Senior Research Engineer Salary in California

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How much does a Senior Research Engineer make in California? The average Senior Research Engineer salary in California is $146,119 as of March 26, 2024, but the range typically falls between $134,922 and $158,520. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on the city and many other important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession.

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Location	Avg. Salary	Date Updated
Location Coachella, CA	Avg. Salary $139,627	Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Acampo, CA	Avg. Salary $141,614	Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Acton, CA	Avg. Salary $146,648	Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Adelanto, CA	Avg. Salary $139,362	Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Adin, CA	Avg. Salary $135,786	Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Agoura Hills, CA	Avg. Salary $144,529	Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Aguanga, CA	Avg. Salary $140,025	Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Ahwahnee, CA	Avg. Salary $131,944	Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Alameda, CA	Avg. Salary $161,618	Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Alamo, CA	Avg. Salary $161,221	Date Updated March 26, 2024

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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 Research Engineer - Data Analytics

Alphatec Spine - Carlsbad , CA

The Senior Research Engineer (Sr RE) is part of the Scientific Affairs team at ATEC. The Sr RE has a degree in engineering or relevant sciences and is responsible for design, development, and ...

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Senior Robotics Research Engineer

Oho Group Ltd - Mountain View , CA

... Research Engineer to help develop full-stack infrastructure for simulation, data management, and ... We are looking for senior-level candidates who have experience training deep neural networks for ...

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Sr. R&D Test Engineer

Antora Energy - San Jose , CA

The Sr. R&D Test Engineer role is a full-time, site-based position. Roles & Responsibilities * Design, implement, and operate high-value sensing, instrumentation and control schemes for custom test ...

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Senior Research And Development Engineer

Meet - Menlo Park , CA

Senior R&D Engineer ** 5+ years of experience working in the medical device and/or biotech industry is required ** Meet has recently partnered with a medical device startup in Menlo Park, CA that is ...

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Sr. R&D Mechanical Engineer

MicroSurgical Technology - Redmond , WA

Senior R&D Mechanical Engineer As Senior R&D Engineer, you will be part of our Ophthalmic instrumentation research and development team focused on delivering the future in Ophthalmic surgeries. This ...

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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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California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 9.7 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, S...

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