71 research and development engineer jobs at 15 companies in Salinas, CA

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Research Operations Engineer (Applied Sensing and Health), Sensing & Connectivity
Cupertino, California, United States
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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 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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Research Scientist Graduate (Data-Intelligent Creation-Vision and Graphics-Global GenAI) - 2027 Start (PhD)
San Jose, California, United States
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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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Sr. Robotics and Controls Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$125k-$201k/yr HybridFull Time
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & JohnsonNYSE: JNJ: Develops and manufactures pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices.
5+ YOEMSc required,5+ years robotics/electromechanical experience,C++/Python/MATLAB proficiency,strong kinematics/controls background,safety‑critical and regulated industry experience preferred.
C++, Python, MATLAB, SAP Product Lifecycle Management
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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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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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Senior Lead AI Engineer (SDK's: Gen AI Evaluation and MCP)
McLean or San Francisco or Cambridge or San Jose or New York City
$230k-$286k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Capital One
Capital OneNYSE: COF: Financial services offering credit cards, banking, and loans.
6+ YOEBachelor's plus 6+ years (or Master's plus 4+ years) developing AI/ML systems; strong programming (Python, Go, Scala, Java); cloud AI deployment experience; leadership and research application skills.
AWS Ultraclusters, Huggingface, VectorDBs, Nemo Guardrails, PyTorch, Python, Go, Scala, Java, C++, C#, Golang, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure
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Machine Learning Engineer Graduate (Tech and Product) - 2027 Start (PhD)
San Jose, California, United States
$137k-$259k/yr OnsiteFull Time
TikTok USDS Joint Venture
TikTok USDS Joint Venture: Operates and secures TikTok services for U.S. users.
PhD in CS/Engineering/Math/Statistics required or recently completed; strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, systems, and machine learning; experience with distributed computing preferred.
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Detect And Avoid Lead
Concord or Santa Cruz
$165k-$245k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Joby Aviation
Joby AviationNYSE: JOBY: Manufacturer of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
7+ YOE7+ years in aerospace/autonomy or related field, Bachelor’s or advanced degree, deep detect-and-avoid expertise, systems-engineering experience, regulator engagement, and US Person export-control eligibility.
RTCA DO-365, RTCA DO-366, ASTM F3442, ASTM F3322, RTCA SC-228, FAA, EASA, ADS-B, ACAS X, EO/IR, Monte Carlo
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TTAD Group leader / Job leader: AI research in Autonomy and Knowledge Capture
San Jose, California, United States
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Tokyo Electron
Tokyo ElectronTokyo Stock Exchange: 8035: Produces equipment used to manufacture semiconductors and electronic displays
7+ YOE2+ Mgmt7+ years engineering; 4+ years with complex hardware-software systems; 2+ years leading small teams; PhD/ MSc in CS/ AI or BSc with 10+ years AI/ML/CS research; willingness to travel overseas.
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Template Job
San Jose, California, United States
$207k-$230k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Astera Labs
Astera LabsNASDAQ: ALAB: Designs connectivity solutions for cloud and AI infrastructure.
8+ YOE8+ years in network or fabric modeling, bachelor's in EE/CE/CS, strong Python/C++ skills, experience with cycle-approximate or event-driven simulation and fabric model correlation, knowledge of high-speed interconnects.
Python, C++, Astera-Sim, Garnet, NS-3, ATLAHS, BookSim
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Staff Product Marketing Manager, Integration Stack and Developer Ecosystem
San Jose or Draper or New York City or Seattle or Austin or Houston or Los Angeles County or California or Massachusetts or Utah or Florida or North Carolina or United States
$137k-$202k/yr RemoteFull Time
BILL
BILLNYSE: BILL: Automated financial operations software for small and midsize businesses.
8+ YOE8+ years B2B product marketing experience including 3+ years marketing platform/API/developer ecosystem products; strong market research, positioning, GTM, sales enablement, and fintech/payments domain knowledge.
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Electrical and Computer Engineering Assistant Professor - Robotics & AI
Santa Clara, California, United States
$117k-$130k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University: Private Jesuit university in Silicon Valley providing diverse education.
Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering or closely related field by start date; demonstrated research record in robotics; commitment to teaching, curriculum development, and inclusive academic culture.

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