Top Python Jobs in San Diego, CA

Lead digital and embedded engineering for aerospace radar and electronic warfare products. Architect, design, simulate, verify, integrate, and transition digital subsystems and circuit cards into production. Develop FPGA architectures and VHDL firmware, create DSP algorithms, oversee circuit card design, and interface with RF and motion-control systems. Lead testing, documentation, customer collaboration, and technical mentorship of junior engineers.

Develop and maintain automated test frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and validation infrastructure for distributed autonomy software and hardware systems. Build Python tooling, UI and API test automation, simulators, test harnesses, and hardware-in-the-loop solutions. Analyze failures, improve coverage and observability, and collaborate with engineering teams on verification strategies for safety-critical aerospace software. The role also evaluates AI-assisted development tools for test generation, debugging, log analysis, and workflow automation.

Supports the design, integration, prototyping, testing, and release of mechanical systems for autonomous aircraft. Responsibilities include CAD modeling, drawings, bills of materials, tolerance analysis, engineering calculations, preliminary FEA, component selection, prototype testing, aircraft integration, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis. Collaborates with multidisciplinary engineering, manufacturing, and test teams while completing defined tasks under guidance.

Build and lead simulation platform infrastructure for autonomous aircraft systems. Responsibilities include integrating and developing simulators, creating scalable Monte Carlo experimentation capabilities, implementing multithreaded and multiprocess real-time simulations, validating physics models, partnering with autonomy and GNC teams, and guiding architecture, design reviews, and engineering mentorship.

Develop and use configurable, self-checking FPGA verification environments using SystemVerilog/UVM and/or VHDL. Create constrained-random test plans, reusable Verification IP, and coverage-driven test cases for electronic warfare signal-processing and control systems. Analyze metrics, improve verification methodologies, execute tasks across multiple projects, and collaborate with engineers and subject matter experts across U.S. locations.

Lead performance architecture for next-generation server platforms by analyzing production silicon, AI and HPC workloads, microbenchmarks, cache and memory systems, and high-performance I/O. Define metrics and benchmarking strategies, identify bottlenecks, recommend optimizations, and translate workload and silicon insights into architectural improvements. Collaborate with hardware and software teams while providing technical leadership across complex system-design efforts.

Design, build, and operate production software for AI-driven and autonomous systems. Develop AI agents, autonomy integrations, APIs, SDKs, data services, and platform applications across edge and cloud environments. Maintain secure CI/CD, testing, release evidence, observability, reliability, and incident response. Collaborate with architects and program teams, apply responsible AI practices, and evaluate emerging AI and developer-productivity technologies.

Develop and manage aerospace systems engineering requirements, specifications, interfaces, verification and validation plans, and technical artifacts. Collaborate across integrated product teams and with customers to support system integration, testing, modernization, and sustainment efforts. Coordinate project execution, reporting, metrics, and stakeholder communications while using tools such as JIRA. The role requires an active Secret clearance, eligibility for SAP clearance, and aerospace systems engineering experience.

Designs and validates RF subsystems, schematics, PCB layouts, and complex RF circuit boards from UHF through Ka-band. Responsibilities include developing LNAs and power amplifiers, troubleshooting and testing assemblies, creating test procedures, supporting manufacturing and system integration, participating in design reviews, customer meetings, proposals, and trade studies, and delivering work on accelerated schedules.

Develop and execute quality engineering strategies for Agentic AI systems, APIs, backend services, microservices, and distributed systems. Build scalable automated testing frameworks covering functional, integration, contract, regression, and end-to-end testing. Evaluate non-deterministic AI outputs, guardrails, tool usage, and failure scenarios. Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, investigate defects, establish quality metrics, and collaborate with engineering and product teams on reliability and release readiness.

Provides onsite and remote technical support for Anritsu 5G RF conformance testing systems and software. Responsibilities include installation, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, RF measurement and test-case validation, customer training, demonstrations, issue documentation, and coordination with global engineering and development teams. The role supports 4G LTE and 5G NR technologies, requires regular customer-site engagement in San Diego, and includes approximately 20% travel.

Develop, debug, integrate, and test software and complex software/hardware systems for intelligence and defense customers. Work with Java, AI/ML services, software design, and agile multidisciplinary teams. Support requirements and regression testing, product demonstrations, software installation, and system testing, with possible business travel. Participate in a structured first-year engineering development and mentorship program.

Leads the architecture, design, implementation, and technical direction of control-plane software spanning SDN, ground systems, satellites, and terminals. The role develops scalable APIs and services for provisioning, orchestration, telemetry, automation, and network operations; integrates cloud, on-premises, embedded, and data-plane systems; and ensures reliability, scalability, testing, and operational performance. Responsibilities also include mentoring engineers, translating product goals into deliverables, participating in coding and reviews, and collaborating with product and quality teams.

Lead technical engagements for Advantest V93000 semiconductor test systems, including requirements analysis, demonstrations, benchmarking, test solution design, implementation, debugging, and customer training. Develop and convert test programs, coordinate internal and external resources, manage project deliverables, and serve as a technical liaison between customers and engineering teams. The role focuses on Mobile SoC and other advanced semiconductor device testing.

Designs, implements, and maintains scalable, secure, highly available AWS cloud infrastructure. Leads cloud architecture and engineering projects, guides development teams, supports migrations, establishes automation and compliance standards, reviews code and designs, troubleshoots systems, and partners with security and application teams on enterprise solutions. The role also mentors engineers and evaluates AWS technologies to improve platform capabilities.

Develops mission-level modeling and simulation capabilities for next-generation aerospace and defense systems. Performs operational environment modeling, trade studies, mission effectiveness analysis, CONOPS and tactics modeling, adversarial behavior modeling, and systems engineering assessments. Leads projects and teams, communicates complex results to leadership and government stakeholders, and supports rapid prototyping and capability development.

Integrate, validate, and deploy autonomy software across simulations, hardware-in-the-loop environments, and flight platforms. Configure sensors, interfaces, and platform adapters; develop integration tooling, deployment scripts, and configuration management; troubleshoot system behavior using logs, telemetry, and rosbag data; optimize CI/CD workflows; validate requirements and interface contracts; and collaborate with engineering, product, DevOps, and customer teams to deliver reliable autonomous systems.

Build and support full-stack applications for developing, training, simulating, and evaluating autonomous systems. Develop React and TypeScript interfaces, backend services, APIs, data models, and Python workflows. Deploy and troubleshoot containerized services across local, cloud, on-premises, and air-gapped Kubernetes environments. Collaborate with users, product, design, and engineering teams to translate complex workflows into reliable, extensible applications and reusable platform capabilities.

Develop Python-based automated testing, simulation analysis, log-processing, scenario-generation, and domain-randomization tools for the Hivemind Platform. Support test orchestration, distributed simulation, containerized environments, CI/CD, build troubleshooting, and technical documentation. Investigate failures using logs, telemetry, rosbags, network captures, and test results while collaborating with autonomy, systems, and platform engineers.

Supports integration, verification, and validation testing for autonomous unmanned aircraft systems. Assists with test planning, procedures, simulation and hardware-in-the-loop environments, hardware and software configuration, data collection, troubleshooting, defect investigation, reporting, and technical documentation. The role collaborates with systems, software, autonomy, hardware, and program teams and periodically supports flight-test sites, customer activities, and integration events.

Supports integration, verification, validation, and system-level testing of autonomy capabilities on unmanned aircraft. Responsibilities include test planning, procedure development, simulation and hardware-in-the-loop testing, hardware and software configuration, data and telemetry collection, troubleshooting, defect investigation, reporting, documentation, and test infrastructure maintenance. The role works under senior engineers and periodically travels to test sites, customer locations, and integration events.

Develop Python-based tools for simulation-data analysis, log processing, automated testing, scenario generation, and autonomy performance evaluation. Support test orchestration, distributed simulation, containerized environments, CI/CD, infrastructure configuration, debugging, and developer documentation. Collaborate with software, autonomy, systems, and platform engineers while contributing to reliable and repeatable Hivemind Platform testing workflows.

Develop and optimize flight-critical firmware for avionics, mission payloads, flight controllers, and embedded UAS systems. Port software to RTOS and hardware platforms, build drivers and BSPs, integrate secure and fault-tolerant features, and perform testing and compliance validation. Troubleshoot embedded, avionics, networking, and RF issues in laboratory and field environments. Create automation tools, technical specifications, test plans, and deployment documentation while collaborating across hardware, manufacturing, simulation, and engineering teams.

Develop C++ software interfaces connecting autonomy software with sensors, flight controllers, payloads, radios, and vehicle systems. Configure Linux mission computers, implement communication protocols, develop Python testing tools, and debug distributed-system data flow. Support software, hardware, vehicle, laboratory, and field integration testing while collaborating with autonomy, systems, test, and flight teams.

Build and support full-stack Forge platform features across React and TypeScript interfaces, backend services, APIs, databases, and Python workflows. Design reusable APIs and data models, deploy services across local and Kubernetes environments, and improve reliability through testing, observability, and troubleshooting. Partner with users, product, design, and engineering teams to translate complex autonomy development, simulation, training, and evaluation workflows into dependable applications.