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P2P 3.2
Research and development technician job in San Francisco, CA
A leading blockchain analytics firm is seeking a Human Resources Business Partner in San Francisco. You will partner with the R&D team to ensure effective HR strategies, align on organizational goals, and lead talent management initiatives. Ideal candidates have strong HR expertise, are effective in change management, and can navigate complex issues. The role offers a compensation range of $138K - $230K, with a focus on fostering an inclusive work environment.
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$138k-230k yearly 2d ago
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Research And Development Engineer
All Weather Insulated Panels 3.8
Research and development technician job in Vacaville, CA
The Research and Development (R&D) Engineer uses their technical design skills to drive the products from theoretical structural designs and calculations to the physical testing, approvals and certifications. As part of the AWIP Innovation Team, the R&D Engineer collaborates with the technical, design, and business development teams to take new product developments and improvement of existing products from the stages of concept, evaluation, design, validation, approval, product launch, and installation. This position will be critical in ensuring that AWIP remains ahead in the industry for innovative and sustainable building products.
Essential Functions:
Work with the innovation and cross-functional teams to envision, design, manufacture, prototype, and launch innovative products
Research and develop new products while optimizing cost and performance
Participate and provide deliverables for the product development phase/stage gate system
Maintain detailed and organized notes and information for each project including, but not limited to, vendors, material types, successes and failures, modifications, etc.
Ensure test materials and assemblies are properly installed and prepared at test laboratories by assisting in assembly preparation, witnessing and supervising testing.
Design building test rigs and apparatuses as required for internal testing
Ensure all products meet performance, application and reliability standards through rigorous laboratory and field testing
Collaborates with the Innovation team members and respective departments to ensure proper testing, certifications, and approvals are attained
Perform market research to determine types of products required in market
Investigate new/existing products and compare to rival products in construction market
Be a professional resource with detailed knowledge about products in terms of R&D, market competition, cost, manufacturing deployment, application.
Comply with all safety and company policies and procedures.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, or Civil Engineering with structural design emphasis
Minimum of three years of experience in product development/design engineering
E.I.T. with ability to obtain P.E. license preferred
Working knowledge of Tekla, Solidworks, Revit, AutoCAD or other 3D modeling software
Experience with structures, building materials and construction industry
Proactive attitude to learn new products and technologies and build relationships with vendors
Self-starter with proven record of innovation, problem solving, and delivering technical solutions in a timely manner.
Excellent time management skills with ability to manage multiple projects at once and be able to prioritize by importance, schedule and necessity.
Technical knowledge to understand and effectively communicate building science methodologies, design, technical information building codes and standards in an understandable manner.
Must be able to effectively use a computer and have intermediate proficiency MS Excel, MS Word, and email and basic proficiency in the rest of MS Office.
Position is an in-office position with travel to meet with vendors and clients, test laboratories, job site visits, etc.
Frequent travel by automobile, airplane, and other modes of public transportation are required.
Maintain a valid driver's license and passport
Essential Requirements:
Ability to work 8 hours per day with ability to work overtime as need to complete time sensitive tasks.
Ability to work in a non-climate controlled environment with extreme temperatures and outdoor exposure at times.
Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, submittals, technical and contract documents.
Ability to safely lift up to 50 lbs.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Must be able to use tools, equipment, machinery, etc.
Must have visual acuity, discernment of color and texture, and finger dexterity.
Ability to read, write, type, and verbally communicate effectively in English.
Ability to sit, walk, and stand for extended periods. Must be able to bend, lift, twist, reach, grasp, and other physical movements.
Must be reliable, dependable and highly motivate with a desire to be successful.
AWIP is a drug free workplace.
$96k-132k yearly est. 1d ago
TCHO Flavor Lab Manager & R&D Tech
TCHO Chocolate 3.2
Research and development technician job in Berkeley, CA
The Opportunity: The Palate of a Chef, the Mind of a Scientist
TCHO is looking for a rare professional to serve as the tactical engine of our research and production. This individual will fill a high-impact role that bridges the gap between creative sensory exploration and technical production. This is a hands-on role at our factory, responsible for tending the entire lifecycle of our chocolate. This begins with the cacao beans being grown around the world by our farmer partners, to the final production of high-end chocolate and confections at our production facility in Berkeley. We are seeking a maker who can manage complex data and production schedules while maintaining a disciplined focus on creativity and flavor.
This position is 100% onsite due to the hands-on nature of the role, including production, sensory evaluation, laboratory work, and small-batch confectionery manufacturing.
1. Sensory Mastery & Tasting
Daily Analysis: Lead disciplined daily sensory panels of raw cacao liquors, experimental batches, finished chocolate, and confections to ensure every product meets TCHO standards.
Raw Material Selection: Participate in the selection and sensory analysis of all raw materials, including cocoa beans, liquor, powder, butter, and inclusions such as nuts or vanilla.
Final Sign-off: Provide sensory sign-off for final products coming off the line to ensure manufacturing quality and consistency.
2. The “Source” & Laboratory Management
Bean Sample Management: Manage the intake of cacao samples from global partners, including roasting, winnowing, and grinding micro-batches to evaluate fermentation quality and genetic potential.
Flavor Lab Oversight: Manage daily operations of the flagship TCHO Flavor Lab space (one of only 12 worldwide).
Operational Upkeep: Oversee lab organization, cleaning, sample retention, and restocking of laboratory supplies and equipment.
3. Production, Formulation & Retail Confectionery
Formula Creation: Develop and manage proprietary daily production formulas used by the manufacturing team.
Retail Confectionery Production: Act as a Confectioner for TCHO Retail, responsible for creating small-batch and small-lot confections for retail customers, including hand-crafted and limited-run items.
Efficiency & Scalability: Support factory operations by optimizing run times, flush materials, FIFO practices, and small-batch scalability.
SOP Compliance: Ensure all product SOPs are followed, including requirements related to cross-contamination, Organic, Kosher, and Fair Trade certifications.
4. New Product Development (NPD)
Dream-to-Reality: Translate creative product concepts into consistent, repeatable production.
Prototyping: Execute hands-on prototyping and produce sales and retail samples, including chocolate formulas, plant-based ganache, enrobed items, panned goods, and other confections.
Scaling: Move products from lab-scale concepts to small industrial and retail-ready production.
Who You Are
Palate-Driven: You possess an advanced ability to articulate flavor and a deep interest learning how the magic of chocolate comes to life.
Analytical: You love a good system and can track R&D data and formulas with precision to keep projects on a professional timeline.
Technically Grounded: You likely have a background in Food Science, Pastry, or Confectionery and know your way around the bakery and confectionery world.
Onsite & Flexible: This is not a desk job. You are based at our Berkeley HQ and willing to work weekends to keep the lab and production cycles moving.
Skills & Abilities
Bachelors' degree or equivalent
Minimum 3 years working in pastry, confectionary or chocolate industry,
Demonstrated leadership experience of teaching and developing teams within food industry.
Excellent writing, reading and communication skills
Spanish fluency is a major plus.
Ability to transport and move 50-pound handloads
Must be able to remain in a stationary position for entire shift
Must be able to work above ground levels-10 feet and in cold and warm temperature work environment
Salary Range - $95,000 - $120,000
$95k-120k yearly 3d ago
Speech R&D Researcher
Camb
Research and development technician job in San Francisco, CA
Join Camb.ai's Speech R&D team to lead innovative speech tech research, integrate findings, and set benchmarks in AI-driven dubbing and
Join Camb.ai's pioneering AI team. Lead Speech R&D, integrate tech into products, publish research, and innovate in speech recognition and synthesis.
About
The Internet was made for English speakers. We are redesigning it for the world.
At Camb.ai, we're pioneering the future of AI-driven dubbing, localization, speech synthesis and NMT. Powered by our state-of-the-art models in zero-shot performance transfer and colloquial translation, we're not just innovating; we're setting SOTA benchmarks.
Backed by elite global VCs, partnering with enterprise giants and top influencers, guided by an AI leadership with five $100Mn ARR successes, we're seeking top‑tier talent to expand our AI research team comprising of individuals from Carnegie Mellon, Apple and more.
Responsibilities
Lead and drive innovative research in the field of speech recognition, synthesis, and related technologies.
Collaborate closely with the R&D team to integrate research findings into Camb.ai's products.
Keep abreast of latest advancements in speech technology and continuously push for innovations in the field.
Publish research findings in leading conferences, journals, and workshops.
Qualifications
PhD or equivalent experience in speech technology, machine learning, or a related field.
Proven track record of publishing in leading speech conferences such as Interspeech, ICASSP, etc.
Hands‑on experience with popular speech toolkits and frameworks.
Strong programming and algorithmic skills.
To Apply
Please send your resume to *************** with the subject line "Speech R&D Researcher - [Your Name]" in the subject line.
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$67k-112k yearly est. 1d ago
Technical Lead, Safety Research
Openai 4.2
Research and development technician job in San Francisco, CA
About the Team
The Safety Systems team is responsible for various safety work to ensure our best models can be safely deployed to the real world to benefit society and is at the forefront of OpenAI's mission to build and deploy safe AGI, driving our commitment to AI safety and fostering a culture of trust and transparency.
The Safety Research team aims to fundamentally advance our capabilities for precisely implementing robust, safe behavior in AI models and systems. As capabilities continue to advance, it is imperative that our approaches to safety continue to improve and scale to address evolving risks. This is important both for ensuring our systems are robust to prevent harmful misuse as well as ensuring potential misalignment cannot cause harm. We are working on these problems in a way that is grounded in our current models and methods but that generalizes to future systems.
We are growing our team to expand our research on methods that will improve safety for AGI and beyond. This will include exploratory research, for example, new methods to improve safety common sense and generalizable reasoning, developing new evaluations to elicit or detect misalignment or inner goals of the AI, and new methods to support human oversight of long-running tasks.
About the Role
As a tech lead, you will be responsible for developing our strategy in new directions to address potential harms from misalignment or significant mistakes. This will in practice include:
Setting north star goals and milestones for new research directions, and developing challenging evaluations to track progress.
Personally driving or leading research in new exploratory directions to demonstrate feasibility and scalability of the approaches.
Working horizontally across safety research and related teams to ensure different technical approaches work together to achieve strong safety results.
We're looking for people who have a strong track record of practical research on safety and alignment, ideally in AI and LLMs, and have led large research efforts in the past.
This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.
In this role, you will:
Set the research directions and strategies to make our AI systems safer, more aligned and more robust.
Coordinate and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including the rest of the research organization, T&S, policy and related alignment teams, to ensure that our AI meets the highest safety standards.
Actively evaluate and understand the safety of our models and systems, identifying areas of risk and proposing mitigation strategies.
Conduct state-of-the-art research on AI safety topics such as RLHF, adversarial training, robustness, and more.
Implement new methods in OpenAI's core model training and launch safety improvements in OpenAI's products.
You might thrive in this role if you:
Are excited about OpenAI's mission of building safe, universally beneficial AGI and are aligned with OpenAI's charter
Demonstrate a passion for AI safety and making cutting-edge AI models safer for real-world use.
Bring 4+ years of experience in the field of AI safety, especially in areas like RLHF, adversarial training, robustness, fairness & biases.
Hold a Ph.D. or other degree in computer science, machine learning, or a related field.
Possess experience in safety work for AI model deployment
Have an in-depth understanding of deep learning research and/or strong engineering skills.
Are a team player who enjoys collaborative work environments.
OpenAI is an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.
Compensation Range: $460K - $555K
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$75k-112k yearly est. 3d ago
Deep Research Agent Tech Lead
Scale Ai, Inc. 4.1
Research and development technician job in San Francisco, CA
Scale AI is seeking a highly technical and strategic Staff / Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer to act as the Tech Lead (TL) for our next generation of deep research agents for the Enterprise. This high-impact role will drive the technical direction and oversight for Deep Research Agent Development, translating cutting-edge research in Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and Agentic Frameworks into robust, scalable, and high-impact production systems that enhance enterprise operations, analytics, and core efficiency.
The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, has a passion for both deep technical work and mentoring, and is capable of setting a long-term technical strategy for a critical domain while maintaining a strong, hands-on delivery focus.
ResponsibilitiesTechnical Leadership & Vision
Set the Technical Roadmap: Define and own the technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap for Deep Research Agents for the Enterprise, ensuring alignment with Scale AI's overall AI strategy and business goals.
Drive Breakthrough Research to Production: Lead the end-to-end development, from initial research to production deployment, to landing on customer impact, with a focus on integrating diverse data modalities.
Advanced Knowledge Retrieval: Architect and implement state-of-the-art retrieval systems to ensure the agents provide accurate and comprehensive answers from public and proprietary data sources from enterprises.
Data analysis: Design and champion the development of data analysis agents that accurately translate complex natural language queries into executable SQL/code against diverse enterprise data schemas.
Multimodal Intelligence: Lead the integration of Multimodal AI capabilities to process and extract structured information from visual documents, tables, and forms, enriching the agent's knowledge base.
Architecture & Design: Design and champion highly scalable, reliable, and low-latency infrastructure and frameworks for building, orchestrating, and evaluating multi-agent systems at enterprise scale.
Technical Excellence: Serve as the technical authority for the team, leading design reviews, defining ML engineering best practices, and ensuring code quality, security, and operational excellence for all agent systems.
Lead and Mentor: Technically lead and mentor a team of Machine Learning Engineers and Research Scientists, fostering a culture of innovation, rigorous engineering, rapid iteration, and technical depth.
Recruiting & Growth: Partner with management to hire, onboard, and grow top-tier talent, helping to shape the long-term structure and capabilities of the team.
Cross-Functional Influence: Collaborate effectively with Product Managers, Data Scientists, and other engineering/science teams to translate ambiguous, high-level business problems into concrete, executable technical specifications and impactful agent solutions.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
8+ years of experience in software development, with at least 6 years focused on Machine Learning, Deep Learning, or Applied Research in a production environment.
2+ years of experience in a formal or informal Technical Leadership role (Team Lead, Tech Lead) with a focus on setting technical direction for a domain.
Deep expertise in Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs).
Demonstrated experience designing, building, and deploying AI Agents or complex Agentic systems in production at scale.
Experience with large-scale distributed systems and real-time data processing.
Preferred Qualifications
Advanced degree (Master's or Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related quantitative field.
Demonstrated experience designing and deploying production-grade Text-to-SQL systems, including handling complex schema linking and query optimization.
Practical experience with Multimodal AI, specifically integrating OCR and vision-language models for document intelligence and structured data extraction from images/forms.
Proven experience in one or more relevant deep research areas: Reinforcement Learning (RL), Reasoning and Planning, Agentic Systems.
Experience with vector databases and advanced retrieval techniques.
A track record of publishing research papers in top-tier ML/AI conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, KDD).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical vision to executive stakeholders and technical peers.
Experience driving cross-team technical initiatives that have delivered significant business impact.
Please reference the job posting's subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the locations of San Francisco, New York, Seattle is:
$252,000 - $315,000 USD
PLEASE NOTE: Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.
About Us:
At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Cisco, DLA Piper, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.
We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@scale.com. Please see the United States Department of Labor's Know Your Rights poster for additional information.
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$68k-102k yearly est. 3d ago
Applied Scientist: Causal AI for Enterprise Marketing
Mxv
Research and development technician job in San Francisco, CA
A leading AI science company in San Francisco is seeking an Applied Scientist to tackle complex marketing measurement challenges. The role involves designing innovative algorithms and collaborating with clients to ensure accuracy at scale. Ideal candidates will have at least 5 years of experience in research code and a strong mathematical background, including causal inference. The compensation ranges from $235K to $258K, with equity offers and the chance to work with cutting-edge technology in a dynamic startup environment.
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$235k-258k yearly 5d ago
Product Development Scientist
Notco
Research and development technician job in Santa Rosa, CA
We are a group of people united by a strong purpose.
We want you to get to know us, and Giuseppe, our very own artificial intelligence.
We love good food, but above all, we love the planet, and that's why, to protect it, we reinvent the food industry, one delicious bite at a time, elevating what we eat, through our technology and based on plants.
Our recipe has three mega-important components: science, technology, and of course, disruptive talents who work daily to create a better future.
At NotCo we are not and do not seek to be the perfect company, but rather the right one. We are here to produce changes, and that is why we dare, fail, and sometimes achieve incredible successes.
We are currently looking for a Product Development Scientist for our NotCo B2B Research & Development located in San Francisco, California, requiring an active on-site presence. This position will report to our R&D Sr. Team Lead and the incumbent will work cross-functionally to ensure R&D activities are successfully deployed locally.
Responsible for the:
Independently conducts day-to-day product development activities as directed by the manager across multiple projects. This includes supporting activities related to the full product lifecycle process (from product concept to successful commercial launch as needed)and supporting process development, scale-up and technology transfer
Supports the design and execution of bench-top tests, pilot-plant trials and full-scale formulations to deliver high-quality food products that meet and exceed the sensory, cost, and other performance targets
Proactively proposes and uses sensory and analytical analysis to guide and validate the development process
Maintains detailed documentation, experiment tracking and outcomes, and documents finished goods and ingredient specifications
Provides feedback to project lead regarding relevant technical and process information
Communicates proactively and effectively with cross-functional teams, clearly articulating perspectives and trade-offs related to new product development goals
Utilizes NotCo's proprietary AI technology to develop and improve food products
Supports formula validation activities as well as process development, scale-up and technology transfer
Engages in client communications and workshops, bringing technical
Maintains detailed documentation across all R&D activities in a timely manner
Qualifications / Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Food Engineering, Food Science, Engineering in Biotechnology or a similar discipline.
2 + years of Food R&D experience is desired, preferably across both food and beverage categories.
Be agile, adaptable, and thrive in a dynamic and changing culture; works relentlessly to overachieve, anticipate obstacles, and create plans to overcome them.
Adapts easily to changing priorities and direction based on new project learnings and team priorities.
Demonstrated competency to effectively communicate (oral & written) cross-functionally with solid collaboration skills.
Comfortable in client-facing situations and able to communicate complex topics clearly and simply.
Excel in a startup environment, is excited to create new procedures and processes from scratch and has a strong entrepreneurial mindset.
Be a problem solver, have a general manager mindset, and take the initiative to get the job done
Possess strong planning, project management, and execution skills, and the ability to articulate where and how you have used them.
Rigorous data-driven/analytical capability and ability and presence to present data effectively to a leadership team
Work well in teams and cross-functional groups in a matrixed environment, both regionally and globally
Possesses strong computer skills, including a high level of proficiency in MS Office, specifically Excel
Authorization to work in the U.S. is required
Ability to travel up to 50% of the time, including international travel and extended trips.
NotCo is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is $65,000 - $75,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Research and development technician job in San Francisco, CA
A technology firm specializing in neuroscience is seeking a Research Scientist focused on rodent behavior and neural imaging. The ideal candidate will design experiments, analyze neural data, and translate findings to human studies. Candidates should hold a PhD or postdoc in relevant fields and demonstrate proficiency in ultrasound neuromodulation techniques. This role is critical for advancing non-invasive brain research.
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$104k-165k yearly est. 1d ago
R&D Lasers and Optics Engineer - 562
Utilicom
Research and development technician job in San Francisco, CA
We are seeking an R&D Lasers and Optics Engineer in our Golden Valley, MN Location. We are seeking a R&D Optics Engineer to join our team in Minnesota supporting R&D and commercial activities. The ideal candidate will have a broad understanding of a number of technical disciplines, with deep technical expertise and skills in at least one; a history of working in highly technical teams supporting scientists and engineers; and a strong work ethic and high reliability. All applicants for placement in safety-sensitive positions will be required to submit to a pre-employment drug test.
Key Responsibilities:
Work with a team of engineers, physicists, and technicians to advance trapped-ion quantum computing technologies
Perform regular maintenance on laser and optical systems
Participate in designing, building, testing and alignment of optical systems, including lasers and imaging systems
Collaborate with colleagues to provide technical expertise and support on planning, development, maintenance, and management of a new and existing optical and laser systems
Prepare detailed engineering specifications, standard operating procedures, and other documentation required for the operation, maintenance, and repair of optical, mechanical, and electronics systems
Support Procurement and Materials Management in acquiring and tracking technical equipment and infrastructure through phases of building, expanding, and maintaining the lab
YOU MUST HAVE:
Bachelor's degree minimum
Minimum 1+ years hands‑on work or apprentice experience in optics or lasers
Minimum 2+ years' experience working in a technical environment such as laboratory, clean room, or similar
Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status
Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.
WE VALUE:
Masters degree in optics, engineering, instrumentation, physics, or related
3+ years in an optics lab environment
Hands‑on skills building and testing optical systems and an understanding of underlying principles of optics, such as lasers, free‑space optics, fiber optics, imaging systems, etc.
Experience building experimental apparatus from scratch
Experience following work instructions, drawings, and test protocols
Experience with Python, CAD, or optical modeling
Highly organized and attention to detail on both administrative and technical tasks
Highly motivated individuals excited to learn and apply a broad range of technical skills
The ability to work from assembly drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, sketches and other written, visual and oral instructions
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Compensation & Benefits: Non-Incentive Eligible. The pay range for this role is $81,000-$101,000 annually. Actual compensation within this range may vary based on the candidate's skills, educational background, professional experience, and unique qualifications for the role.
Quantinuum is the world leader in quantum computing. The company's quantum systems deliver the highest performance across all industry benchmarks. Quantinuum's over 650 employees, including 400+ scientists and engineers, across the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Japan, are driving the quantum computing revolution. By uniting best‑in‑class software with high‑fidelity hardware, our integrated full‑stack approach is accelerating the path to practical quantum computing, and scaling its impact across multiple industries. As we celebrate the International Year of Quantum, there has never been a more exciting time to be part of this rapidly evolving field. By joining Quantinuum, you'll be at the forefront of this transformative revolution, shaping the future of quantum computing, pushing the limits of technology, and making the impossible possible.
What is in it for you?
A competitive salary and innovative, game‑changing work
Flexible work schedule
Employer subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) match for student loan repayment benefit
Equity, 401k retirement savings plan + 12 Paid holidays and generous vacation + sick time
Paid parental leave
Employee discounts
Quantinuum is an equal‑opportunity employer. You will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affiliation or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status. Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal.
$81,000 - $101,000 a year
PI280982967
Job ID: 81817254
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$81k-101k yearly 5d ago
Senior AI Researcher: Foundation Models for Earth Data
Hum 3.8
Research and development technician job in San Francisco, CA
A cutting-edge AI startup is seeking an experienced AI Researcher to drive innovative research in generative AI and build multimodal foundation models. Ideally located in San Francisco, the candidate will require a PhD and 5+ years in the field. Responsibilities include designing and implementing models, conducting independent research, and publishing findings. This role is central to advancing AI for earth observation and creating a positive impact.
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$85k-122k yearly est. 1d ago
Foundational AI Scientist (LLMs)
Aldea Inc. 3.9
Research and development technician job in San Francisco, CA
An innovative AI startup in San Francisco is looking for a Foundational AI Research Scientist to pioneer next-generation large-language-model architectures. Ideal candidates will have a deep understanding of sequence modeling architectures, expertise in PyTorch, and experience in pre-training large language models. Join a dynamic team to help shape the future of intelligent human-machine interfaces.
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$48k-73k yearly est. 1d ago
Sr. Microbiologist
Neilmed Pharmaceuticals 4.0
Research and development technician job in Santa Rosa, CA
NeilMed (Santa Rosa, CA) takes pride in delivering quality OTC products from development through manufacturing.
We're looking for a Senior Microbiologist to join our team and be the subject-matter expert for microbiological control across our manufacturing, QC and operations functions.
Responsibilities
Lead and execute advanced microbiology testing of raw materials, in-process samples, finished goods, packaging materials, and utilities in support of OTC drug manufacturing.
Drive and oversee the environmental monitoring program (clean-rooms, production areas, utilities) and ensure microbiological integrity of the manufacturing environment.
Investigate microbiological failures and out-of-specification (OOS) results; perform root-cause analysis and lead corrective & preventive actions (CAPA).
Develop/validate microbiological methods (e.g., microbial enumeration, microbial limits, preservative efficacy, endotoxin/bioburden, sterility if applicable) aligned with compendial standards (USP/EP) and regulatory requirements for OTC drugs.
Write and review protocols, reports, deviations, CAPAs, trend analyses, change controls and SOPs relevant to microbiology.
Collaborate closely with Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, R&D and Engineering to create and maintain microbiological control strategies across the product/process lifecycle.
Monitor and analyze microbial trend data and recommend improvements to facility/processes for risk mitigation and continuous enhancement.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior microbiologists/technicians; promote a culture of excellence, data integrity and continuous improvement.
Support internal audits, external inspections, supplier/contract-lab evaluations as required.
Maintain strict adherence to cGMP, GLP, Good Documentation Practice (GDP), and data integrity standards in the lab and manufacturing environment.
Qualifications
Required: Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Biology or a closely related science (Master's/PhD preferred).
5-10+ years' experience in microbiology within a pharmaceutical/OTC drug manufacturing environment (or similarly regulated manufacturing).
Hands-on experience with microbiological methods: bioburden, endotoxin, sterility (if applicable), preservative efficacy, microbial identification, environmental monitoring (air, surfaces, utilities).
Familiarity with 21 CFR 210/211, OTC monographs, FDA inspections, compendial guidelines such as USP, etc.
Proven experience with method validation, protocol/report writing, deviation/CAPA investigations, trend analysis and root-cause resolution.
Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills; ability to train and mentor team members and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
Strong organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail, ability to prioritize tasks and meet manufacturing-driven timelines (including some flexibility for after-hours/weekend support).
Proficiency with LIMS and statistical/data review tools; comfort working in a manufacturing laboratory environment with microbiological cultures, incubators, etc.
Preferred Skills
Experience in vertically-integrated manufacturing operations (raw material → finished goods) and understanding of upstream/downstream impact of microbiology.
Demonstrated track record supporting regulatory inspections or audits (e.g., FDA).
Experience working in an OTC or consumer health product environment.
Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset; ability to influence process improvements based on microbial trend data.
Self-starter attitude and ability to work autonomously within a cross-functional team in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.
Pay range and compensation package
We offer a competitive benefits package including medical/dental/vision.
Retirement plan.
Paid time off.
Opportunities for professional development.
50k Life Insurance Policy (paid by Neilmed).
$87k-132k yearly est. 1d ago
Analytical Scientist
Dexian
Research and development technician job in Berkeley, CA
Job title : QC Specialist - Analytical Development
Pay range : $32 - 34/hour on W2
Contract duration : 10-12months
This position plays a vital role in advancing analytical capabilities within a dynamic Quality Control Chemistry environment. The successful candidate will be instrumental in implementing cutting-edge analytical methods while ensuring compliance with rigorous pharmaceutical standards. This role demands a detail-oriented professional who can seamlessly balance method development activities with validation protocol execution, all while maintaining meticulous documentation practices. The position requires expertise in operating sophisticated analytical instrumentation and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical challenges. Working collaboratively across multiple functions, this individual will contribute directly to ensuring product quality and regulatory compliance in a fast-paced pharmaceutical setting.
Responsibilities:
• Support the implementation and integration of new analytical methods within the Quality Control Chemistry department
• Maintain comprehensive logs, notebooks, and electronic documentation systems in accordance with regulatory requirements
• Conduct method feasibility studies and method development activities to support analytical testing needs
• Execute laboratory assays for method validation protocols utilizing various chemistry instrumentation
• Operate and maintain analytical equipment including HPLC, UPLC, KF Titrator, Autotitrator, Melting Point meter, Chloride meter, and Polarimeter
• Troubleshoot assays and analytical instrumentation to ensure optimal method performance and data quality
• Prepare samples using wet chemistry techniques and various analytical methodologies
• Generate comprehensive method development reports and method validation reports
• Follow established SOPs, pharmacopoeial guidelines, regulatory requirements, and safety protocols
• Manage multiple concurrent tasks while working effectively with technical leads across different projects
• Interface and collaborate with manufacturing, research, and other cross-functional teams
• Utilize LIMS, SAP, and chromatographic software systems for data management and analysis
Skills:
• Thorough knowledge of chromatography techniques including SEC, ION, NORMAL, REVERSE, and ION-PAIR chromatography
• Proficiency in electrophoresis methods including PAGE and agarose gel electrophoresis
• Expertise in simple chemistry methods such as spectrophotometry
• Strong understanding of biologics and pharmaceutical manufacturing processes
• Hands-on experience with LIMS, SAP, and EMPOWER chromatographic software
• Comprehensive knowledge of GDP and GMP practices
• Excellent documentation and technical writing abilities
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting capabilities
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills for cross-functional collaboration
Previous Experience:
• Minimum 6 years of experience in pharmaceutical or related industry with a Bachelor's degree, OR
• Minimum 2 years of experience with a Master's degree, OR
• PhD with relevant pharmaceutical industry exposure
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Quality Control laboratory operations
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with analytical instrumentation in a regulated environment
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related scientific field required
• Master's degree or PhD in a relevant scientific discipline preferred
Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian's platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals. Dexian's brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit ******************* to learn more. Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status
$32-34 hourly 2d ago
Scientist, Product & Process Development
The Clorox Company 4.6
Research and development technician job in Pleasanton, CA
Clorox is the place that's committed to growth - for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values, and with people at the center of everything we do, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities, and teammates. Join our team. #CloroxIsThePlace
Your role at Clorox:
At Clorox Professional, we're more than a team - we're a purpose-driven community committed to making a difference. As champions of public health, we empower healthcare professionals and cleaning experts with science-based solutions that help prevent the spread of infection and create safer environments.
We operate in the B2B market, and serve healthcare facilities, schools, offices, and other public spaces with a broad portfolio of products and services. Our R&D team plays a vital role in developing innovative solutions and technical claims that address customer needs and support our mission to protect and enhance community well-being by helping public spaces remain clean, safe, and thriving.
As a Product and Process Developer in R&D for CPro, you will be part of a team responsible for driving projects from the creation of new ideas to developing new/improved products and claims, through the commercialization process for both growth and cost savings initiatives. You will play a significant role in driving growth for the CPro business, working in close partnership with Packaging, Microbiology, Regulatory, Marketing, Product Supply and Sales. In addition, you will work with our plants/co-packers to set appropriate specifications that connect to our end-user needs. You will see how your work directly impacts the industry, by driving value for our end-users and on a high order, helping to stop the spread of infections.
This role offers an opportunity to grow technical leadership skills in a supportive environment.
This position is based in our Pleasanton, CA office, with an expected in-office presence of at least three days per week.
Relocation assistance will be offered.
In this role, you will:
* Serve as Product / Process Development Lead for moderately complex projects, ensuring technical rigor across R&D project deliverables.
* Collaborate with R&D and cross-functional teams and make technical recommendations that improve efficiency, support preferred solutions and manage risk to achieve project outcomes.
* Build a strong understanding of test methods, including their strengths and limitations, and apply them effectively for robust claim substantiation.
* Design and execute technical test plans to converge on and validate product design and performance, and for claims substantiation. Includes developing new test methods when needed.
* Design, validate and execute robust product performance demonstrations to amplify initiatives.
* Lead technical risk assessments within assigned projects to inform development plans that are appropriately scoped to the level of risk.
* Work closely with current and potential suppliers to identify and develop innovative solutions to meet project objectives.
* Plan and conduct process plant trials at manufacturing facilities and work with Supply Chain to ensure successful start-ups, and identify process improvements.
* Define process specification ranges and implement test methods to ensure product requirements are met.
* Conduct process development studies such as lot/limit studies and scale-up studies, leveraging modeling and simulation tools where appropriate.
What we look for:
* BS, MS or PhD in relevant science or engineering discipline (i.e. Chemical Engineering) or equivalent industry experience
* Minimum of 3 years of experience in product, package, and/or process development, preferably within consumer goods or business-to-business (B2B) industries.
* Experience with EPA-registered products is an advantage.
* High passion, technical curiosity, positive drive and commitment in setting and meeting aggressive functional and business goals
* Ability to work independently and implement multiple projects in a timely manner.
* Demonstrated leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills to work in a collaborative team environment, and with multi-functional groups.
* Strong technical curiosity and creative problem-solving skills, sound technical judgement, and hands-on focus
* Comfortable working cross functionally (sales, marketing, legal, regulatory etc.) to identify business needs and provide clear technical recommendations.
* Ability to identify, champion and adapt new technologies, tools, and processes.
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Workplace type:
This position is based in our Pleasanton, CA office, with an expected in-office presence of at least three days per week.
Relocation assistance will be offered.
Our values-based culture connects to our purpose and empowers people to be their best, professionally and personally. We serve a diverse consumer base which is why we believe teams that reflect our consumers bring fresh perspectives, drive innovation, and help us stay attuned to the world around us. That's why we foster an inclusive culture where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate, and ultimately able to thrive. Learn more.
[U.S.]Additional Information:
At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates' unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more.
We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our full salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at Clorox in the first half of the applicable range. Your starting pay will depend on job-related factors, including relevant skills, knowledge, experience and location. The applicable salary range for every role in the U.S. is based on your work location and is aligned to one of three zones according to the cost of labor in your area.
-Zone A: $88,700 - $165,900
-Zone B: $81,300 - $152,100
-Zone C: $73,900 - $138,300
All ranges are subject to change in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.
This job is also eligible for participation in Clorox's incentive plans, subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and policies.
Please apply directly to our job postings and do not submit your resume to any person via text message. Clorox does not conduct text-based interviews and encourages you to be cautious of anyone posing as a Clorox recruiter via unsolicited texts during these uncertain times.
To all recruitment agencies: Clorox (and its brand families) does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Clorox employees, including any members of our leadership team. Clorox is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
$88.7k-165.9k yearly Auto-Apply 13d ago
Product Development Scientist
Notco
Research and development technician job in San Francisco, CA
We are a group of people united by a strong purpose.
We want you to get to know us, and Giuseppe, our very own artificial intelligence.
We love good food, but above all, we love the planet, and that's why, to protect it, we reinvent the food industry, one delicious bite at a time, elevating what we eat, through our technology and based on plants.
Our recipe has three mega-important components: science, technology, and of course, disruptive talents who work daily to create a better future.
At NotCo we are not and do not seek to be the perfect company, but rather the right one. We are here to produce changes, and that is why we dare, fail, and sometimes achieve incredible successes.
We are currently looking for a Product Development Scientist for our NotCo B2B Research & Development located in San Francisco, California, requiring an active on-site presence. This position will report to our R&D Sr. Team Lead and the incumbent will work cross-functionally to ensure R&D activities are successfully deployed locally.
Responsible for the:
Independently conducts day-to-day product development activities as directed by the manager across multiple projects. This includes supporting activities related to the full product lifecycle process (from product concept to successful commercial launch as needed)and supporting process development, scale-up and technology transfer
Supports the design and execution of bench-top tests, pilot-plant trials and full-scale formulations to deliver high-quality food products that meet and exceed the sensory, cost, and other performance targets
Proactively proposes and uses sensory and analytical analysis to guide and validate the development process
Maintains detailed documentation, experiment tracking and outcomes, and documents finished goods and ingredient specifications
Provides feedback to project lead regarding relevant technical and process information
Communicates proactively and effectively with cross-functional teams, clearly articulating perspectives and trade-offs related to new product development goals
Utilizes NotCo's proprietary AI technology to develop and improve food products
Supports formula validation activities as well as process development, scale-up and technology transfer
Engages in client communications and workshops, bringing technical
Maintains detailed documentation across all R&D activities in a timely manner
Qualifications / Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Food Engineering, Food Science, Engineering in Biotechnology or a similar discipline.
2 + years of Food R&D experience is desired, preferably across both food and beverage categories.
Be agile, adaptable, and thrive in a dynamic and changing culture; works relentlessly to overachieve, anticipate obstacles, and create plans to overcome them.
Adapts easily to changing priorities and direction based on new project learnings and team priorities.
Demonstrated competency to effectively communicate (oral & written) cross-functionally with solid collaboration skills.
Comfortable in client-facing situations and able to communicate complex topics clearly and simply.
Excel in a startup environment, is excited to create new procedures and processes from scratch and has a strong entrepreneurial mindset.
Be a problem solver, have a general manager mindset, and take the initiative to get the job done
Possess strong planning, project management, and execution skills, and the ability to articulate where and how you have used them.
Rigorous data-driven/analytical capability and ability and presence to present data effectively to a leadership team
Work well in teams and cross-functional groups in a matrixed environment, both regionally and globally
Possesses strong computer skills, including a high level of proficiency in MS Office, specifically Excel
Authorization to work in the U.S. is required
Ability to travel up to 50% of the time, including international travel and extended trips.
NotCo is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is $65,000 - $75,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
$65k-75k yearly 3d ago
Systems R&D Engineer, Industrial Compute
Openai 4.2
Research and development technician job in San Francisco, CA
About the Team
The Scaling team is responsible for the architectural and engineering backbone of OpenAI's infrastructure. We design and deliver advanced systems that support the deployment and operation of cutting‑edge AI models. Our work spans system software, networking, platform architecture, fleet‑level monitoring, and performance optimization.
As part of the Stargate initiative, the Industrial Compute team's mission is to build and operate the foundation that powers our research and products. To deliver on this mission, there is a critical need for advanced lab infrastructure and capabilities to perform rapid prototyping, targeted and end‑to‑end testing, and system qualification across the full software and hardware stack to ensure readiness and stability for fast and smooth deployment of our large‑scale clusters.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced engineer to lead advanced R&D, rapid prototyping, and build‑out of in‑house lab infrastructure to support system bring‑up, testing, and qualification for next‑generation systems.
In this role, you will:
You will work closely with the research, fleet, silicon, hardware health, and external vendors and partners to accelerate system qualification, increase deployment velocity, and improve platform and fleet robustness at scale. You will focus on detailed evaluation and systematic testing of early hardware, including servers, racks, NICs, switches, chips, optics, transceivers, and other lab prototype equipment.
Your engineering work will span a broad range of software (systems, firmware, RDMA, collectives, cluster provisioning, orchestration, etc.) and/or hardware solutions (e.g., FPGA development) to manage lab infrastructure, support bring‑up activities and perform extensive characterizations of new hardware through microbenchmarking, fault injection, impairment modelling, localized stress testing, and end‑to‑end evaluations.
This role is based in San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.
You might thrive in this role if you:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
Strong background in system architecture, large‑scale distributed systems and AI/HPC networking expertise (high performance multipath transport protocols, RDMA, RoCE, Infiniband)
5+ years of software development experience in C/C++ and Python
Experience developing and running large‑scale distributed AI workloads
Hands‑on lab experience with datacenter hardware (racks, servers, switches, NICs, accelerators, etc.)
Experience with low‑level software and/or FPGA hardware development (e.g., firmware or RTL)
About OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general‑purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.
For additional information, please see OpenAI's affirmative action and equal employment opportunity policy statement.
Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, for US‑based candidates. For unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non‑public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations.
To notify OpenAI that you believe this job posting is non‑compliant, please submit a report through this form. No response will be provided to inquiries unrelated to job posting compliance.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made via this link.
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At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.
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$118k-163k yearly est. 3d ago
R&D Lasers & Optics Engineer - Flexible Hours
Utilicom
Research and development technician job in San Francisco, CA
A leading technology firm in San Francisco seeks an R&D Lasers and Optics Engineer to join a team supporting advancements in quantum computing technologies. Responsibilities include maintenance and development of optical systems. The ideal candidate should have a minimum of a bachelor's degree, hands-on optics experience, and the ability to work collaboratively in a high-technical environment. The role offers compensation ranging from $81,000 to $101,000 annually, with various benefits like flexible schedules and health insurance.
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$81k-101k yearly 5d ago
Product Development Scientist (Ph.D.) - College
The Clorox Company 4.6
Research and development technician job in Pleasanton, CA
Clorox is the place that's committed to growth - for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values, and with people at the center of everything we do, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities, and teammates. Join our team. #CloroxIsThePlace
Your role at Clorox:
The Research and Development organization is embedded within each of our Clorox businesses, taking new generations of consumer products from concept to reality. With such diverse roles as engineers, scientists, packaging experts, and technicians R&D is a community of technical leaders and managers actively involved in virtually every step in the lifecycle of our products, from initial concept to raw materials to final goods on store shelves. R&D is committed to leveraging the latest technology to bring consumers the high-quality, innovative products they expect and deserve.
In this role, you will:
As an R&D Product Development Scientist 2 at Clorox you will play a pivotal role in driving technical excellence and ensure superior product innovation across our Consumer Products and Professional Products portfolios. You'll apply your PhD-level expertise to develop and optimize product formulations that meet the needs of diverse end users from everyday consumers to hospital disinfection. Collaborating cross-functionally with teams in Marketing, Sales, Insights, Microbiology, Analytical Chemistry, and Digital Data, you'll translate scientific insights into impactful product solutions. You'll make a difference from day one, contributing to products used by millions of people while growing your technical and leadership skills working on some of the most trusted brands in the consumer goods industry. In this role you will:
* Drive Innovation: Develop and refine novel product formulations that deliver a superior product experience, while also creating consumer and customer facing claims and demos
* Execute with Excellence: Troubleshoot formulation challenges and make relevant measurements to generate data that supports technical solutions and translates them into business impact, while maintaining product specifications, formulation standards, and technical documentation to ensure consistency and compliance.
* Own the Technical Details: Identify and document novel technical solutions and formulation approaches that may be eligible for intellectual property protection and ensure Clorox's competitive advantage.
* Support Commercialization: Develop and apply SOPs, test methods, and best practices while leading product and consumer testing, and continuously research ways to evolve and improve R&D tools and approaches to ensure consumer delight and successful product launches.
* Collaborate Across Functions Work closely with Marketing, Sales, Digital Data, Insights, and cross-functional R&D teams to analyze problems from multiple points of view and connect disparate ideas to create innovative solutions, proposals, and concepts.
* Grow your Career: Be part of a team that values playing to win, technical curiosity, and raising the bar where your contributions help shape the future of Product Innovation at Clorox.
What we look for:
* Ph.D. Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field
* Candidates must have education and expertise in at least one of the following areas:
* Aqueous oxidants, kinetics, and equilibria for cleaning, bleaching and antimicrobials
* Organic chemistry, aqueous surfactants, colloids, and interfacial science for household product formulation.
* Water soluble polymers for household product formulation.
* Experience in evaluation, characterization, and measurement of technology in their area of expertise
* Confident self-starter, critical thinker, capable of working independently and cross-functionally with minimal supervision and direction in a fast-paced environment.
Workplace type:
Our values-based culture connects to our purpose and empowers people to be their best, professionally and personally. We serve a diverse consumer base which is why we believe teams that reflect our consumers bring fresh perspectives, drive innovation, and help us stay attuned to the world around us. That's why we foster an inclusive culture where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate, and ultimately able to thrive. Learn more.
[U.S.]Additional Information:
At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates' unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more.
We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our full salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at Clorox in the first half of the applicable range. Your starting pay will depend on job-related factors, including relevant skills, knowledge, experience and location. The applicable salary range for every role in the U.S. is based on your work location and is aligned to one of three zones according to the cost of labor in your area.
-Zone A: $88,700 - $165,900
-Zone B: $81,300 - $152,100
-Zone C: $73,900 - $138,300
All ranges are subject to change in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.
This job is also eligible for participation in Clorox's incentive plans, subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and policies.
Please apply directly to our job postings and do not submit your resume to any person via text message. Clorox does not conduct text-based interviews and encourages you to be cautious of anyone posing as a Clorox recruiter via unsolicited texts during these uncertain times.
To all recruitment agencies: Clorox (and its brand families) does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Clorox employees, including any members of our leadership team. Clorox is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
$88.7k-165.9k yearly Auto-Apply 13d ago
R&D Packaging Scientist 1 (Recent Grad Starting in 2026)
The Clorox Company 4.6
Research and development technician job in Pleasanton, CA
Clorox is the place that's committed to growth - for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values, and with people at the center of everything we do, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities and teammates. Join our team. #CloroxIsThePlace (**************************************************************************** UpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A**********048001024)
**Your role at Clorox:**
The Research and Development organization is embedded within each of our Clorox businesses, taking new generations of consumer products from concept to reality. With such diverse roles as engineers, scientists, packaging experts, and technicians R&D is a community of technical leaders and managers actively involved in virtually every step in the lifecycle of our products, from initial concept to raw materials to final goods on store shelves. R&D is committed to leveraging the latest technology to bring consumers the high-quality, innovative products they expect and deserve.
**In this role, you will:**
As an R&D Packaging Scientist at Clorox you will enable superior packaging innovation that drives profitable growth, by delivering optimized packaging solutions that delight consumers, elevate brand equity and improve the consumer experience via sustainability and design. You'll leverage an engineering mindset as you work with R&D Product and Process Development, Marketing, Sales, and Supply chain - to understand consumer needs, investigate future technologies, identify sustainable packaging opportunities, design and develop functional and cost-effective solutions while overcoming packaging technical hurdles. You'll make a difference from day one, contributing to products used by millions of people while growing your technical and leadership skills working on some of the most trusted brands in the consumer goods industry. In this role you will:
+ **Drive Innovation** : Develop innovative packaging that delivers a superior consumer experience while meeting functional, regulatory, and brand requirements.
+ **Execute with Technical Excellence:** Apply engineering principles to solve complex packaging challenges by owning the end-to-end development of packaging solutions-from conceptual design, prototyping, mechanical and chemical performance testing, to consumer testing, lab validation (drop, vibration, ship tests), component tooling qualification and scale-up, production, manufacturing, and supply chain.
+ **Own the Technical Details** : Create and manage packaging specifications, including fill weights, pallet configurations, and cube information for each individual primary unit, secondary, tertiary, and display packaging components including creating assembly diagrams which are critical inputs for successful product launches.
+ **Support Commercialization** : Develop and apply SOPs, test methods, and best practices while leading pilot and production trials for new packaging components, analyze results, troubleshoot issues, and provide insights that enable smooth scale-up and successful product launches.
+ **Collaborate Across Functions** : Work with R&D, Sales, Marketing, and Supply Chain teams to interpret data, meet project objectives, and drive efficiency while managing technical risk.
+ **Grow Your Career** : Be part of a team that values playing to win, technical curiosity, and raising the bar where your contributions help shape the future of Packaging Innovation at Clorox.
**What we look for:**
+ **Majors:**
+ B.S. Packaging Engineering, B.S. Material Science Engineering, or B.S. Mechanical Engineering, M.S. Packaging Science
+ **Requirements:**
+ Graduating between December 2025 and August 2026
+ Minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher
+ Ability to work in a lab with various materials, including dust.
+ Fine motor skills to prototype samples
+ Knowledge of ASTM packaging testing methods
+ Working knowledge of packaging software (ArtiosCAD and TOPS)
+ Ability to learn fast, and demonstrate strong leadership and influencing skills
+ Excellent organization skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and effectively
+ Confident self-starter, critical thinker, capable of working independently and cross-functionally with minimal supervision and direction in a fast-paced environment.
**Workplace type:**
Hybrid
**Our values-based culture connects to our purpose and empowers people to be their best, professionally and personally. We serve a diverse consumer base which is why we believe teams that reflect our consumers bring fresh perspectives, drive innovation, and help us stay attuned to the world around us. That's why we foster an inclusive culture where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate, and ultimately able to thrive.** Learn more (********************************************************************************************************* **.**
**[U.S.]Additional Information:**
At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates' unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more.
We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our full salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at Clorox in the first half of the applicable range. Your starting pay will depend on job-related factors, including relevant skills, knowledge, experience and location. The applicable salary range for every role in the U.S. is based on your work location and is aligned to one of three zones according to the cost of labor in your area.
-Zone A: $72,400 - $132,500
-Zone B: $66,400 - $121,500
-Zone C: $60,300 - $110,400
All ranges are subject to change in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.
This job is also eligible for participation in Clorox's incentive plans, subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and policies.
Please apply directly to our job postings and do not submit your resume to any person via text message. Clorox does not conduct text-based interviews and encourages you to be cautious of anyone posing as a Clorox recruiter via unsolicited texts during these uncertain times.
To all recruitment agencies: Clorox (and its brand families) does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Clorox employees, including any members of our leadership team. Clorox is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
**Who we are.**
We champion people to be well and thrive every single day. We're proud to be in every corner of homes, schools, and offices-making daily life simpler and easier through our beloved brands. Working with us, you'll join a team of passionate problem solvers and relentless innovators fueled by curiosity, growth, and progress. We relish taking on new, interesting challenges that allow our people to collaborate and thrive at work. And most importantly, we care about each other as multifaceted, whole humans. Join us as we reimagine what's possible and work with purpose to make a difference in the world.
**This is the place where doing the right thing matters.**
Doing the right thing is the compass that guides every decision we make-and we're proud to be globally recognized and awarded for our continuous corporate responsibility efforts. Clorox is a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's New Plastics Economy Global Commitment. The Clorox Company and its Foundation prioritize giving back to the communities we call home and contribute millions annually in combined cash grants, product donations, and cause-marketing. For more information, visit TheCloroxCompany.com and follow us on social media at @CloroxCo.
**Our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity.**
We seek out and celebrate diverse backgrounds and experiences. We're always looking for fresh perspectives, a desire to bring your best, and a nonstop drive to keep growing and learning. Learn more about our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Allyship (IDEA) journey here (*********************************************** .
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How much does a research and development technician earn in Vacaville, CA?
The average research and development technician in Vacaville, CA earns between $74,000 and $184,000 annually. This compares to the national average research and development technician range of $55,000 to $125,000.
Average research and development technician salary in Vacaville, CA
$117,000
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