Top Python Jobs in San Diego, CA

Provides engineering support for communications payload subsystems, including requirements coordination, supplier management, technology assessments, trade studies, system integration, testing, troubleshooting, and performance improvement. Collaborates with program management on schedules, risks, issues, and technical recommendations, while reporting subsystem status to leadership. The position is full-time, on-site in San Diego or Palmdale, requires an active Top Secret clearance, and involves up to 25% travel.

Develop and implement advanced ASICs for aerospace, defense, commercial, and space applications. Responsibilities include physical design, synthesis, timing analysis, EMIR, layout verification, constraints, DFT, formal verification, scripting, and use of EDA tools. The engineer may lead complete design efforts, support advanced technology nodes and radiation-hardened designs, and contribute to post-silicon debug and testing.

Designs GNSS/PNT navigation signals, navigation message formats, simulation tools, and reference implementations for satellite systems. Develops signal-in-space specifications, message encoding, baseband/IQ generation, conformance tests, and golden-reference test vectors. Evaluates acquisition, tracking, bandwidth, synchronization, coding, and receiver performance trade-offs. Collaborates with navigation, timing, RF, FPGA, flight software, payload, and security teams to integrate and verify signal implementations.

Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automate infrastructure, and support secure containerized platforms for U.S. Navy mission-planning systems. The role partners with software and cybersecurity engineers to resolve delivery issues, adapt tooling to program needs, and enable rapid microservice deployment to orchestration platforms. Work is hybrid in the San Diego area and requires strong Kubernetes, containerization, infrastructure-as-code, Linux, scripting, and security practices.

Leads a 10–20-person software engineering team through the full software development lifecycle in an Agile environment. Oversees planning, execution, delivery, technical guidance, risk management, cost and schedule performance, and software integration. Collaborates with systems engineering, testing, DevSecOps, hardware, and mission engineering teams. Also manages staffing, performance, employee development, compensation, and career progression while contributing hands-on software development and technical leadership.

Develop network-analysis capabilities, including knowledge graphs and GraphRAG-like systems, while building real-time collaborative front-end applications in TypeScript. The role also involves developing and deploying APIs, integrating data feeds, and adapting to new technical environments with limited supervision. Candidates must have 4+ years of front-end TypeScript experience, moderate Python proficiency, an active Secret clearance, and an active Security+ certification.

Leads a team of navigation engineers developing, integrating, and testing advanced Vehicle Management System hardware and software. Responsibilities include requirements management, navigation system design and evaluation, supplier and cross-functional coordination, technical reviews, test planning and execution, program scheduling, and technical guidance. The role requires expertise in GPS, inertial navigation, GPS/INS, anti-jam integration, MATLAB, aerospace interfaces, and DoD Top Secret and SAP/PAR clearances. This is a full-time onsite position in Rancho Bernardo or Palmdale, California, with up to 25% travel.

Design and maintain C++ and Python software for complex cross-platform systems. Develop APIs, messaging interfaces, CI/CD workflows, and automated tests while integrating distributed real-time systems, simulation tools, and third-party hardware and software. Debug system-level issues involving threading, timing, and data flow, contribute to architecture, and collaborate across teams. The role requires active Secret clearance and supports potential progression to TS/SCI clearance.

Design, develop, integrate, and test safety-critical embedded real-time software for flight/mission systems. Develop automated tests, analyze software requirements, debug hardware/software integration issues, produce technical documentation, and support lab-based Agile development and system-level qualification activities.

Leads signal and power integrity for next-generation ASIC packaging, defining design rules, analyzing interposer, substrate, and PCB performance, and delivering high-volume package designs. Collaborates with layout teams, vendors, and system partners on advanced packaging and high-speed interfaces. Establishes design processes and tools, contributes to ASIC architecture reviews, mentors engineers, and drives technical improvements. Requires extensive high-speed ASIC tape-out, SerDes, SI/PI, electromagnetic analysis, and laboratory tool experience.

Lead the establishment and maturation of the SRE function across cloud infrastructure and platform services. Define reliability targets, build observability, lead incident response and root-cause analysis, improve resilience through automation and testing, and develop operational tooling. Partner with engineering teams on reliability requirements, establish incident practices, mentor engineers, and manage the short- and long-term SRE roadmap.

Architects, develops, and modernizes full-stack containerized applications and microservices. Builds Kubernetes environments, CI/CD pipelines, Helm releases, and DevSecOps security automation. Optimizes relational databases, hardens systems to DISA STIG standards, and mentors engineering teams. Requires strong Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, software architecture, and deployment expertise, plus a Secret clearance or ability to obtain one.

Integrate, test, and validate software solutions for mission-critical Department of Defense systems. Develop test plans, gather requirements, troubleshoot integrated applications, and collaborate with software, systems, and integration engineers. Support CI/CD pipelines, containerized environments, configuration management, third-party integrations, and software deployment. Provide developer feedback, participate in technical reviews, apply security and performance standards, and document progress and issues. The role is on-site in San Diego and requires travel up to 20%.

Administer and sustain AWS cloud services, Linux and Windows systems, virtual machines, and enterprise servers. Build infrastructure using Ansible, monitor resources, manage patches, and maintain STIG compliance. Scan and remediate vulnerabilities with ACAS, support CI/CD deployments, administer users and permissions, troubleshoot system issues, execute validation frameworks, and document configurations and resolutions. The role is onsite and requires an active U.S. national security clearance and Security+ certification.

Software engineering interns develop code, resolve critical problems, and improve system stability and resilience on defense-related projects. Interns collaborate with experienced engineers, contribute to real-world customer solutions, and gain exposure to frontend, backend, cloud, DevOps, database, image processing, machine learning, and GIS technologies through BAE Systems’ LEAP summer 2027 program.

Designs, analyzes, tests, and integrates complex aeronautical hardware and software systems. Responsibilities include systems engineering, trade studies, requirements development, architecture design, interface definition, verification planning, anomaly resolution, technical documentation, and Agile collaboration. The engineer will use MBSE and DOORS, support system integration and testing, communicate technical findings, and work full-time on-site in California with up to 25% travel.

The Optical Engineer Level 2 will execute complex engineering tasks, mentor junior engineers, and support optical design and modeling efforts in a startup environment.

Design, develop, verify, and test guidance, navigation, and control algorithms, software, simulations, and control laws for air vehicles. Develop linear and nonlinear dynamic models, integrate hardware- and software-in-the-loop simulations, conduct control-system trade studies, support design reviews, analyze flight-test data, and assist with flight-test activities. The role is fully onsite and requires a Secret clearance and eligibility for Special Program Access.

Designs and verifies RF, analog, and mixed-signal integrated circuits from architecture through layout, simulation, silicon characterization, and production release. Responsibilities include transistor-level design, PVT and Monte Carlo analysis, RFIC-package-PCB co-simulation, layout collaboration, laboratory measurements, silicon debug, yield improvement, and cross-functional product validation. The role develops RFIC building blocks including amplifiers, mixers, oscillators, converters, filters, regulators, and calibration circuits.

Electrical Engineering Interns will gather requirements, design, and validate avionics assemblies and test fixtures. They will work across power electronics, communications, RF, and related disciplines; build test stands involving relays, PLCs, PCBAs, and harnesses; use Python for test automation, analysis, and simulations; and participate in cross-functional design reviews. The internship is a 10–12-week paid program for students pursuing Electrical Engineering or a related STEM degree.

Develops Model-Based Systems Engineering artifacts, technical requirements, system models, interfaces, specifications, and verification plans. Performs systems analysis, maintains engineering artifacts under configuration management, and coordinates requirements and validation across integrated product teams. The role communicates technical findings to internal stakeholders and external customers while supporting modernization and sustainment efforts. Experience with MBSE, DOORS, Python or scripting, and defense systems is relevant, with Secret and SAP clearance requirements.

Designs and sustains complex classified and unclassified development networks supporting software engineering and test automation. Responsibilities include system architecture, network configuration, hardware and software installation, upgrades, troubleshooting, monitoring, tuning, scripting, security hardening, STIG implementation, documentation, and automation. The role collaborates with engineers, technicians, SMEs, and government personnel, advises on emerging technologies, implements engineering changes, and supports Linux, Windows, virtualization, and containerization platforms.

Build and maintain robotics software for motion and trajectory planning, kinematics, controls, world modeling, device integration, and multi-robot coordination. Develop collision-free plans for physical robotic manipulators, contribute to learning-based methods and simulation, and validate systems through testing. Collaborate with hardware and process engineers, mentor teammates, review code, document systems, and ensure safe, reliable operation on real hardware.

Performs guidance, navigation, and control engineering for unmanned aerial vehicles, including nonlinear 6DOF simulation, MATLAB analysis, embedded flight-control software design and testing, flight-test support, parameter identification, and mission analysis. Develops advanced G&C methods and supports proposals and new projects. The role requires collaboration across disciplines and eligibility for Secret and Special Access Program clearances.

Plan and execute system-level manual and automated testing for software releases involving electro-mechanical equipment. Develop and debug C# test scripts, perform functional and regression testing, document defects in Jira, analyze release quality metrics using SQL or scripting, and collaborate with engineers to troubleshoot and verify fixes. Estimate testing efforts, improve QA practices, and provide daily direction to SQA Technicians.