Engineering & architecture jobs in the United States (70,032 jobs)

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Counted Nov 7, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 70,032
Employers: 12,568

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / year: $106,460Across 13,108 listings
Average starting payUSD / hour: $35.18Across 4,902 listings
Average starting payUSD / month: $9,741Across 156 listings
Average starting payUSD / week: $80,917Across 23 listings
Average starting payCAD / year: $158,244Across 17 listings

Employer-advertised starting pay, not employee salaries. Currencies and pay periods stay separate.

Where work happens

Remote: 2%1,720 listings
Hybrid: 4%2,599 listings
On-site: 13%8,842 listings

Not specified: 81% (56,871 listings)

Employers hiring include gpac (4,041), Actalent (990), Lockheed Martin (813).

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These figures describe the listings on this role page at the date shown, not the whole job market. Listings can change.

Employer-listed minimums from at least 10 listings per currency and pay period. These are advertised starting amounts, not employee salaries. Jobs without a minimum and unusual amounts are excluded.

Hybrid and on-site classifications may be inferred from descriptions. Check the original ad. How we count

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Actalent

Mechanical Design Engineer

Torrance, CA, United States

Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $150000.00 - $220000.00/yr.

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Pay: Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $150000.00 - $220000.00/yr.
Experience: 3+ years of professional mechanical design experience, including creating production CAD models and drawings for manufactured hardware.
Posting language: English
Posted: Nov 6, 2026

Original job description

Job Title: Mechanical Design EngineerJob DescriptionThe Mechanical Design Engineer creates accurate, parametric CAD models and detailed drawings for complex manufactured hardware across naval, aerospace, and automotive applications. This role converts legacy and 2D drawings into robust 3D models, manages product lifecycle data and release workflows, and partners closely with manufacturing, tooling, programming, and inspection teams to enable efficient production and rapid design changes.Responsibilities

Build precise 3D CAD models from naval prints, aerospace drawings, legacy drawings, and other customer technical data, ensuring accuracy and manufacturability.
Create internal CAD models and detailed drawings for each manufacturing state (M-state) of a part, supporting in-process operations and production needs.
Own and manage the PLM data structure for assigned parts, moving parts through the release workflow and maintaining accurate configuration and documentation.
Execute customer and internal design changes across entire part families, updating customer geometry and all related M-states consistently and efficiently.
Convert complex 2D drawings into robust 3D parametric models, including cases where drawings are incomplete or missing, using reverse engineering and model-based design practices.
Collaborate closely with manufacturing, tooling, programming, and inspection teams to deliver clean, parametric models and drawings that downstream functions can build on.
Provide fast, high-quality design updates and change implementations in response to production needs, schedule changes, and quality or inspection feedback.
Apply GD&T and engineering drawing standards to define tolerances and features clearly, supporting machining, welded assemblies, tooling, and inspection processes.
Manage your own release schedule and priorities across multiple products, balancing customer requirements, internal change processes, and production timelines.
Support new product development initiatives by creating and refining mechanical designs suitable for aerospace, automotive, and naval hardware.
Contribute to reverse engineering efforts for legacy components, translating existing physical parts and legacy prints into modern, model-based design documentation.
Coordinate with inspection teams, including CMM or scan-based inspection, to ensure models and drawings align with measurement strategies and quality requirements.

Essential Skills

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
3+ years of professional mechanical design experience, including creating production CAD models and drawings for manufactured hardware.
Proficiency in at least one parametric 3D CAD platform such as Siemens NX, CATIA, Creo, or SolidWorks, including building models from complex 2D drawings and from incomplete or missing drawings.
Working knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) in accordance with ASME Y14.5.
Strong understanding of engineering drawing standards and best practices for production documentation.
Experience with PLM-based release and change control, including managing part structures and workflows.
Experience working directly with manufacturing teams to support production, resolve design issues, and align designs with manufacturing capabilities.
Ability to manage personal release schedules and priorities across multiple products and projects.
Experience in mechanical design for manufactured hardware in aerospace, automotive, naval, or related industries.
Capability to perform reverse engineering and model-based design using customer technical data packages and legacy drawings.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Experience using Siemens NX for production parts, including advanced parametric modeling and drawing creation.
Familiarity with Teamcenter or similar PLM systems for managing product data, release workflows, and change control.
Experience working with naval or shipyard drawings, customer technical data packages, and legacy prints.
Experience in both naval and aerospace hardware, with an understanding of industry-specific standards and requirements.
Experience creating in-process (M-state) models and drawings to support each stage of manufacturing.
Experience running customer and internal change processes in parallel, ensuring alignment and traceability across part families.
Exposure to machining processes and the design of components suitable for precision machining.
Experience with welded assemblies, including designing for weldment fabrication and inspection.
Experience in tooling design, supporting manufacturing and inspection with fixtures, gauges, and other tooling solutions.
Experience collaborating with CMM or scan-based inspection teams and designing models and drawings that support advanced measurement techniques.
Knowledge of new product development processes in mechanical design, particularly for aerospace and automotive applications.
Familiarity with SAE standards and practices related to mechanical design and documentation.

Work EnvironmentThe Mechanical Design Engineer works in a collaborative engineering environment that is closely integrated with manufacturing, tooling, programming, and inspection functions. Daily work centers on parametric 3D CAD platforms such as Siemens NX, CATIA, Creo, or SolidWorks, supported by PLM tools like Teamcenter for managing product structures, release workflows, and change control. The role involves frequent interaction with naval, aerospace, and automotive technical data, including shipyard drawings, customer technical data packages, and legacy prints, as well as support for machining, welded assemblies, tooling design, and CMM or scan-based inspection. The environment emphasizes accurate, model-based design, clear documentation, and responsive support to production schedules and priorities, fostering a culture of precision, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Job Type & LocationThis is a Permanent position based out of Torrance, CA. Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $150000.00 - $220000.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.Benefits for Full-time Employees Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees 401k Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need. Flexible vacation policy Equity Job Type & LocationThis is a Permanent position based out of Torrance, CA. Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Nov 13, 2026. Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Torrance,CA.About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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