QA Engineer jobs in California
63 live qa engineer roles in California, freshest first, 4 fully remote. The postings that place the job in California, with the skills each one asks for. Apply at the source. See which of these your skills already reach.
- Senior Research & Development Test Engineer - Onsite at Direct employerSanta Clara, California, United States of America$115k–$173kTodayUnlock
- Manufacturing Automation Engineer at Direct employerSunnyvale, CA · Remote1d agoUnlock
- RF Test Engineer II at Direct employerLong Beach, CA$111k–$144k1d agoUnlock
- Optical Hardware Systems Test Engineer at Direct employerSan Jose, California, US$168k–$245k2d agoUnlock
- Mechanical Test Engineer II, Automation at Direct employerEl Segundo, California, United States$120k–$153k3d agoUnlock
- Project Quality Engineer at Direct employerChatsworth, CA$95k–$135k3d agoUnlock
- Lead Avionics Integration & Test Engineer (Starshield) at Direct employerHawthorne, CA$140k–$230k6d agoUnlock
- Avionics Test Engineer (Starshield) at Direct employerHawthorne, CA$105k–$140k1w agoUnlock
- Manufacturing Automation Engineer, Chamber and Nozzle (Raptor) at Direct employerHawthorne, CA$100k–$130k1w agoUnlock
- Payload Systems Integration and Test Engineer II at Direct employerEl Segundo, California, United States$120k–$153k1w agoUnlock
- Mechanical Test Engineer II at Direct employerLong Beach, CA$105k–$137k1w agoUnlock
- Senior / Staff CAD BOM Quality Engineer at Direct employerFoster City, CA$185k–$222k2w agoUnlock
- Supplier Quality Engineer (I, II, Senior I, Senior II) - Harnessing at Direct employerLong Beach, CA$75k–$229k2w agoUnlock
- Test Engineer, Power Electronics Test & Validation at Direct employerNewark, CA$117k–$161k2w agoUnlock
- Staff GPU Inference SDET at Direct employerSunnyvale, CA · Remote2w agoUnlock
- Supplier Quality Engineer at Direct employerTorrance, CA$80k–$125k2w agoUnlock
- Plant Supplier Quality Engineer at Direct employerHayward, CA$190k–$228k2w agoUnlock
- Systems Integration and Test Engineer at Direct employerSan Mateo, California, United States2w agoUnlock
- Mechanical Integration & Test Engineer (Starshield) at Direct employerHawthorne, CA$100k–$130k2w agoUnlock
- Test Engineer (Avionics Test Lab) at Direct employerHawthorne, CA$105k–$140k2w agoUnlock
- Senior Electronics Test Engineer at Direct employerBerkeley, CA$129k–$161k3w agoUnlock
- Senior Software Test Engineer at Direct employerHybrid - San Francisco, California3w agoUnlock
- Performance Test Engineer, CX(Hybrid) at Direct employerSan Jose, California, US$155k–$223k3w agoUnlock
- Senior Quality Engineer at Direct employerSan Francisco, CA$145k–$181k3w agoUnlock
Quality Engineer at One Stop Systems IncEscondido, CA$85k–$105k3w agoApply
Senior Firmware Test Engineer at Motorola SolutionsCulver City, CA$130k–$160k3w agoApply- Senior Supplier Quality Engineer at Direct employerSunnyvale, CA · Remote3w agoUnlock
- Senior QA Automation Engineer - Networking L2/L3 at Direct employerMilpitas, California, US$168k–$245k3w agoUnlock
- Senior Product Quality Engineer, EE at Direct employerHybrid - San Francisco, California$173k–$203kAug 26Unlock
- QA Engineer II - Visualization at Direct employerRedlands, CA$80k–$133kAug 25Unlock
Systems Integration and Test Engineer at KBREl Segundo, CA$135k–$169kAug 24Apply- Senior Supplier Quality Engineer - Powertrain at Direct employerFoster City, CA$165k–$228kAug 21Unlock
- Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Data Center Power & Cooling at Direct employerSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$320k–$405kAug 21Unlock
- Staff Manufacturing Test Engineer at Direct employerHayward, California, United StatesAug 20Unlock
- Electromagnetic Effects Test Engineer (Automotive/Satellite EMC) at Direct employerHawthorne, CA$105k–$140kAug 20Unlock
- Hardware Signal Quality Test Engineer at Direct employerOn-site - San Francisco, California$151k–$178kAug 17Unlock
- Senior Staff Customer Quality Engineer at Direct employerAlameda, CA$156kAug 17Unlock
- Test Engineer, Powertrain Components (Starship) at Direct employerHawthorne, CA$100k–$130kAug 14Unlock
- Engineer III, Cloud SDET - Platform (Hybrid) at Direct employerUSA - Sunnyvale, CA$120k–$180kAug 14Unlock
- Avionics Test Engineer (Starship) at Direct employerHawthorne, CA$105k–$140kAug 13Unlock
- Avionics Automation Test Engineer II at Direct employerLong Beach, CA$85k–$115kAug 10Unlock
- Product Test Engineer II - Feature Server at Direct employerRedlands, CA$80k–$133kAug 5Unlock
- Staff Systems Test Engineer, Scenario Quality and Maintenance Systems at Direct employerMountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA$230k–$284kAug 5Unlock
- Senior QA Engineer - Enterprise Drive-thru at Direct employerCosta Mesa, CA$108k–$173kJul 31Unlock
- Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer at Direct employerFoster City, CA$170k–$234kJul 30Unlock
- Senior Quality Engineer, Advanced Hardware Manufacturing at Direct employerFremont, CA$161k–$222kJul 30Unlock
- Lead Integration & Test Engineer (Starshield) at Direct employerHawthorne, CA$130k–$215kJul 28Unlock
- Staff Quality Engineer at Direct employerMenlo Park, CA$179k–$210kJul 23Unlock
- Senior Integration & Test Engineer I at Direct employerLong Beach, CA$129k–$185kJul 23Unlock
- Contract Student Worker System Test Engineer (Full-time) at Direct employerFoster City, CAJul 23Unlock
- Development Test Engineer, Battery (Starship Electronics) at Direct employerHawthorne, CA$100k–$115kJul 23Unlock
- Senior / Staff Quality Engineer at Direct employerHayward, CA$161k–$222kJul 22Unlock
- Photonic Test Engineer at Direct employerCarlsbad, California, US$128k–$162kJul 20Unlock
- Machine Learning Automation Engineer at Direct employerFoster City, CA$153k–$234kJul 17Unlock
- Senior Automation Engineer at Direct employerSouth San Francisco, CAJul 15Unlock
- Staff Test Engineer, Systems Test at Direct employerBerkeley, CA$148k–$185kJul 14Unlock
- Senior SDET, Inference Platform at Direct employerSunnyvale, CA · RemoteJul 13Unlock
- Avionics Integration & Test Engineer (Starshield) at Direct employerHawthorne, CA$105k–$123kJul 9Unlock
- HITL Test Engineer at Direct employerSan Francisco, CA$150k–$215kJul 6Unlock
- Systems Test Engineer, System Behavior Analysis at Direct employerSan Diego, CA$143k–$177kJul 1Unlock
All roles in California: Jobs in California (3,057 open). Every qa engineer role, anywhere: QA Engineer jobs.
What these postings say
| Seniority | Live roles | State pay | Posted band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untagged (mid) | 37 | 31 | $115k–$152k |
| Senior / lead | 26 | 20 | $152k–$195k |
Level read from the title; pay where stated, in US dollars
Hiring the most right now
- SpaceX2
- One Stop Systems Inc1
- Motorola Solutions1
- KBR1
Routes into qa engineer
- Test Engineer → QA Engineer52% readiness
- Software Engineer → QA Engineer49% readiness
More ways to browse
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- Business Analyst jobs in Washington97 open
- Account Executive jobs in California95 open
- Project Manager jobs in New York82 open
- Jobs in Europe51,274 open
- Jobs in Switzerland36,291 open
- Business jobs32,094 open
- Jobs in North America30,318 open
- Jobs in the United States29,033 open
- Remote jobs18,268 open
- Technology jobs17,016 open
- Jobs paying over $50k16,732 open
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Quick answers
How many qA Engineer jobs in California are open right now?
63 live openings, refreshed with the nightly scrape; the newest was posted Sep 24. A page like this only exists while it clears a minimum of live listings, so the count is real inventory, never padding. Every preloaded search: browse the board.
How much do qA Engineer jobs in California pay?
Of the 63 openings, 51 state a salary. The posted middle band runs $123k–$188k a year. Only postings that state pay are counted; nothing is inferred. Full qa engineer pay data, by seniority and country: qa engineer salary.
Can I get a qa engineer job from an adjacent career?
Measurably, yes. The closest measured pivots in: test engineer (52% skill readiness), software engineer (49% skill readiness). Each route page lists exactly which skills carry over and which are missing. Moving out instead: alternative careers for a qa engineer.
Which of these jobs do my skills already reach?
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