150+ Engineering & Science Jobs in Philadelphia, PA

Observed local BLS wages are solid but broad-brush: in 2025, architecture and engineering occupations in the metro averaged $107,680 a year with a $101,290 median, while life, physical, and social science occupations averaged $103,160 with a $90,440 median. Broader posting-based pay signals run higher but are more selective: sampled Philadelphia Engineering & Scientific postings centered on about $108k to $155k, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics estimated mean offered pay on new Pennsylvania openings at about $101,183 in September 2026 (n=467).

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 90 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $82,738 at the 25th percentile, $108,631 at the median and $138,588 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 17, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

This is a solid market for specialized engineers and scientists, but it is not an easy one. Pennsylvania Engineering & Scientific employment was up 3.2% year over year in September 2026 and active postings were up 11.3%, outperforming the statewide all-occupation postings trend of -4.2%. In the local sample, there were more than 600 postings across more than 250 companies over the last 90 days, but only about 15% were entry-level and about 65% were on-site.

Best positioned: The best odds right now belong to mid-career candidates who can show direct project delivery in defense/systems, civil/infrastructure, or regulated manufacturing and who match local keywords like Python, AutoCAD, Revit, project management, and systems engineering.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming this is a broad remote-friendly market; only about 5% of sampled postings were remote, and the mix leaned senior rather than entry-level.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 172 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Jacobs Engineering Group: 15 open roles
2. Lockheed Martin Corporation: 7 open roles
3. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc: 6 open roles
4. PM Group: 6 open roles
5. Arora Engineers, Inc.: 5 open roles
6. US Army Corps of Engineers: 5 open roles
7. Veeco Instruments Inc.: 5 open roles
8. WSP Global Inc.: 5 open roles
9. AECOM Corporation: 4 open roles
10. Bernhard LLC: 4 open roles

Where the openings are

• Philadelphia: 50
• Conshohocken: 14
• Doylestown: 7
• Camden: 6
• Wilmington: 6
• Norristown: 5
• Township of Horsham: 5
• King of Prussia: 5

Work arrangement

on-site 113 (66%), hybrid 57 (33%), remote 1 (1%)

Where the demand is

Opportunities are not evenly spread across this category. In the local posting sample, the most-active industry buckets were aerospace & defense at about 20%, civil engineering about 15%, defense and space manufacturing about 15%, business consulting about 15%, and IT services and IT consulting about 15%. That lines up with a metro economy that still supports large Professional and Business Services employment at 499.6 thousand and manufacturing at 178.7 thousand in August 2026, with both sectors higher year over year. Philadelphia also has a meaningful infrastructure and public-project lane. The city reported 15 pilot projects across three departments under its hiring-preference program representing $312 million in anticipated investment, while separate city-backed training efforts moved 12 municipal workers toward engineering and surveying promotions and launched a 15-person electrical pre-apprenticeship tied to EV infrastructure. Private expansion signals are real but uneven. Bentley Systems opened a larger Old City office with room for 50 more employees and said it was continuously hiring in product, engineering, and leadership; BioBuzz also highlighted more than 200 planned Pennsylvania jobs tied to Glanua's expansion and more than 15 open roles at West in manufacturing, quality, engineering, and R&D.

• Defense and systems work (high): Backed by aerospace & defense and defense manufacturing, which together make up roughly a third of sampled postings, plus local demand for systems engineering skills.
• Civil, infrastructure, and municipal projects (high): Supported by civil engineering's about 15% share of sampled postings and city infrastructure activity tied to $312 million of anticipated investment.
• Regulated manufacturing and life sciences support (moderate): Seen in regional hiring signals for manufacturing, quality, engineering, and R&D roles around plant and life-sciences employers.
• Consulting and digital engineering (moderate): Driven by business consulting and IT services shares and by local demand for AWS, Azure, Python, and project management.

Where to focus: Focus first on defense/systems, civil-infrastructure, and regulated manufacturing or life-sciences employers where on-site work and domain specificity are assets rather than drawbacks.

Roles worth searching next

• Technical project manager / program manager: Project management appears in about 15% of sampled local postings, and the market skews toward senior and lead work, which makes delivery-oriented transitions plausible.
• Quality or validation specialist: Regional life-sciences signals include more than 15 current roles at West spanning manufacturing, quality, engineering, and R&D, which makes quality a realistic bridge role.
• Sustainability / ESG specialist: ESG reporting is described as a license-to-operate issue for construction and engineering firms, and 2026 credential guidance highlights LEED and Envision paths.
• Solutions consultant / implementation specialist: Business consulting and IT services each account for about 15% of sampled local postings, and local roles also ask for AWS, Azure, Python, and project management.

What postings ask for

• AutoCAD (table_stakes | immediate): AutoCAD appears in about 15% of sampled local postings, making it one of the clearest baseline filters for design and engineering roles here. Who: Civil, mechanical, facilities, and infrastructure-oriented candidates.
• Revit (differentiator | immediate): Revit shows up in about 10% of sampled local postings, which helps for built-environment and project-delivery roles that sit close to architecture, MEP, and infrastructure work. Who: Candidates targeting civil/infrastructure, municipal, or building-systems employers.
• Python (differentiator | immediate): Python appears in about 15% of sampled local postings and also shows up in 2026 skill guidance for mechanical and digitally enabled engineering work. Who: Systems, modeling, automation, lab, and process-focused candidates.
• Systems engineering (premium | immediate): Systems engineering appears in about 10% of sampled local postings and is one of the clearest signals that employers want integration and requirements-thinking, not just title-level design experience. Who: Defense, aerospace, complex-product, and cross-functional program candidates.
• Project management (differentiator | immediate): Project management appears in about 15% of sampled local postings, and the market leans senior and lead-level, so delivery discipline helps candidates stand out. Who: Mid-career applicants, team leads, and career switchers with operations or construction backgrounds.
• AWS and Azure (differentiator | near-term): AWS and Azure each show up in about 10% of sampled local postings, which signals that some local engineering demand is tied to digital infrastructure, simulation, software-connected systems, and technical consulting rather than purely classical design work. Who: Systems, digital engineering, infrastructure software, and consulting candidates.

Questions about this market

What do Engineering & Scientific roles pay in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

Observed local BLS wages are solid but broad-brush: in 2025, architecture and engineering occupations in the metro averaged $107,680 a year with a $101,290 median, while life, physical, and social science occupations averaged $103,160 with a $90,440 median. Broader posting-based pay signals run higher but are more selective: sampled Philadelphia Engineering & Scientific postings centered on about $108k to $155k, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics estimated mean offered pay on new Pennsylvania openings at about $101,183 in September 2026 (n=467). This is a market where technical work pays well relative to the local average. The metro's architecture and engineering group averaged $51.77 per hour in May 2025 versus $34.49 across all occupations.

Where is demand for Engineering & Scientific roles in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD concentrated?

Opportunities are not evenly spread across this category. In the local posting sample, the most-active industry buckets were aerospace & defense at about 20%, civil engineering about 15%, defense and space manufacturing about 15%, business consulting about 15%, and IT services and IT consulting about 15%. That lines up with a metro economy that still supports large Professional and Business Services employment at 499.6 thousand and manufacturing at 178.7 thousand in August 2026, with both sectors higher year over year. Philadelphia also has a meaningful infrastructure and public-project lane. The city reported 15 pilot projects across three departments under its hiring-preference program representing $312 million in anticipated investment, while separate city-backed training efforts moved 12 municipal workers toward engineering and surveying promotions and launched a 15-person electrical pre-apprenticeship tied to EV infrastructure. Private expansion signals are real but uneven. Bentley Systems opened a larger Old City office with room for 50 more employees and said it was continuously hiring in product, engineering, and leadership; BioBuzz also highlighted more than 200 planned Pennsylvania jobs tied to Glanua's expansion and more than 15 open roles at West in manufacturing, quality, engineering, and R&D.

Which employers are hiring the most Engineering & Scientific talent in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

Recent postings show the most activity from Lockheed Martin Corporation (75 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Engineering & Scientific roles in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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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