How many mechanical engineer jobs are open right now?

There are 526 open mechanical engineer jobs at 78 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 38 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 engineer jobs?

Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (144), Rocket Lab (33), CannonDesign (23), Astranis (22) and Re:Build Manufacturing (18). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.

Are there remote mechanical engineer jobs?

15 of the 526 open mechanical 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 mechanical engineer jobs pay?

The median advertised salary is $148K, based on 257 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $118K and $180K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.

How do I apply for mechanical engineer jobs?

Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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Q: What is a mechanical engineer job?

In a mechanical engineer job, a person designs the physical parts of a product: housings, mechanisms, cooling. 526 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.

Mechanical engineer: a person in this job designs the physical parts of a product: housings, mechanisms, cooling. SpaceX, Rocket Lab, CannonDesign, Astranis and Saronic have the most open roles with “Mechanical engineer” or a close variant in the title right now.

526 open roles · 38 posted in the last 7 days · 3% remote · 78 companies hiring · $148K median advertised salary · checked Nov 14 against employer career pages

What these jobs pay257 of them state a yearly range in US dollars (bands in thousands). The orange column holds the median, $148K.

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Period	Count
under $75K	1
$75K to $100K	17
$100K to $125K	70
$125K to $150K	45
$150K to $175K	48
$175K to $200K	36
$200K to $250K	27
$250K to $300K	7
$300K and more	6

Three numbersOut of 526 open jobs in this list.

Can be done from home3%15 of 526 jobs

State the pay50%262 of 526 jobs

Are for beginners12%65 of 526 jobs

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Bars show the share of these 526 roles; one role can count in several rows.

Newest mechanical engineer jobs

Showing the newest 100 of 477. The search looks through all of them by title, place and pay.

Who is hiring for mechanical engineer roles

Where mechanical engineer roles are

A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.

What mechanical engineer roles pay, by level

Level in the title	Median advertised salary	Roles counted
No level in the title	$125K	154
Senior	$164K	64
Lead	$202K	33

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 engineer jobs

What is a mechanical engineer job?: In a mechanical engineer job, a person designs the physical parts of a product: housings, mechanisms, cooling. 526 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.
How many mechanical engineer jobs are open right now?: There are 526 open mechanical engineer jobs at 78 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 38 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 engineer jobs?: Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (144), Rocket Lab (33), CannonDesign (23), Astranis (22) and Re:Build Manufacturing (18). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote mechanical engineer jobs?: 15 of the 526 open mechanical 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 mechanical engineer jobs pay?: The median advertised salary is $148K, based on 257 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $118K and $180K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
How do I apply for mechanical engineer jobs?: Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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