235 research systems engineer jobs at 34 companies in Salinas, CA

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Energy Systems Research Engineer Intern
Cupertino, California, United States
OnsiteInternship
Gridmatic
Gridmatic: AI-powered platform for optimizing energy trading and battery storage.
Enrolled MS or PhD student in EE or Energy Systems; coursework in unit commitment/economic dispatch/OPF; familiarity with power flow and network modeling; Python programming; comfort with linear and MILP optimization.
Python
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Senior Research Engineer - AI-Native Online Datastore Systems
San Jose, California, United States
$213k-$450k/yr OnsiteFull Time
TikTok
TikTok: Global short-form video hosting and social media platform.
Research background (PhD or thesis-based Master's), proficiency in Python and Go/C++/Java, expertise in LLM application engineering, distributed systems knowledge, and experience translating research into production.
Python, Go, C++, Java, gdpa-cli, lark-cli, Agent Box
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Flight Research Chief Engineer, Aircraft Systems
Santa Cruz, California, United States
$208k-$280k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Joby Aviation
Joby AviationNYSE: JOBY: Manufacturer of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
12+ YOEBachelor's in engineering,12+ years aerospace systems engineering with chief-engineer or technical-authority experience,accountability for systems architecture and safety case,fluency with ARP4754A/ARP4761 and DO-178C/DO-254/DO-160,ability to travel to flight tests.
Jama, Polarion, Cameo/MagicDraw, DO-178C, DO-254, DO-160
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Senior Research Engineer, Robotics Systems
Santa Clara or California or United States
$184k-$357k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs GPU-accelerated computing and artificial intelligence hardware.
8+ YOE8+ years robotics hardware/software full-stack; Bachelor's in CS/Robotics/Engineering; Python, Rust, C++; ROS, Gazebo/MuJoCo; on-site at NVIDIA HQ; teleoperation and control stack experience.
Python, Rust, C++, ROS, Gazebo, MuJoCo, Isaac
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Senior Research Engineer, Robotics Systems
Santa Clara, California, United States
$184k-$357k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs graphics processing units and artificial intelligence hardware.
8+ YOE8+ years robotics industry experience, deploy/debug neural models on hardware, implement real-time control, teleoperation and sensor fusion; proficiency in Python, Rust, C++, ROS, and physics simulators.
Python, Rust, C++, ROS, Gazebo, Mujoco, Isaac, MLOps
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Research Engineer – Reinforcement Learning (RL) Systems & Infrastructure (Seed Infra)
San Jose, California, United States
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ByteDance
ByteDance: Developing AI-driven content platforms and mobile applications.
Design and build scalable RL systems and infrastructure for large-scale model training; expertise in distributed systems, GPU optimization, Python/C++, and RL workflows.
Python, C++, PyTorch
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Biomedical Research Engineer
Cupertino or United States
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Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
10+ YOEBS in a related field with 10+ years in biomedical/optical engineering; hands-on optical systems development; strong optical simulations; cross-functional collaboration; excellent communication and documentation.
Optical simulation software, Ray-tracing, Biomedical optics
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Research Computing Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$115k-$130k/yr HybridFull Time
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University: Private Jesuit university in Silicon Valley providing diverse education.
8+ YOEBachelor's degree required (MS/PhD preferred),8+ years IT/Systems experience with 5+ years HPC leadership preferred; Linux, scripting (Bash/Python/Ansible), Slurm, containers, distributed file systems, cybersecurity, strong communication.
Linux, Bash, Python, Ansible, Slurm, Docker, Apptainer, BeeGFS, Lustre, InfiniBand, Git, GitHub
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Principal II Automation Research Engineer, Next Gen Sequencing Systems
Santa Clara or Pleasanton
$131k-$244k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Roche
RocheSIX Swiss Exchange: ROG: Develops and manufactures pharmaceutical medicines and diagnostic solutions.
7+ YOEBioengineering or biomedical engineering degree with 7–12+ years of experience by degree level; expert automation, sequencing workflows, AI-assisted coding, Python/XML, prototyping, troubleshooting, and technical leadership skills.
Python, XML, SolidWorks
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Senior Research & Development Test Engineer - Onsite
Santa Clara, California, United States
$115k-$173k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Medtronic
MedtronicNYSE: MDT: Developing and manufacturing medical technologies and therapies globally.
4+ YOEBachelor's degree in engineering or a scientific discipline and 4+ years of testing, verification, validation, systems engineering, or product development experience. Medical device testing and system-level verification and validation leadership required.
oscilloscopes, multimeters, IEC 60601
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Senior Research & Development Test Engineer - Onsite
Santa Clara, California, United States
$115k-$173k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Medtronic
MedtronicNew York Stock Exchange: MDT: Develops and manufactures medical devices and digital health solutions.
4+ YOEBachelor's degree in engineering or science and 4+ years of testing, verification, validation, systems engineering, or product development experience. Requires system-level V&V leadership and medical device or similar testing experience.
oscilloscopes, multimeters, IEC 60601
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ML and AI Knowledge Systems Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$210k-$360k/yr HybridFull Time
AMD
AMDNASDAQ: AMD: Designs and manufactures computer processors and graphics technology.
Deep production ML, search, ranking, or information-retrieval experience; RAG, embeddings, evaluation, distributed inference, and GPU optimization expertise; architecture leadership and mentoring; master's or doctoral degree preferred.
RTL, Confluence, JIRA, RAG, Model Context Protocol (MCP), vLLM, AMD Instinct GPUs, EDA, NLP
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Energy Storage Solution Engineer - Intern
Santa Clara or Japan or United Kingdom or China or United States
RemoteFull Time, Internship
AESC
AESC: Manufactures lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage.
Master's preferred (or Bachelor's with strong research); background in renewable energy, materials science, chemistry, electrical or systems engineering; understanding of energy storage architecture; AutoCAD and Microsoft Office proficiency; Python a plus; strong communication and analytical skills.
AutoCAD, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Python
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Applied AI Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
HybridFull Time
Sully.ai
Sully.ai: Autonomous AI agents for hospital operations and clinical workflows.
Strong Python and applied ML skills with PyTorch/Hugging Face; experience building agent systems, evaluation/benchmarking frameworks, experiments, and productionizing research for clinical settings.
Python, PyTorch, Hugging Face, EHR
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Motion Planning Engineer (PhD, Intern)
San Jose or Mountain View
$46/hr OnsiteInternship
DiDi Autonomous Driving
DiDi Autonomous Driving: Develops Level 4 autonomous driving technology for shared mobility.
Recently completed or soon-to-complete PhD in a related field, motion planning or autonomous systems research, C++ experience, top-tier publications, and strong analytical and communication skills.
C++
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Senior Engineer Applications
San Jose, California, United States
$107k-$147k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Infineon Technologies
Infineon TechnologiesFrankfurt Stock Exchange: IFX: Designs and manufactures semiconductors for power and IoT systems.
3+ YOE3+ years experience in application/systems engineering for automotive or Ethernet; degree in electrical engineering or related; hands-on debugging; C and Python skills; knowledge of SerDes and Ethernet interfaces.
C, Python, SerDes, xxBASE-T1, I2C, MDC/MDIO, QSPI, Ethernet PHYs, Switches and Bridges
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ML Engineer
Vancouver or San Francisco or San Jose or Cork or London
$160k-$180k/yr HybridFull Time
Tigera
Tigera: Security and observability platform for Kubernetes clusters.
5+ YOERequires 5+ years of ML engineering experience, including 2+ years deploying production ML systems, strong classical ML and anomaly detection skills, LLM application experience, Python, ML frameworks, telemetry data, and communication skills.
Python, scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow, pandas, ClickHouse, BigQuery, Snowflake, Spark, eBPF, MLflow, Weights & Biases, BentoML, Claude Code, Kubernetes, Calico
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Software Engineer, Data Foundation – USDS
San Jose, California, United States
$137k-$360k/yr OnsiteFull Time
TikTok USDS Joint Venture
TikTok USDS Joint Venture: Operates and secures TikTok services for U.S. users.
1+ YOEBS/MS in CS or engineering; 1+ year distributed systems experience; proficiency in Java, Scala, C++, or Python; experience with big data engines (Spark, ClickHouse, Doris) preferred.
Apache Spark, Kafka, ClickHouse, Doris, Java, Scala, C++, Python
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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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Development Engineer II
Santa Clara, California, United States
$105k-$142k/yr OnsiteFull Time
First Solar
First SolarNASDAQ: FSLR: Designs and manufactures thin-film photovoltaic solar modules.
2+ YOEDesign and implement control systems, PLC/HMI programming, equipment commissioning, data integration, and software tools; requires industrial automation experience and programming skills.
Python, NumPy, pandas, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, PLC, HMI, AutoCAD, Cognex, MES, SQL, MSSQL/SSMS, Microsoft Office