350+ Engineering & Science Jobs in Chicago, IL

Government wage data puts Chicago Architecture and Engineering occupations at $51.36 per hour and Life, Physical, and Social Science occupations at $45.48 per hour in May 2025, versus $35.28 across all local occupations. Current posting-based signals are higher at the center because they skew toward experienced roles: salaried postings cluster around about $124k to $180k, and hourly postings center on about $45 to $65 per hour.

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Advertised pay

Across the 335 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $82,769 at the 25th percentile, $110,000 at the median and $140,000 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 6, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Chicago is a usable but selective market for Engineering & Scientific job seekers right now. Metro unemployment was 5.0% in June 2026, total nonfarm jobs were up just 0.3% year over year, and statewide Illinois signals show Engineering & Scientific demand outperforming the broader market, with occupation-level postings up 23.2% year over year. The result is a market with real openings, but better odds for experienced specialists than for generalists or true beginners. The current local posting mix is heavily mid/senior and mostly on-site or hybrid, not remote-first.

Best positioned: The best odds belong to mid-to-senior engineers and scientific professionals who combine domain depth with project management plus either Python, AutoCAD/Revit, or AWS/Azure, and who can work on-site or hybrid in Chicago.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is reading the high posted salary bands as broad access; most of the visible market sits at mid, senior, or lead level, and entry roles are a small share.

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Who is hiring here

Counted across all 397 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Sargent & Lundy: 29 open roles
2. AbbVie Inc.: 11 open roles
3. Invenergy: 11 open roles
4. Jacobs Engineering Group: 11 open roles
5. Kimley Horn: 10 open roles
6. IMEG Corp.: 9 open roles
7. Harrison Consulting Solutions: 8 open roles
8. Shure Incorporated: 8 open roles
9. Brindley Engineering Corporation: 6 open roles
10. Inventergy Global, Inc.: 6 open roles

Where the openings are

• Chicago: 168
• Naperville: 19
• Downers Grove: 18
• Warrenville: 14
• North Chicago: 11
• Niles: 11
• Lisle: 9
• Carpentersville: 7

Work arrangement

on-site 239 (62%), hybrid 131 (34%), remote 16 (4%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across a long employer tail rather than locked inside one dominant firm. The local sample shows more than 1,200 postings across more than 600 companies over the last 90 days, and hiring is described as fragmented. That matters because you can run a targeted search by employer type instead of waiting on one flagship company: the most active names include AbbVie Inc., Northrop Grumman, Amazon.com Inc., Deloitte, Slalom, Jacobs Engineering Group, and Sargent & Lundy. The work itself clusters into a few buying centers. One cluster is physical-project and design work, where construction, engineering, and technology each account for about 15% of the sample, and AutoCAD, Revit, and project management show up often. Another is systems-heavy or consulting-led work, where information technology is about 15% and IT services and consulting about 10%, with Python, AWS, and Azure appearing alongside stakeholder and project management needs. Scientific demand is present, but the evidence is thinner by sub-role; AbbVie is one of the most active employers, and the metro science wage benchmark is strong, but the bundle is clearer on engineering and systems roles than on niche lab specialties.

• Infrastructure, design, and capital projects (high): This lane is supported by construction and engineering employers, with Jacobs Engineering Group and Sargent & Lundy among the active names, and it rewards AutoCAD, Revit, project management, and sometimes the PE path.
• Systems, cloud-connected engineering, and consulting (high): Amazon.com Inc., Deloitte, and Slalom point to a local market for engineers who can mix technical depth with Python, AWS, Azure, and stakeholder-heavy delivery work.
• Scientific and regulated-product employers (moderate): AbbVie Inc. is one of the most active employers in the sample, and the metro benchmark for Life, Physical, and Social Science work is $45.48 per hour, but the evidence is less detailed for specific lab specialties than for engineering roles.
• Defense, aerospace, security, energy, and industrial employers (moderate): Northrop Grumman plus Built In Chicago's sector tags suggest a meaningful local lane tied to aerospace, security, energy, and industrial work, which favors candidates with domain context and systems discipline.

Where to focus: Focus on roles where your domain and tool stack line up cleanly with one of Chicago's active lanes: infrastructure/design if you bring AutoCAD or Revit, or systems/consulting if you bring Python plus AWS or Azure.

Roles worth searching next

• Data engineer: Python, SQL, AWS, and Azure overlap strongly with the systems-heavy end of this market, and Chicago data-engineering ads show ranges such as $100K-$145K and $113K-$188K.
• Technical project manager: Project management and stakeholder management are already recurring local asks, so engineers who have led vendors, timelines, or capital work can reposition credibly.
• Quality or validation specialist: This is a practical bridge for candidates coming from regulated manufacturing, pharma, or defense environments served by employers such as AbbVie Inc. and Northrop Grumman.
• Solutions or implementation consultant: Consulting employers such as Deloitte and Slalom are active locally, and the same market rewards project management plus Python or cloud fluency.

What postings ask for

• Project management (table_stakes | immediate): It appears in about 15% of local postings and is the common thread across engineering services, construction, and consulting employers. Who: Almost everyone, but especially mid-career candidates trying to move from task execution into ownership.
• Python (differentiator | immediate): Python appears in about 15% of local postings and is the cleanest bridge between traditional engineering, automation, and systems-heavy roles. Who: Mechanical, systems, scientific, and career-switching candidates who need a portable proof skill.
• AutoCAD (table_stakes | immediate): AutoCAD shows up in about 10% of local postings and is a screening tool for design, drafting, and project documentation work. Who: Civil, architectural, facilities, and project-delivery candidates.
• Revit (differentiator | immediate): Revit appears in about 10% of local postings and helps most in building, infrastructure, and design workflows. Who: Candidates targeting AEC, BIM, building systems, or owner-side capital projects.
• AWS (premium | near-term): AWS appears in about 10% of local postings and signals that some of this market rewards engineers who can work across physical systems and cloud platforms. Who: Systems, automation, and technical-consulting candidates.
• Azure (premium | near-term): Azure also appears in about 10% of local postings, reinforcing the value of cloud fluency for systems-heavy engineering paths. Who: Candidates coming from enterprise IT, controls, manufacturing systems, or digital transformation work.

Questions about this market

What do Engineering & Scientific roles pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Government wage data puts Chicago Architecture and Engineering occupations at $51.36 per hour and Life, Physical, and Social Science occupations at $45.48 per hour in May 2025, versus $35.28 across all local occupations. Current posting-based signals are higher at the center because they skew toward experienced roles: salaried postings cluster around about $124k to $180k, and hourly postings center on about $45 to $65 per hour. This is a well-paid market relative to the local average, but Chicago's cost-of-living index is 117.6, so the salary premium does not translate one-for-one into extra lifestyle margin.

Where is demand for Engineering & Scientific roles in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across a long employer tail rather than locked inside one dominant firm. The local sample shows more than 1,200 postings across more than 600 companies over the last 90 days, and hiring is described as fragmented. That matters because you can run a targeted search by employer type instead of waiting on one flagship company: the most active names include AbbVie Inc., Northrop Grumman, Amazon.com Inc., Deloitte, Slalom, Jacobs Engineering Group, and Sargent & Lundy. The work itself clusters into a few buying centers. One cluster is physical-project and design work, where construction, engineering, and technology each account for about 15% of the sample, and AutoCAD, Revit, and project management show up often. Another is systems-heavy or consulting-led work, where information technology is about 15% and IT services and consulting about 10%, with Python, AWS, and Azure appearing alongside stakeholder and project management needs. Scientific demand is present, but the evidence is thinner by sub-role; AbbVie is one of the most active employers, and the metro science wage benchmark is strong, but the bundle is clearer on engineering and systems roles than on niche lab specialties.

Which employers are hiring the most Engineering & Scientific talent in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Recent postings show the most activity from AbbVie Inc. (30 postings), Northrop Grumman (20 postings), Amazon.com Inc. (20 postings), Deloitte (20 postings), Slalom (20 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Engineering & Scientific roles in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 35% hybrid, with 60% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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