How much do Engineering jobs in San Diego, CA pay?

Based on 2651 listings with disclosed salaries, most engineering jobs in San Diego, CA pay between $78k–$211k per year. Individual offers vary with seniority, company size, and specialization.

How many Engineering jobs are open in San Diego, CA right now?

There are currently 3,061 open engineering positions in San Diego, CA listed on Clera. New openings are added daily as companies post roles.

Which companies are hiring for Engineering roles in San Diego, CA?

Companies currently hiring include Qualcomm, Northrop Grumman, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Inc., Apple, Solar Turbines, among others. Browse the listings above to see every active employer.

Are there remote or hybrid Engineering jobs in San Diego, CA?

Yes — 569 of the 3061 open engineering positions offer remote or hybrid work (102 remote, 467 hybrid).

How do I apply for Engineering jobs in San Diego, CA?

Each listing links directly to the employer's application page. Apply early — fresh listings get the most recruiter attention in the first two weeks.

Engineering Jobs in San Diego, CA (Now Hiring) — 3,061 open — Page 82

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Inc.

Staff Engineer Systems - Modernization SEI Lead

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$177k–$266k/yr

Senior+

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opport…

Skills: Systems Engineering, Technical Leadership, Requirements and Verification, Cyber Security Analysis, Control Account Management

Abbott

Manager Product Investigations and Shared Services

Carlsbad, California, United States · On-site

$131k–$261k/yr

Senior+$20B raised

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnost…

Skills: Product Investigations, Root Cause Analysis, CAPA, EHS Management, Facilities Maintenance

Northrop Grumman

Principal or Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Embedded

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$114k–$213k/yr

Senior+

Skills: Embedded Software Engineering, C/C++, Python, Real-Time Operating Systems, Agile Methodology

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Inc.

Principal Engineer Electronics - Supplier Management Team (SMT) Lead (San Diego CA)

San Diego, California, United States · Hybrid

$114k–$171k/yr

Senior

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunit…

Skills: Supplier Management, Aerospace Electronic Systems, Communications Systems, Program Management, Earned Value Management

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated

Senior Buyer

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$63k–$84k/yr

Senior

Be visionary Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory aut…

Skills: Sourcing, Procurement, Vendor Negotiation, ERP/MRP Systems, Microsoft AX

Booz Allen Hamilton

Automation and MBSE Modeler

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$62k–$141k/yr

Senior$3.0B raised

Automation and MBSE Modeler The Opportunity: Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact on national security? You understand your customer’s environmen…

Skills: SysML, Cameo, MBSE, Java, Teamwork Cloud

Columbia Bank

Enterprise Services Engineer

Phoenix, Arizona, United States · On-site

$70k–$120k/yr

Mid level$825K raised

About the Role: As a Enterprise Services Engineer II in the Collaboration Services group, you will take on a more independent and proactive role in supporting and maintaining Microsoft 365 enterprise applications and ser…

Skills: Microsoft 365 Administration, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Microsoft Teams

Ultra Maritime

Engineering Product Manager

San Diego, California, United States · Hybrid

Senior

Company: Ultra Intelligence & Communications Mission Solutions Powering Decision Join the team redefining defense technology. From engineering systems that save lives to leading programs that change the battlefield—find …

Skills: Program Management, Product Line Management, AS9100 Quality Management, Supply Chain Management, Systems Engineering

Ultra I&C

Engineering Product Manager

San Diego, California, United States · Hybrid

Senior

Skills: Program Management, Product Line Management, AS9100 Quality Management, Supply Chain Management, Systems Engineering

Ultra I&C

Systems & Electrical Engineer

San Diego, California, United States · Hybrid

Senior

Skills: Electrical Design, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Packaging, System Integration, Qualification Testing

Ultra Maritime

Systems & Electrical Engineer

San Diego, California, United States · Hybrid

Senior

Skills: Electrical Design, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Packaging, System Integration, Qualification Testing

Qualcomm

Voice AI Staff Product Manager

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$179k–$269k/yr

Senior$4M raised

Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Job Area:Operations Group, Operations Group > Product Management General Summary: This role is responsible for defining and driving Voice AI technology across multiple business units, …

Skills: Product Management, Voice AI, Speech Recognition, Text-to-Speech, Natural Language Processing

Qualcomm

#Software Engineer - Power and Limits Management

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$94k–$141k/yr

Mid level$4M raised

Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering General Summary: *** This position is not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship.*** QCT Core Technologies i…

Skills: C/ASM Programming, Python Scripting, Computer Architecture, Real Time Operating Systems, Embedded Software

XLR8 EMS

Sr. Process Engineer

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$110k–$130k/yr

Senior

We are seeking a highly skilled Manufacture Process Engineer to lead and optimize manufacturing processes for Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBA). This role is critical in ensuring high-quality, reliable, and cost-ef…

Skills: Stencil Design, Reflow Soldering, Wave Soldering, Conformal Coating, PCBA Manufacturing

Booz Allen Hamilton

DevOps Engineer

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$62k–$141k/yr

Mid level$3.0B raised

DevOps Engineer The Opportunity: Everyone is trying to “harness the cloud,” but not everyone knows how. As a DevOps engineer, you’re eager to develop, manage, and secure a container platform that meets your client’s need…

Skills: Kubernetes, Docker, Python, Javascript, Ansible

Aicadium

Sr. Research Data Scientist

San Diego, California, United States · Hybrid

$150k–$180k/yr

Senior

Aicadium is looking for a Senior Research Data Scientist to push the boundaries of computer vision and machine learning in real-world industrial settings. This is a hybrid role based in San Diego, where our U.S. headquar…

Skills: Computer Vision, Deep Learning, PyTorch, Python, Object Detection

Cintas

Fire Service Apprentice - Kitchen Systems

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$50k–$90k/yr

Entry level

Requisition Number: 229823 Job Description Cintas is seeking a Fire Service Apprentice - Kitchen Systems in Training for our Fire Protection business. This position provides valuable work experience in the service, inspe…

Skills: Kitchen Suppression Systems, Systems Testing, Inspections, Emergency Troubleshooting, Repairs

Abzena

Manufacturing Lead, Operations - Shift B

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$85k–$100k/yr

Mid level$139M raised

With extensive experience in developing biologics and bioconjugates, we offer a seamless service delivered by fully integrated teams, from early discovery to commercial manufacturing. Forward-thinking and committed, we f…

Skills: Upstream Processing, Downstream Processing, cGMP Compliance, Aseptic Technique, Column Chromatography

Element Biosciences

Senior Engineer, Machine Learning

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$139k–$183k/yr

Senior$678M raised

At Element Biosciences, we are passionate about our mission to empower the scientific community with more freedom and flexibility to accelerate our collective impact on humanity. We have built a highly efficient product-…

Skills: Deep Learning, Computer Vision, PyTorch, Python, AWS

Harvey General Contractors

Construction General Superintendent (Irvine, CA)

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$160k–$190k/yr

Senior+

Description San Diego based General Contractor is seeking an experienced General Superintendent to join our growing team. About the Position Join a rapidly growing commercial general contractor where you'll have the oppo…

Skills: Field Leadership, Project Planning, Scheduling, Coordination, Safety Management

Description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer (level 05) to serve as the Technical Lead and Systems Engineering and Integration Lead within the Systems Engineering Organization in Rancho Bernardo, CA, El Segundo, CA, or Palmdale, CA.

This is a full time, on site position; no remote, hybrid, or telework is available. Up to 10% travel may be required.

Roles and Responsibilities will include:

Provide day to day leadership to a cross functional team of 20+ engineers, fostering collaboration, accountability, high performance and ensure horizontal and vertical integration across all engineering elements of the program.

Lead the Systems Engineering effort on the program to include: requirements and verification (R&V), Integrated Functional Capability (IFC) integration, cyber security analysis and practices, specialty engineering, and architecture.

Ensures the integrity of engineering processes and timely development of core engineering work products.

Serve as Control Account Manager (CAM) responsibilities for the SEI IPT, which comprises cost and schedule management for the SEI work scope.

Interfaces with the Program Manager, Chief Engineer, System Architect, engineering team leads, and the customer.

Serve as technical authority for program execution

Plan and execute the core functions and ensure the project team has qualified staff to execute the program core functions.

Lead technical management and execution of the engineering team.

Plan, execute, and close out program reviews and milestones (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.)

Ensure system technical compliance with the program Statement of Work (SOW), system requirements, and manage scope control of technical team.

Manage the vertical and horizontal technical integration throughout the product teams and program life cycle.

Oversee configuration management of the overall Program Baseline

Serve as the technical interface with the customer.

Collect, manage, and report the program metrics and Technical Performance Measures (TPMs).

Manage risk and opportunity and the production of core engineering work products and track the work products and associated program dependencies in the program schedule.

Oversee the establishment and execution of the program lifecycle and work products.

Coordinate between the technical leads, program manager, and customer to ensure the integrity and executability of the program technical baseline.

Act as primary technical working group lead and interface with external parties; managing contractor giver-receivers, track actions, and manage technical team interactions.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 12 years of relevant military/professional experience; OR Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline with 10 years of relevant military/professional experience; OR PhD with 8 years of relevant military/professional experience.

• Must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance or higher (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Experience supporting Systems Engineering Milestones SRR, PDR and CDR.

Experience in full lifecycle of Systems Engineering, including requirements decomposition, test planning, requirements verification and requirements management.

Experience leading cross functional technical teams of 10 or more individuals.

Preferred Qualifications

Current, applicable SAP/SAR access.

Experience working with external and geographically distributed teams to meet program objectives.

Demonstrated ability to operate across multiple organizations, build alignment, and make timely decisions.

Experience being the primary technical interface to the customer

Proven use of metrics to track performance to plan and manage recovery where needed.

Experience leading multiple teams through technically complex, integrated deliveries (e.g., test events, major reviews, or system-level integrations).

Experience with project/program management practices, including:

Control Account Management (CAM) and Earned Value Management (EVM)

Risks–Issues–Opportunities (RIO) management

Project planning, scheduling, staffing, and coordination of technical work.

Engineering Jobs in San Diego, CA (Now Hiring) — 3,061 open — Page 82

Staff Engineer Systems - Modernization SEI Lead

Manager Product Investigations and Shared Services

Principal or Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Embedded

Principal Engineer Electronics - Supplier Management Team (SMT) Lead (San Diego CA)

Senior Buyer

Automation and MBSE Modeler

Enterprise Services Engineer

Engineering Product Manager

Engineering Product Manager

Systems & Electrical Engineer

Systems & Electrical Engineer

Voice AI Staff Product Manager

#Software Engineer - Power and Limits Management

Sr. Process Engineer

DevOps Engineer

Sr. Research Data Scientist

Fire Service Apprentice - Kitchen Systems

Manufacturing Lead, Operations - Shift B

Senior Engineer, Machine Learning

Construction General Superintendent (Irvine, CA)

Staff Engineer Systems - Modernization SEI Lead

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