117 research and development engineer jobs at 42 companies in Pacifica, CA

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Research and Development Scientist and Engineer 1 (12 Month Fixed-Term, Hybrid)
Stanford, California, United States
$127k-$154k/yr HybridFull Time
Stanford University
Stanford University: A private research university providing higher education and research.
3+ YOEBachelor's degree plus 3 years relevant experience (or equivalent); engineering knowledge, project management, circuit and signal processing expertise; proficiency with MATLAB, C++, and Python.
MATLAB, C++, Python
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Research Engineer, AGI Safety and Alignment, DeepMind
San Francisco or Mountain View or New York City
$174k-$253k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Google
GoogleNASDAQ: GOOGL: Provides online search, advertising, cloud computing, and consumer electronics.
3+ YOEBachelor's in CS or related,3+ years software/ML engineering or ML research,experience with research teams and large-model training,strong communication and critical thinking.
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Research Engineer / Research Scientist - Personal AGI, Personality and Model Behavior
San Francisco, California, United States
$295k-$555k/yr HybridFull Time
OpenAI
OpenAI: Develops artificial intelligence models and generative AI software services.
Research experience with machine learning, reinforcement learning, reward modeling, model training and evaluation; strong ML engineering skills and ability to work in large codebases.
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Research Operations Engineer (Applied Sensing and Health), Sensing & Connectivity
Cupertino, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
Designing and executing research studies and protocols, developing research partnerships, delivering participant experiences, and coordinating cross-functional programs to translate research into product.
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Photonics Test Development and Solution Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$176k-$293k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Keysight Technologies
Keysight TechnologiesNYSE: KEYS: Provides electronic design, test, and simulation software and hardware.
Define and automate wafer‑level photonics test plans; develop scripts and calibration/ alignment methods; diagnose failures and produce technician‑ready procedures.
LCA, Velox, TAP, Photonic Application Suite, C#, python, MATLAB
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Senior Research Engineer - Safety Tooling and Data
Toronto or San Francisco or New York City or London or Paris or Montreal or Seoul or Edinburgh or Germany
$270k-$380k/yr RemoteFull Time
Cohere
Cohere: Provides enterprise-grade large language models and AI software platforms.
Senior-level software engineering and statistical skills to build data synthesis, analysis, and management tooling for model training and evaluation; proficiency with Python and ML frameworks; ownership of end-to-end projects.
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX
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Senior Research Scientist/Engineer - Neural Graphics and World Models - TikTok
San Jose, California, United States
$218k-$480k/yr OnsiteFull Time
TikTok
TikTok: Global short-form video hosting and social media platform.
5+ YOEPhD/MS or equivalent in ML/graphics/robotics/applied math,5+ years research or industry experience in neural graphics or generative AI,expertise in model architecture/training/data/evaluation,experience with PyTorch or JAX.
PyTorch, JAX
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Senior Research Associate/ Scientist, Drug Product Process Development and Manufacturing
Redwood City or United Kingdom
$109k-$174k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Altos Labs
Altos Labs: Developing cell rejuvenation therapies to reverse diseases and aging.
2+ YOEPhD (2–3 years industry) or MS (6+ years) in engineering/sciences; hands-on mRNA-LNP/AAV/protein formulation and process development, stability testing, scale-up, experimental design, and GMP/CDMO support.
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Senior R&D Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Omen AI
Omen AI: Provides real-time fluid analysis to monitor critical infrastructure health.
Deep knowledge in applied physics, optical engineering, or physical chemistry; ECAD and MCAD proficiency (Altium and SolidWorks); prototype-driven, first-principles problem solving; spectroscopy experience preferred.
Altium, Solidworks
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Senior Director, Research & User Intelligence, Customer and Developer Experiences
McLean or San Francisco or Cambridge or New York
$270k-$308k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Capital One
Capital OneNYSE: COF: Financial services offering credit cards, banking, and loans.
8+ YOE2+ MgmtSenior research leader with 8+ years in UX research/data science/customer experience/product management, 3+ years analyzing qualitative and quantitative data, 2+ years managing researchers, experience building research programs and using AI-enabled discovery.
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Developer Advocate, Research and Content
San Mateo, California, United States
$140k-$170k/yr HybridFull Time
Faros AI
Faros AI: Engineering intelligence platform for optimizing software development lifecycles.
Experience shipping developer-facing research, strong data fluency, excellent engineering writing and presentation skills, ability to partner with engineers and produce cited reports.
DORA
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Senior Science and Research Analyst
Livermore, California, United States
$104k-$173k/yr OnsiteFull Time
ManTech
ManTech: Provides technology services and cybersecurity for government and defense.
4+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent, 4+ years of relevant experience, technical expertise with engineering drawings, metrology equipment, specialized software, cross-functional leadership, and complex problem-solving. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain DOE-Q clearance required.
specialized computer software, microscopes, instrumentation, metrology equipment
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Research Scientist Graduate (Data-Intelligent Creation-Vision and Graphics-Global GenAI) - 2027 Start (PhD)
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
ByteDance
ByteDance: Developing AI-driven content platforms and mobile applications.
0+ YOEPhD in software development, computer science, computer engineering, or related technical field; strong Python/C++ coding and algorithm skills; computer vision, machine learning, and generative AI research experience.
Python, C++, TikTok, RLHF, GAN, CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGGRAPH, SIGGRAPH Asia
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Senior Developer Relations Manager - Higher Education and Research
Santa Clara or United States
$224k-$357k/yr HybridFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs GPU-accelerated computing and artificial intelligence hardware.
12+ YOE12+ years RAN experience, public-sector research engagement, degree in CS/Engineering/Applied Math (or equivalent), knowledge of 3GPP/RAN, CUDA/TensorFlow familiarity, strong communication and leadership.
CUDA, TensorFlow
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Senior Developer Relations Manager - Higher Education and Research
Santa Clara or United States
$224k-$357k/yr HybridFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs graphics processing units and artificial intelligence hardware.
12+ YOE12+ years RAN/3GPP and RF system engineering experience; public sector research engagement; knowledge of CUDA/TensorFlow and GPU architecture; strong communication and leadership; bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
CUDA, TensorFlow
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Intern, Optical Packaging and Characterization Engineer
Milpitas, California, United States
OnsiteInternship
PsiQuantum
PsiQuantum: Builds fault-tolerant quantum computers using silicon photonics technology.
Pursuing or recently completed bachelor’s in Optics/Optical Engineering/Photonics/Physics; experience with optical microscopy, image processing or Python; strong attention to detail and collaborative lab work.
Optics, Optical Microscopy, Python, Image Processing, SOPs, JMP
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Staff Survivability and Operations Analysis Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$131k-$180k/yr RemoteFull Time
Archer
ArcherNYSE: ACHR: Develops electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for urban mobility.
6+ YOE6-10 years aerospace experience; BS in engineering/CS/physics/math; DoD security clearance or ability to obtain; knowledge of RF/EW/EOIR/acoustics; Python/MATLAB; CAD; leading cross-disciplinary work.
Python, MATLAB, CAD, AFSIM, RF, EW, Acoustics
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Intern Yr Rnd - R&D Grad -- ML-based Materials Discovery, Remote
Livermore or United States or California or United States
RemoteInternship
Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia National Laboratories: Federal research and development laboratory for national security.
Earned bachelor's degree, full-time enrollment in an accredited science, engineering, or math graduate program, 3.0 GPA, U.S. citizenship, security-clearance eligibility, and availability for up to 30 academic-year or 40 summer hours weekly.
LAMMPS, atomate, ASE, pymatgen, Materials Project, OQMD
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Director - AI Research and Engineering Efficiency (Circuit Platform)
San Jose, California, United States
$292k-$369k/yr HybridFull Time
Cisco
CiscoNASDAQ: CSCO: Develops and sells networking hardware and cybersecurity software.
15+ YOEDirector-level role leading AI research and engineering efficiency for Circuit Platform; 15+ years software/AI systems experience; enterprise-scale LLM/agentic AI expertise; strong leadership and architecture skills.
LLM platforms, model-serving, routing, caching, quantization, distillation, prompt optimization, inference serving
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Intern Yr Rnd - R&D Grad -- ML-based Materials Discovery, Remote
Livermore, California, United States
RemoteMultiple Commitments Available
Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia National Laboratories: Conducts science and engineering research for national security.
Ph.D. student in science, engineering, or mathematics with a bachelor's degree, 3.0 GPA, U.S. citizenship, security-clearance eligibility, and machine learning or materials simulation experience.
LAMMPS, atomate, ase, pymatgen, Materials Project, OQMD