No Experience Required Research and Development (R&D) Jobs in California

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60 research and development (r&d) roles open in California right now. The hard part is picking which ones to chase.

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All1,760 Engineering111 Sales234 Software Development40 Information Technology39 Project and Program Management18 Finance and Accounting16 Healthcare Services - Allied Health183 Business Operations31 Product Management6 Customer Service149 Education services250 Data and Analytics18 Supply Chain / Logistics / Procurement36 Administrative & Clerical Support88 Food and Beverage Services86 Research and Development (R&D)60 Marketing24 Human Resources14 Healthcare Services - Nursing59 Skilled Trades - Manufacturing and Industrial28 Legal and Compliance5 Protective Services65 Skilled Trades - General Labor62 Business Development2 Environment, Health, and Safety24 Quality Assurance10 Skilled Trades - Construction15 Creative and Art Services7 Transportation Services39 Healthcare Services - Advanced Practice15 Communications and Public Affairs1 Skilled Trades - Maintenance and Repair11 Design3 Skilled Trades - Mechanical and Electrical8 Social Services3 Custodial Services0 Healthcare Services - Pharmacy0

Company	Job	Location	Salary	Posted
Adventist Health	Adventist HealthCommunity Impact Intern OnsiteFull Time2d	Roseville, California	----	2d	View
LLNL	LLNLMachine Learning Physics Graduate Student OnsiteInternship2d	Livermore, California	$81k - $98k/yr	2d	View
LLNL	LLNLMechanical Technologist/Senior Mechanical Technologist - Jupiter Laser Facility OnsiteFull Time3d	Livermore, California	$91k - $133k/yr	3d	View
Skyworks	SkyworksAI & Machine Learning Summer/Fall Co-Op (June '26 - Dec '26) (Irvine, CA, US) OnsiteInternship3d	Irvine, California	$54k - $99k/yr	3d	View
Pony.ai	Pony.aiResearch Intern - Deep Learning OnsiteInternship1w	Fremont, California	$84k - $120k/yr	1w	View
LLNL	LLNLOrganic Synthesis and Automation - Academic Graduate Appointee OnsiteInternship1w	Livermore, California	$81k - $93k/yr	1w	View
Arthur D. Little US	Arthur D. Little USSummer Business Analyst 2027 HybridInternship1w	Boston or New York or San Francisco	$48k - $96k/yr	1w	View
DataForce by TransPerfect	DataForce by TransPerfectKipper Onsite Audio Collection - Korean (Cupertino) OnsiteContract1w	Cupertino or San Jose or Sunnyvale	----	1w	View
Nvidia	NvidiaPhD Research Intern, Generative AI - 2026 OnsiteInternship1w	Santa Clara, California	$62k - $196k/yr	1w	View
California State University, Stanislaus	California State University, StanislausGROWTH-MSI Trainee OnsitePart Time1w	Turlock, California	$37k/yr	1w	View
Nvidia	NvidiaPhD Software Engineering Intern, Decision Intelligence - Fall 2026 OnsiteInternship2w	Santa Clara, California	$62k - $196k/yr	2w	View
LLNL	LLNLMaterials Science Division Graduate Intern - Fall 2026 OnsiteInternship, Full Time, Part Time2w	Livermore, California	$81k - $98k/yr	2w	View
Nvidia	NvidiaPhD Data Generation and User Simulation Research Intern — Fall 2026 RemoteInternship2w	Santa Clara, California	$62k - $196k/yr	2w	View
SAP Software Solutions \| Business Applications and Technology	SAP Software Solutions \| Business Applications and TechnologySAP iXp Intern - AI Research PhD Associate (Summer 2026) (Palo Alto, CA, US, 94304) HybridInternship2w	Palo Alto or Seattle	----	2w	View
California State University	California State UniversityNASA Student Researcher OnsitePart Time, Temporary2w	Turlock or Stanislaus County	$37k/yr	2w	View
Amat	Amat2026 New College Grad - Computational Chemist / Materials Scientist (Machine Learning – Reactive MLIPs) - Doctorate Degree HybridFull Time2w	Santa Clara, California	$138k - $190k/yr	2w	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryEnergy Materials Postdoctoral Researcher OnsiteFull Time2w	Berkeley, California	$69k - $83k/yr	2w	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BULaboratory Assistant OnsiteFull Time3w	San Francisco, California	$59k/yr	3w	View
Nvidia	NvidiaPhD Research Intern, Security and Privacy - Fall 2026 OnsiteFull Time3w	Santa Clara, California	$62k - $196k/yr	3w	View
OpenAI	OpenAIModel Policy, Frontier Cyber Risk HybridFull Time3w	San Francisco, California	$207k - $295k/yr	3w	View
Samsung Research America Internship	Samsung Research America Internship2026 Fall Intern, ML/NLP Research OnsiteInternship3w	Mountain View, California	$100k - $131k/yr	3w	View
Unity Technologies	Unity TechnologiesIntern, Research Science OnsiteInternship3w	Mountain View, California	$96k - $121k/yr	3w	View
Meta	MetaResearch Scientist Intern, FAIR - Language & Multimodal Foundations (PhD) HybridInternship3w	Menlo Park or Seattle or New York	$92k - $146k/yr	3w	View
Meta	MetaResearch Scientist Intern, Robotic Control Policy (PhD) OnsiteInternship, Temporary3w	Redmond or Burlingame	$92k - $146k/yr	3w	View
Meta	MetaResearch Scientist Intern, Photorealistic Telepresence (PhD) OnsiteInternship3w	Sausalito or Pittsburgh or Redmond	$92k - $146k/yr	3w	View
Meta	MetaResearch Scientist Intern, AI Alignment HybridInternship3w	Bellevue or Menlo Park or Seattle or Boston or New York City or San Francisco	$92k - $146k/yr	3w	View
Iqvia	IqviaLaboratory Associate OnsiteFull Time4w	Valencia, California	$35k - $72k/yr	4w	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryElectrochemical Engineering Postdoctoral Scholar OnsiteFull Time1mo	Berkeley, California	$83k - $91k/yr	1mo	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryTheoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences (AMOS) Postdoctoral Fellow OnsiteFull Time1mo	Berkeley, California	$69k - $83k/yr	1mo	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryPostdoctoral Scholar in Bay Area, California, United States OnsiteFull Time1mo	Berkeley, California	$69k - $107k/yr	1mo	View
Academic Support Coordinator	Academic Support CoordinatorComputer Science - Instructional Student Assistant Research Pool OnsitePart Time, Temporary1mo	Fullerton, California	$37k - $50k/yr	1mo	View
DoorDash USA	DoorDash USAAI Research Fellowship, (Summer and Fall 2026) HybridFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$102k - $192k/yr	1mo	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryChemist Postdoctoral Scholar OnsiteFull Time1mo	Berkeley, California	$83k - $91k/yr	1mo	View
Netflix	NetflixVideo Algorithms Intern, Video Coding (Gaussian Splatting), Fall 2026 OnsiteInternship1mo	Los Gatos, California	$83k - $229k/yr	1mo	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUPart-time Clinical Research Coordinator OnsiteFull Time1mo	San Francisco, California	$80k - $128k/yr	1mo	View
California State University	California State UniversityCSTEM Instructional Student Assistant Pool - Research (Summer 2026) OnsiteTemporary, Part Time1mo	San Marcos, California	$37k - $50k/yr	1mo	View
Anthropic	AnthropicAnthropic Fellows Program — Economics RemoteFull TimeVisa Sponsorship1mo	London or San Francisco or London or Remote-Friendly US (Travel Required) or British Columbia	$200k/yr	1mo	View
chapman	chapmanStudent Assistant of the Office of Accreditation & Assessment OnsitePart Time1mo	Orange, California	$35k/yr	1mo	View
DataForce by TransPerfect	DataForce by TransPerfectCopy #4 of of of Gardenia Speech Collection - United States RemoteTemporary, Contract1mo	Los Angeles, California	$25/yr	1mo	View
Anthropic	AnthropicAnthropic Fellows Program — Reinforcement Learning HybridFull Time1mo	London or Berkeley or San Francisco or London or Ontario or British Columbia or Remote-Friendly US (Travel Required)	$200k/yr	1mo	View
Anthropic	AnthropicAnthropic Fellows Program — ML Systems & Performance HybridFull Time, Temporary1mo	London or San Francisco or Berkeley	$200k/yr	1mo	View
Anthropic	AnthropicAnthropic Fellows Program — AI Safety HybridFull Time, Contract, Temporary, Internship1mo	London or San Francisco or London or United States or Canada or United Kingdom or North America	$200k/yr	1mo	View
LLNL	LLNLMachine Learning (ML) Bioengineer HybridFull Time, Internship, Contract, Temporary, Seasonal, Volunteer1mo	Livermore, California	$146k - $223k/yr	1mo	View
Iqvia	IqviaStudy Start-Up Clinical Research Associate, Sponsor Dedicated RemoteFull Time1mo	Overland Park or Carlsbad or Durham	----	1mo	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUClinical Histocompatibility Scientist (CHS) Trainee OnsiteFull Time, Contract, Temporary, Internship, Part Time, Seasonal, Volunteer2mo	San Francisco, California	$46k/yr	2mo	View
Vrtx	VrtxVertex Fall Co-op 2026, Data and Computational Sciences OnsiteFull Time2mo	San Diego, California	$62k - $104k/yr	2mo	View
Vertex	VertexVertex Fall Co-op 2026, Data and Computational Sciences OnsiteFull Time, Internship2mo	San Diego, California	$62k - $104k/yr	2mo	View
Varda Space Industries	Varda Space IndustriesGuidance, Navigation & Controls (GNC) Internship - Fall 2026 OnsiteInternship2mo	El Segundo, California	$69k/yr	2mo	View
LLNL	LLNLMesoscale Modeling – Postdoctoral Researcher OnsiteFull Time2mo	Livermore, California	----	2mo	View
chapman	chapmanStudent Research Assistant OnsitePart Time2mo	Orange, California	$40k/yr	2mo	View
Sonyglobal	SonyglobalIntern, Advanced Computer Graphics Research OnsiteInternship, Full Time3mo	Culver City, California	$104k/yr	3mo	View
Microsoft	MicrosoftResearch Intern - Applied Speech Research OnsiteInternship4mo	Berkeley or Burlington	$81k - $159k/yr	4mo	View
Microsoft	MicrosoftResearch Intern - AI Network Observability OnsiteInternship6mo	Mountain View or Redmond	$81k - $159k/yr	6mo	View
Microsoft	MicrosoftResearch Intern - AI Systems & Architecture OnsiteInternship6mo	Mountain View or Redmond	$81k - $159k/yr	6mo	View
Microsoft	MicrosoftResearch Intern - Training Methods for LLM Efficiency OnsiteInternship6mo	Mountain View, California	$81k - $159k/yr	6mo	View
Microsoft	MicrosoftResearch Intern - AI Hardware OnsiteInternship6mo	Redmond or Vancouver	$67k - $132k/yr	6mo	View
Microsoft	MicrosoftResearch Intern - Artificial Intelligence OnsiteInternship6mo	Redmond or Vancouver	$66k - $128k/yr	6mo	View
Microsoft	MicrosoftResearch Intern - Gray Systems Lab (GSL) OnsiteInternship6mo	Redmond or Mountain View or Madison	$81k - $159k/yr	6mo	View
Roblox	Roblox[Summer 2026] Applied Scientist - Intern OnsiteInternship, Full Time7mo	San Mateo, California	$150k/yr	7mo	View
Adobe	Adobe2026 AI/ML Intern - Machine Learning Engineer Intern HybridFull Time8mo	San Jose or San Francisco or Seattle	$94k - $127k/yr	8mo	View

No Experience Required Research and Development (R&D) Jobs in California, updated daily

60 open research and development (r&d) roles in California, pulled directly from company career pages and refreshed daily, newest first. Pick a role and apply with a resume tailored to it using ApplyBolt.