1,156 operations system engineer jobs at 547 companies in California

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RF System Operations Engineer II
Long Beach, California, United States
$109k-$163k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Relativity Space
Relativity Space: Designing and manufacturing 3D-printed rockets and launch vehicles.
3+ YOEBachelors in EE/CE or related,3+ years RF/ground station/telemetry experience,hands-on telemetry receivers and ground station equipment,knowledge of RF fundamentals and test equipment,ability to troubleshoot under pressure.
Python, MATLAB, software-defined radio (SDR), IRIG-106, spectrum analyzers, power meters, signal generators, network analyzers, telemetry receivers, ground station equipment
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System Engineer Graduate (Operating System-System Technologies and Engineering) - 2027 Start
San Jose, California, United States
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ByteDance
ByteDance: Developing AI-driven content platforms and mobile applications.
Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or related fields; Linux OS development knowledge and proficiency in at least one of C, C++, Go, Python, or Java.
Linux, Linux Kernel, systemd, glibc, Unix, C, C++, Go, Python, Java
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Principal, System Reliability Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$185k-$290k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Ayar Labs
Ayar Labs: Develops optical interconnect technology for high-speed data movement.
5+ YOE5+ years in systems/fleet reliability for large-scale infrastructure, BS in EE/CE, experience building test infrastructure, statistical reliability planning, customer-facing qualification, and on-call fleet operations.
FPGA
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System Software Engineer, Networking
Sunnyvale, California, United States
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Tensordyne
Tensordyne: Designs AI chips and systems for efficient model inference.
Experience designing and operating data-center/HPC networks, deep familiarity with L2/L3, ECMP, BGP, RoCE, QoS, PFC, buffer tuning and telemetry; systems-level software skills across userspace, Linux kernel, drivers and firmware; strong programming in C/C++, Python, Go, or Rust; BS/MS in EE/CS or equivalent experience.
SONiC, FBOSS, Cumulus Linux, SAI, C, C++, Python, Go, Rust, Linux, OpenConfig gNMI, YANG
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Operations Engineer
Long Beach, California, United States
$130k-$180k/yr FieldFull Time
Critical Loop
Critical Loop: Provides mobile battery energy storage and management software systems.
Field experience operating/supporting battery energy storage or power assets, electrical troubleshooting on 480V+ systems, quality wiring/terminations, controls/backend monitoring experience, strong customer-facing and communication skills.
Python, Julia, R, MATLAB, Modbus
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Industrial & Operations Engineer
South San Francisco, California, United States
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Zipline
Zipline: Operates an autonomous drone delivery system for medical supplies.
3+ YOEBachelor's degree in a related engineering field and 3+ years of industrial, manufacturing, operations, production systems, or comparable experience. Requires production-system, capacity-modeling, analytical, spreadsheet, and factory-floor collaboration skills.
SQL, Python, ERP, MES, BI tools
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Orbit Operations Engineer
Hawthorne, California, United States
$110k-$185k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Reflect Orbital
Reflect Orbital: Reflects sunlight from orbital mirrors to Earth solar farms.
3+ YOEBachelor's degree in aerospace, electrical engineering, computer science, or related STEM field; 3+ years in satellite mission operations; spacecraft systems knowledge; mission control, programming, Linux, DevOps, RF, and troubleshooting experience.
OpenC3 COSMOS, Kratos EPOCH, L3Harris InControl, Python, C++, Linux, Git, Docker, CI/CD
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System Power Engineer, Consumer Devices
San Francisco, California, United States
$293k-$325k/yr HybridFull Time
OpenAI
OpenAI: Develops artificial intelligence models and generative AI software services.
Hands-on experience measuring and optimizing power on embedded hardware, using power instrumentation and breakout probes, operating hardware-in-the-loop labs, and strong Python proficiency for automation and analysis.
Python, power breakout probes, hardware-in-the-loop, lab instrumentation
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Operations Engineer, GES NA Ops Engineering
Arlington or Boston or Austin or Nashville or Bellevue or Arlington or New York or San Francisco or Irving or Houston
HybridFull Time
Amazon
AmazonNASDAQ: AMZN: Global online retail and cloud computing technology provider.
4+ YOEBachelor's in industrial/manufacturing engineering; 4+ years in industrial/operations engineering; experience with material handling equipment; knowledge of automated material handling systems, packaging and storage; intermediate AutoCAD, VBA, SQL.
AutoCAD, VBA, SQL, Microsoft Office, Visio, MS Project
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Senior System Engineer – OS Kernel
Walnut Creek, California, United States
$130k-$160k/yr HybridFull Time
Wind River
Wind River: Provides software for mission-critical intelligent edge systems.
Strong operating-system and RTOS knowledge; C and embedded-systems experience required. Assembly, C++, Python, device drivers, BSP bring-up, certification standards, and end-to-end project delivery are valued.
VxWorks, C, Assembly, C++, Python, CI/CD, DO-178C, ISO 26262, ASPICE, MIL, LinkedIn Learning
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Mission Operations Engineer
Long Beach, California, United States
$162k-$230k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Vast
Vast: Develops and operates commercial artificial-gravity space stations.
3+ YOEExperience in human spaceflight operations, training development, spacecraft systems knowledge; ability to travel up to 20%, work overtime/weekends, and perform real-time flight operations.
C++, Golang, Javascript, React, Matlab, Python, Octave, Databases, Cloud
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System Software Engineer - Trusted Firmware
Santa Clara, California, United States
$124k-$242k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs graphics processing units and artificial intelligence hardware.
2+ YOEBachelor's or master's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field; 2+ years embedded systems and device driver experience; strong C/C++ skills and knowledge of operating systems and computer architecture.
C, C++, ARM, Hafnium, TF-A, RMM, PSCI, FFA, RMI, UEFI, ISO26262, CERT-C, MISRA-C
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Lead Operations Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
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Prescient Edge
Prescient Edge: Provides intelligence, security, and defense support services.
8+ YOE8+ years experience with DoD/DHS mission systems, active TS/SCI clearance, Bachelor’s in a technical field (Master’s preferred) or equivalent experience; PMP preferred; system design, integration, testing, and customer-facing technical leadership skills.
Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel
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Technical Operations Engineer
El Segundo or Los Angeles
$140k-$190k/yr FieldFull Time
CHAOS Industries
CHAOS Industries: Develops advanced radar and sensing systems for modern defense.
Degree in engineering/CS/physics or equivalent experience; strong Linux, networking, hardware integration, and scripting (Python/Bash) skills; systems debugging and field deployments; willingness to travel (~50%).
Linux, SSH, Python, Bash, Docker, Azure, AWS, SDRs
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System Engineer V - (E5)
Santa Clara, California, United States
$176k-$242k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Applied Materials
Applied MaterialsNASDAQ: AMAT: Produces equipment and services for chip and display manufacturing.
10+ YOEBachelor's degree,10+ years engineering experience,systems architecture,integration,testing,project leadership,ability to analyze requirements and support field operations.
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Spacecraft Operations Engineer II/Senior
Long Beach, California, United States
$86k-$125k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Rocket Lab
Rocket LabNasdaq: RKLB: Operates launch vehicles and manufactures satellites for space missions.
2+ YOEBachelor's in engineering, 2+ years (Engineer II) or 5+ years (Senior) of spacecraft/ground systems or operations experience, software development experience (Python/Ruby/C/C++), and active U.S. government security clearance with TS eligibility.
Python, Ruby, C, C++, GIT, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, flatsat, HITL, Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)
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Technical Operations Engineer
Alameda, California, United States
$132k-$155k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Saildrone
Saildrone: Designer and operator of autonomous unmanned surface vehicles.
2+ YOE2+ years supporting embedded systems or robotics; comfortable with Linux, serial/network protocols (CAN, RS-485, RS-232, SPI, I2C, TCP/IP); bachelor’s in engineering preferred; able to travel up to 30% and participate in on-call rotations.
Linux, CAN, RS-485, RS-232, SPI, I2C, TCP/IP, APIs
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Operations Systems Engineer I
Pasadena or United States
$97k-$117k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Leading robotic space exploration and planetary research for NASA.
1+ YOEBachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or a related technical discipline with typically 1 year of related experience, or a related master’s degree. Requires mission operations knowledge, technical analysis, communication, and multidisciplinary teamwork.
Mission planning and execution tools, Psyche Flight System Testbed, Python, MATLAB
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Senior Engineer System Software, SDN Operations
Santa Clara or United States
$184k-$288k/yr HybridFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs GPU-accelerated computing and artificial intelligence hardware.
8+ YOEBS/MS in computer science or related field; 8+ years of software development experience; expert OVN, OVS, OpenFlow, networking, Kubernetes, C and Go; Bash, Python, IaC, CI/CD, gRPC, REST, and Linux networking.
Open vSwitch (OVS), Open Virtual Network (OVN), OpenFlow, gRPC, REST, GitLab, Linux, Kubernetes, OVN-Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, ArgoCD, Flux, C, Go, Bash, Python, AWS, Azure, GCP, Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, OpenTelemetry, ELK
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System Engineer II NA
San Ramon, California, United States
$85k-$124k/yr RemoteFull Time
Robert Half
Robert HalfNYSE: RHI: Provides specialized staffing and global business consulting services.
4+ YOE4+ years IT experience supporting Azure and/or AWS, Infrastructure as Code (Azure Bicep, Azure CLI/PowerShell), cloud operations, monitoring, documentation, and incident response.
Azure, AWS, Azure Bicep, Azure CLI, PowerShell, Microsoft Foundry, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, CloudWatch, GitHub Copilot, Copilot Studio, Claude Code, CI/CD, Git, Python, Bash, AWS CLI, Terraform