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Automotive Engineer Jobs in California.

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Automotive engineers design the vehicles and systems that move the world. Explore automotive engineer jobs from companies hiring worldwide.

Total jobs
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29
last 24 hours
Companies
41
actively hiring
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How many Automotive Engineer jobs in California are there right now?

There are 165 open Automotive Engineer jobs in California on JobsRadar right now, from 41 companies hiring directly. 130 of them disclose pay, with a median of $170,500 a year and most offers between $137,650 and $205,188. 29 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 27, 2026 at 00:12 UTC.

Automotive Engineer salary range in California

$137.7k 25th
$170.5k Median
$205.2k 75th
$113k
$240k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $85.3k – $450.4k · outliers off-axis
Based on 130 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 26, 2026 from live listings
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Anduril Industries
Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, GenSWE
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $166,000–$220,000
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Anduril Industries
Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, V&V
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $166,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
Senior Air Vehicle Systems Engineer, Hardware Verification, Integration & Validation
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $166,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
Senior Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, GenSWE
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $191,000–$253,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
Air-Vehicle Multidisciplinary Design Analysis and Optimization (MDAO) Engineer
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $167,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
Senior Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Systems
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $166,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, Consensus
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Boston, Massachusetts, United... Onsite $166,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
Vehicle Battery Systems Engineer
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Santa Ana, California, United... Onsite $167,000–$222,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, Frontend
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $166,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
Air Vehicle Systems Engineer, Hardware Verification, Integration & Validation
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $166,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
Senior Software Engineer, Vehicle Management Systems
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $191,000–$254,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Space Vehicle Integration
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $147,000–$196,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, Communications
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Boston, Massachusetts, United... Onsite $166,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Systems
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$292,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
Senior Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Software
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $166,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
Senior Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, C++
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $191,000–$253,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
Robotics Software Engineer, Vehicle Software
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $191,000–$253,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, Active Clearance
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $166,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Software
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$292,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, C++
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $167,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Systems
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $146,000–$194,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Vehicle Software
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$292,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
Staff Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Software
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $191,000–$253,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
AD&S, Air Vehicle Software Systems Engineer
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $166,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
Staff Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, C++
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Boston, Massachusetts, United... Onsite $220,000–$292,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Automotive Engineer jobs in California are open right now?
165 Automotive Engineer jobs in California are open across 41 companies, as of October 27, 2026.
What do Automotive Engineer jobs in California pay?
Across the 130 Automotive Engineer jobs in California that disclose pay, the median is $170,500 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $137,650 and $205,188.
Which companies are hiring Automotive Engineer jobs in California?
Anduril Industries are among the 41 companies currently hiring Automotive Engineer jobs in California.
How current are these listings?
Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on October 27, 2026 at 00:12 UTC.

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