Manufacturing Engineer
Citadel
Antioch, CA · $123k–$187k a year · Posted November 4, 2026
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This listing pays about $155,000 a year. Across 397 open manufacturing engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $88,000 to $126,000 and the median is $102,000. That is 52% above the median, above the middle half of those listings.
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About the job
...Our next Manufacturing Engineer will spend less time in meetings and more time in Spring Boot, which is how Citadel prefers to operate. The structure is built for growth: $123,000 - $187,000 now, technology ownership soon, and a Citadel ladder that keeps adding rungs....