Science & Research Jobs in Mountain View, CA (Now Hiring) — 355 open

GenAI Technical Engagement Lead, DeepMind

Mountain View, California, United States · On-site

$277k–$308k/yr

Senior$26M raised

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, Law, Public Policy or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of experience in either technical product/engineering/research…

Skills: Artificial Intelligence, Public Policy, Regulatory Affairs, Technical Product Management, Model Development

Senior Staff Product Data Scientist, Merchant Shopping

Mountain View, California, United States · On-site

$240k–$333k/yr

Senior+$26M raised

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering, Physics, Economics, or a related quantitative field. 13 years of work experience using analytics to solve product or busine…

Skills: Python, SQL, R, Data Science, Software Engineering

Technical Program Manager, RL Scaling, DeepMind

Mountain View, California, United States · On-site

$217k–$236k/yr

Senior$26M raised

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field or equivalent practical experience. 5 years of experience in technical program management. Preferred qualifications: Master's degre…

Skills: Technical Program Management, Reinforcement Learning, Large Language Models, Distributed Systems, Cross-functional Leadership

Research Data Scientist, Ads Insights

Mountain View, California, United States · On-site

$147k–$210k/yr

Mid level$26M raised

Minimum qualifications: Master's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Operations Research, Engineering, or a related quantitative field. 3 years of work experience using analytics to solve…

Skills: Python, R, SQL, Data Science, Statistics

Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML, Search Discover Personalization

Mountain View, California, United States · On-site

$174k–$252k/yr

Senior$26M raised

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. 5 years of experience with software development in Python. 3 years of experience building and deploying recommendation systems models (retriev…

Skills: Python, Machine Learning, Recommendation Systems, Deep Learning, Information Retrieval

Software Engineer - Real-Time Geospatial Mapping for Planetary Exploration

Mountain View, California, United States · On-site

$145k–$231k/yr

Senior

Title: Software Engineer - Real-Time Geospatial Mapping for Planetary Exploration BELONG. CONNECT. GROW. with KBR. Around here, we define the future. We are a company of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunte…

Skills: JavaScript, Vue, React, Angular, UI/UX design

Senior FPGA RF Signal Processing Engineer

Mountain View, California, United States · Hybrid

$138k–$190k/yr

Senior$476M raised

About the role Muon Space seeks a talented Senior FPGA Engineer with RF DSP Expertise to join our High Performance Compute team. In this role, you will implement HDL for digital signal processing of RF systems on FPGAs, …

Skills: FPGA Development, RF DSP, HDL, Verilog, System Verilog

Manager, Instrument AIT

Mountain View, California, United States · On-site

$184k–$202k/yr

Senior$476M raised

About the role Muon seeks a Manager of Instrument Assembly, Integration, and Test (AIT) to build, mentor, and guide a multidisciplinary team of optical integration engineers, optical and camera test engineers, and optome…

Skills: Optical engineering, Optomechanical engineering, Team leadership, Optical metrology, Python

Senior Optical Engineer

Mountain View, California, United States · Hybrid

$166k–$223k/yr

Senior$476M raised

About the role Muon seeks a Senior Optical Engineer to join our team developing infrared remote sensing instruments. You will own stray light control and analysis by defining precise requirements for optical components a…

Skills: Stray light analysis, Optical coatings, Infrared remote sensing, Non-sequential ray tracing, Thin-film design

Senior Instrument Technical Program Manager

Mountain View, California, United States · On-site

$186k–$202k/yr

Senior$476M raised

About the role Muon seeks a Senior Instrument Technical Program Manager (TPM) to join our team. In this role, you will own the end-to-end delivery of state-of-the-art electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) remote sensing instr…

Skills: Technical Program Management, EO/IR Remote Sensing, Integrated Master Schedule, Risk Management, Systems Engineering

Senior Instrument Systems Engineer

Mountain View, California, United States · Hybrid

$184k–$223k/yr

Senior$476M raised

About the role Muon seeks a Senior Instrument Systems Engineer to join our team in Mountain View, CA or Remote, with a focus on infrared remote sensing instruments. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated engineer with a…

Skills: Infrared Remote Sensing, Instrument Architecture, Radiometric Modeling, Requirements Decomposition, Verification and Validation

Senior Mechanical Engineer - Spacecraft Instrument Mechanisms

Mountain View, California, United States · On-site

$183k–$198k/yr

Senior$476M raised

About the role Muon seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to serve as a hardware expert in the design of instrument mechanisms. You’ll own the mechanical direction of the instrument mechanical subsystems from requirements d…

Skills: Mechanical engineering, Spacecraft mechanisms, SolidWorks, CAD, GD&T

Senior Camera Systems Engineer

Mountain View, California, United States · Hybrid

$184k–$202k/yr

Senior$476M raised

About the role Muon seeks a Senior Camera Systems Engineer to join our team in Mountain View, CA developing infrared remote sensing instruments. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated engineer with a versatile skill set…

Skills: Infrared Remote Sensing, Camera Subsystem Development, Technical Specifications, Interface Control Documents, Vendor Technical Management

Manager, Instrument Design

Mountain View, California, United States · Hybrid

$184k–$202k/yr

Senior$476M raised

About the role Muon seeks a Manager of Instrument Design to build, mentor, and guide a multidisciplinary team of optical and optomechanical engineers. In this role, you will establish the technical vision, design methodo…

Skills: Optical engineering, Optomechanical engineering, Technical leadership, Zemax, Code V

Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML, Google Labs

Mountain View, California, United States · On-site

$207k–$300k/yr

Senior$26M raised

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of experience in software development. 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products, and 3 years of experience with …

Skills: Software development, Software architecture, Machine learning, Large language models, Agentic systems

Staff Photonics Design Engineer- Compact Modeling

Mountain View, California, United States · Hybrid

$187k–$220k/yr

Senior$822M raised

Lightmatter is leading the revolution in AI data center infrastructure, enabling the next giant leaps in human progress. The company invented the world’s first 3D-stacked photonics engine, Passage™, capable of connecting…

Skills: Photonics Design, PDK Modeling, Python, Device Physics, Compact Modeling

Robotics Software Engineer - Grasping

Mountain View, California, United States · On-site

$147k–$208k/yr

Mid level

Intrinsic is an AI robotics group at Google aiming to reimagine the potential of industrial robotics. Our team believes that advances in AI, perception and simulation will redefine what’s possible for industrial robotics…

Skills: C++, Python, Robotics, Motion planning, Control systems

Business Data Scientist, Applied Machine Learning, GCS

Mountain View, California, United States · On-site

$138k–$197k/yr

Mid level$26M raised

Minimum qualifications: Master's degree in a quantitative discipline such as Statistics, Engineering, Sciences, or equivalent practical experience. 3 years of experience using analytics to solve product or business probl…

Skills: Python, R, SQL, Machine Learning, Causal Inference

Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML, Google Research

Mountain View, California, United States · On-site

$174k–$252k/yr

Senior$26M raised

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages. 2 years of experience in large language model (LLM) mode…

Skills: Software Development, Large Language Models, Generative AI, Machine Learning, Pre-training

Research Scientist, Google Ads

Mountain View, California, United States · On-site

$147k–$210k/yr

Mid level$26M raised

Minimum qualifications: PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Experience working on modern large language model post-training (e.g., supervised fine-tuning, RLHF) or core generativ…

Skills: Large language models, Generative AI, Machine learning, Deep learning, Supervised fine-tuning

Frequently asked questions

How much do Science & Research jobs in Mountain View, CA pay?

Based on 319 listings with disclosed salaries, most science & research jobs in Mountain View, CA pay between $146k–$292k per year. Individual offers vary with seniority, company size, and specialization.

How many Science & Research jobs are open in Mountain View, CA right now?

There are currently 355 open science & research positions in Mountain View, CA listed on Clera. New openings are added daily as companies post roles.

Which companies are hiring for Science & Research roles in Mountain View, CA?

Companies currently hiring include Google, Lightmatter, DensityAI, Samsung Research America (SRA), Kodiak, among others. Browse the listings above to see every active employer.

Are there remote or hybrid Science & Research jobs in Mountain View, CA?

Yes — 76 of the 355 open science & research positions offer remote or hybrid work (4 remote, 72 hybrid).

How do I apply for Science & Research jobs in Mountain View, CA?

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