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Engineering jobs in California, United States
14,631 open roles read nightly from companies’ own hiring pages. Each one links to the original ad.
Engineering jobs in California at a glance
- Open roles
- 14,631
- Remote
- 6%
- Posted in the last 30 days
- 3,203
- Advertised pay, middle half
- $180K – $275Kmedian $222K
From the 12,672 engineering jobs here that state yearly pay in USD: the top of each advertised range. Updated nightly.
Hiring most here
- Anduril Industries 1,020
- SpaceX 459
- OpenAI 235
- Relativity Space 211
- Anthropic 146
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4,081–4,100 of 14,631 jobs
Software Engineer II, Spacecraft Simulation
5 weeks agoTrue Anomaly · Denver, Colorado, United States +1
On-siteMid level$90K – $140K a yearEngineeringWrite well-structured, efficient code using modern C++ best practices (C++ 17 / C++ 20), with a particular emphasis on performance and maintainability; Develop and maintain multi-physics simulation libraries for spacecraft systems modeling including:; 6DOF rigid body dynamics…
Avionics Engineer
5 weeks agoLong Wall · Long Beach, California, United States
On-siteFull-timeMid level$95K – $130K a yearEngineeringDefine, document, and manage avionics system requirements across the vehicle.; Lead system design reviews, ensuring compliance with internal and external requirements.; Develop test plans for component and system qualification, analyzing data to verify performance.; Specify,…
Principal AI Product Engineer
5 weeks agoNscale · Houston, Texas, United States +3
Lead / staff$290K – $520K a yearEngineeringNscale is looking for a Principal AI Engineer (Specialised) to lead the inference and post-training pillar of our AI systems engineering organization. You’ll define the multi-year technical roadmap for how models are served, evaluated, and post-trained on Nscale’s GPU cloud,…
Senior Configuration & PLM Engineer
5 weeks agoSaildrone · Alameda, California, United States
Senior$136K – $160K a yearEngineeringSaildrone is seeking a Senior Configuration & PLM Engineer to chair our change control process, lead document control, and serve as the internal owner of our Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system. In this role, you will run our Change Control Board (CCB), review engineering…
Senior AI Software Engineer, Perception
5 weeks agoAgility Robotics · Fremont, California, United States +2
HybridSenior$197K – $307K a yearEngineeringDesign, develop, and deploy perception algorithms (e.g., human detection algorithm) that enable safety and efficiency, defining how Digit perceives and reasons about humans and hazards as it expands from structured work cells into open, dynamic environments; Drive adoption of…
Planet · San Francisco, California, United States
HybridFull-timeSenior$162.6K – $203.2K a yearEngineeringThe Mission Optimization team is responsible for continuously improving the operations and productivity of the world’s largest Earth observation satellite constellation. We identify, triage, and resolve the bottlenecks that limit what our fleets can deliver – from contact…
Principal Software Engineer
5 weeks agoOkta · San Francisco, California, United States
Lead / staff$224K – $308K a yearEngineeringAs a Principal Engineer on the OIG team, you will be involved into development, design, and maintenance of our product to serve enterprise customers at scale. You will involve the architecture and evolution of our product features — spanning the across different access…
California State University · San Diego, California, United States
$105K – $108K a yearEngineeringThe San Diego State University Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) seeks to hire a tenure-track assistant professor with expertise in construction planning, execution and management of resilient infrastructure.
Software Engineer, Front-End, Europe
5 weeks agoEloquent AI · San Francisco, California, United States
RemoteFull-timeSeniorEngineeringAs a Front-End Engineer at Eloquent AI, you’ll play a central role in shaping the interfaces that connect humans and AI in high-stakes enterprise environments. You’ll work closely with our product designers, AI engineers, and backend developers to build clean, fast, and…
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
5 weeks agoCala Health · San Mateo, California, United States
Senior$125K – $180K a yearEngineeringAs Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be a key driver in the design, development, and testing of our revolutionary neuromodulation therapy devices. You will work on projects from early-stage prototyping all the way through manufacturing at scale, ensuring Cala’s…
SpaceX · Hawthorne, California, United States
Full-timeSenior$165K – $230K a yearEngineeringPartner with design, test, and manufacturing through product development and production to ensure the reliability of Avionics parts (i.e. controllers, RIOs, sensors, RF, power systems, solar arrays, wire harnessing, etc.); Responsible for tracking yield, test/inspection…
SpaceX · Hawthorne, California, United States
Full-timeEntry level$115K – $140K a yearEngineeringPartner with design, test, and manufacturing through product development and production to ensure the reliability of Avionics parts (i.e. controllers, RIOs, sensors, RF, power systems, solar arrays, wire harnessing, etc.); Responsible for tracking yield, test/inspection…
Flight Test Engineer
5 weeks agoApplied Intuition · Sunnyvale, California, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeMid level$150K – $200K a yearEngineeringAs a Flight Test Engineer at Applied Intuition, you will report directly to the Head of Acuity Aerial Autonomy. You will lead planning, provisioning, execution, analysis, and reporting of flight test operations and campaigns, safely and with technical rigor. You will work…
Reflection · San Francisco, California, United States +2
On-siteFull-timeLead / staffEngineeringReflection's Compute Platform team keeps our compute layer healthy and highly available. We run a Kubernetes-based platform distributed across multiple neo-clouds, where multi-cloud scheduling, node health, and performance debugging at scale present genuinely hard systems…
Tech Lead, Digital Design Engineer
5 weeks agoAstera Labs · San Jose, California, United States
Lead / staff$175.5K – $195K a yearEngineeringAstera Labs is seeking a Tech Lead Engineer to drive front-end digital design for high-performance switch ASICs that enable rack-scale AI infrastructure. In CCE2, you will translate microarchitecture into robust RTL and lead block-level execution across synthesis, timing,…
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States
Full-timeLead / staff$166K – $220K a yearEngineeringThe Air Dominance and Strike Division is one of Anduril’s fastest growing, most technically complex divisions. We develop and build collaborative combat aircraft, missiles, and the software that powers these autonomous weapons. We are scaling production of autonomous aircraft…
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States
Full-timeSenior$146K – $194K a yearEngineeringThe Air Dominance and Strike Division is one of Anduril’s fastest growing, most technically complex divisions. We develop and build collaborative combat aircraft, missiles, and the software that powers these autonomous weapons. We are scaling production of autonomous aircraft…
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States
Full-timeMid level$129K – $171K a yearEngineeringThe Air Dominance and Strike Division is one of Anduril’s fastest growing, most technically complex divisions. We develop and build collaborative combat aircraft, missiles, and the software that powers these autonomous weapons. We are scaling production of autonomous aircraft…
Manufacturing Engineer, Autonomous Airpower
5 weeks agoAnduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States
Full-timeMid level$99K – $130K a yearEngineeringThe Air Dominance and Strike Division is one of Anduril’s fastest growing, most technically complex divisions. We develop and build collaborative combat aircraft, missiles, and the software that powers these autonomous weapons. We are scaling production of autonomous aircraft…
Hardware Engineering Manager
5 weeks agoEverpure · Santa Clara, California, United States
Manager$217K – $359K a yearEngineeringEverpure is seeking a Hardware Engineering Manager to lead a team developing and supporting high-performance storage systems. This role oversees the full hardware lifecycle, from design through production and customer support. The ideal candidate is a strong technical and…
Updated 07 Nov 2026 10:21 UTC from the OptiTalent job library.