regulatory body standards, and that they meet the project requirements.
• · Proactively suggest novel solutions to problems as they arise.
• · Aid in building training programs and development plans for local engineers.
• · Provide onboarding and training for new engineering and support team members.
• · Provide mentorship and encourage growth and technical/professional advancement in the teams.
• · Provide insight, product solutions and reference projects to enable the success of the electrical design engineering team.
• · Provide training exercises for the electrical design engineering team.
• · Attend kick-off meetings for new complex orders.
• · Check in with engineers regularly to identify issues that could lead to missed due dates or design issues. Find solutions to keep jobs on track and be a resource when the design engineer has questions.
• · Work with the test department and production staff to help coordinate testing of complex products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology diploma (Power Option preferred) or equivalent professional experience preferred.
•  Minimum of 3 years of design experience in power products.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, etc.).
•  Working knowledge of AutoCAD drafting software.

Compensation 

The salary range for this role is $115,200-$174,720 per year, based on location, experience, and qualifications.

Mission Summary:

Motional is seeking a Staff Front End Engineer expert for its Web Visualization Tooling team.  This role will directly contribute through the creation of critical web tooling and visualization that allows us to improve our feedback loops for machine learning (ML) engineers and improve the performance and adaptability of our autonomous vehicle (AV) system.

What you'll be doing:

• Drive cross-team standards and best practices for web development
• Own cross team collaboration, ensuring deliveries are made on time and effectively
• Architect and scale a modern frontend ecosystem using React, TypeScript, and Vue.
• Collaborate closely with ML, frontend, UX, data services, data mining, and data annotation teams to align tooling with real-world workflows
• Build mission-critical UI systems used by a variety of internal customers.
• Design initiative experiences for complex, data-heavy workflows.
• Drive best practices around performance, scalability and maintainability
• Ship quickly and iterate in a product driven environment.
  
  

What we're looking for:

• Desire to design and build user-facing visual applications, and a passion for good UX.
• Strong proficiency in React, Typescript and modern frontend architecture
• Proficiency in Vue
• Strong product sense with a focus on UX and usability.
• Ability to work with high ownership and autonomy.
• Ability to work autonomously and independently, and to drive development initiatives with little oversight. High aptitude for learning and organization skills.
• Great interpersonal skills and ability to mentor and (on occasion) delegate to other engineers at various levels of relative seniority.
• A well-established technical design and documentation habit
• Capability to work directly with customers to identify foundational needs and provide solutions.
  
  

Bonus Points(not required): 

• Demonstrated project management expertise / advanced hands-on understanding of project management agility and operational excellence.
• A love for the continuous delivery of value.
• Exposure to backend systems (Node, Python)
• Experience in Game Development or 3D Visualization

We encourage a hybrid schedule with in-office time at one of our locations in Boston, Pittsburgh, or Las Vegas to support collaboration, or this role can be fully remote.

Motional’s Pittsburgh office is located in the new Hazelwood Green development, a culmination of the city’s goal of restoring an economic driver to the neighborhood in a thoughtful, inclusive, and sustainable way. With views along the Monongahela river, the Pittsburgh office is in the heart of this new state of the art development.

Mission Summary:

Our newly formed Design Release Engineering team, within the Vehicle Platform Engineering group, is seeking a highly motivated Staff Engineer to own the design release and integration of our autonomous vehicle’s compute and connectivity subsystem. This role serves as the primary technical authority for the end-to-end design, release, validation, and production readiness of our high-performance compute hardware and associated controllers. You will ensure robust technical execution, manage supplier and cross-functional alignment, and drive hardware delivery that meets all performance, cost, and timing objectives.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Own the complete design release of the high-performance compute and connectivity hardware, including the mechanical mounting, alignment, thermal management, electrical interface, and vehicle network integration.
• Drive technical execution for the full product lifecycle, from concept and architecture definition to sustaining engineering and continuous improvement.
• Oversee the generation and release of all engineering documentation, including models and drawings, Bills of Material (BOM), specifications, and test reports, ensuring alignment with vehicle-level design.
• Define and maintain the Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R), ensuring successful validation against system performance targets.
• Lead the Engineering Change (ECN) process for compute and connectivity hardware, ensuring traceability, cost impact analysis, version control, and full cross-functional buy-in.
• Act as the primary technical and program interface to suppliers (Tier 1 and Tier 2), tracking part maturity through DV, PV, and PPAP phases to ensure tooling and delivery readiness.
• Build strong partnerships across the Systems Engineering, Autonomy, Software Infrastructure, Quality, and Vehicle Integration teams to ensure seamless hardware integration and manufacturability (DFM/DFA).
• Lead technical program reviews and design readiness assessments, proactively developing risk mitigation plans to ensure compute hardware maturity aligns with program milestones and build events.
• Provide regular, concise updates to technical leadership on design maturity, validation progress, open issues, and timely closure metrics.
  
  

What We’re Looking For:

• 8+ years of experience in automotive hardware design and release engineering, with direct ownership of Domain Controllers, HPCs, or Telematics units.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer, or Systems Engineering (or a related field).
• Deep technical understanding of compute architectures, high-speed data buses, and wireless connectivity standards.
• Fundamental knowledge of validation documentation and processes, including DVP&R, DFMEA, and PFMEA.
• Expert-level experience with the manufacturing BOM and ECN processes, and a proven ability to manage technical discussions with external suppliers.
• Familiarity with CAD systems (e.g., NX, CATIA), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems (including requirement management tools such as Polarion), and engineering release workflows.
• Strong understanding of vehicle integration, packaging, and functional safety standards (ISO 26262).
• Proven ability to lead complex initiatives, manage cross-functional teams, and execute to aggressive program timelines with minimal oversight.
  
  

Bonus Points:

• Experience with advanced in-vehicle prototypes and benchtop systems.
• Proven track record of driving goal-level impact across multiple teams or subsystems.
• Prior experience in a fast-growing autonomous vehicle or robotics company.

This role is based in our Pittsburgh office and requires in-office days each week.

Motional’s Pittsburgh office is located in the new Hazelwood Green development, a culmination of the city’s goal of restoring an economic driver to the neighborhood in a thoughtful, inclusive, and sustainable way. With views along the Monongahela river, the Pittsburgh office is in the heart of this new state of the art development.

Mission Summary:

Our newly formed Design Release Engineering team, within the Vehicle Platform Engineering group, is seeking a highly motivated Staff Engineer to own the design release and integration of  vehicle control and interface subsystems. This role serves as the primary technical authority for the end-to-end design, release, validation, and production readiness of key vehicle modules, including core systems such as Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB), Vehicle Interface Controllers (VIC), Cabin Monitoring Systems, and Human-Machine Interface (HMI) hardware. You will ensure robust technical execution, manage supplier and cross-functional alignment, and drive hardware delivery that meets all performance, cost, and timing objectives.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Own the complete design release of critical vehicle system hardware, including the mechanical mounting, alignment, thermal management, electrical interface, and vehicle network integration.
• Drive technical execution for the full product lifecycle, from concept and architecture definition to sustaining engineering and continuous improvement.
• Oversee the generation and release of all engineering documentation, including models and drawings, Bills of Material (BOM), specifications, and test reports, ensuring alignment with vehicle-level design.
• Collaborate closely with the base vehicle supplier (OEM partner) to ensure seamless mechanical, electrical, and network integration of the vehicle controllers and interface modules into the base vehicle architecture, managing shared Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
• Define and maintain the Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R), ensuring successful validation against system performance targets.
• Lead the Engineering Change (ECN) process for all assigned vehicle system modules, ensuring traceability, cost impact analysis, version control, and full cross-functional buy-in.
• Act as the primary technical and program interface to suppliers (Tier 1 and Tier 2), tracking part maturity through DV, PV, and PPAP phases to ensure tooling and delivery readiness.
• Build strong partnerships across the Systems Engineering, Autonomy, Software Infrastructure, Quality, and Vehicle Integration teams to ensure seamless hardware integration and manufacturability (DFM/DFA).
• Lead technical program reviews and design readiness assessments, proactively developing risk mitigation plans to ensure compute hardware maturity aligns with program milestones and build events.
• Provide regular, concise updates to technical leadership on design maturity, validation progress, open issues, and timely closure metrics.
  
  

What We’re Looking For:

• 8+ years of experience in automotive hardware design and release engineering, with direct ownership of ADAS/Active Safety hardware, low-level vehicle controllers, or interior electronic modules preferred.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer, or Systems Engineering (or a related field).
• Deep technical understanding of core vehicle control architectures (e.g., AEB and VIC) and automotive network topologies (e.g., CAN-FD, automotive ethernet).
• Technical knowledge of interior electronics and cockpit integration, including HMI ECUs/displays, cabin monitoring sensors, and their associated high-speed video/data protocols (e.g., GMSL, FPD-Link).
• Fundamental knowledge of validation documentation and processes, including DVP&R, DFMEA, and PFMEA.
• Expert-level experience with the manufacturing BOM and ECN processes, and a proven ability to manage technical discussions with external suppliers.
• Familiarity with CAD systems (e.g., NX, CATIA), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems (including requirement management tools such as Polarion), and engineering release workflows.
• Strong understanding of vehicle integration, packaging, and functional safety standards (ISO 26262).
• Proven ability to lead complex initiatives, manage cross-functional teams, and execute to aggressive program timelines with minimal oversight.
  
  

Bonus Points:

• Experience with advanced in-vehicle prototypes and benchtop systems.
• Proven track record of driving goal-level impact across multiple teams or subsystems.
• Prior experience in a fast-growing autonomous vehicle or robotics company.
  
  

This role is based in our Pittsburgh office and requires in-office days each week.

Mission Summary:

The Staff Systems Safety Engineer:

• Oversees the development and implementation of engineering safety processes for our autonomous vehicle systems
• Is responsible for reviewing hazards, risk assessments, and ensuring compliance with industry safety standards (ISO 26262, SOTIF, and ASIL).
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including software, hardware, and AI engineers, to ensure integration of safety into the design and validation of our AV system
  
  

Essential Duties:

• Ensure and oversee the development and implementation of  system safety processes for autonomous vehicle platforms.
• Ensure hazard analysis and risk assessments (HARA) for AV components and subsystems are conducted.
• Assist in the definition and verification of functional safety requirements in compliance with ISO 26262 and SOTIF (ISO 21448).
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and AI teams to integrate safety measures into perception, decision-making, and control systems.
• Support the development of failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) and fault tree analysis (FTA) for AV systems.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and industry safety standards, including SAE J3016, NHTSA, and UNECE WP.29.
• Ensure the development and execution of safety verification and validation plans, including simulation, testing, and real-world driving scenarios.
• Work with certification bodies and regulators to ensure safety case documentation and approval processes.
• Contribute to the development of safety culture within the organization by providing guidance and training
  
  

Qualifications:

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field 

Technical / Specialized Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• 5+ years industry and 3+ years of experience in safety engineering for automotive, aerospace, or robotics systems.
• Strong knowledge of functional safety standards (ISO 26262, SOTIF, ASIL).
• Knowledge of systems / software engineering standards (INCOSE, ISO15288, ASPICE CMMI)
• Experience with hazard analysis, risk assessment, and safety case development.
• Proficiency in safety analysis tools (e.g., Medini Analyze, Ansys, Fault Tree+, FMEA software).
• Familiarity with autonomous vehicle architectures, including perception, planning, and control systems.
• Experience working with real-time embedded systems and software safety.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Experience with machine learning safety challenges in AVs.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles related to vehicle safety (ISO/SAE 21434).
• Experience in safety assurance for AI-driven systems.
• Previous work with automotive OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, or AV startups

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and at times for long periods; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds.

Working Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly exposed to the office environment, outside weather conditions, road conditions, and pedestrian traffic.  The team member is regularly exposed to mechanical and computer parts. The team member is occasionally exposed to fumes and airborne particles.  The noise level in the environment is low to moderate. When traveling, the team member will be exposed to airports, airplanes, hotels and public transportation environments.

This role is based in our Pittsburgh or Las Vegas office and requires in-office days each week.

Mission Summary:

As a seasoned expert in Perception Capabilities, you'll field cutting-edge software products and solutions using state-of-the-art computer vision and deep learning. Your breadth of experience spans critical problem areas like detection, classification, segmentation, and tracking, along with essential supporting functions such as data engines, labeling policies, training pipelines, model optimization, simulation, and testing. You're driven by seeing your work significantly impact the product, taking initiative and owning outcomes.

You're eager to apply these skills to the perception stack of self-driving vehicles. You understand the unique challenges of safety-critical, open-world applications and are committed to ensuring engineering excellence and rigorous evaluation.

You'll devise creative solutions to complex problems, collaborating with interdisciplinary, capability-focused teams across the organization to design, implement, and validate end-to-end solutions.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the development and implementation of solutions that span across perception components and directly interface with downstream modules in the autonomy system.
• Analyze the performance of the perception subsystem to proactively identify potential limitations with respect to a set of system-level capabilities. Document potential hazards and lead the cross-team efforts to eliminate or mitigate them.
• Collaborate on innovative solutions to address “long tail” challenges. For example, developing techniques for synthetic data generation, advanced data mining, or leveraging language embeddings in our onboard models.
• Depending on your background and interests, you may also help optimize and deploy models to the vehicle, ensuring they operate within the constraints of our onboard hardware and meet our functional requirements and interface specifications.
• Interface with systems and safety engineers, test engineers, and data analysts to ensure appropriate requirements, test coverage, and performance metrics

What We’re Looking for:

• Master's or Ph.D. in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field; or equivalent industry experience
• Strong leadership skills in executing large, complex technical initiatives
• Track record of successful interdisciplinary work and product-focused engineering
• Broad understanding of Deep Learning algorithms, architectures, and applications
• Experience designing, training, and analyzing neural networks for applications relevant to perception
• Fluency in Python, including common libraries for deep learning (PyTorch), scientific computing, and data analysis and visualization
• Advanced knowledge of software engineering principles, including software design, source control management, build processes, code reviews, and  testing methods 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience mentoring and leading others

Bonus Points:

• Experience shipping a “real” product and balancing ongoing support with next-generation innovation
• Experience developing safety-critical products or components
• Publications in relevant conferences (CVPR, ICML, NeurIPS, etc.)
• Strong programming skills in C++ and/or CUDA programming
• Experience with TensorRT and model quantization

POSITION OVERVIEW:
Syner-G is seeking a Sr. Automation Engineer with 7–11 years of experience and strong hands-on expertise in Ignition SCADA, PLC-level programming (Rockwell and/or Siemens), and exposure to modern digital or MES-lite system architectures. This role leads the oversight, documentation, and lifecycle management of automation and digital systems in GMP-regulated environments. The Sr. Automation Engineer will act as a senior technical authority, driving automation strategy, ensuring system reliability and compliance, and supporting complex troubleshooting and integration efforts across client engagements.

WORK LOCATION: Travel to client sites may be required up to 100%, depending on project needs and client expectations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: (This list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented or changed as necessary.)

• Lead development, maintenance, and review of automation system documentation, including SOPs, design documents, and lifecycle deliverables such as DS, FS, CA, RTM, and RA.
• Oversee system lifecycle activities, periodic reviews, and audit readiness aligned with regulatory expectations and industry best practices.
• Author, review, and execute complex validation documentation including IOQs, engineering tests, protocols, and summary reports.
• Drive CSV and SDLC processes with strong traceability, risk assessments, and compliance rigor.
• Perform advanced data and system reviews, including alarm rationalization, user access audits, and performance evaluations.
• Own and manage automation-related change records, including impact assessments, stakeholder coordination, and documentation updates.
• Oversee and coordinate maintenance activities, work orders, and system enhancements across automation and digital platforms.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to resolve complex issues, support upgrades, and implement system improvements.
• Serve as a senior liaison between Facilities, Quality, IT, Operations, and external partners.
• Mentor junior and mid-level automation staff, providing technical leadership and oversight. 
• Lead audit preparation activities and ensure systems remain inspection-ready at all times.
• Provide subject-matter leadership in Ignition SCADA configuration, scripting, module management, and integration with PLCs and MES-lite systems.
• Support PLC and SCADA programming, troubleshooting, and optimization across Rockwell, Siemens, and related control platforms.
• Contribute to digital transformation initiatives, including MES-lite deployments, data modeling, historian integration, and OT/IT convergence efforts.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

• BS or MS in Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related technical field preferred.

Experience: 

• 7–11 years supporting and leading automation initiatives in GMP-regulated biotech or pharmaceutical environments.
• Hands-on experience with Ignition (Inductive Automation) for SCADA/HMI development, scripting, gateway configuration, and system integration.
• PLC-level programming experience with Rockwell ControlLogix or CompactLogix and/or Siemens S7 or TIA Portal.
• Experience with BAS/BMS, EMS, or process automation platforms such as Siemens Desigo, DeltaV, Rockwell, or PLC/SCADA systems.
• Exposure to modern digital or MES-lite stacks such as Ignition Perspective, Sepasoft modules, lightweight MES workflows, data lakes, or historians.
• Extensive background in GMP documentation, validation, and CSV/SDLC processes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical efforts, manage complex automation projects, and support SMEs through strong documentation, coordination, and compliance execution.

Technical Skills:

• Strong understanding of automation system architecture, control logic, alarm logic, and point configuration review.
• Strong Ignition development skills including Vision or Perspective, scripting, UDTs, tag structures, and gateway configuration.
• Advanced skill in writing, reviewing, and managing controlled documents and validation protocols. Strong leadership, communication, organization, and cross-functional coordination abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple high-priority tasks in a fast-paced, compliance-driven environment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Physical Demands: 

The physical demands described here are representative of the requirements that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use a computer keyboard and mouse; reach with hands and arms; talk and listen. The employee is frequently required to walk and sit, as well as to lift and carry objects such as books and files weighing up to 25 pounds. The employee is occasionally required to stand, stoop, or kneel. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. 

Work Environment: 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job, including moderate noise level, an indoor temperate environment, and light levels that are bright and conducive to minimal eye strain, typical for an office environment. 

TOTAL REWARDS PROGRAM:

We define total rewards as compensation, benefits, remote work/flexibility, development, recognition, and our culture with programs that support each of our reward pillars. This includes a market competitive base salary and annual incentive plan, robust benefit offerings, and ongoing recognition and career development opportunities. Employees also enjoy our generous flexible paid time off program, company-paid holidays, flexible working hours, and fully remote work options for most positions and the ability to work “almost anywhere.” However, if a physical work location is more for you, we have office locations in Greater Boston; San Diego, CA; Boulder, CO; and India.

LEGAL STATEMENT:
 
Syner-G is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All employment decisions, including the recruiting, hiring, placement, training availability, promotion, compensation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and termination of employment (if necessary) are made without regard to the employee’s race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy or childbirth, personal appearance, family responsibilities, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, political affiliation, source of income, place of residence, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Syner-G is an E-Verify employer. 

S&B USA, headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, with multiple east coast regional offices is a leading infrastructure solutions company specializing in the development and construction of complex infrastructure projects, particularly through Alternative Delivery Partnerships. S&B USA offers comprehensive services, including project development, general contracting, self-performing construction, financing, and post-construction operations and maintenance. S&B USA is committed to innovation, sustainability, and community engagement, with a portfolio featuring mega projects like the Fargo-Moorhead Stormwater Diversion Channel in North Dakota and the PennDOT Major Bridge P3 Program across Pennsylvania.

What we are looking for:

We are seeking a strong Senior Estimator with experience in the Heavy Highway / Heavy Civil industry with a focus and project costs, approach to means and methods and innovative ideas for winning bids.

This is a great opportunity for a project manager or a project engineer to transition into the estimating or pricing field, empowering them to leverage their past expertise in pursuing high-ranking proposals for the organization.  

S&B USA Construction is looking for individuals to join our cohesive and experienced estimating team.  We strive to be consistent, accurate, and innovative in our approach to winning bids.  We provide multiple ways to learn and advance estimating skills and thereby enhance each person’s ability to grow and become more valuable to the construction industry.

Important attributes include, good attitude, good work ethic, team player, independent worker, meets deadlines, is trustworthy and acts with humility.

What you will do:  

• Thoroughly review and understand the project specifications and drawings.
• Exhibit a good understanding of how the owner pays for the Schedule of Values.
• Produce accurate take-offs and pricing of Heavy Highway / Heavy Civil components.
• Complete cost estimates on project from $10M to $100M price range.
• Solicit subcontractors and vendors for quotations.
• Prepare/manage Minority Participation matrix.
• Analyze self-perform activities versus subcontracted.
• Prepare/assist in creating construction schedules.
• Prepare/analyze equipment utilization schedule.
• Update databases with labor rates, vendor plug values and equipment rates.
• Complete cost estimates for assigned scopes of work on larger projects.
• Provide mentoring for younger estimators.
• Manage small group of assisting estimators.
• Exhibit good communication skills with internal staff, subcontractors, vendors, client representation, etc. maintaining ethical standards.
• Participate in Joint Venture estimates.
• Identify risks and opportunities for projects.
• Coordinate quantity and cost comparison with Joint Venture Partners.

To be successful in this role:

Required:

• 4-year Engineering Degree or equivalent
• Estimating experience
• Technical training and /or related experience
• Advanced math and computer skills

Preferred:

• 7-10 years working in the field of Heavy Highway / Heavy Civil projects 
• Design Build/ P3 Experience 
• HCSS Heavy Bid, Microsoft products, Bluebeam, Smart Bid, Teams, Share Point, CADD, Viewpoint Vista & P6 
• Experience estimating all types of projects/contracts
• Experience supervising others

Benefit Summary:

Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, 401K Plan with 4 % company match, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays

Core Values:

Work Safely: Safety is our Culture

Deliver Return: Earning a fair profit increases our long-term value

Value People: Take Care of Employees and They Will Take Care of Clients

Act with Integrity: Honesty Builds Trust

Provide Solutions: Better Solutions Yield Greater Satisfaction

S&B USA Construction and all its affiliate companies are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment to qualified individuals without regard to the following criteria: race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, mental or physical disability, age, familial or marital status, ancestry, military status, veteran status or genetic information as well as any other prohibited criteria under any local, state or federal law applicable to S&B USA Construction. As part of the firm’s equal employment opportunity statement, S&B USA Construction will also take affirmative action to ensure that minorities, females, veterans, and qualified people with disabilities are considered for employment and promotional opportunities.

If a reasonable accommodation is needed for the interview process, please contact Human Resources at recruiting@shikunusa.com or Phone: 412-471-4200 ext. 1032

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