300+ Engineering & Science Jobs in Austin, TX

The cleanest local pay read is metro-wide rather than occupation-specific: Austin workers averaged $35.85 an hour in May 2025, which was 6.9% above the national average, and average hourly earnings in the metro were growing 5.6% year-over-year by May 2026. For this category, proxy signals show a mechanical engineer median of $106,690 with a $92,130 to $145,090 middle band, while the local posting sample centers much higher at about $146k to $208k because it is weighted toward senior openings. Texas new openings in engineering & scientific also carried a mean offered salary of about $114,686 in August 2026 per Revelio Public Labor Statistics, compared with about $77,907 across Texas openings overall.

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Advertised pay

Across the 126 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $102,388 at the 25th percentile, $139,200 at the median and $164,381 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

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Austin is a good market for experienced engineers and applied scientists with a clear specialty, but it is not an easy market for generalists. The metro unemployment rate was 3.7% in July 2026, and the local market still showed more than 950 recent Engineering & Scientific postings across more than 400 companies, alongside Austin Energy's authorization for up to $105 million in engineering services contracts. Statewide, Texas engineering & scientific employment was up 3.4% year-over-year and active postings were up 28.6% year-over-year in August 2026 per Revelio Public Labor Statistics, even as Austin's information and government payrolls were softer, so the best opportunities are concentrated in infrastructure, power, hardware, and systems work rather than spread evenly across all STEM niches.

Best positioned: Candidates with 5+ years in electrical, mechanical, civil, or systems work, plus Python, CAD/BIM, or project-delivery experience and flexibility for on-site work, have the best odds because about 65% of postings are on-site and about 65% are senior or lead+.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming Austin's employer count means broad access: only about 5% of postings are entry-level and less than 5% explicitly mention visa sponsorship.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 335 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. WSP Global Inc.: 16 open roles
2. CesiumAstro, Inc.: 14 open roles
3. Affiliated Engineers, Inc.: 9 open roles
4. Ssoe Group: 9 open roles
5. University of Texas: 9 open roles
6. Jacobs Engineering Group: 7 open roles
7. Mott MacDonald Group: 7 open roles
8. Rrccompanies: 7 open roles
9. Burns & McDonnell: 6 open roles
10. Dpr Construction, Inc.: 6 open roles

Where the openings are

• Austin: 283
• Round Rock: 17
• Cedar Park: 7
• Leander: 3
• Pflugerville: 2
• Herndon: 2
• Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, Houston, TX, Kansas City, MO, Phoenix, AZ: 1
• Lenexa: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 242 (74%), hybrid 75 (23%), remote 11 (3%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is clustered in hardware, semiconductor, and systems-heavy employers. In the local posting sample, semiconductor manufacturing accounts for about 20% of Engineering & Scientific roles, with technology, computer hardware development, and information technology each around 15%. The most consistently active employers include Amazon, Advanced Micro Devices, Cloudflare, Electric Power Engineers, and Amazon Web Services, and the employer base is fragmented rather than dominated by one buyer. A second cluster sits in utilities, power, civil, and infrastructure. Austin Energy authorized up to $105 million in multi-year engineering services and staff augmentation contracts with HDR Engineering and Burns & McDonnell in late August 2026, which supports recurring demand for civil, electrical, and systems engineers. Separate Austin snapshots also showed 46 live mechanical engineer openings and 55 live electrical engineer openings, with employers such as CesiumAstro, Neuralink, Apptronik, Saronic, Base Power, Stantec, DLR Group, and Olsson appearing in the mix. The catch is who these roles are built for. About 40% of postings are senior and about 25% are lead+, while only about 10% are remote.

• Semiconductor, hardware, and systems employers (high): This is the deepest pool of openings locally: semiconductor manufacturing is about 20% of the local mix, and technology, computer hardware development, and information technology are about 15% each.
• Utilities, power, and infrastructure engineering (high): Austin Energy's late-August engineering-services authorization supports recurring contractor demand for civil, electrical, and systems work tied to grid and distribution projects.
• Remote-first generalist engineering searches (limited): This is the most crowded lane because only about 10% of postings are remote and only about 5% are entry-level.

Where to focus: Focus first on utility/infrastructure and hardware/systems employers where Austin has concrete local demand and where your work can be shown through a portfolio, project list, or delivery history.

Roles worth searching next

• Technical program manager: Project management appears in about 15% of local postings, and the market is senior-heavy, so experienced engineers can move from individual-contributor delivery into coordination and execution leadership.
• BIM coordinator / design technologist: AutoCAD and Revit each appear in about 10% of local postings, and BIM-oriented digital design tools are standard across many engineering environments.
• Cloud infrastructure / DevOps engineer: AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and SQL all appear in the local skill mix, and several active employers come from cloud-heavy firms such as Amazon, Cloudflare, and Amazon Web Services.
• Utility program or grid operations analyst: Austin Energy's multi-year engineering-services contracts point to recurring grid, transmission, and distribution work that also needs planners, coordinators, and analyst-type operators around engineering teams.

What postings ask for

• Python (premium | immediate): It is the most requested technical skill in the local sample, appearing in about 20% of postings, and it travels across systems, simulation, test, and scientific workflows. Who: Mechanical, systems, research, and early-career candidates who need a proof-of-skill artifact.
• Project management (differentiator | immediate): Project management appears in about 15% of local postings, which fits a market tilted toward senior and lead roles rather than pure entry-level hiring. Who: Mid-career engineers aiming for lead, staff-augmentation, contractor, or cross-functional delivery roles.
• AutoCAD (table_stakes | immediate): AutoCAD appears in about 10% of local postings and is one of the clearest bridge skills into civil, MEP, facilities, and infrastructure work. Who: Civil, mechanical, facilities, and career-switching candidates who need a visible design tool on their resume.
• Revit / BIM (differentiator | near-term): Revit appears in about 10% of local postings, and digital design tools including BIM are now standard across many engineering environments. Who: Candidates targeting building systems, design technology, architecture-adjacent, or MEP-heavy teams.
• Texas PE license readiness (premium | immediate): The local utility and infrastructure signal is strongest where licensure matters, and Texas PE renewals expiring on September 30, 2026 require 15 hours of continuing education including one hour in ethics under the current transition rules. Who: Civil, electrical, mechanical, and consulting-firm candidates who want to compete for utility, public works, and sign-off authority roles.
• AWS / Kubernetes / CI-CD stack (differentiator | near-term): AWS and Kubernetes each appear in about 10% of the local sample, with CI/CD also present, which is a clue that some local demand is systems-heavy and tied to firms such as Amazon, Cloudflare, and Amazon Web Services. Who: Systems engineers and hardware-adjacent candidates who can credibly work near cloud, platform, or deployment workflows.

Questions about this market

What do Engineering & Scientific roles pay in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

The cleanest local pay read is metro-wide rather than occupation-specific: Austin workers averaged $35.85 an hour in May 2025, which was 6.9% above the national average, and average hourly earnings in the metro were growing 5.6% year-over-year by May 2026. For this category, proxy signals show a mechanical engineer median of $106,690 with a $92,130 to $145,090 middle band, while the local posting sample centers much higher at about $146k to $208k because it is weighted toward senior openings. Texas new openings in engineering & scientific also carried a mean offered salary of about $114,686 in August 2026 per Revelio Public Labor Statistics, compared with about $77,907 across Texas openings overall. This is a market where solid engineering pay is real, and many roles can clear the state's reported $90,563 annual 'live comfortably' benchmark for a single adult, but the highest posted numbers are concentrated in a narrower slice of senior roles.

Where is demand for Engineering & Scientific roles in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX concentrated?

Real opportunity is clustered in hardware, semiconductor, and systems-heavy employers. In the local posting sample, semiconductor manufacturing accounts for about 20% of Engineering & Scientific roles, with technology, computer hardware development, and information technology each around 15%. The most consistently active employers include Amazon, Advanced Micro Devices, Cloudflare, Electric Power Engineers, and Amazon Web Services, and the employer base is fragmented rather than dominated by one buyer. A second cluster sits in utilities, power, civil, and infrastructure. Austin Energy authorized up to $105 million in multi-year engineering services and staff augmentation contracts with HDR Engineering and Burns & McDonnell in late August 2026, which supports recurring demand for civil, electrical, and systems engineers. Separate Austin snapshots also showed 46 live mechanical engineer openings and 55 live electrical engineer openings, with employers such as CesiumAstro, Neuralink, Apptronik, Saronic, Base Power, Stantec, DLR Group, and Olsson appearing in the mix. The catch is who these roles are built for. About 40% of postings are senior and about 25% are lead+, while only about 10% are remote.

Which employers are hiring the most Engineering & Scientific talent in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from Amazon (30 postings), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (20 postings), Cloudflare, Inc. (20 postings), Electric Power Engineers, LLC (20 postings), First Citizens (20 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Engineering & Scientific roles in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 25% hybrid, with 65% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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