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Mechanical design engineer jobs in the United States
198 open roles for mechanical design engineers in the United States as of Nov 15, 2026. SpaceX, K2 Space, Relativity Space, Antares and SharkNinja have the most. 5 are remote and the median advertised salary is $162K.
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- Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Support EquipmentVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$140K - $179KSeniorPythonControl systemsFirmware
- Staff Mechanical Design & Analysis Engineer - Launch & Recovery Vehicle (LRV)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$166K - $249KLead and aboveAgileSecurity clearance3D modeling
- Mechanical Designer: Junior & Senior Level OpeningsMaybell Quantum Industries · 🇺🇸Denver, CO—SeniorCADCNC machiningGD&T
- Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer, Satellites (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$135K - $220KSeniorRailsMechatronicsCAD
- Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer (Starship Components)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA · +1 more location$135K - $215KSeniorMechatronicsProject management
- Mechanical Design Engineer IIIndustrial Electric Manufacturing · 🇺🇸Fremont, California, United States$105K - $122KPE license3D modelingFEA
- Packaging Mechanical Design Internship - Summer 2027Lightmatter · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA—InternPythonLLMData centers
- Member of Technical Staff, Product Design EngineerPantograph · 🇺🇸San Francisco—
- Staff Mechanical Design Engineer, TurbomachineryRadiant Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$200K - $314KLead and above
- Principal Mechanical Design Engineer, TurbomachineryRadiant Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$200K - $314KLead and above
- Senior Mechanical Design EngineerCritical Energy · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$140K - $200KSeniorMechatronicsCADCNC machining
- Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (PCS)Antares · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$115K - $190KSenior
- Member of Technical Staff, Mechanical Design EngineerPantograph · 🇺🇸San Francisco—
- Mechanisms Engineer II - PayloadsVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$120K - $153KSecurity clearanceMechatronicsHardware testing
- Manager, Mechanical DesignValar Atomics · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$173K - $211K3D modelingWorkforce planningGD&T
- Mechanical Design EngineerBase Power · 🇺🇸Austin, TX—
- Mechanical Design EngineerNeuralink · 🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States$71K - $119K
- Mechanisms EngineerVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States · +1 more location$112K - $230KCADCNC machiningGD&T
- Senior Mechanical Design SpecialistPacific Fusion · 🇺🇸San Leandro, CA$138K - $207KSenior
- Senior Mechanical Design EngineerRe:Build Manufacturing · 🇺🇸Rochester, NY$91K - $137KSeniorPE licenseLidarMechanical assembly
- Senior Staff Mechanical Design EngineerFormenergy · 🇺🇸Berkeley, CA$170K - $255KLead and above
- Engineering Manager, Mechanical DesignPath Robotics · 🇺🇸Columbus, Ohio—
- Mechanical Design ManagerBlackSky · 🇺🇸Tukwila, WA$175K - $205KCADMechanical assemblyCreo
- Mechanical Design Engineer, Starship Material Flow (Starbase)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Starbase, TX—SQLTableauInventory management
- Senior Mechanical DesignerRe:Build Manufacturing · 🇺🇸Rochester, NY—SeniorLidarMechanical assemblyGD&T
- Lead Mechanical Designer, TurbomachineryValar Atomics · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$200K - $295KLead and aboveCADGD&TSiemens NX
- Senior Mechanical DesignerIndustrial Electric Manufacturing · 🇺🇸Franklin, Tennessee, United States; San Antonio, Texas, U…—Senior3D modelingSolidWorksAutoCAD
- Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer, PCB (Starlink/Starmind)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—SeniorRailsMechatronicsPCB design
- Spring 2027: Product Design Engineering Co-op, Advanced Development (January to June)SharkNinja · 🇺🇸Needham, MA, United States—InternUsability testingDesign thinkingMicrocontrollers
- Softgoods Product Design Engineer1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$175K - $215KCADGD&TFEA
- Mechanical Design Engineer (Raptor Engine Systems)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$100K - $130KPythonSQLMATLAB
- Mechanical Design EngineerRe:Build Manufacturing · 🇺🇸Kalamazoo, MI—M&ACADSolidWorks
- Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - SpaceAntares · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$145K - $190KSenior
- Mechanical Design Engineer I/II - SpaceAntares · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$90K - $150K
- Senior Electro Mechanical Design Engineer - PlantFormenergy · 🇺🇸Berkeley, CA$129K - $169KSenior
- Product Design EngineerPlayerzero · 🇺🇸San Francisco$210K - $250KHybrid
- Mechanical Design Engineer IIAstro Mechanica · 🇺🇸San Francisco$140K - $170K
- Senior Mechanical Design EngineerAstro Mechanica · 🇺🇸San Francisco$150K - $225KSenior
- Mechanical Design Engineer InternMaticRobots · 🇺🇸Menlo Park, CA—Intern
- Senior Spacecraft Mechanical Design EngineerStar Catcher · 🇺🇸Jacksonville, Florida, United States—SeniorPython
- Spacecraft Mechanical Design EngineerStar Catcher · 🇺🇸Jacksonville, Florida, United States—Python
- Senior Spacecraft Mechanisms EngineerStar Catcher · 🇺🇸Jacksonville, Florida, United States—Senior
- Spacecraft Mechanisms EngineerStar Catcher · 🇺🇸Jacksonville, Florida, United States—
- Mechanical Designer (BOS USA)BOS Innovations · 🇺🇸Lexington, Kentucky, United States—MechatronicsCADMechanical assembly
- Senior Product Design EngineerSkydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$196K - $270KSeniorMechatronicsRF engineeringCAD
- Product Design Engineer (Early Career)Skydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$132K - $175KHybridJuniorMechatronicsRF engineeringCAD
- Product Design EngineerSkydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$175K - $205KHybridMechatronicsRF engineeringCAD
- Vehicle Mechanisms Engineer IRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$90K - $136K
- Process & Mechanical Design Engineer – BIM / Revit (Engineer / Senior / Staff)Deterrence Defense, Inc. · 🇺🇸Dallas, TX—Lead and above
- Spring 2027: Product Design Engineering Co-op, Shark (January to June)SharkNinja · 🇺🇸Needham, MA, United States—InternUsability testingMicrocontrollersCAD
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Who is hiring for mechanical design engineer roles in the United States
Where mechanical design engineer roles in the United States are
- 🇺🇸United States198
- 🇺🇸California130
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area53
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA37
- 🇺🇸Texas11
- 🇺🇸Florida6
- 🇺🇸New York, NY4
- 🇺🇸Austin, TX4
- 🇺🇸Seattle, WA3
- 🇺🇸Denver, CO3
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
What mechanical design engineer roles in the United States pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $148K | 71 |
| Senior | $164K | 54 |
| Lead and above | $205K | 21 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about mechanical design engineer jobs in the United States
- How many mechanical design engineer jobs in the United States are open right now?
- There are 198 open mechanical design engineer jobs in the United States at 85 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 15 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 mechanical design engineer jobs in the United States?
- Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (15), Antares (7), Relativity Space (7), K2 Space (7) and SharkNinja (6). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote mechanical design engineer jobs in the United States?
- 5 of the 198 open mechanical design engineer jobs in the United States (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 mechanical design engineer jobs in the United States pay?
- The median advertised salary is $162K, based on 149 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $138K and $185K. 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 one of the mechanical design engineer jobs in the United States?
- 15 of the 198 open mechanical design engineer jobs in the United States (8%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 133 postings that state experience, the median asks for 4 years. 85 companies are hiring and 15 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 mechanical design engineer jobs in the United States?
- 6 of the 198 open mechanical design engineer jobs in the United States (3%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, LLM. Employers still list 198 such roles today at 85 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do mechanical design engineer jobs in the United States ask for?
- Most often CAD (43%), GD&T (29%), FEA (28%), SolidWorks (26%), Mechatronics (23%) of the 198 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in mechanical design engineer jobs in the United States?
- Mechanical Design Engineer (48), Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (28), Senior Mechanisms Engineer (11), Product Design Engineer (7), Staff Mechanical Design Engineer (6): the most common titles among the 198 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are mechanical design engineer jobs in the United States in demand in 2026?
- 198 mechanical design engineer jobs in the United States are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 85 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 15 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $162K. 5 (3%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for mechanical design engineer jobs in the United States?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.








