# Senior Mechanical Engineer Research Jobs in San Francisco, CA

200 senior mechanical engineer research jobs in San Francisco, CA. Top employers: OpenAI, Astranis, Anthropic, and 5 more. Salaries from $30K–$500K.

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**Senior Propulsion Test Engineer** at Astro Mechanica
San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 150K–225K/yr
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**Senior Test Engineer** at Astro Mechanica
San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 150K–225K/yr
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**Senior Mechanical Design Engineer** at Astro Mechanica
San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 150K–225K/yr
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**Senior Propulsion Design Engineer** at Astro Mechanica
San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 150K–225K/yr
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**General Interest** at Backflip
San Francisco | FULL_TIME
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**Senior Counsel - Product & Privacy** at Together AI
San Francisco | FULL_TIME
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**Senior Hardware Reliability Engineer** at Atoms
San Francisco, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 182K–231K/yr
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**Engineering Manager, Preparedness** at OpenAI
San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 445K–510K/yr
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**Researcher, Misalignment Monitoring Lead** at OpenAI
San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 380K–500K/yr
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**Mechanical Engineer, PCBA Test Infrastructure, Robotics** at OpenAI
San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 318K–423K/yr
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**Principal Mechanical Design Engineer** at Astro Mechanica
San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 220K–270K/yr
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**Senior Research Infrastructure Engineer** at hud
San Francisco / Singapore / Remote (Asia) / Remote (North America) | FULL_TIME | USD 105K–260K/yr
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**Senior Electrical Engineer, Power Systems** at Astro Mechanica
San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 175K–230K/yr
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**Research Engineer, Chip Design RL** at Anthropic
San Francisco, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 500K–850K/yr
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**Manager, Cyber - Applied AI Architect** at OpenAI
San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 217K–241K/yr
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