Senior Mechanical Engineer, Spacecraft & Robotics
ICON Technology Group
Austin, TX · Posted November 3, 2026
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Where Austin, TX ranks
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November 2026
- #1Best cities for professional services pay after cost of living$168k · of 25
- #1Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Southwest493 jobs · of 38
- #1Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Southwest$168k · of 15
- #1Best cities for pay after cost of living in Texas$168k · of 8
- #1Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Southwest1,931 openings · of 33
- #1Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Southwest92 / 100 · of 15
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 does not state pay. Across 80 open senior mechanical engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $150,000 to $173,000 and the median is $164,000.
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AI use among mechanical engineers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for mechanical engineers: 8% (little observed).
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About the job
...ICON Technology Group in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead R&D for Off-Planet Robotics, developing conceptual and detailed designs of spacecraft and planetary systems, performing trade studies, and participating in design reviews and systems engineering...