SolidWorks jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, SolidWorks appears in 340 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Automation Engineer has the most postings mentioning SolidWorks, with demand down 43% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is SolidWorks in demand in 2026?
Yes. SolidWorks appears in 340 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 43% vs the prior 4 weeks. Automation Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning SolidWorks (5.3% of all postings mentioning SolidWorks).
+What jobs require SolidWorks?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning SolidWorks are Mechanical Test Engineer (41.4% of that role’s postings mention SolidWorks), Mechanical Engineer (30.8% of that role’s postings mention SolidWorks), Mechanical Systems Engineer (14.3% of that role’s postings mention SolidWorks).
+What skills are commonly paired with SolidWorks?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), SolidWorks most often appears alongside Python, CAD, NX, CATIA, AutoCAD.
+Where is SolidWorks most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring SolidWorks are Munich, Costa Mesa, Boston, El Segundo, Huntsville, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring SolidWorks — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require SolidWorks
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Test Engineer | 12 | 41.4% |
| Mechanical Engineer | 12 | 30.8% |
| Mechanical Systems Engineer | 5 | 14.3% |
| Manufacturing Engineer | 4 | 13.8% |
| Thermal Engineer | 3 | 13.6% |
| Mechanical Engineering Manager | 5 | 12.8% |
| IT Systems Administrator | 3 | 12.0% |
| Manufacturing Engineering Manager | 6 | 11.3% |
| Systems Integration and Test Engineer | 2 | 8.3% |
| Integration & Test Engineer | 2 | 7.4% |
Roles with the most SolidWorks postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Automation Engineer | 18 | 5.3% |
| Systems Engineer | 17 | 5.0% |
| Software Engineer | 13 | 3.8% |
| Mechanical Engineer | 12 | 3.5% |
| Mechanical Test Engineer | 12 | 3.5% |
| Product Designer | 12 | 3.5% |
| Engineering Manager | 11 | 3.2% |
| Robotic Systems Engineer | 11 | 3.2% |
| Test Engineer | 9 | 2.6% |
| Concept Architect | 8 | 2.4% |
Top metros hiring for SolidWorks
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Munich | 23 | 6.8% |
| Costa Mesa | 17 | 5.0% |
| Boston | 11 | 3.2% |
| El Segundo | 10 | 2.9% |
| Huntsville | 7 | 2.1% |
| London | 7 | 2.1% |
| Novi | 6 | 1.8% |
| San Francisco | 6 | 1.8% |
| San Jose | 6 | 1.8% |
Skills commonly paired with SolidWorks
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning SolidWorks by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s SolidWorks postings by all SolidWorks postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-09-28
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