150+ Engineering & Science Jobs in Charlotte, NC

The best direct public benchmark is older than the current posting sample: BLS put Charlotte's architecture and engineering group at $47.50 per hour, or about $98,800 annually, in May 2024, below the national group mean of $51.36. More recent posting-based signals are higher, with Charlotte Engineering & Scientific ads centered on about $120k to $157k and North Carolina's mean offered salary on new openings at about $107,107 in August 2026.

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Advertised pay

Across the 71 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $79,171 at the 25th percentile, $107,130 at the median and $136,250 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

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Charlotte is a workable market right now for experienced Engineering & Scientific candidates, but it is not an easy market. The metro unemployment rate was 3.7% in July 2026, metro nonfarm employment was up 1.5743% year over year in June 2026, and North Carolina Engineering & Scientific postings were up 17.3% year over year in August 2026. Opportunity is broad enough to matter, with more than 450 postings across more than 200 companies over the last 90 days, but the opening mix leans senior, on-site, and specialized. This is a better market for proven engineers than for brand-new graduates, remote-only applicants, or candidates who need sponsorship, because only about 10% of postings are entry level, about 5% are remote, and less than 5% mention visa sponsorship.

Best positioned: Your best odds are in experienced civil, mechanical, power, process, and MEP-adjacent roles where employers are hiring for on-site or hybrid delivery, especially around firms active in civil design, grid equipment, and building systems work.

Main caution: The biggest misconception is treating Charlotte like a broad remote engineering market; the evidence points to a local, employer-led market that rewards specialization, local availability, and direct project experience.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 194 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. WSP Global Inc.: 24 open roles
2. Sargent & Lundy: 16 open roles
3. Burns & McDonnell: 6 open roles
4. Laveer: 6 open roles
5. Westinghouse Electric Company: 5 open roles
6. Zachry Group: 4 open roles
7. Corvid Technologies Llc: 3 open roles
8. IMEG Corp.: 3 open roles
9. Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.: 3 open roles
10. M.C. Dean, Inc.: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Charlotte: 138
• Fort Mill: 15
• Rock Hill: 11
• Mooresville: 7
• Concord: 5
• Davidson: 4
• Lancaster County: 4
• Harrisburg: 2

Work arrangement

on-site 130 (68%), hybrid 60 (31%), remote 1 (1%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail of employers rather than one dominant company. Over the last 90 days, we observed more than 450 Engineering & Scientific postings across more than 200 companies in Charlotte, and the employer mix is described as fragmented. The most-active industries in the sample were financial services at about 20%, construction at about 15%, energy at about 15%, business consulting at about 10%, and engineering services at about 10%, which means this market is broader than pure manufacturing. The clearest live pocket is civil and infrastructure work. Charlotte had 37 live civil engineer roles as of September 9, 2026, led by LaBella Associates, AECOM, Timmons Group, LandDesign, and ProSidian Consulting. That lines up with a market where a PE license, project management, and design tools matter because employers are buying delivery capacity, not just raw credentials. The next-best lanes are power, grid, and building systems. Regional demand signals highlight Duke Energy, Siemens, AECOM, Fluor, Bosch, and Honeywell as important engineering employers, while Trench's new Charlotte plant and GHT's new Charlotte office point to fresh demand in grid equipment and MEP design. Manufacturing-linked roles still exist through employers such as Corning and Scout Motors, but that lane looks selective rather than broad because metro manufacturing employment was down 3.5584% year over year in June 2026.

• Civil, land development, and transportation design (high): This is the clearest high-visibility lane, with 37 live civil engineer roles and repeated employer activity from LaBella Associates, AECOM, Timmons Group, LandDesign, and ProSidian Consulting.
• Power systems, utilities, and grid equipment (high): Charlotte's utility and industrial base is reinforced by regional employers such as Duke Energy and Siemens, plus Trench's new high-voltage plant tied to grid and data-center power demand.
• MEP and building systems (moderate): GHT's new Charlotte office and local Revit demand point to ongoing work in commercial and institutional design support, especially for candidates who can work across mechanical, electrical, and plumbing coordination.
• Process and manufacturing engineering (moderate): There are still live openings around Corning, Scout Motors, and process-heavy employers, but the metro manufacturing backdrop is weaker than the consulting and project-delivery side.

Where to focus: Start with civil/infrastructure, power-grid, and MEP employers, then use process or manufacturing roles as a second lane rather than your only lane.

Roles worth searching next

• Construction project manager or land development PM: Civil employers in Charlotte are active, and project management is a common cross-over skill in the local posting mix.
• BIM or Revit coordinator: Revit shows up in local demand, and Charlotte's new MEP office activity creates a practical bridge from engineering into design-production leadership.
• Technical consultant or solutions delivery lead: Business consulting makes up about 10% of the local Engineering & Scientific posting mix, and firms such as Deloitte and Slalom appear among active employers.
• Quality systems specialist or QA technician: Scientific and manufacturing-adjacent career paths include QA technician roles, and Charlotte still shows live process-engineering demand from manufacturers such as Corning.

What postings ask for

• Professional Engineer (PE) license (premium | immediate): It is the most commonly named certification in the local posting sample, and Charlotte's strongest visible hiring lane is civil and infrastructure work where licensure carries real screening power. Who: Civil, structural, transportation, utilities, and anyone moving toward sign-off responsibility.
• Project management (differentiator | immediate): Project management appears in about 15% of local postings, which fits a market buying engineers who can own schedules, vendors, and cross-functional delivery rather than only technical tasks. Who: Mid-career engineers, field engineers, and career switchers with delivery experience.
• AutoCAD (table_stakes | immediate): AutoCAD shows up in about 15% of local postings, making it a baseline screen for design-heavy roles even when it is not the whole job. Who: Entry-level and mid-career candidates targeting civil, mechanical, and drafting-adjacent roles.
• Revit (differentiator | near-term): Revit appears in about 10% of local postings, and Charlotte's new MEP office activity makes building-systems coordination a practical niche to target. Who: Candidates aiming at MEP, BIM coordination, architecture-adjacent engineering, and building systems work.
• Python (differentiator | near-term): Python appears in about 15% of local postings, which suggests Charlotte employers value engineers who can automate analysis, testing, reporting, or workflow tasks in addition to core engineering work. Who: Systems, process, test, and scientifically oriented candidates who want to stand out without moving into pure data roles.
• CAD/FEA/CFD (premium | near-term): National engineering guidance continues to flag CAD, FEA, and CFD as advancement tools, and they map especially well to Charlotte's mechanical and process opportunities. Who: Mechanical, materials, process, and product-focused engineers.

Questions about this market

What do Engineering & Scientific roles pay in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

The best direct public benchmark is older than the current posting sample: BLS put Charlotte's architecture and engineering group at $47.50 per hour, or about $98,800 annually, in May 2024, below the national group mean of $51.36. More recent posting-based signals are higher, with Charlotte Engineering & Scientific ads centered on about $120k to $157k and North Carolina's mean offered salary on new openings at about $107,107 in August 2026. That gap usually means current ads are tilted toward experienced and specialized openings rather than representing the average engineer in the metro. The local posting mix is about 45% senior and about 15% lead+, so headline pay is not the same thing as broad-market pay.

Where is demand for Engineering & Scientific roles in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail of employers rather than one dominant company. Over the last 90 days, we observed more than 450 Engineering & Scientific postings across more than 200 companies in Charlotte, and the employer mix is described as fragmented. The most-active industries in the sample were financial services at about 20%, construction at about 15%, energy at about 15%, business consulting at about 10%, and engineering services at about 10%, which means this market is broader than pure manufacturing. The clearest live pocket is civil and infrastructure work. Charlotte had 37 live civil engineer roles as of September 9, 2026, led by LaBella Associates, AECOM, Timmons Group, LandDesign, and ProSidian Consulting. That lines up with a market where a PE license, project management, and design tools matter because employers are buying delivery capacity, not just raw credentials. The next-best lanes are power, grid, and building systems. Regional demand signals highlight Duke Energy, Siemens, AECOM, Fluor, Bosch, and Honeywell as important engineering employers, while Trench's new Charlotte plant and GHT's new Charlotte office point to fresh demand in grid equipment and MEP design. Manufacturing-linked roles still exist through employers such as Corning and Scout Motors, but that lane looks selective rather than broad because metro manufacturing employment was down 3.5584% year over year in June 2026.

Which employers are hiring the most Engineering & Scientific talent in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

Recent postings show the most activity from WSP Global Inc. (15 postings), Sargent & Lundy (15 postings), Tata Consultancy Services Limited (15 postings), Deloitte (15 postings), Corning, Inc. (15 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Engineering & Scientific roles in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 35% hybrid, with 60% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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