250+ Engineering & Science Jobs in Phoenix, AZ

The cleanest local benchmark is BLS: architecture and engineering roles averaged about $50.95 per hour in Phoenix in May 2025, or roughly $106,000 annually. A newer but less official signal from local postings shows advertised ranges centered on about $120k to $171k.

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Advertised pay

Across the 104 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $87,500 at the 25th percentile, $119,212 at the median and $150,000 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

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Phoenix is a viable market if you are already specialized, but it is not an easy market to enter cold. Local architecture and engineering pay sits near national parity at about $50.95 per hour versus $51.36 nationally, Phoenix has a 1.7 concentration quotient for architecture and engineering work, and we observed more than 650 recent postings across more than 250 companies. The good news is that Arizona engineering & scientific employment was up 4.4% year over year and active postings were up 36.8% year over year in August 2026 per Revelio Public Labor Statistics; the catch is that Phoenix metro unemployment reached 4.8% in July and the local posting mix skews heavily toward senior, on-site roles.

Best positioned: You have the best odds if you bring several years of experience in aerospace and defense, construction or engineering services, or semiconductor manufacturing and can show project management, AutoCAD/Revit/Civil 3D, systems engineering, or Python depth.

Main caution: Do not mistake posting volume for broad access: only about 10% of sampled roles are entry level, remote work is about 5%, and less than 5% of postings that mention policy say sponsorship is available.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 272 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.: 18 open roles
2. WSP Global Inc.: 18 open roles
3. Certified Electronics Technician: 15 open roles
4. Honeywell International Inc: 14 open roles
5. Ssoe Group: 11 open roles
6. Jacobs Engineering Group: 10 open roles
7. Burns & McDonnell: 9 open roles
8. Northrop Grumman Corp.: 9 open roles
9. Axon Enterprise: 6 open roles
10. Enercon: 5 open roles

Where the openings are

• Phoenix: 120
• Scottsdale: 55
• Tempe: 28
• Chandler: 21
• Mesa: 15
• Glendale: 8
• Gilbert: 6
• Goodyear: 3

Work arrangement

on-site 201 (74%), hybrid 62 (23%), remote 7 (3%)

Where the demand is

We observed more than 650 postings across more than 250 companies over the last 90 days, and the sample is fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. The most-active industry pockets are aerospace & defense at about 20%, construction at about 15%, aerospace at about 15%, engineering services at about 10%, and semiconductor manufacturing at about 10%. The most consistently active named employers include Northrop Grumman Corp., Honeywell International, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., and General Dynamics Mission Systems, while broader regional demand is also tied to Intel, TSMC, Honeywell, Boeing, and ASM America. That means Phoenix is not one market so much as several submarkets. Aerospace and defense favors systems, integration, and program-facing engineers; construction and engineering services reward AutoCAD, Revit, Civil 3D, and project delivery; semiconductor and advanced manufacturing reward on-site plant experience and controls or automation depth. The evidence is strongest for the engineering side of this category, so scientific and lab-only subroles should be treated as a narrower, more selective slice of the market.

• Aerospace & defense systems (high): Best for systems, integration, mechanical, electrical, and program-linked engineers with documentation discipline and cross-functional project experience.
• Construction and engineering services (high): Best for civil, land development, BIM, MEP, and design-delivery candidates who can show drawings, models, and stakeholder coordination.
• Semiconductor and advanced manufacturing (moderate): Best for process, manufacturing, controls, facilities, validation, and plant-support profiles willing to work on-site.
• Scientific, lab, and environmental niches (limited): Still part of the market, but the local evidence here is thinner and the hiring funnel appears narrower than for mainstream engineering tracks.

Where to focus: Pick one vertical and rewrite your materials around it; the best short-term bet is a focused search in aerospace/defense, civil/design services, or semiconductor manufacturing rather than a generic engineer search.

Roles worth searching next

• Engineering technician / test technician: You stay close to hardware, validation, and plant work while building proof that local employers will buy.
• Quality assurance or validation specialist: This is a practical bridge for candidates coming from regulated manufacturing, labs, or process-heavy environments.
• BIM coordinator / CAD designer: A strong option if your market value is more tool-based than license-based right now.
• Construction project coordinator or estimator: This keeps you close to civil, MEP, and engineering-services employers when pure design roles are too competitive.

What postings ask for

• Project management (table_stakes | immediate): It appears in about 20% of local postings, making it the clearest cross-sector screen for defense, construction, and engineering-services employers. Who: Mid-career engineers, PM-capable scientists, and anyone applying above entry level.
• AutoCAD (table_stakes | immediate): AutoCAD shows up in about 15% of local postings and aligns with Phoenix demand coming from construction and engineering-services work. Who: Civil, architectural, MEP, facilities, and design-support candidates.
• Revit / Civil 3D (differentiator | immediate): Revit appears in about 10% of local postings and Civil 3D in about 5%, which makes them especially useful for civil, land development, and building-systems candidates. Who: Entry-level and mid-career applicants targeting design firms, developers, and infrastructure work.
• Systems engineering (premium | immediate): Systems engineering appears in about 10% of local postings and fits the metro's aerospace and defense concentration. Who: Mechanical, electrical, aerospace, and cross-disciplinary engineers moving into defense or complex-product environments.
• Python (differentiator | immediate): Python appears in about 10% of local postings and is also highlighted in national engineering skill trends, so it helps candidates bridge design, automation, modeling, and lab workflows. Who: Engineers and scientists who want broader portability across modeling, automation, and data-adjacent work.
• PLC/SCADA automation (premium | near-term): National engineering hiring trends highlight PLC/SCADA automation, which fits Phoenix's semiconductor and manufacturing footprint. Who: Manufacturing, facilities, process, controls, and plant-support candidates.

Questions about this market

What do Engineering & Scientific roles pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

The cleanest local benchmark is BLS: architecture and engineering roles averaged about $50.95 per hour in Phoenix in May 2025, or roughly $106,000 annually. A newer but less official signal from local postings shows advertised ranges centered on about $120k to $171k. That is solid pay for Phoenix: local architecture and engineering wages are far above the metro average for all occupations at $33.48 per hour, and Phoenix sits only slightly below the national architecture and engineering average at $50.95 versus $51.36.

Where is demand for Engineering & Scientific roles in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ concentrated?

We observed more than 650 postings across more than 250 companies over the last 90 days, and the sample is fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. The most-active industry pockets are aerospace & defense at about 20%, construction at about 15%, aerospace at about 15%, engineering services at about 10%, and semiconductor manufacturing at about 10%. The most consistently active named employers include Northrop Grumman Corp., Honeywell International, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., and General Dynamics Mission Systems, while broader regional demand is also tied to Intel, TSMC, Honeywell, Boeing, and ASM America. That means Phoenix is not one market so much as several submarkets. Aerospace and defense favors systems, integration, and program-facing engineers; construction and engineering services reward AutoCAD, Revit, Civil 3D, and project delivery; semiconductor and advanced manufacturing reward on-site plant experience and controls or automation depth. The evidence is strongest for the engineering side of this category, so scientific and lab-only subroles should be treated as a narrower, more selective slice of the market.

Which employers are hiring the most Engineering & Scientific talent in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

Recent postings show the most activity from Northrop Grumman Corp. (30 postings), Honeywell International (30 postings), Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (20 postings), General Dynamics Mission Systems (15 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Engineering & Scientific roles in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 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.

How current are these listings?

Openings come from the Callings.ai live index of over 13 million jobs, refreshed hourly. This page searches postings from the last 30 days; run the search yourself to filter by anything else in plain language.

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