Engineering Jobs in California
10,345 live engineering openings across California, aggregated from employer career sites and refreshed throughout the day. Every listing links straight to the employer's own application page — applying is always free.
Engineering hiring in California: the current picture
There are 10,345 live engineering openings in California right now, pulled directly from employer career sites. Employers added at least 2,118 new engineering postings in California in the past week — an unusually active market, with a fifth or more of all live listings arriving in the last seven days.
No single employer dominates — the three biggest recruiters (Jobsbridge1, Anduril Industries, Northrop Grumman) together hold only about 15% of listings. San Francisco has the deepest pool (2,204 openings), followed by Santa Clara (831) and San Jose (736). Of postings that specify a schedule, 99% are full-time. 782 listings are remote-eligible — a small slice (8%) of the market.
Posted pay in California skews higher than the national mix for engineering work: 88% of salaried postings here advertise $100K or more, versus 75% nationwide. The median posted salary is about $149,000 here, compared with roughly $132,000 across all states.
For context beyond current listings: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the average annual wage for architecture and engineering occupations in California at $129,000 (median $124,000) as of May 2025. Posted salaries on new openings here currently run above that benchmark. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
What do engineering jobs pay in California?
5,517 of the 10,345 live engineering postings in California list pay (53%). Among those, the median posted salary is about $149,000 a year, and 88% advertise $100K or more.
Based on the 5,517 live postings that list pay, refreshed throughout the day. Postings without listed pay are excluded.
Top employers hiring now
- Jobsbridge1577
- Anduril Industries504
- Northrop Grumman478
- NVIDIA371
- SpaceX369
- OpenAI277
- Roblox152
- Amazon.com Services150
Where the jobs are
- San Francisco2,204
- Santa Clara831
- San Jose736
- Los Angeles561
- San Diego484
- Sunnyvale470
- Mountain View447
- Costa Mesa445
- San Mateo349
- Hawthorne320
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Frequently asked questions
How many engineering jobs are open in California?
There are 10,345 live engineering job postings in California right now, aggregated straight from employer career sites and refreshed throughout the day. At least 2,118 of them were posted within the past week.
What do engineering jobs pay in California?
Among the 5,517 current postings that list pay, the median advertised salary is about $149,000 a year, and 88% offer $100K or more. Use the salary tool above to see where a specific number ranks.
Who is hiring for engineering jobs in California?
The employers with the most open engineering roles in California right now are Jobsbridge1 (577 openings), Anduril Industries (504), and Northrop Grumman (478). Every listing links directly to the employer's own application page — applying is always free.
Are there remote engineering jobs in California?
Yes — 782 of the live engineering postings in California are remote-eligible (about 8% of the market).
Figures update throughout the day as postings are added and expire.