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

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

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All1,116 Engineering65 Sales140 Software Development14 Project and Program Management12 Finance and Accounting20 Information Technology15 Healthcare Services - Allied Health70 Product Management0 Education services125 Food and Beverage Services157 Supply Chain / Logistics / Procurement27 Customer Service55 Business Operations16 Marketing13 Data and Analytics6 Research and Development (R&D)41 Human Resources17 Administrative & Clerical Support44 Healthcare Services - Nursing24 Legal and Compliance2 Skilled Trades - Manufacturing and Industrial25 Protective Services61 Business Development2 Skilled Trades - Maintenance and Repair31 Design2 Communications and Public Affairs1 Skilled Trades - Mechanical and Electrical25 Quality Assurance7 Custodial Services23 Transportation Services16 Environment, Health, and Safety9 Healthcare Services - Advanced Practice13 Creative and Art Services5 Skilled Trades - Construction4 Social Services4 Skilled Trades - General Labor22 Finance0 Healthcare Services - Pharmacy0 Consulting Services0 Media and Communications0 Retail and Wholesale2 Hospitality and Tourism1 Research and Development0 Data0 Transportation and Logistics0 Healthcare Services - Veterinary0 Government Agencies and Departments0 Administrative0 Communications0 Housekeeping & Laundry0 Accounting0 Operations0 Software Engineering0 Product0 Legal0 Manufacturing0 Creative0 Customer Success0

Company	Job	Location	Salary	Posted
Lilly	LillyAdvisor of Computational Peptide Biochemistry OnsiteFull Time1w	Pasadena, California	$167k - $266k/yr	1w	View
Astrazeneca	AstrazenecaSenior Scientist, Analytical Sciences OnsiteFull Time1w	Santa Monica, California	$112k - $168k/yr	1w	View
Advanced Sterilization Products	Advanced Sterilization ProductsScientist I OnsiteFull Time1w	Irvine, California	$59k - $99k/yr	1w	View
DataForce by TransPerfect	DataForce by TransPerfectCamellia Onsite Collection - Los Angeles, CA OnsiteTemporary2w	Los Angeles, California	----	2w	View
DataForce by TransPerfect	DataForce by TransPerfectCamellia Onsite Collection - Sunnyvale, CA OnsiteTemporary2w	Sunnyvale, California	----	2w	View
DataForce by TransPerfect	DataForce by TransPerfectEncore Video Collection - Hollywood, United States OnsiteTemporary2w	Los Angeles, California	$208k - $312k/yr	2w	View
Cisco	CiscoAI Security Engineer HybridFull Time3w	Research Triangle Park or San Jose	$150k - $195k/yr	3w	View
Essc	EsscResearch Assistant Intern HybridPart Time, Internship3w	Northridge or Los Angeles	$50k/yr	3w	View
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryComputing Graduate Student Intern - Fall 2026 HybridInternship, Temporary3w	Livermore, California	$123k/yr	3w	View
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryGovernment Funded Student Intern (WDTS) - Fall 2026 HybridInternship, Temporary3w	Livermore, California	$37k/yr	3w	View
Chapman University	Chapman UniversityEngineering Research Assistant OnsitePart Time, Temporary, Internship1mo	Orange or Santa Ana	$36k/yr	1mo	View
Chapman University	Chapman UniversityStudent Research Fellow - Professor Crystal Murphy OnsitePart Time, Temporary1mo	Orange, California	$37k/yr	1mo	View
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryMaterials Science Division Undergraduate Intern - Fall 2026 OnsiteInternship, Temporary1mo	Livermore, California	----	1mo	View
Fortive Corporation (Advanced Sterilization Products)	Fortive Corporation (Advanced Sterilization Products)Scientist I OnsiteFull Time1mo	Irvine, California	$65k - $109k/yr	1mo	View
Fortive Careers	Fortive CareersScientist I OnsiteFull Time1mo	Irvine, California	----	1mo	View
California State University, Stanislaus	California State University, StanislausPhysics -Academic Student Employee ISA OnsiteTemporary, Full Time1mo	Turlock, California	$37k/yr	1mo	View
LLNL	LLNLMachine Learning Physics Graduate Student OnsiteInternship1mo	Livermore, California	$81k - $98k/yr	1mo	View
Skyworks	SkyworksAI & Machine Learning Summer/Fall Co-Op (June '26 - Dec '26) (Irvine, CA, US) OnsiteInternship1mo	Irvine, California	$54k - $99k/yr	1mo	View
Pony.ai	Pony.aiResearch Intern - Deep Learning OnsiteInternship1mo	Fremont, California	$84k - $120k/yr	1mo	View
Arthur D. Little US	Arthur D. Little USSummer Business Analyst 2027 HybridInternship1mo	Boston or New York or San Francisco	$48k - $96k/yr	1mo	View
Nvidia	NvidiaPhD Research Intern, Generative AI - 2026 OnsiteInternship1mo	Santa Clara, California	$62k - $196k/yr	1mo	View
California State University, Stanislaus	California State University, StanislausGROWTH-MSI Trainee OnsitePart Time2mo	Turlock, California	$37k/yr	2mo	View
Nvidia	NvidiaPhD Software Engineering Intern, Decision Intelligence - Fall 2026 OnsiteInternship2mo	Santa Clara, California	$62k - $196k/yr	2mo	View
小马智行	小马智行Research Intern- Deep Learning OnsiteInternship2mo	Fremont, California	$84k - $120k/yr	2mo	View
LLNL	LLNLMaterials Science Division Graduate Intern - Fall 2026 OnsiteInternship, Full Time, Part Time2mo	Livermore, California	$81k - $98k/yr	2mo	View
California State University	California State UniversityNASA Student Researcher OnsitePart Time, Temporary2mo	Turlock or Stanislaus County	$37k/yr	2mo	View
Adobe	Adobe2026 AI/ML Intern - Machine Learning Engineer Intern HybridFull Time2mo	San Jose or San Francisco or Seattle	$94k - $127k/yr	2mo	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BULaboratory Assistant OnsiteFull Time2mo	San Francisco, California	$59k/yr	2mo	View
OpenAI	OpenAIModel Policy, Frontier Cyber Risk HybridFull Time2mo	San Francisco, California	$207k - $295k/yr	2mo	View
Samsung Research America Internship	Samsung Research America Internship2026 Fall Intern, ML/NLP Research OnsiteInternship2mo	Mountain View, California	$100k - $131k/yr	2mo	View
Meta	MetaResearch Scientist Intern, FAIR - Language & Multimodal Foundations (PhD) HybridInternship2mo	Menlo Park or Seattle or New York	$92k - $146k/yr	2mo	View
Meta	MetaResearch Scientist Intern, Photorealistic Telepresence (PhD) OnsiteInternship2mo	Sausalito or Pittsburgh or Redmond	$92k - $146k/yr	2mo	View
Meta	MetaResearch Scientist Intern, AI Alignment HybridInternship2mo	Bellevue or Menlo Park or Seattle or Boston or New York City or San Francisco	$92k - $146k/yr	2mo	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryElectrochemical Engineering Postdoctoral Scholar OnsiteFull Time2mo	Berkeley, California	$83k - $91k/yr	2mo	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryTheoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences (AMOS) Postdoctoral Fellow OnsiteFull Time2mo	Berkeley, California	$69k - $83k/yr	2mo	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryPostdoctoral Scholar in Bay Area, California, United States OnsiteFull Time2mo	Berkeley, California	$69k - $107k/yr	2mo	View
DoorDash USA	DoorDash USAAI Research Fellowship, (Summer and Fall 2026) HybridFull Time2mo	San Francisco, California	$102k - $192k/yr	2mo	View
Nvidia	NvidiaGPU Power Architect - New College Grad 2026 OnsiteFull Time2mo	Santa Clara, California	$100k - $190k/yr	2mo	View
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryChemist Postdoctoral Scholar OnsiteFull Time2mo	Berkeley, California	$83k - $91k/yr	2mo	View
UCSF Campus BU	UCSF Campus BUPart-time Clinical Research Coordinator OnsiteFull Time2mo	San Francisco, California	$80k - $128k/yr	2mo	View
Anthropic	AnthropicAnthropic Fellows Program — Economics RemoteFull TimeVisa Sponsorship2mo	London or San Francisco or London or Remote-Friendly US (Travel Required) or British Columbia	$200k/yr	2mo	View

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

41 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.