# Senior Mechanical Engineer Research Jobs

1,169 senior mechanical engineer research jobs. Top employers: SpaceX, Anduril Industries, Blue Origin, and 5 more. Salaries from $30K–$500K. Most roles in San Francisco, Costa Mesa, California, United States, San Francisco, CA, US.

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**Senior Mechanical Engineer - Research** at ASML
Wilton, CT, USA | FULL_TIME | USD 102K–150K/yr
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**Senior Applied Scientist (Onsite/Hybrid)** at KoBold Metals
San Francisco Bay Area | CONTRACTOR | USD 130K–190K/yr
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**Senior Mechanical Engineer - Structures & Mechanisms** at Axiom Space
Houston | FULL_TIME
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**Senior Test Engineer** at Astro Mechanica
San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 150K–225K/yr
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**Senior Propulsion Test Engineer** at Astro Mechanica
San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 150K–225K/yr
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**Senior Mechanical Engineer - Structures & Mechanisms** at Axiom Space
Houston | FULL_TIME
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**Mechanical Engineer I - Mechanisms (Onsite)** at RTX
US-CA-EL SEGUNDO-E01 ~ 2000 E El Segundo Blvd ~ BLDG E01 | FULL_TIME
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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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**Director, Mechanical Systems X-BAT** at Shield AI
Seattle, Washington | FULL_TIME | USD 265K–370K/yr
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**Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer** at CesiumAstro
Austin, TX | FULL_TIME | USD 12–15/hr
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**Thermostructures Rocket Engineer** at The Aerospace Corporation
El Segundo, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 100K–176K/yr
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**Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer** at CesiumAstro
El Segundo, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 165K–199K/yr
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**Fluid Systems Engineer** at The Aerospace Corporation
El Segundo, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 100K–150K/yr
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**Senior Scientist Peptide Discovery** at Basecamp Research
Boston | FULL_TIME | USD 110K–165K/yr
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