Engineering Jobs in Tampa, FL

Observed local pay data is solid but not uniformly elite: Tampa's architecture and engineering group averaged $45.10 an hour in May 2025, while the broader engineering family had a $81,910 median and $93,810 mean annual wage in 2025; life, physical, and social science roles were lower at a $75,820 median and $84,190 mean. More current directional measures run higher: Florida engineering & scientific openings averaged about $100,672 in September 2026, and the local posted salary band centered on about $120k to $170k.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 30 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $68,625 at the 25th percentile, $80,000 at the median and $133,125 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 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

Tampa is a balanced but selective Engineering & Scientific market right now. The metro unemployment rate was 4.7% in August 2026, up 9.3023% year-over-year, while metro professional and business services employment grew 2.1216% and manufacturing grew 1.3624% year-over-year. Florida-wide, Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows engineering & scientific employment up 3.2% year-over-year and active postings up 0.9%, even as Florida postings across all occupations were down 6.6%. That points to real demand, but not easy demand: the best openings are concentrated in experienced, project-specific, mostly in-person roles.

Best positioned: The best odds belong to a mid-career or senior candidate who can show delivered civil, systems, water, manufacturing, or defense work, uses tools like AutoCAD, Revit, Python, or cloud platforms, and is open to on-site or hybrid work.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming every visible salary band is typical pay for the whole market: local government wage data is materially lower than the recent posted-pay band, and only about 15% of sampled roles were entry level.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 77 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Custom Manufacturing & Engineering, Inc.: 3 open roles
2. Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.: 3 open roles
3. PD Power Systems, LLC: 3 open roles
4. Southwire Co.: 3 open roles
5. Bohler Engineering Group: 2 open roles
6. Burns Engineering, Inc.: 2 open roles
7. Deloitte: 2 open roles
8. Enercon: 2 open roles
9. GFT Technologies SE: 2 open roles
10. Intrepid Prosperity: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Tampa: 44
• Clearwater: 6
• Largo: 5
• St. Petersburg: 4
• Springfield: 3
• Pinellas Park: 3
• Tempe: 2
• Los Angeles: 2

Work arrangement

on-site 54 (70%), hybrid 23 (30%)

Where the demand is

Opportunities are not evenly spread across the category. In the local posting sample, business consulting and civil engineering each made up about 20% of activity, followed by engineering services at about 15%, then IT services and consulting and architectural & engineering services at about 10% each. That mix points to a market where consulting-style delivery, infrastructure design, and systems-oriented work matter more than pure lab research or generalist engineering branding. The clearest local project signals back that up. Florida's 2026-2027 transportation program totals $14.4 billion, Tampa's Westshore Interchange is a $643 million project with 43 new bridges, Goodwyn Mills Cawood added a Tampa water and wastewater leader with a remit to grow the team, Tampa Brass & Aluminum announced a $58 million expansion and 50 jobs tied to military contracts, and RTX's Collins Aerospace is adding more than 100 employees in Largo by 2027 as radar production rises. Together, those signals point to civil, water, defense manufacturing, testing, systems, and quality-heavy work. Evidence is thinner for niche scientific sub-roles. The metro had 9,820 life, physical, and social science jobs in 2025, but the freshest local activity signals are more project and infrastructure driven than research-lab driven, so lab scientists and research scientists should search more narrowly and expect fewer obvious mass-market openings.

• Civil, infrastructure, and water (high): This is the clearest local lane, supported by civil-engineering posting share, state transportation spending, the Westshore Interchange buildout, and water/wastewater team growth in Tampa.
• Defense manufacturing, radar, QA, and testing (high): Tampa Brass & Aluminum and Collins Aerospace both point to defense-linked technical demand, especially around inspection, testing, manufacturing support, and hardware-adjacent engineering work.
• Systems engineering and cloud-connected consulting (moderate): Local skill demand includes systems engineering, Python, AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes, and consulting is a meaningful share of the posting mix.
• Lab science and environmental science (limited): The market is real but more selective here: the broader science base is sizable, yet the freshest visible signals come from workforce pipeline and environmental outreach rather than from a large cluster of named local research employers.

Where to focus: If you can plausibly fit more than one lane, start with civil or water roles and defense-manufacturing roles, because they have both posting concentration and visible local investment signals.

Roles worth searching next

• Quality-control inspector: Tampa Brass & Aluminum specifically named quality-control inspectors in its expansion hiring, making this a practical bridge for engineers or scientists with QA, materials, or regulated-process backgrounds.
• Non-destructive testing technician: The same local expansion named non-destructive testing technicians and supervisors, which is a strong fit for candidates with physics, materials, manufacturing, or quality foundations.
• Construction project coordinator: Local demand leans toward civil work and project management, and Tampa's biggest visible infrastructure signal is a major highway and bridge program.
• Environmental compliance specialist: Florida's environmental policy activity and local water and sustainability signals make compliance and permitting a realistic neighboring lane for environmental-science candidates.
• Cybersecurity analyst for defense contractors: USF's applied-engineering network places talent into Tampa-area defense and cybersecurity work, and CISSP shows up as a local certification signal.

What postings ask for

• AutoCAD (table_stakes | immediate): AutoCAD shows up in about 20% of local sampled postings and aligns with the local concentration in civil engineering, engineering services, and architectural and engineering services. Who: Civil, mechanical, facilities, and early-career candidates who need a concrete portfolio signal.
• Project management / PMP (premium | immediate): Project management appears in about 20% of local sampled postings, and national certification guidance still highlights PMP as a strong engineering career credential. Who: Mid-career engineers moving toward lead, client-facing, or delivery roles.
• Revit (differentiator | immediate): Revit appears in about 10% of local sampled postings and fits the metro's A&E and civil-heavy demand mix. Who: Civil, building-systems, and design-adjacent engineers who want stronger shortlists.
• PE license (premium | near-term): Professional Engineer is still treated as a top engineering credential nationally, and Tampa's water and wastewater expansion signal came through a leader hired with PE and CFM credentials. Who: Civil, environmental, water, and infrastructure candidates planning to stay in regulated project work.
• CISSP / security awareness (premium | near-term): CISSP was the most commonly required certification in the local sample at about 5%, and broader engineering demand is shifting toward candidates who pair domain depth with security awareness. Who: Systems engineers and defense-adjacent candidates working near software, cloud, or protected environments.
• Python plus AI and digital engineering tools (differentiator | near-term): Python appears in about 10% of local sampled postings, and national engineering guidance is moving toward AI-assisted, digitally enabled workflows rather than purely manual ones. Who: Mechanical, systems, modeling, and automation-oriented candidates who want to stand out without leaving core engineering work.

Questions about this market

What do Engineering & Scientific roles pay in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Observed local pay data is solid but not uniformly elite: Tampa's architecture and engineering group averaged $45.10 an hour in May 2025, while the broader engineering family had a $81,910 median and $93,810 mean annual wage in 2025; life, physical, and social science roles were lower at a $75,820 median and $84,190 mean. More current directional measures run higher: Florida engineering & scientific openings averaged about $100,672 in September 2026, and the local posted salary band centered on about $120k to $170k. This is good pay for Tampa, especially against the metro-wide all-occupations mean of $31.96 an hour, but the market likely pays in two tiers: steady mid-market salaries for broad engineering and science work, and materially higher offers for senior consulting, systems, or project-lead roles.

Where is demand for Engineering & Scientific roles in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL concentrated?

Opportunities are not evenly spread across the category. In the local posting sample, business consulting and civil engineering each made up about 20% of activity, followed by engineering services at about 15%, then IT services and consulting and architectural & engineering services at about 10% each. That mix points to a market where consulting-style delivery, infrastructure design, and systems-oriented work matter more than pure lab research or generalist engineering branding. The clearest local project signals back that up. Florida's 2026-2027 transportation program totals $14.4 billion, Tampa's Westshore Interchange is a $643 million project with 43 new bridges, Goodwyn Mills Cawood added a Tampa water and wastewater leader with a remit to grow the team, Tampa Brass & Aluminum announced a $58 million expansion and 50 jobs tied to military contracts, and RTX's Collins Aerospace is adding more than 100 employees in Largo by 2027 as radar production rises. Together, those signals point to civil, water, defense manufacturing, testing, systems, and quality-heavy work. Evidence is thinner for niche scientific sub-roles. The metro had 9,820 life, physical, and social science jobs in 2025, but the freshest local activity signals are more project and infrastructure driven than research-lab driven, so lab scientists and research scientists should search more narrowly and expect fewer obvious mass-market openings.

Which employers are hiring the most Engineering & Scientific talent in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Recent postings show the most activity from Deloitte (20 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Engineering & Scientific roles in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 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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