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Process Engineer Career Market Report 2026

1,313 active jobs. 382 companies. Median salary $90K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,313
Active Job Openings
382
Companies Hiring
$90K
Median Salary (US)
73%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Process Engineer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 73% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $90K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $70K to $146K.

Process Engineering is the most-demanded skill at 100%

AutoCAD demand rose +7.2pp — fastest-growing skill

Flextronics leads hiring with 69 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Senior → Lead (+$30K, +27%)

Salary increase: +$30K · Sample: Senior → Lead

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 16% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior34$95K$110K$145K
Staff18$66K$111K$143K
Junior17$70K$80K$100K
Mid-Level16$85K$95K$150K
Lead6$126K$140K$179K
Manager3$104K$104K$139K

What jumps out

Senior → Lead: +$30K (27%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States121$90KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site4.2%
Remote1.6%
Hybrid1.4%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Process Engineering
100%
Data Analysis
20%
Project Management
17%
Six Sigma
16%
AI/LLM
16%
Lean Manufacturing
12%
Electrical
8%
AutoCAD
7%
Python
6%
Robotics
5%

Skills on the Rise

AutoCAD ↑+7.2ppRobotics ↑+5.1ppAI/LLM ↑+4.0ppSix Sigma ↑+3.2pp

Declining in Demand

Sustainability ↓-15.2ppProcurement ↓-10.6ppJournalism ↓-10.0ppSupply Chain ↓-9.7ppExcel ↓-9.2pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Flextronics695.3%
Micron665.0%
Prosidianconsulting272.1%
Ngc231.8%
Boschgroup211.6%
Pg161.2%
Sec151.1%
Asm141.1%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States596
Malaysia50
Mexico47
China39
Taiwan39
Singapore28
Japan14
Remote14

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree35.5%339
Bachelor's Degree31.5%301
Master's Degree16.2%155
PhD / Doctorate4.7%45
MBA0.1%1

Certifications

Six Sigma (3%)

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