Senior Research Engineer Salary in San Diego, CA

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How much does a Senior Research Engineer make in San Diego, CA? The average Senior Research Engineer salary in San Diego, CA is $142,639 as of April 24, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $131,708 and $154,746. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Senior Research Engineer

Cytovale, Inc - San Francisco , CA

As a Senior Research Engineer in the Innovation Development Group, you will play a pivotal role in the innovation and creation of next generation devices. This position requires a highly skilled ...

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R&D Senior Research Engineer

Zap Energy - Everett , WA

Zap Energy is looking for a Senior Research Engineer who has experience relevant to the design, build, and operation of fusion-grade plasma devices. This engineer will have a hands-on role in the ...

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Senior Thermal Research Engineer

Gradient - San Francisco , CA

As a Senior Thermal Research Engineer, you will design and select thermal components and develop thermal control algorithms that lead to products with high reliability and industry-leading ...

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Sr R&D Engineer, Vascular

Imperative Care - Campbell , CA

Title: Sr. R&D Engineer Location : This position is based in our Campbell, California offices. This position is on-site and full-time Why Imperative Care? Do you want to make a real impact on ...

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Senior Research And Development Engineer

Elevate Search - Irvine , CA

Elevate Search is partnering with a rapidly growing surgical navigation company in Irvine, CA to find a Senior Mechanical Product Development Engineer for its team. They just had their best year yet ...

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Senior R&D Engineer (Medical Devices)

MicroVention-Terumo - Aliso Viejo , CA

Senior Engineer, R&D Working for a company voted Great Places to Work - 2022 , the Senior Engineer, R&D (Medical Devices) will support the development of medical device products with work including ...

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What does a Senior Research Engineer do?

Common responsibilities of a Senior Research Engineer

Prepare and deliver reports or presentations of research projects/analysis results to sponsors as appropriate.

October 18, 2022

Assist with drafting presentations and report summaries, and help the socialization and presentation of results internally.

December 24, 2022

Works directly with chemists, biologists, engineers, associate scientists, operations personnel, and engineering technicians to develop novel processes at lab, pilot, and commercial scale.

January 04, 2023

Understanding of current technologies for microwave electronics packaging including wire bonding, chip scale packaging, flip chip, solder bump, wafer probe, and copper column processes.

February 11, 2023

Demonstrated understanding and experience with vital processor-based signaling and train control systems design, including implementation of safety assurance concepts per IEEE-1483, MIL-STD 882C/D/E, CENELEC 50126, 50128, 50129 and 50159.

February 12, 2023

Support the development of innovative components and modules from the initial concept phase through the complete development process including design engineering, validation, prototyping, testing, and evaluation of the proposed production capable process and business case.

February 19, 2023

Design and development of proof-of-concept test platforms to evaluate and quantify the performance of advanced media coding and streaming systems.

April 07, 2023

Collaborate with research teams from Corporate Research and Business Labs on building capabilities and applications that use his/her scientific, mathematical, and computational skills.

May 19, 2023

Contribute to research projects that develop a variety of algorithms and systems in bioinformatics, computer vision, image and video analysis.

May 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Senior Research Engineer in San Diego, CA

Average Base Salary

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131708

154746

142639

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

139174

166878

152120

What is the average salary for Senior Research Engineer in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Senior Research Engineer in San Diego, CA. The base salary for Senior Research Engineer ranges from $131,708 to $154,746 with the average base salary of $142,639. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $139,174 to $166,878 with the average total cash compensation of $152,120.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$142,639	$131,708 - $154,746
Bonus	$9,481	$7,466 - $12,131
Total Pay	$152,120	$139,174 - $166,878

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Senior Research Engineer Salary Near San Diego, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE El Cajon, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $131,948 - $155,028	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Chula Vista, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $132,341 - $155,490	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Escondido, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $131,605 - $154,625	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Oceanside, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $132,531 - $155,713	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Carlsbad, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $131,605 - $154,625	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Murrieta, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $133,747 - $157,142	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA

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About San Diego, California

According to SDSU professor emeritus Monte Marshall, San Diego Bay is "the surface expression of a north-south-trending, nested graben". The Rose Canyon and Point Loma fault zones are part of the San Andreas Fault system. About 40 miles (64 km) east of the bay are the Laguna Mountains in the Peninsular Ranges, which are part of the backbone of the American continents. The city lies on approximately 200 deep canyons and hills separating its mesas, creating small pockets of natural open space scattered throughout the city and giving it a hilly geography. Traditionally, San Diegans have built the...

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About San Diego, California According to SDSU professor emeritus Monte Marshall, San Diego Bay is "the surface expression of a north-south-trending, nested graben". The Rose Cany....More

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