Mechanical Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-01, Skillenai has indexed 44 job postings with the title “Mechanical Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is CAD, with demand down 7% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-01
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+How many Mechanical Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 44 job postings with the title “Mechanical Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-01, with demand down 7% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Mechanical Engineer jobs require?
Across Mechanical Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-01, the skills mentioned most often are CAD, SolidWorks, Python, GD&T, NX.
+Which cities are hiring the most Mechanical Engineer?
As of 2026-09-01, Mechanical Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Costa Mesa, Irvine, Bastrop, Berkeley, Henderson.
+Is Mechanical Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 44 Mechanical Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-01, with demand down 7% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Mechanical Engineer postings is CAD, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Mechanical Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Mechanical Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CAD | 22 | 50.0% |
| SolidWorks | 17 | 38.6% |
| Python | 13 | 29.5% |
| GD&T | 13 | 29.5% |
| NX | 13 | 29.5% |
| FEA | 13 | 29.5% |
| Teamcenter | 12 | 27.3% |
| Mechanical design | 11 | 25.0% |
| MATLAB | 10 | 22.7% |
| Sheet metal | 9 | 20.5% |
| 3D CAD | 9 | 20.5% |
| Engineering drawings | 7 | 15.9% |
| Siemens NX | 7 | 15.9% |
| Heat transfer | 7 | 15.9% |
| CNC | 6 | 13.6% |
Top metros hiring Mechanical Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Mesa | 5 | 11.4% |
| Irvine | 3 | 6.8% |
| Bastrop | 2 | 4.5% |
| Berkeley | 2 | 4.5% |
| Henderson | 2 | 4.5% |
| Mojave | 2 | 4.5% |
| Munich | 2 | 4.5% |
| Reston | 2 | 4.5% |
| Auckland | 1 | 2.3% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-01, matching postings whose canonical role is “Mechanical Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Mechanical Engineer
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-01
- window_days
- 90
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