Engineering Jobs in Tennessee

Engineering hiring in Tennessee: the current picture

There are 305 live engineering openings in Tennessee right now, pulled directly from employer career sites. Employers added at least 20 new engineering postings in Tennessee in the past week.

Hiring is concentrated: Sargent & Lundy alone accounts for roughly 16% of open roles, with Parsons and ASSYSTEM next in line. Chattanooga has the deepest pool (40 openings), followed by Memphis (37) and Knoxville (18). Of postings that specify a schedule, 99% are full-time. 6 listings are remote-eligible — a small slice (2%) of the market.

Posted pay in Tennessee runs below the national mix for engineering work: 36% of salaried postings here advertise $100K or more, versus 75% nationwide. The median posted salary is about $89,000 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 Tennessee at $94,000 (median $86,000) as of May 2025. Posted salaries on new openings here are broadly in line with that benchmark. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.