75+ Engineering & Science Jobs in Nashville, TN

The cleanest local government pay anchor in this bundle is Nashville's average hourly earnings for all private employees at $35.91 in April 2026, while metro-specific engineering wage tables exist from the BLS May 2025 release but are not fresh enough here to serve as the main current benchmark. In the local posting sample, Engineering & Scientific salaries center on about $124k to $193k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $93k to $237k.

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Advertised pay

Across the 28 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $97,048 at the 25th percentile, $121,460 at the median and $135,625 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

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Nashville is a workable Engineering & Scientific market right now, but it is better for experienced candidates than for broad, easy entry. Metro unemployment was 3.2% in June 2026, total nonfarm employment was up 1.5646% year over year, and Professional and Business Services was up 4.2620%, which supports continued demand for consulting, design, systems, and lab-adjacent work. Tennessee occupation signals are stronger than the broader state market, with Engineering & Scientific active postings up 12.7% year over year even as Tennessee postings across all occupations were down 9.5% year over year. At the same time, the visible posting mix is only about 15% entry-level, about 70% on-site, and spread across more than 125 companies, so landing a role usually means matching a specific niche and being flexible on work arrangement.

Best positioned: The best odds belong to mid-career or senior engineers, architects, systems-oriented consultants, and licensed lab professionals who bring project management plus either CAD/BIM or analytics skills and can work on-site or hybrid.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming this is a remote-first or junior-friendly market; only about 5% of local postings are remote, and entry-level roles are about 15% of the mix.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 87 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Salas O'Brien: 10 open roles
2. Jacobs Engineering Group: 6 open roles
3. Bohler Engineering Group: 4 open roles
4. Ssr Inc: 4 open roles
5. WSP Global Inc.: 4 open roles
6. Amazon: 3 open roles
7. Benesch Law Firm: 3 open roles
8. Bridgestone Americas: 3 open roles
9. J.E. Dunn Construction Company: 3 open roles
10. Schneider Electric Corp: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Nashville: 65
• Franklin: 9
• Brentwood: 3
• Mount Juliet: 2
• Duluth: 1
• New York: 1
• La Vergne: 1
• Gallatin: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 68 (78%), hybrid 19 (22%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is not evenly spread across every engineering discipline. In the local posting sample, healthcare accounts for about 25% of Engineering & Scientific activity, while business consulting, professional services / consulting, and construction each contribute about 15%, and civil engineering about 10%. That means Nashville is less of a pure R&D market and more of a market where engineering skill gets embedded inside hospital systems, consulting delivery, building projects, and infrastructure work. The employer base is broad rather than winner-take-all. The last 90 days showed more than 250 postings across more than 125 companies, and hiring is fragmented across employers in the sample. Named employers with repeated activity include Deloitte, Slalom, vumc.org, and Kimley Horn, which points to three practical lanes: consulting and systems work, healthcare and lab environments, and civil and construction design. A useful second ring of opportunity sits just outside the core category. Local adjacent signals show construction-heavy demand, an Entry-Level Mechanical Engineer — Construction opening from J.E. Dunn Construction Company, and a Metro Nashville search for a Senior Director of Engineering tied to transportation investment.

• Healthcare and lab-science employers (high): Healthcare is about 25% of local category activity, vumc.org is one of the most consistently active named employers, and lab credentials show up among required certifications.
• Consulting and systems delivery (high): Business consulting and professional services / consulting are each about 15% of local activity, with Deloitte and Slalom among the most active names.
• Civil, construction, and public infrastructure (moderate): Construction is about 15% of local Engineering & Scientific activity, civil engineering about 10%, J.E. Dunn has posted an Entry-Level Mechanical Engineer — Construction role, and Metro Nashville is recruiting a Senior Director of Engineering for transportation investment work.
• Fully remote roles (limited): Only about 5% of local postings are remote, so remote-only searching leaves you in a thin slice of the market.

Where to focus: Focus first on on-site or hybrid roles that combine project delivery with a concrete domain—healthcare/lab, consulting/systems, or civil/construction—rather than applying broadly to generic engineer titles.

Roles worth searching next

• Construction project engineer / building-systems coordinator: Nashville's nearby opportunity set is construction-led, J.E. Dunn has posted an Entry-Level Mechanical Engineer — Construction role locally, and construction is also a visible share of core Engineering & Scientific demand.
• Field service / commissioning technician: The adjacent local market still showed more than 2,600 postings across more than 950 companies, with construction about 60% of activity and less than 5% remote, which creates a practical fallback for candidates comfortable with sites and equipment.
• Technical project manager for infrastructure or professional services: Project management is the most-requested hard skill in local Engineering & Scientific postings, and Metro Nashville is actively hiring engineering leadership for transportation investment work.
• Quality assurance / validation specialist: Quality assurance appears in about 10% of local skill demand and fits candidates coming from manufacturing, lab, or regulated workflows.

What postings ask for

• Project management (table_stakes | immediate): Project management is the most-requested hard skill in the local sample at about 20%, which tells you employers want delivery ownership, not just technical depth. Who: Best for mid-career engineers, architects, and career switchers moving into client-facing or infrastructure work.
• AutoCAD (table_stakes | immediate): AutoCAD appears in about 15% of local skill demand and fits the visible civil, construction, and design-heavy slice of the market. Who: Entry-level and mid-career candidates targeting built-environment or design support roles.
• Revit (differentiator | immediate): Revit shows up in about 10% of local postings and is especially useful where construction and civil work are a meaningful share of demand. Who: Candidates aiming at MEP, building systems, architecture-adjacent, or construction-engineering paths.
• Data analysis and Python (differentiator | immediate): Data analysis and Python each show up in about 10% of local skill demand, and research-science career guidance also points to data analytics, scientific computing, statistical modeling, and automation as essential 2026 capabilities. Who: Systems-oriented engineers, lab scientists, and research candidates who need a stronger analytical edge.
• Quality assurance (differentiator | near-term): Quality assurance appears in about 10% of local postings, making it a practical bridge skill across healthcare, manufacturing, lab, and regulated project environments. Who: Career switchers and engineers coming from process-heavy or regulated settings.
• SQL and AWS (premium | near-term): SQL and AWS each appear in about 5% of local demand, which is not dominant but does signal a systems and analytics premium for candidates who can connect engineering work to data and cloud workflows. Who: Systems engineers, technical consultants, and researchers building a hybrid technical profile.

Questions about this market

What do Engineering & Scientific roles pay in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

The cleanest local government pay anchor in this bundle is Nashville's average hourly earnings for all private employees at $35.91 in April 2026, while metro-specific engineering wage tables exist from the BLS May 2025 release but are not fresh enough here to serve as the main current benchmark. In the local posting sample, Engineering & Scientific salaries center on about $124k to $193k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $93k to $237k. That is strong pay relative to Tennessee's all-occupation offered-pay mean of ~$76,062 and above the Tennessee Engineering & Scientific offered-pay mean of ~$94,161 on new openings, but it likely reflects a market with many experienced, specialized roles rather than easy average offers for every applicant.

Where is demand for Engineering & Scientific roles in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN concentrated?

Real opportunity is not evenly spread across every engineering discipline. In the local posting sample, healthcare accounts for about 25% of Engineering & Scientific activity, while business consulting, professional services / consulting, and construction each contribute about 15%, and civil engineering about 10%. That means Nashville is less of a pure R&D market and more of a market where engineering skill gets embedded inside hospital systems, consulting delivery, building projects, and infrastructure work. The employer base is broad rather than winner-take-all. The last 90 days showed more than 250 postings across more than 125 companies, and hiring is fragmented across employers in the sample. Named employers with repeated activity include Deloitte, Slalom, vumc.org, and Kimley Horn, which points to three practical lanes: consulting and systems work, healthcare and lab environments, and civil and construction design. A useful second ring of opportunity sits just outside the core category. Local adjacent signals show construction-heavy demand, an Entry-Level Mechanical Engineer — Construction opening from J.E. Dunn Construction Company, and a Metro Nashville search for a Senior Director of Engineering tied to transportation investment.

Which employers are hiring the most Engineering & Scientific talent in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

Recent postings show the most activity from Deloitte (20 postings), Slalom (20 postings), vumc.org (10 postings), Kimley Horn (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Engineering & Scientific roles in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 25% hybrid, with 70% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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