Thanks for the feedback. The salary range is set by HR. This is their standard salary range for entry-level systems engineers. So we can't do anything about it. I suppose some cost-of-living information for the Pasadena area could be provided so people don't think all of California is as...
I rent a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom house with a yard and a back garden 3 miles from Caltech for about $2600. So it's not quite that bad. Median household income in Pasadena is $89k, so it's definitely not poverty-level. I'll let the job poster know that there's a perception that the pay is too low.
It could be hybrid; roughly 50% at home, 50% on location. Fully-remote would be difficult, at best. I am not in charge of the position (I'm just one of the interviewers), so I can't offer higher pay. The upper end of the specified pay range is decent for this area, especially considering that it...
For some reason, we're having difficulty finding qualified candidates for a systems engineering position for NASA-funded projects at Caltech. So, I'm posting here and a few other non-traditional places that HR hasn't tried yet. The job ad is here: Hiring Systems Engineer, IPAC - Pasadena, CA
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