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  • Raydar
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Full-Time
  • <48 Hours
  • $200,000–$300,000 / year
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Research Engineer.

AI & Research Full-Time

Research Engineer: our view in 3 lines...

  • The Role:This role suits a research-trained engineer applying scientific work to practical optimization problems at an artificial intelligence company.
  • The Person:The person will scope projects with external partners, design and build optimization solutions, deliver technical projects, and take on deeper research work over time.
  • Requirements:The role calls for research experience in a physical science or adjacent STEM field and the ability to translate scientific training into functional engineering outputs.

About the role

About the company

Our client is a small artificial intelligence company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Take technical projects from first scoping through to delivery, including direct conversations with outside partners to define the problem. Design and build optimization solutions, applying a scientific research background to practical engineering work. Over time the role expands into more in-depth research.

What you'll do

- Lead projects from initial scoping through to a finished solution.

- Speak directly with external partners to learn their constraints and frame the problem.

- Design and build optimization solutions for applied technical problems.

- Work closely with a senior engineer on technical direction and shared challenges.

- Take on deeper research work as the role develops.

Requirements

What we're looking for

- Research experience in a physical science or adjacent STEM field, gained through graduate study, lab work, computational research or publications.

- Comfortable owning client-facing work from start to finish, including gathering information and driving projects to completion.

- Able to translate scientific training into functional engineering outputs that address practical challenges.

- Self-starting, with prior success working through clear technical issues in settings that lack established processes.

- 0 to 8 years of relevant experience.

- Comfortable working in a close-knit team on an in-office schedule.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 200,000 to 300,000 per year

- Health insurance

Location and work model

- San Francisco, California, United States

- On-site, in person, six days a week

- Full-time

Published October 28, 2026
Location San Francisco, CA
Category AI & Research  
Job Type Full-Time