300+ Engineering & Science Jobs in Atlanta, GA

The cleanest local wage anchor is BLS: mechanical engineers in metro Atlanta had an estimated annual mean wage of about $105,000 as of May 2024. More current directional signals are higher and broader: posted salary ranges across Atlanta Engineering & Scientific roles center on about $126k to $187k, while Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts Georgia’s mean offered salary on new Engineering & Scientific openings at about $103,975 in August 2026 (n=688).

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Advertised pay

Across the 130 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $79,700 at the 25th percentile, $105,500 at the median and $144,375 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Favorable market | next 3-6 months

Atlanta is a good market for Engineering & Scientific job seekers, but it is not an easy one. Metro unemployment was 3.2% in July 2026, and statewide Engineering & Scientific employment in Georgia was up 2.8% year over year in August 2026, which points to a supportive backdrop for technical hiring. The harder part is access: in the local posting sample, about 45% of roles were senior and about 20% were lead+, while only about 10% were entry level. Openings are spread across a wide employer base rather than one dominant firm, with more than 900 postings across more than 450 companies over the last 90 days, but Georgia category postings were essentially flat year over year, so candidates still need a sharp specialty story to convert interest into interviews.

Best positioned: Your odds are best if you already have several years of experience in AEC/building systems, hardware or manufacturing engineering, or consulting/systems work and can show relevant tools such as AutoCAD or Revit, Python, cloud/platform tooling, or strong project delivery evidence.

Main caution: Do not confuse the high posted salary ranges with broad accessibility; this market skews senior and mostly on-site or hybrid.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 336 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Enercon: 16 open roles
2. Acuity: 13 open roles
3. Sargent & Lundy: 13 open roles
4. WSP Global Inc.: 13 open roles
5. Burns & McDonnell: 10 open roles
6. Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.: 10 open roles
7. Jacobs Engineering Group: 8 open roles
8. Emory Co: 7 open roles
9. Georgia Institute of Technology: 7 open roles
10. Affiliated Engineers, Inc.: 6 open roles

Where the openings are

• Atlanta: 171
• Alpharetta: 22
• Kennesaw: 20
• Marietta: 18
• Decatur: 14
• Duluth: 12
• Norcross: 7
• Peachtree Corners: 6

Work arrangement

on-site 226 (69%), hybrid 89 (27%), remote 13 (4%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity in Atlanta is concentrated in a few lanes, not evenly spread across every engineering and scientific subfield. In the local posting sample, business consulting accounts for about 30% of Engineering & Scientific postings, followed by IT services and consulting at about 15%, with software development, healthcare, and technology each around 10%. That helps explain why local skill demand mixes classic engineering tools such as AutoCAD and Revit with Python, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, solution design, and project management. A second cluster is AEC, civil, and building-systems work. Georgia aligned with adopted 2024 model building codes effective January 1, 2026, Coffman Engineers is recruiting a civil engineering intern for summer 2027, EFK Moen added four Georgia transportation engineers to its Atlanta office through acquisition, and IMEG acquired Atlanta-based Phillips Gradick Engineering in July 2026. A third lane is hardware, manufacturing, and defense-oriented engineering: Anduril opened early-career manufacturing engineer applications in Atlanta for 2027 starts, Kickr Design is hiring across mechanical, electrical, and quality roles, and a local engineering-role snapshot also names AECOM, Falcomm, Anduril Industries, CRB, and Apex Systems among active hirers. The evidence in this bundle is noticeably stronger for engineering demand than for niche bench-science or research-scientist hiring, so scientific subroles should be treated as a smaller and less well-measured slice of the market.

• AEC, civil, and building systems (high): Code changes, internships, and recent firm acquisitions point to real activity in civil, transportation, MEP, and building-systems work in Atlanta.
• Consulting and systems-heavy engineering (high): Business consulting is about 30% of the local posting mix, with IT services and consulting around 15%, and the skills pattern includes Python, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, solution design, and project management.
• Hardware, manufacturing, and defense-tech (moderate): Anduril opened early-career manufacturing engineer applications in Atlanta, Kickr Design is hiring across mechanical, electrical, and quality roles, and local employer snapshots also name AECOM, Falcomm, CRB, and Apex Systems.
• Scientific and environmental niches (limited): There are paths here, but the local evidence in this bundle is thinner for bench science and research roles than for engineering disciplines, so expect a narrower employer set and a more relationship-driven search.

Where to focus: Pick one of the three clearer demand lanes—AEC/BIM, consulting or systems-heavy engineering, or hardware/manufacturing—and tailor your resume, portfolio, and outreach only to that lane.

Roles worth searching next

• Technical program manager: Project management and solution design appear frequently in local postings, so engineers who already coordinate delivery can move into TPM-style roles without leaving technical work entirely.
• BIM / VDC coordinator or construction project manager: AutoCAD and Revit are part of the local skills mix, and the 2026 Georgia code update makes construction-side coordination a practical neighboring path for civil, mechanical, and architecture-adjacent candidates.
• Solutions consultant or pre-sales engineer: Business consulting is about 30% of the local posting mix, and local demand includes AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and solution design.
• Environmental compliance specialist or EHS manager: Environmental pathways value credentials such as EIT, CESM, and OSHA Safety, which transfer well into compliance-heavy roles outside pure design engineering.

What postings ask for

• AutoCAD (table_stakes | immediate): AutoCAD appears in about 10% of local postings, making it a baseline tool for many civil, mechanical, and building-systems roles. Who: Civil, mechanical, facilities, MEP, and design-adjacent candidates.
• Revit (differentiator | immediate): Revit also appears in about 10% of local postings and pairs well with the 2026 building-code reset in Georgia for AEC and MEP work. Who: Architecture-adjacent, BIM, MEP, and building-systems candidates.
• Python (premium | immediate): Python is among the most requested local skills at about 15%, and national engineering evidence points to growing value for analytics and AI fluency in design, automation, and engineering workflows. Who: Systems, test, simulation, manufacturing, research, and consulting-oriented candidates.
• AWS / Azure / Kubernetes (differentiator | near-term): AWS shows up in about 15% of the local sample, while Azure and Kubernetes each appear in about 10%, which matters for systems-heavy, consulting-heavy, and solution-design roles inside this category. Who: Systems engineers, technical consultants, and candidates touching platform or deployment environments.
• Project management (differentiator | immediate): Project management appears in about 10% of local postings and is one of the clearest ways to widen fit across consulting, manufacturing, and infrastructure teams. Who: Mid-career engineers and career switchers with delivery responsibility.
• HVAC and building systems design (premium | near-term): Atlanta mechanical-engineer pay signals highlight HVAC and building systems design as an in-demand area with cross-sector pull in the metro. Who: Mechanical engineers, MEP candidates, and facilities-focused professionals.

Questions about this market

What do Engineering & Scientific roles pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

The cleanest local wage anchor is BLS: mechanical engineers in metro Atlanta had an estimated annual mean wage of about $105,000 as of May 2024. More current directional signals are higher and broader: posted salary ranges across Atlanta Engineering & Scientific roles center on about $126k to $187k, while Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts Georgia’s mean offered salary on new Engineering & Scientific openings at about $103,975 in August 2026 (n=688). Atlanta can pay well, but the market is not paying everyone the same way. The current posting mix is skewed toward higher-seniority, broader-scope roles, with about 65% of sampled postings at senior or lead+ levels.

Where is demand for Engineering & Scientific roles in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA concentrated?

Real opportunity in Atlanta is concentrated in a few lanes, not evenly spread across every engineering and scientific subfield. In the local posting sample, business consulting accounts for about 30% of Engineering & Scientific postings, followed by IT services and consulting at about 15%, with software development, healthcare, and technology each around 10%. That helps explain why local skill demand mixes classic engineering tools such as AutoCAD and Revit with Python, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, solution design, and project management. A second cluster is AEC, civil, and building-systems work. Georgia aligned with adopted 2024 model building codes effective January 1, 2026, Coffman Engineers is recruiting a civil engineering intern for summer 2027, EFK Moen added four Georgia transportation engineers to its Atlanta office through acquisition, and IMEG acquired Atlanta-based Phillips Gradick Engineering in July 2026. A third lane is hardware, manufacturing, and defense-oriented engineering: Anduril opened early-career manufacturing engineer applications in Atlanta for 2027 starts, Kickr Design is hiring across mechanical, electrical, and quality roles, and a local engineering-role snapshot also names AECOM, Falcomm, Anduril Industries, CRB, and Apex Systems among active hirers. The evidence in this bundle is noticeably stronger for engineering demand than for niche bench-science or research-scientist hiring, so scientific subroles should be treated as a smaller and less well-measured slice of the market.

Which employers are hiring the most Engineering & Scientific talent in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Boston Consulting Group (50 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Engineering & Scientific roles in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 60% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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