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Automotive engineer jobs

Automotive engineer: a person in this job designs and tests cars and trucks: the body, chassis, powertrain, safety systems and software. Lucid Motors, Scout Motors, Harbinger Motors Inc., ALTEN Technology USA and CannonDesign have the most open roles with “Automotive engineer” or a close variant in the title right now.

166 open roles · 10 posted in the last 7 days · 3% remote · 41 companies hiring · $145K median advertised salary · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages

What these jobs pay76 of them state a yearly range in US dollars (bands in thousands). The dark column holds the median, $145K.
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$200K to $250K13
$250K to $300K3
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Can be done from home3%5 of 166 jobs
State the pay47%78 of 166 jobs
Are for beginners2%4 of 166 jobs
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Skills asked for in automotive engineer roles

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Newest automotive engineer jobs

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Where automotive engineer roles are

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What automotive engineer roles pay, by level

Level in the titleMedian advertised salaryRoles counted
No level in the title$130K50
Senior$171K15

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

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Companies hiring automotive engineers

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Questions about automotive engineer jobs

What is an automotive engineer job?
In an automotive engineer job, a person designs and tests cars and trucks: the body, chassis, powertrain, safety systems and software. 166 such roles are open on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026.
How many automotive engineer jobs are open right now?
There are 166 open automotive engineer jobs at 41 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 10 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most automotive engineer jobs?
Right now the most openings are at Lucid Motors (50), Scout Motors (14), Harbinger Motors Inc. (13), ALTEN Technology USA (11) and CannonDesign (9). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote automotive engineer jobs?
5 of the 166 open automotive engineer jobs (3%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do automotive engineer jobs pay?
The median advertised salary is $145K, based on 76 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $122K and $187K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
Is it hard to get an automotive engineer job?
4 of the 166 open automotive engineer jobs (2%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 116 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 41 companies are hiring and 10 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
How is AI changing automotive engineer jobs?
13 of the 166 open automotive engineer jobs (8%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, Machine Learning, AI. Employers still list 166 such roles today at 41 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do automotive engineer jobs ask for?
Most often FMEA (17%), Root cause analysis (17%), GD&T (16%), CAD (16%), Python (16%) of the 166 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in automotive engineer jobs?
Interior Designer (7), Manager (5), Technical Specialist (5), Design Release Engineer (4), Specialist (3): the most common titles among the 166 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are automotive engineer jobs in demand in 2026?
166 automotive engineer jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 41 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 10 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $145K. 5 (3%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for automotive engineer jobs?
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