Engineers & Technicians | California | Average Salary Survey 2024

Process Engineer

Posted 11 January 2024
Key knowledge and tasks

"Addressed production issues and analyzed data metrics for process qualification to reduce cycle time for consumables. 
Designed fixtures for optical inspection of received parts. 
Documented assembly work instructions for NPI consumable and platform instrument. 
Diagnosed RMA, developed root cause analysis procedure."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Jose	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	$60,000 USD

Engineer

Posted 19 November 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Francisco	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	$150,000 USD

Project Manager

Posted 12 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Cross-functional management, business acumen."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Diego	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	$140,000 USD

Testingenieur

Posted 05 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Testing cars."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Francisco	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Expert	$100,000 USD

Senior Development Enginner

Posted 30 August 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research and Development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Los Angeles	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	$70,000 USD

Engineering Specialist

Posted 22 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Building and testing electronics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Los Angeles	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	$155,400 USD

Engineering Technical Specialist Iv

Posted 22 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Assemble and test engineering prototype electronics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Los Angeles	Some College	16-20 Years	Expert	$155,400 USD

Supervisor

Posted 17 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"20 years of experience in computer maintenance and technology management, Excel table programming."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Los Angeles	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$55,400 USD

Electrical Engineer

Posted 26 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electronic design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Los Angeles	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$165,000 USD

Engineering Manager

Posted 14 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Los Angeles	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	$200,000 USD

Systems Engineer I It

Posted 13 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Computer Systems and networks."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Fresno	Some College	4-8 Years	Intermediate	$94,300 USD

Tech Engineer

Posted 16 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Redlines."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oxnard	High School	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$81,300 USD

Research And Development Engineering

Posted 22 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Chemical engineering research and development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Irvine	Some College	0-1 Year	Basic	$75,000 USD

Advanced Engineer

Posted 06 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Fix the computer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Jose	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	$261,200 USD

Manager

Posted 22 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"People Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Francisco	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$250,000 USD

Engineering Associate

Posted 09 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Programming, circuit design, experimental system operations and troubleshooting, maintenance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Jose	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$102,000 USD

Systems Engineer

Posted 12 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Physics, system design, optics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Jose	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$180,000 USD

Engineering Associate

Posted 13 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"LabView Programming, Embedded Controller Systems design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Jose	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$120,000 USD

Director

Posted 23 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Storage industry
Hard disk drives
Solid state drives
NAND."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Jose	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$250,000 USD

Researcher

Posted 31 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research engineer in an IT company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sacramento	Doctorate Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$130,000 USD

Systems Engineer

Posted 24 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design mechanical and electrical components and assemblies for Echo Voyager, Boeing's first extra-large unmanned undersea vehicle (XLUUV) 
•Tasking including full life-cycle development, integration and test. 
•Provide a system engineering approach to activities to plan, design, develop and verify complex lifecycle balanced system of systems and system solutions. 
•Assists others to evaluate customer/operational needs to define system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces. 
•Define, schedule, and work assigned tasks through completion to validate system-of-systems concepts, system concepts and subsystem concepts by inspection, analysis, test, and demonstration to assure that the system architecture and design concepts satisfy the intent of the customer requirements. 
•Recommend management of the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel equipment, materials and services are provided as needed. 
•Assist in defining and scheduling tasks, providing status, monitoring integration and checkout activities, receiving and evaluating of results of activities. 
Assist the above for highly complex or broad scope programs. 
•Perform on-site system testing and integration with various electrical and mechanical systems in underwater environment."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Huntington Beach	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$92,000 USD

Engineer

Posted 23 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design air planes."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Los Angeles	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$100,000 USD

Senior Software Engineer

Posted 27 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software engineer in Computer Security - focus on automation and web development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Los Angeles	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$130,000 USD

Associate Electrical Engineer

Posted 10 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design distribution and lighting for fire stations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sacramento	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$145,000 USD

Quality Inspector /assurance

Posted 21 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Inspect quality of goods from raw material to finished."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Los Angeles	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	$60,000 USD

Engineering Supervisor

Posted 20 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Engineering supervisor at the gas company supporting system hydraulic planning."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oakland	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$156,000 USD

Engineering Manager

Posted 14 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage a team of 5."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sacramento	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$75,000 USD

Senior Structural Engineer

Posted 22 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Senior structural engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Los Angeles	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$85,000 USD

Technical Support Engineer

Posted 15 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Support clients, onboard clients."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Francisco	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$136,000 USD

Civil Engineer

Posted 08 June 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Los Angeles	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$145,000 USD

Mechanical Engineer

Posted 19 May 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"CAD, Drafting, GD&T, fabrication, FEA, analysis, design,."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Los Angeles	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$73,000 USD

Engineer

Posted 04 November 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electronics research and design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Francisco	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$180,000 USD

Manufacturing Engineer

Posted 18 October 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Aerospace manufacturing engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Los Angeles	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$62,000 USD

Journeyman Wireman-foreman

Posted 18 October 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"To properly build electrical systems in both commercial and industrial facilities. To fully know the electrical codes for the state and region you are working in. To be able to direct others in the proper and safe installation of electrical equipment and devices. To be organized and efficient at ordering the materials to do the work. To know the right way it should be done, even when the blue prints show it the other."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Jose	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$230,000 USD

Designer

Posted 09 September 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design CPU and DSP and Ring Bus and Memory PHY and Memory Subsystem."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Jose	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$220,000 USD

Field Technician

Posted 25 August 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electronics Field Technician. Most average electronic technicians in my area near silicon valley in California are mostly $50k annually. Cost of living is so high here in San Francisco that this pay is actually not all that great. Best to go into software developer which makes $80k to over $100k. Best to learn Java and few other programming languages. 

I also have a 2nd but part time job that pay additional $15k annually."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Francisco	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$60,000 USD

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