Engineering Jobs in Minneapolis, MN

Direct local wage data is solid for occupation families: Minneapolis architecture and engineering occupations averaged $50.08 per hour in May 2025, versus $35.86 across all occupations. For the metro engineering family, BLS shows a $99,810 median annual wage, with a $78,690 25th percentile and $128,110 75th percentile; scientific roles show a lower $89,090 median. Proxy market signals run hotter: recent posted salary ranges center on about $118k to $160k, while Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the mean offered salary on new Minnesota Engineering & Scientific openings near $95,716 with n=494.

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Advertised pay

Across the 169 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $85,000 at the 25th percentile, $112,500 at the median and $126,450 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

This is a workable market, but not an easy one. Minneapolis-St. Paul had a 4.7% unemployment rate in August 2026, up 17.5000% year-over-year, even as metro nonfarm employment rose 1.3895%, professional and business services rose 1.7696%, and manufacturing rose 3.1834%. Within the field itself, BLS counts show 43,590 architecture and engineering workers and 19,440 life, physical, and social science workers in the metro, while Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows Minnesota Engineering & Scientific employment up 3.6% and active postings up 7.3% year-over-year. The catch is that openings skew experienced and mostly in-person, so the market favors specialists who can show tools, domain context, and delivery proof right away.

Best positioned: Your best odds are as an experienced engineer or scientist who can show project delivery plus tool depth in AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Revit, Python, or systems engineering, and who is open to on-site or hybrid work.

Main caution: Do not confuse high salary bands with easy hiring: about 35% of sampled openings are senior and about 20% are lead+, and the typical posting has been open around 31 days.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 199 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. WSP Global Inc.: 10 open roles
2. Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.: 8 open roles
3. Medtronic plc: 6 open roles
4. Stanley Consultants, Inc.: 5 open roles
5. Advanced Energy: 4 open roles
6. AE2S: 4 open roles
7. Celestica: 4 open roles
8. Delta ModTech: 4 open roles
9. Legence: 4 open roles
10. Delkor Systems: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Minneapolis: 45
• Saint Paul: 17
• Eden Prairie: 16
• Maple Grove: 13
• Bloomington: 10
• Burnsville: 10
• Plymouth: 9
• Minnetonka: 8

Work arrangement

on-site 156 (79%), hybrid 39 (20%), remote 2 (1%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunities are spread across several employer types rather than one dominant cluster. In the local posting mix, construction, software development, civil engineering, and business consulting each account for about 15% of activity, with defense and space manufacturing at about 10%, and the sample is fragmented across employers rather than dominated by one firm. That matters because it creates multiple entry points: AEC and land-development work, medtech and industrial product work, and consulting or systems-heavy roles all show up in the same market. The clearest local pockets are civil/infrastructure and engineering services on one side, and manufacturing or medtech on the other. Civil demand is reinforced by Twin Cities recruiting activity centered on civil, environmental, geoengineering, transportation, infrastructure, and land development, plus separate signals around surveying and land surveying. Manufacturing employment in the metro was up 3.1834% year-over-year, and local context still names Medtronic and 3M as important engineering employers while Boston Scientific is expanding its Maple Grove science and technology center by 300,000 square feet. If you are broad-searching without a segment thesis, you will feel the market is random; if you target one of these clusters, it looks much more coherent.

• Civil, environmental, and land development (high): This is the most visible local niche right now, with recruiting signals tied to transportation, infrastructure, geoengineering, surveying, and land development.
• Medtech, manufacturing, and industrial product engineering (moderate): Metro manufacturing employment is growing, and local context still points to Medtronic and 3M, while Boston Scientific is adding major office and lab capacity in Maple Grove.
• Consulting, design services, and systems-oriented work (moderate): The postings sample includes Deloitte, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., Tata Consultancy Services Limited, Slalom, and Vaa, Llc., and the recurring skill mix emphasizes project management, Revit, AutoCAD, Python, and systems engineering.

Where to focus: Pick one segment and optimize for its workflow, not just its title family: civil/AEC candidates should lean into AutoCAD, Revit, and surveying signals, while product and systems candidates should emphasize SolidWorks, Python, systems work, and delivery evidence.

Roles worth searching next

• BIM/VDC coordinator: It is a clean bridge for candidates with Revit or Autodesk exposure because local demand includes Revit and broader construction credentials are moving toward BIM and VDC.
• Technical project manager or project coordinator: Project management is the most common skill in local postings, so some candidates can move from pure technical execution into delivery ownership.
• Quality or validation specialist: This is a practical route into medtech and manufacturing environments, especially in a market with growing manufacturing employment and ongoing life-science facility expansion.
• Technical sales or field applications specialist: A fragmented employer base creates openings for people who can translate technical detail into client value across consulting, product, and industrial settings.

What postings ask for

• Project management (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most common hard skill in the local sample at about 15%, so it functions more like a screening requirement than a bonus skill. Who: Mid-career engineers, scientists moving into lead roles, and career switchers with delivery experience.
• AutoCAD (table_stakes | immediate): AutoCAD appears in about 10% of local postings, and the strongest live local demand signals cluster around civil, infrastructure, and land development work. Who: Civil, environmental, land-development, and design-support candidates.
• SolidWorks (differentiator | immediate): SolidWorks also appears in about 10% of local postings and lines up well with product, mechanical, and manufacturing-oriented roles. Who: Mechanical, product, and industrial candidates, especially those targeting medtech or manufacturing employers.
• Revit plus BIM/VDC tooling (premium | near-term): Revit appears in about 10% of local postings, and digital construction credentials in BIM, VDC, Autodesk, and Navisworks are becoming more important in construction-adjacent work. Who: AEC, MEP, civil, and construction-interface candidates.
• Python (differentiator | near-term): Python shows up in about 10% of local postings, which makes it a valuable bridge skill across lab automation, process analysis, simulation, and systems-heavy roles. Who: Scientists, systems candidates, and engineers who want to stand out from pure-CAD applicants.
• Systems engineering and model-based systems engineering (premium | near-term): Systems engineering is present in the local sample, and broader engineering guidance says simulation environments and model-based systems engineering are becoming standard parts of mechanical and cross-system work. Who: Mechanical, mechatronics, medtech, and cross-functional product candidates.

Questions about this market

What do Engineering & Scientific roles pay in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?

Direct local wage data is solid for occupation families: Minneapolis architecture and engineering occupations averaged $50.08 per hour in May 2025, versus $35.86 across all occupations. For the metro engineering family, BLS shows a $99,810 median annual wage, with a $78,690 25th percentile and $128,110 75th percentile; scientific roles show a lower $89,090 median. Proxy market signals run hotter: recent posted salary ranges center on about $118k to $160k, while Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the mean offered salary on new Minnesota Engineering & Scientific openings near $95,716 with n=494. This is a strong-paying market by local standards, and the architecture and engineering mean wage is roughly 40% above the metro all-occupation mean. But the pay advantage is not evenly distributed across the category.

Where is demand for Engineering & Scientific roles in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI concentrated?

Real opportunities are spread across several employer types rather than one dominant cluster. In the local posting mix, construction, software development, civil engineering, and business consulting each account for about 15% of activity, with defense and space manufacturing at about 10%, and the sample is fragmented across employers rather than dominated by one firm. That matters because it creates multiple entry points: AEC and land-development work, medtech and industrial product work, and consulting or systems-heavy roles all show up in the same market. The clearest local pockets are civil/infrastructure and engineering services on one side, and manufacturing or medtech on the other. Civil demand is reinforced by Twin Cities recruiting activity centered on civil, environmental, geoengineering, transportation, infrastructure, and land development, plus separate signals around surveying and land surveying. Manufacturing employment in the metro was up 3.1834% year-over-year, and local context still names Medtronic and 3M as important engineering employers while Boston Scientific is expanding its Maple Grove science and technology center by 300,000 square feet. If you are broad-searching without a segment thesis, you will feel the market is random; if you target one of these clusters, it looks much more coherent.

Which employers are hiring the most Engineering & Scientific talent in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?

Recent postings show the most activity from Deloitte (20 postings), Aia Mn (15 postings), Tata Consultancy Services Limited (15 postings), Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (15 postings), Zen Sherpa LLC (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Engineering & Scientific roles in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 35% hybrid, with 65% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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