20 ml research engineer jobs at 18 companies in Compton, CA
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Founding Machine Learning / AI Search Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$310k/yrOn-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Build the ML and AI search behind HiringCafe — ranking, recommenders, retrieval, and LLM agents that surface jobs people would never find on their own.
Staff Research Engineer – Computer Graphics, Next Generation AI/ML Animation R&D
Culver City, California, United States
$175k-$200k/yrOnsiteFull Time
SonyNYSE: SONY: Sells consumer electronics, video games, and entertainment media.
4+ YOEPhD in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or related field; 4+ years in AI/ML-based 3D CG; experience with Unreal Engine/Maya; authorized to work in the USA.
5+ YOEBachelor's in CS or related field,5+ years building ML models,experience with vision-language and multimodal models,Python and deep learning frameworks (JAX, Flax, Gemax),strong research and experimental skills.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Computer Science, AI/ML, Computer Graphics, VR/AR/XR, 2026-2027 Academic Year
Orange, California, United States
$71k-$75k/yrOnsiteFull Time, Temporary
Chapman University: Private research university providing undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Doctorate in CS/engineering/data science (awarded within last 5 years), strong research in ML/deep learning/generative AI, programming and writing skills, publication record, ability to work collaboratively, and current US work authorization.
Relativity Space: Designing and manufacturing 3D-printed rockets and launch vehicles.
3+ YOEPhD in a technical field and 3+ years of experience; expertise in transfer learning, domain adaptation, or fine-tuning; multi-modal data fusion; end-to-end problem ownership; collaboration with scientists and engineers.
Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, ML frameworks, multi-modal data fusion
Machine Learning Engineer, Generative ML , Level 5
Los Angeles or Santa Monica or New York
$209k-$313k/yrOnsiteFull Time
SnapNYSE: SNAP: Develops social media applications and augmented reality technology.
5+ YOE5+ years ML experience (post-Bachelor) or advanced degree with equivalent experience; strong software skills in Python or C++; proficiency with PyTorch or TensorFlow; ML research/engineering experience in generative models and related areas.
University of Southern California: Private research university providing higher education and clinical services.
Experience designing, executing, and managing extramurally funded research; ability to publish, develop grant applications, and present results. Ph.D. preferred in engineering, biomedical engineering, neuroscience, or related fields; expertise in computational/neuro/retinal imaging and AI/ML preferred.
San Jose or Pleasanton or Houston or Iselin or Denver or Seattle or New York or Irvine or Boston or Brooklyn or San Diego or Bellevue or Milpitas or Austin or Mountain View or Raleigh–Durham (RTP) or Los Altos or Redwood City or San Francisco or Santa Clara or San Mateo or Dallas or Sunnyvale or Palo Alto
$292k-$369k/yrRemoteFull Time
CiscoNASDAQ: CSCO: Develops and sells networking hardware and cybersecurity software.
7+ YOEPhD in Computer Science or related field with 7+ years of industry research; strong ML/LLM, NLP, anomaly detection, multi‑modality modeling; proficient in Python, PyTorch/TensorFlow; productionization experience.
3+ YOE3+ years in AI/ML, DSP, and deep learning; strong MATLAB/Python/C/C++; experience with PyTorch/TensorFlow; design and deploy ML models for biomedical data.
Air-Vehicle Multidisciplinary Design Analysis and Optimization (MDAO) Engineer
Costa Mesa, California, United States
$166k-$220k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Anduril Industries: Defense technology building autonomous military hardware and software.
6+ YOE5-7+ years in aircraft/missile design; 3+ years developing MDAO methods; strong scripting (Python/MATLAB); DoD Secret clearance with SAP eligibility; AI/ML in engineering; DoD security clearance able to obtain.
Senior Manager, Applied Science, Prime Video - Content Generation Team
Culver City or Sunnyvale
$219k-$340k/yrOnsiteFull Time
AmazonNASDAQ: AMZN: Global online retail and cloud computing technology provider.
10+ YOE5+ Mgmt10+ years applied research; 5+ years managing scientists/ML engineers; 5+ years building ML models for business; PhD or Master’s +6 years; ML/NLP/IR/Analytics; Java/C++/Python.
Java, C++, Python, Machine Learning, NLP, Information Retrieval
Arrowhead PharmaceuticalsNASDAQ: ARWR: Develops RNAi medicines to treat genetic and intractable diseases.
Bachelor's or Master's in a related field; strong Python, Linux, and Git skills; foundational statistics and ML knowledge; experience with biological/omics datasets, reproducible workflows, and scientific software; PhD preferred for senior levels.
Postdoctoral Fellow - Modeling Tumor Evolution and Treatment (Hybrid)
Duarte, California, United States
HybridFull Time
City of Hope: Medical research and treatment center for cancer and diabetes.
PhD in computational biology, bioinformatics, systems biology, biomedical engineering, statistics, computer science, or related field; strong computational and ML skills.
Navitas SemiconductorNASDAQ: NVTS: Designs and markets next-generation power semiconductors for high-efficiency applications.
10+ YOEPhD in Electrical Engineering or related; 10+ years in semiconductor R&D with GaN; experience with 150–200 mm power GaN; external foundry collaboration; data analytics and ML for test optimization.
GaN design, Epitaxy, Device physics, TCAD, Data analytics, Machine learning
Match GroupNasdaq: MTCH: Provider of a global portfolio of online dating services.
Experienced AI/product builder to prototype, ship, and iterate AI tools for legal work; strong applied ML/AI judgment, prototyping, evaluation, and ability to partner with legal, engineering, and ops teams.
Capital Group: Providing active investment management and research-driven financial strategies
10+ YOEMS in CS/AI/ML required (PhD preferred), 10+ years relevant experience, expertise in LLMs, generative and agentic AI (RAG, PEFT, instruction fine-tuning, prompt engineering), transformers and deep learning, publication record, ability to collaborate with engineering and mentor scientists.
Deep Neural Networks, Large Language Models (LLMs), RAG, Transformers, Agentic AI
Postdoctoral Positions in AI for Medicine and Pathology
Irvine, California, United States
$67k-$80k/yrOnsiteFull Time
University of California: A public research university system providing education and healthcare.
Doctoral degree or near-completion in CS/Biomedical Engineering/Bioinformatics, strong ML/DL background, programming in Python/C/C++, PyTorch experience, version control (Git), and a record of first-author publications.
Data Engineering Intern, AI & Analytics - Fall 2026
Palo Alto or Irvine
$45-$51/hrOnsiteInternship, Full Time
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies: A joint venture developing software-defined vehicle technology and AI-driven connectivity solutions.
Currently pursuing an MS or PhD in CS/ML/EE or related field; strong Python skills, experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow, solid ML/deep learning and reinforcement learning fundamentals, and familiarity with multimodal/foundation models.