Science & Research Jobs in Santa Clara, CA (Now Hiring) — 1,025 open — Page 9

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Senior Quality Engineer

Santa Clara, California, United States · On-site

$140k–$150k/yr

Senior$56M raised

Senior Quality Engineer Job Location: Santa Clara, CA (Onsite) Job Term: Full-Time The Opportunity: We are seeking an experienced Senior Quality Engineer to play a critical role in sustaining Picarro’s ISO 9001:2015-cert…

Skills: ISO 9001:2015, CAPA, Root Cause Analysis, FMEA, Lean Manufacturing

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Electro-Optical Technician

Santa Clara, California, United States · On-site

$55k–$75k/yr

Mid level$56M raised

Electro-Optical Technician Santa Clara, CA (Onsite) The Opportunity We are seeking a hands-on Electro-Optical Technician to support electrical board rework, troubleshooting, board bring-up, test, and assembly of next-gen…

Skills: PCB Rework, Electrical Troubleshooting, Board Bring-up, Fine-pitch Soldering, Oscilloscope

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Opto-Mechanical Engineer II

Santa Clara, California, United States · On-site

$135k–$150k/yr

Mid level$56M raised

Opto-Mechanical Engineer II Santa Clara, CA (Onsite) The Opportunity We are seeking a hands-on, mid-level Opto-Mechanical Engineer to help design, build, align, test, and productize next-generation spectroscopy platforms…

Skills: Opto-Mechanical Design, Optical Alignment, Precision Assembly, SolidWorks, GD&T

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Electrical Engineer

Santa Clara, California, United States · On-site

$110k–$120k/yr

Mid level$56M raised

Electrical Engineer Location: Santa Clara, CA (primarily onsite) Group: Analyzer Product Group (APG), Engineering Role Summary We are looking for an Electrical Engineer to design, develop, and troubleshoot custom electro…

Skills: Circuit analysis, Analog design, Digital design, Mixed-signal circuits, Schematic capture

Staff Manufacturing Design Engineer - Structures

Santa Clara, California, United States · On-site

$152k–$190k/yr

Senior+$3.5B raised

Archer is an aerospace and defense company headquartered in San Jose, California, building the aircraft and technology that will define the next era of flight. The company works across air taxis, UAS, AI and powertrain d…

Skills: Manufacturing Design Engineering, Aerospace Assembly, DFM Principles, CAD, PLM

Staff Research Engineer/Scientist

Santa Clara, California, United States · Hybrid

$203k–$354k/yr

Senior$4.1B raised

Company Description It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for …

Skills: Machine learning, Deep learning, Reinforcement learning, Large language models, Python

Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) Researcher

Santa Clara, California, United States · On-site

Senior$1.4B raised

Overview Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 employees cr…

Skills: Integrated photonics, Optical waveguide theory, PIC simulation, PIC design, PIC layout

Senior Applied Scientist, LLM Code Agents, Kiro Science

Santa Clara, California, United States · Hybrid

$167k–$260k/yr

Senior$67M raised

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is assembling an elite team of world-class scientists and engineers to pioneer the next generation of AI-driven development tools. Join the Amazon Kiro LLM-Training team and help create groundbr…

Skills: Large language models, Reinforcement learning, Machine learning, Java, C++

Product Manager, AI for Quantum

Santa Clara, California, United States · On-site

$168k–$328k/yr

Senior+$29B raised

We're looking for a passionate product leader to drive NVIDIA’s AI for Quantum strategy and platform. AI is rapidly emerging as a critical technology for advancing quantum computing, and this role sits their intersection…

Skills: Product management, Artificial intelligence, Quantum computing, Accelerated computing, Machine learning

Technical Project/Program Management Manager V - (M5)

Santa Clara, California, United States · On-site

$159k–$218k/yr

Senior+$2.2B raised

Who We Are Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that …

Skills: Program management, Product lifecycle management, Semiconductor engineering, Materials science, PVD

Technical Project/Program Management Manager V - (M5)

Santa Clara, California, United States · On-site

$159k–$218k/yr

Senior+$2.2B raised

Who We Are Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that …

Skills: Program management, Product lifecycle management, Semiconductor engineering, Materials science, PVD

Software Engineer

Santa Clara, California, United States · On-site

$152k–$209k/yr

Senior$2.2B raised

Who We Are Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that …

Skills: Python, NumPy, Pandas, Polars, SciPy

Mechanical Engineer

Santa Clara, California, United States · On-site

$124k–$171k/yr

Mid level$2.2B raised

Who We Are Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that …

Skills: Mechanical engineering, Thermal simulation, Mechanical simulation, Siemens NX, Ansys

Director of Marketing & Business Development

Santa Clara, California, United States · Remote OK

Senior+

At Materion, everyone is included, respected and offered opportunity to grow. Join us! Role Summary The Director of Marketing & Business Development (EM) is a key leader responsible for driving Materion’s strategic growt…

Skills: Market Strategy, Business Development, Semiconductor Industry, Strategic Growth, Product Management

Senior SOCD Applied AI Engineer

Santa Clara, California, United States · Hybrid

$168k–$311k/yr

Senior$29B raised

Nvidia's SOC Design (SOCD) team is looking for an Applied AI Engineer who is passionate about eliminating bottlenecks in SOC integration workflows through intelligent automation. If you are driven to build AI-powered too…

Skills: Python, LLM Application Frameworks, RAG Architectures, Agentic Workflows, System Design

Engineer II, Integration

Santa Clara, California, United States · On-site

Mid level$20B raised

Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning…

Skills: System integration, Automation systems, Bioprocessing, DeltaV, TruBio

CMP Module Process Engineer IV - (E4)

Phoenix, Arizona, United States · On-site

$116k–$160k/yr

Senior+$2.2B raised

Who We Are Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that …

Skills: Chemical Mechanical Planarization, Data Analytics, Wafer Fab Operations, Root Cause Diagnostics, Continuous Improvement Projects

Senior ASIC Design Engineer

Santa Clara, California, United States · Hybrid

$136k–$265k/yr

Senior$29B raised

We are now looking for a Senior ASIC Design Engineer to join our System ASIC team! NVIDIA has continuously reinvented itself over two decades. Our invention of the GPU in 1999 fueled the growth of the PC gaming market, r…

Skills: ASIC Design, SOC Integration, RTL Design, Logic Synthesis, Timing Analysis

Senior Silicon Photonics Designer

Santa Clara, California, United States · On-site

$170k–$240k/yr

Senior$153M raised

nEye.ai, a well-funded optical switch startup, is poised to revolutionize the future of data centers. nEye’s MEMS-based silicon photonics optical circuit switches (OCS) eliminate critical bottlenecks in AI processing by …

Skills: Silicon Photonics, Microfabrication, FDTD, EME, FEM

Senior Signal Integrity Engineer – LPU Packaging

Santa Clara, California, United States · Hybrid

$168k–$311k/yr

Senior+$29B raised

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. We have built an incredible legacy of innovation fueled by great technology and amazing people. Today, we are t…

Skills: Signal Integrity, SerDes Channel Design, Electromagnetics, Transmission Line Theory, Ansys HFSS

Frequently asked questions

How much do Science & Research jobs in Santa Clara, CA pay?

Based on 930 listings with disclosed salaries, most science & research jobs in Santa Clara, CA pay between $115k–$260k per year. Individual offers vary with seniority, company size, and specialization.

How many Science & Research jobs are open in Santa Clara, CA right now?

There are currently 1,025 open science & research positions in Santa Clara, CA listed on Clera. New openings are added daily as companies post roles.

Which companies are hiring for Science & Research roles in Santa Clara, CA?

Companies currently hiring include Applied Materials, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, SCU College of Arts and Sciences, among others. Browse the listings above to see every active employer.

Are there remote or hybrid Science & Research jobs in Santa Clara, CA?

Yes — 149 of the 1025 open science & research positions offer remote or hybrid work (22 remote, 127 hybrid).

How do I apply for Science & Research jobs in Santa Clara, CA?

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