Mechanical Engineer
Dexterity
Redwood City, CA · $125k–$140k a year · Posted October 29, 2026
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Where Redwood City, CA ranks
Where Redwood City, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Best cities for director and executive jobs in the West Coast32% · of 71
- #3Cities with the most hybrid jobs28% · of 100
- #3Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the West Coast28% · of 66
- #8Best all-round cities for remote workers in the West Coast68 / 100 · of 39
- #9Cities that post pay most often44% · of 100
- #10Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the West Coast17% · of 54
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $132,500 a year. Across 114 open mechanical engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $108,000 to $153,500 and the median is $132,500. That is inside the middle half of those listings and at the median.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among mechanical engineers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for mechanical engineers: 8% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...that humans do best by enabling robots to handle repetitive and physically difficult work.About the RoleWe’re looking for a Mechanical Engineer to join our dynamic and fast-paced hardware product engineering team. In this role, you’ll help design, prototype, test, and...