Structural engineer jobs
Structural engineer: a person in this job makes sure structures, from buildings to rocket bodies, are strong enough for every load they will meet. Relativity Space, SpaceX, Benesch, Anduril Industries and Shield AI have the most open roles with “Structural engineer” or a close variant in the title right now.
264 open roles · 16 posted in the last 7 days · 3% remote · 68 companies hiring · $162K median advertised salary · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| under $75K | 0 |
| $75K to $100K | 8 |
| $100K to $125K | 26 |
| $125K to $150K | 28 |
| $150K to $175K | 44 |
| $175K to $200K | 22 |
| $200K to $250K | 24 |
| $250K to $300K | 4 |
| $300K and more | 0 |
Skills asked for in structural engineer roles
Bars show the share of these 264 roles; one role can count in several rows.
Newest structural engineer jobs
- Vehicle Structures Engineer I - 2026 GraduateRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$90K - $136KJunior
- Senior Structural EngineerPanthalassa · 🇺🇸Portland, OR$150K - $250KSeniorPython
- Staff Aerostructures Design Engineer - Ranger (R6355)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$171K - $257KLead and aboveCADAviationGD&T
- Staff Structures Engineer (Vehicle)Relativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$164K - $246KLead and above
- Senior Vehicle Structures Design EngineerRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$132K - $198KSenior
- Staff Engineer, Aerostructures Loads - Ranger (R6352)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US—Lead and abovePythonFlutterMATLAB
- Staff Engineer, Structural Designer (R4937)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US—Lead and aboveSecurity clearanceMechatronicsCAD
- Advanced Stress EngineerVertical Aerospace · 🇬🇧Bristol Office—
- Lead Structures EngineerAstro Mechanica · 🇺🇸San Francisco$180K - $220KLead and above
- Vehicle Structures Engineer II (Soft Goods)Relativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$104K - $156K
- Vehicle Structures Engineer IIRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$104K - $156K
- Structural Designer IBenesch · 🇺🇸Chicago, IL—AutoCADMicrosoft OfficeStatistics
- Dynamics and Structures AnalystRocket Lab · 🇳🇿Auckland, NZ—PythonTest planningMechatronics
- Senior Staff Engineer, Aerostructures Stress Analyst (RX) (R5845)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Dallas, TX, US$174K - $261KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceCADFEA
- Senior Staff Aerostructures Design Engineer (RX) (R5846)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Dallas, TX, US$174K - $261KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceCADAviation
- Structural EngineerBB&E · 🇺🇸Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, United States · +2 more locations$150K - $165KSecurity clearancePowerPointMicrosoft Word
- Loads & Dynamics Engineer (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$100K - $130KDSPFEA
- Vehicle Structures Engineer I (Heat Shield)Relativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$90K - $136K
- Structural Analyst IIIQuantum Space · 🇺🇸Rockville, MD$145K - $195KPythonMATLAB
- Structures Design Engineer (Starship)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Starbase, TX—CADMechanical assemblyGD&T
- Structural Dynamics EngineerOverviewenergy · Ashburn HQ$120K - $170KPythonMATLABOptics
- Structural Engineer, R&DFluidstack · 🇺🇸Austin, TX$237K - $283K
- Structural Analysis Engineer IIRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$101K - $139KSecurity clearanceOpticsCAD
- Loads and Dynamics Engineer, Satellites (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$100K - $135KDSPFEA
- Lead Structural Engineer (MEP Design)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$135K - $215KLead and aboveSAPForkliftConstruction management
- Airframe/Structures Engineering InternAstro Mechanica · 🇺🇸San Francisco$40 - $55 an hourIntern
- Loads & Dynamics EngineerSaronic · 🇺🇸Austin, TX—PythonMATLABControl systems
- Structural Analyst IIQuantum Space · 🇺🇸Rockville, MD$100K - $140KPythonMATLAB
- Senior Loads & Dynamics SpecialistDominion Dynamics · 🇨🇦Montreal—SeniorPythonFlutterMATLAB
- Structural Engineering Internship - BridgeOlsson · 🇺🇸Omaha, NE—InternExcel
- Senior Stress EngineerVertical Aerospace · 🇬🇧Bristol Office / Kemble, Cotswolds—Senior
- Civil & Structural Engineering Intern, Data Center InfrastructureHut 8 · 🇺🇸Miami, FL—InternPythonMATLAB
- Structural Engineer – Railroad Design & ReviewBenesch · 🇺🇸Bellevue, NE; Chicago, IL; Naperville, IL; Cincinnati, OH…—PE licenseMicrosoft WordMicrosoft Office
- Senior Structures EngineerAntares · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$145K - $190KSeniorAWS
- Senior Staff Engineer, Structural Analysis - Ranger (R6369)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$217K - $325KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceCADFEA
- Senior Staff Engineer, Structural Analysis - Ranger (R6300)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$217K - $325KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceCADFEA
- Structural Engineering InternshipBenesch · 🇺🇸Kansas City, KS · +7 more locations—InternStatistics
- Senior Loads & Dynamics EngineerPortal Space Systems · 🇺🇸Bothell, WA$140K - $185KSeniorPythonMATLABGit
- Staff Structures EngineerRadiant Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$168K - $208KLead and above
- Senior Structural Engineer, ConcreteRadiant Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$134K - $185KSenior
- Senior Structures EngineerRadiant Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$134K - $185KSenior
- Principal Mechanical Engineer (Structural Design and Analysis)Epirus · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$138K - $193KLead and aboveMechatronicsCADGD&T
- Senior Structural Analyst, Propellant GrainUrsa Major · 🇺🇸Berthoud, Colorado$122K - $152KSenior
- Structural Engineer, Starship TowerSpaceX · 🇺🇸Cape Canaveral, FL—AWSSAPFEA
- Manager Structures Design, LV Structures (m/f/d)Isar Aerospace SE · 🇩🇪Parsdorf, Bavaria, Germany—Security clearanceEnglishGerman
- Ground Loads Engineer, Air VehiclesAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$132K - $175KPythonMATLABComputer Vision
- Bridge Design & Structural Engineering InternshipBenesch · 🇺🇸Glastonbury, CT · +5 more locations—InternStatistics
- Senior Structures EngineerCowboyspace · 🇺🇸Kent, Washington$172K - $203KSeniorPRDsPower AutomateHardware testing
- Senior Structural Engineer, Building Product DevelopmentICON · 🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States—SeniorJiraPE licenseRegulatory compliance
- Senior Propulsion Structural Analysis EngineerRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Colorado, USA$132K - $198KSenior
- Closures & Body Structures EngineerALTEN Technology USA · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California$120K - $140KCADGD&TFMEA
- Civil / Structural Engineer, PartnerHut 8 · 🇺🇸Miami, FL—
- Spacecraft Structures EngineerStar Catcher · 🇺🇸Jacksonville, Florida, United States—Python
- Senior Structural AnalystAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$147K - $196KSeniorComputer VisionSecurity clearanceSensor fusion
- Senior Spacecraft Structures EngineerStar Catcher · 🇺🇸Jacksonville, Florida, United States—SeniorPython
- Senior Structures Test EngineerRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$124K - $186KSeniorPython
- Senior Structural Analysis EngineerBlackSky · 🇺🇸Tukwila, WA$130K - $150KSeniorPythonMATLABTest planning
- Senior Structural AnalystRocket Lab · 🇳🇿Auckland, NZ—SeniorTest planningCADFEA
- Manager, Aerostructures Design, X-BAT (R5633)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$189K - $284KCADAviationGD&T
- Sr. Manager, Aerostructures Design, X-BAT (R5633)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$189K - $284KSeniorSecurity clearanceAviationComposites
- Senior Engineer, Structural Analysis (R6027)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$117K - $211KSeniorPythonMATLABSecurity clearance
- Structures AnalystGravitics, Inc · 🇺🇸Greater Seattle Area, Greater Denver Area, Cape Canaveral…$110K - $140KFEA
- Structural DesignerLpadesignstudios · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA · +3 more locations$68K - $99KHybrid
- Aerostructures Design Engineer II (R5156)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$108K - $162KSecurity clearanceCADAviation
- Staff Aerostructures Design Engineer (R5160)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$166K - $249KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceCADAviation
- Staff Aerostructures Design Engineer (R5159)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$166K - $249KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceCADAviation
- Loads and Dynamics Engineer IIRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$103K - $155KPythonMATLAB
- Structural Engineering Internship - FacilitiesOlsson · 🇺🇸Dallas, TX; Fort Worth, TX—Intern
- Structures Engineer - CorsairSaronic · 🇺🇸Austin, TX—ProcurementFEASiemens NX
- Structures Test EngineerSaronic · 🇺🇸Austin, TX—Control systemsTest equipmentCAD
- Structures EngineerSaronic · 🇺🇸Austin, TX—ProcurementFEASiemens NX
- Structures AnalystSwarmaero · Oxnard$155K - $210KAgileCADFEA
- Senior Structures EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$115K - $153KSeniorPythonMATLABCAD
- Structures EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$105K - $140KPythonMATLABCAD
- Senior Structural Analyst IRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$115K - $208KSeniorPythonC++MATLAB
- Structural Analysis Engineer IIRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$104K - $156KPythonMATLAB
- Loads and Dynamics Analyst, IIUrsa Major · 🇺🇸Berthoud, Colorado$87K - $109K
- Senior Structural Analyst, Solid Rocket MotorsUrsa Major · 🇺🇸Berthoud, Colorado$116K - $145KSenior
- Structural Design Engineer, Spectrum (m/f/d)Isar Aerospace SE · 🇩🇪Parsdorf, Bavaria, Germany—Security clearanceGermanCAD
- Senior Structural Engineer - SpaceAntares · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$145K - $185KSeniorPython
- Senior Structural Engineer, ThunderAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$147K - $196KSeniorPythonMATLABComputer Vision
- Senior Structures Analysis Engineer, Launch Vehicle Structure (m/f/d)Isar Aerospace SE · 🇩🇪Parsdorf, Bavaria, Germany—SeniorSecurity clearanceEnglishGerman
- Senior Propulsion Structural Analysis Engineer, Integrated DesignRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$132K - $198KSenior
- Senior Structural Dynamics Engineer, Advanced ConceptsBETA Technologies · 🇺🇸Plattsburgh, New York, United States; Raleigh, North Caro…$135K - $155KSeniorPythonFlutterMATLAB
- Stress Engineer, Advanced ConceptsBETA Technologies · 🇺🇸Plattsburgh, New York, United States; Raleigh, North Caro…$85K - $120K
- Senior Stress Engineer, Advanced ConceptsBETA Technologies · 🇺🇸Plattsburgh, New York, United States; Raleigh, North Caro…$150K - $180KSenior
- Structural Dynamics Engineer, Advanced ConceptsBETA Technologies · 🇺🇸Plattsburgh, New York, United States; Raleigh, North Caro…$105K - $135KPythonFlutterMATLAB
- Structures Design Engineer, Advanced ConceptsBETA Technologies · 🇺🇸Plattsburgh, New York, United States; Raleigh, North Caro…$105K - $125K
- Senior Structures Design Engineer, Advanced ConceptsBETA Technologies · 🇺🇸Plattsburgh, New York, United States; Raleigh, North Caro…$150K - $180KSenior
- Structures Design EngineerSwarmaero · Fayetteville—AgileCADFEA
- Structures Engineering Internship - Summer 2027Varda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States—InternPythonCADCNC machining
- Loads & Dynamics Engineering Intern - Summer 2027Hermeus · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$25 - $33 an hourInternFlutterFEA
- Staff Structural Analysis EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$191K - $254KLead and abovePythonMATLABComputer Vision
- Data Center Structural EngineerArmada · 🇺🇸United States (Remote)$114K - $142KRemotePE licensePCB designHVAC
- Structural Engineer Internship - Hydraulic StructuresMorrison-Maierle · 🇺🇸Boise, ID—Intern
- Spacecraft Structural Engineer IRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$82K - $113KSecurity clearanceOpticsCAD
- Senior Airframe Stress EngineerDominion Dynamics · 🇨🇦Montreal—SeniorPython
- Senior / Staff Loads and Dynamics EngineerZipline · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, California, USA$150K - $215KLead and abovePythonMATLAB
- Structural Engineer - Data CentersOlsson · Remote$95K - $145KRemote
- Senior Satellite Bus Structures DesignerPortal Space Systems · 🇺🇸Bothell, WA$145K - $205KSeniorCADAviationCNC machining
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Who is hiring for structural engineer roles
Where structural engineer roles are
- 🇺🇸United States235
- 🇺🇸California110
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA37
- 🇺🇸Texas29
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area15
- 🇺🇸Seattle, WA14
- 🇺🇸Florida13
- 🇺🇸Austin, TX13
- 🇺🇸New York, NY9
- 🇪🇺Europe9
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
What structural engineer roles pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $131K | 82 |
| Senior | $165K | 49 |
| Lead and above | $206K | 24 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Kinds of work close to this one
Roles where employers ask for the same skills. The bar shows how much the skill lists overlap; the text names the shared skills and, where 30 postings state pay, the median advertised pay there.
Companies hiring structural engineers
Structural engineer salaryQuestions about structural engineer jobs
- What is a structural engineer job?
- In a structural engineer job, a person makes sure structures, from buildings to rocket bodies, are strong enough for every load they will meet. 264 such roles are open on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026.
- How many structural engineer jobs are open right now?
- There are 264 open structural engineer jobs at 68 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 16 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 structural engineer jobs?
- Right now the most openings are at Relativity Space (23), SpaceX (22), Benesch (21), Anduril Industries (15) and Shield AI (13). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote structural engineer jobs?
- 9 of the 264 open structural 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 structural engineer jobs pay?
- The median advertised salary is $162K, based on 156 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $130K 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 a structural engineer job?
- 33 of the 264 open structural engineer jobs (12%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 178 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 68 companies are hiring and 16 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 structural engineer jobs?
- 17 of the 264 open structural engineer jobs (6%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, Machine Learning. Employers still list 264 such roles today at 68 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do structural engineer jobs ask for?
- Most often FEA (31%), CAD (22%), Python (21%), Siemens NX (20%), MATLAB (17%) of the 264 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in structural engineer jobs?
- Structural Engineer (35), Senior Structural Engineer (13), Structural Engineering Internship (11), Senior Structures Engineer (10), Structural Designer (7): the most common titles among the 264 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are structural engineer jobs in demand in 2026?
- 264 structural engineer jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 68 companies, 0.2% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 16 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $162K. 9 (3%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for structural engineer jobs?
- 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.










