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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.

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last 24 hours
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How many Automotive Engineer jobs in California are there right now?

There are 96 open Automotive Engineer jobs in California on JobsRadar right now, from 19 companies hiring directly. 87 of them disclose pay, with a median of $193,000 a year and most offers between $142,500 and $222,000. 2 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on September 7, 2026 at 02:53 UTC.

Automotive Engineer salary range in California

$142.5k 25th
$193k Median
$222k 75th
$128k
$256k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $124k – $457.9k · outliers off-axis
Based on 87 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 7, 2026 from live listings
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Anduril Industries
Air-Vehicle Multidisciplinary Design Analysis and Optimization (MDAO) Engineer
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $166,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 16h ago
Anduril Industries
Senior Software Engineer, Vehicle Management Systems
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $191,000–$253,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 16h ago
Anduril Industries
Chief Engineer, Software-Defined Vehicle Platform
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $253,000–$295,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Waabi
Vehicle Reliability Engineer
Waabi
⚡ Apply early Dallas, TX Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Relativity Space
Senior Vehicle Structures Engineer
Relativity Space
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, California, United... Onsite $132,000–$198,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Anduril Industries
Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Space Vehicle Integration
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Relativity Space
Vehicle Structures Design Engineer II
Relativity Space
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, California Onsite $104,000–$156,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Anduril Industries
Senior Space Vehicle Electrical Integration and Test Engineer
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $146,000–$194,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Northrop Grumman
Aeronautical or Principal Aeronautical Engineer - Air Vehicle Configuration Design & Integration
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-Redon... Onsite $91,800–$137,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Parallel Systems
Embedded Software Engineer - Vehicle Software
Parallel Systems
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, CA Onsite $132,000–$178,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Parallel Systems
Electrical Engineer – Vehicle Systems
Parallel Systems
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, CA Onsite $137,000–$157,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Relativity Space
Senior Build Reliability Engineer, Vehicle
Relativity Space
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, California Onsite $122,000–$182,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Relativity Space
Build Reliability Engineer II, Vehicle
Relativity Space
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, California Onsite $104,000–$156,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Wayve
Automotive System Engineer
Wayve
⚡ Apply early Sunnyvale Onsite $209,700–$311,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Wayve
Site Reliability Engineer, Vehicle Software
Wayve
⚡ Apply early Sunnyvale Onsite $209,700–$266,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Wayve
Principal Engineer, Embedded Vehicle Software
Wayve
⚡ Apply early Sunnyvale Onsite $347,500–$457,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Wayve
Site Reliability Engineering Manager, Vehicle Software
Wayve
⚡ Apply early Sunnyvale Onsite $276,100–$311,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Anduril Industries
Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, GenSWE
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $166,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Anduril Industries
Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, V&V
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $166,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Anduril Industries
Mission Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy, GenSWE
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $166,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d 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 4d 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 4d ago
Anduril Industries
Rust Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $166,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d 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 4d ago
Anduril Industries
Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, Consensus
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Boston, Massachusetts, United... Onsite $166,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Automotive Engineer jobs in California are open right now?
96 Automotive Engineer jobs in California are open across 19 companies, as of September 7, 2026.
What do Automotive Engineer jobs in California pay?
Across the 87 Automotive Engineer jobs in California that disclose pay, the median is $193,000 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $142,500 and $222,000.
Which companies are hiring Automotive Engineer jobs in California?
Anduril Industries, Waabi, Relativity Space, Northrop Grumman and Parallel Systems are among the 19 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 September 7, 2026 at 02:53 UTC.

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