400+ Engineering & Science Jobs in Boston, MA

Observed local wage data is strong, but it is broad-family data rather than a live quote for every title. In 2025, Boston's annual median wage was $107,670 for architecture and engineering occupations and $105,530 for life, physical, and social science occupations, with mean wages of $118,920 and $116,950 respectively. More current offer-side signals are directionally similar: Revelio Public Labor Statistics put the mean offered salary on Massachusetts engineering & scientific new openings at about $115,262 in September 2026, based on n=605, while posted salary ranges in the Boston sample centered on about $126k to $182k.

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Advertised pay

Across the 358 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $91,075 at the 25th percentile, $131,060 at the median and $154,668 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 17, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

This is a competitive market, not a shrinking one, for the next 3-6 months. In Massachusetts, Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows engineering & scientific employment up 3.6% year over year and active postings up 37.7% year over year in September 2026, while Boston-Cambridge-Newton unemployment was 4.1% in August 2026. But the opening mix is senior-heavy and mostly in person: about 40% of postings are senior, about 20% are lead+, and about 65% are on-site. That means experienced specialists should keep applying aggressively, while entry-level and remote-only candidates should expect a longer search.

Best positioned: Candidates with several years of experience, a clear technical niche, and proof of Python plus systems, simulation, SolidWorks, MATLAB, or AWS work have the best odds right now, especially if they are open to on-site or hybrid roles.

Main caution: Do not mistake Boston's reputation for easy access: only about 10% of postings are entry level, remote roles are about 5%, and less than 5% of postings that mention sponsorship say visa sponsorship is available.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 439 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. RTX Corp.: 24 open roles
2. Formlabs Inc.: 13 open roles
3. Anduril Industries, Inc.: 12 open roles
4. SharkNinja, Inc.: 9 open roles
5. WSP Global Inc.: 7 open roles
6. Brooks: 6 open roles
7. Jacobs Engineering Group: 6 open roles
8. Telemetry Today LLC: 6 open roles
9. Whoop, Inc.: 6 open roles
10. AECOM Corporation: 5 open roles

Where the openings are

• Boston: 118
• Cambridge: 36
• Waltham: 25
• Chelmsford: 22
• Andover: 17
• Lexington: 16
• Bedford: 16
• Tewksbury: 15

Work arrangement

on-site 337 (77%), hybrid 95 (22%), remote 4 (1%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail rather than one dominant buyer. Over the last 90 days, the Boston sample showed more than 1,300 Engineering & Scientific postings across more than 600 companies, and hiring was fragmented rather than concentrated in one employer. The most consistently active named employers were RTX Corp. and Amazon with more than 50 postings each, followed by Teradyne Inc. and Deloitte with more than 20 each. That helps candidates who are willing to run a disciplined target list across several employer types instead of waiting on one prestige brand. The strongest concentration is in defense-and-space, software-adjacent engineering, semiconductors, and consulting-linked technical work. In the posting mix, defense and space manufacturing and software development each accounted for about 20% of activity, with IT services and consulting, semiconductor manufacturing, and business consulting each around 10%. That lines up with metro sector data showing manufacturing employment up 1.2931% year over year in August 2026 even as professional and business services slipped 0.9667%. Scientific roles are still viable in Greater Boston, but the evidence is more mixed by employer. Local biotech support and funding signals included state discussions about startup financing and a $225 million Series A for Solstice Oncology, yet Blueprint Medicines also filed a 229-person WARN notice in Cambridge. If you are targeting lab science or research roles, employer stage, funding durability, and program focus matter more than the region's overall reputation.

• Defense, hardware, and semiconductor engineering (high): This is the cleanest concentration of demand, supported by active employers such as RTX Corp. and Teradyne Inc., a posting mix that leans toward defense and semiconductor work, and positive metro manufacturing employment growth.
• Systems, simulation, and software-adjacent engineering (high): Python, systems engineering, AWS, and MATLAB all show up repeatedly in postings, and local conference activity around modeling, multiphysics, and digital twins reinforces that Boston rewards engineers who can bridge physical systems and computation.
• Scientific and life-sciences R&D (moderate): Boston remains important for scientific work, but current signals are mixed: funding and policy support exist, while layoffs have also hit named life-sciences employers.
• Technical consulting and services (moderate): Business consulting and IT services are meaningful parts of the posting mix, but the broader metro professional and business services sector is softer than manufacturing right now.

Where to focus: Prioritize senior individual-contributor or lead roles in defense, semiconductor, systems, simulation, and product-focused teams, then keep a second lane for better-funded scientific employers rather than relying on early-stage biotech alone.

Roles worth searching next

• Technical project manager: Project management appears in about 10% of local postings, so engineers who already coordinate scope, vendors, and timelines can reposition without abandoning technical context.
• Quality assurance or validation specialist: This is a realistic bridge for candidates coming from lab, manufacturing, or test environments, especially in a market where manufacturing is holding up better than professional services.
• Technical consultant or solutions consultant: Business consulting and IT services each account for about 10% of the local posting mix, and the skill stack overlaps with Python, AWS, and project-based delivery.
• Manufacturing operations or process-improvement analyst: Candidates with engineering methods can move into operations roles when they can quantify throughput, yield, process control, or test improvement work, and the local market still has a meaningful manufacturing base.
• Technical product manager for hardware or scientific platforms: Boston's mix of software-adjacent engineering and complex technical products makes product work plausible for candidates who can translate between users, engineers, and commercial teams.

What postings ask for

• Python (table_stakes | immediate): Python appears in about 20% of local postings, making it the clearest cross-cutting skill across modeling, automation, test, and research workflows. Who: Nearly everyone in this market except candidates in very narrow pure-design niches.
• Systems engineering (premium | immediate): Systems engineering shows up in about 15% of postings and maps especially well to defense, hardware integration, and complex product environments. Who: Mid-career engineers moving into higher-responsibility integration or lead roles.
• SolidWorks (differentiator | immediate): SolidWorks appears in about 10% of postings and is a practical screening skill for mechanical, product, and manufacturing-heavy openings. Who: Mechanical, product, and manufacturing candidates who want faster interview conversion.
• MATLAB (differentiator | near-term): MATLAB also appears in about 10% of postings, which makes it useful in controls, modeling, simulation, and test-analysis paths. Who: Engineers working in modeling, algorithms, controls, or test-heavy environments.
• AWS (differentiator | near-term): AWS shows up in about 10% of postings, signaling that cloud-connected tools matter even in a category that still includes physical engineering work. Who: Candidates bridging hardware, systems, simulation, instrumentation, or software-linked engineering.
• Project management (differentiator | immediate): Project management appears in about 10% of postings, and it becomes more valuable because the market is weighted toward senior and lead roles. Who: Mid-career candidates who already coordinate vendors, milestones, validation, or cross-functional teams.

Questions about this market

What do Engineering & Scientific roles pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Observed local wage data is strong, but it is broad-family data rather than a live quote for every title. In 2025, Boston's annual median wage was $107,670 for architecture and engineering occupations and $105,530 for life, physical, and social science occupations, with mean wages of $118,920 and $116,950 respectively. More current offer-side signals are directionally similar: Revelio Public Labor Statistics put the mean offered salary on Massachusetts engineering & scientific new openings at about $115,262 in September 2026, based on n=605, while posted salary ranges in the Boston sample centered on about $126k to $182k. Boston pays above national family medians of $99,520 for architecture and engineering and $82,530 for life, physical, and social science occupations, but part of that premium reflects a market that leans toward experienced hires and specialized roles.

Where is demand for Engineering & Scientific roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail rather than one dominant buyer. Over the last 90 days, the Boston sample showed more than 1,300 Engineering & Scientific postings across more than 600 companies, and hiring was fragmented rather than concentrated in one employer. The most consistently active named employers were RTX Corp. and Amazon with more than 50 postings each, followed by Teradyne Inc. and Deloitte with more than 20 each. That helps candidates who are willing to run a disciplined target list across several employer types instead of waiting on one prestige brand. The strongest concentration is in defense-and-space, software-adjacent engineering, semiconductors, and consulting-linked technical work. In the posting mix, defense and space manufacturing and software development each accounted for about 20% of activity, with IT services and consulting, semiconductor manufacturing, and business consulting each around 10%. That lines up with metro sector data showing manufacturing employment up 1.2931% year over year in August 2026 even as professional and business services slipped 0.9667%. Scientific roles are still viable in Greater Boston, but the evidence is more mixed by employer. Local biotech support and funding signals included state discussions about startup financing and a $225 million Series A for Solstice Oncology, yet Blueprint Medicines also filed a 229-person WARN notice in Cambridge. If you are targeting lab science or research roles, employer stage, funding durability, and program focus matter more than the region's overall reputation.

Which employers are hiring the most Engineering & Scientific talent in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Recent postings show the most activity from RTX Corp. (50 postings), Amazon (50 postings), Teradyne Inc. (20 postings), Deloitte (20 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Engineering & Scientific roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 65% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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