Design Engineer Jobs in San Diego, CA

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Senior Principle Engineer, Design Engineering (Onsite)

  • RTX
  • Chula Vista, CA (7 miles from San Diego, CA)
  • 12 hours ago
  • Chula Vista, CA (7 miles from San Diego, CA)
  • 12 hours ago

Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required Security Clearance Status: Not Required We are seeking an experienced Senior Principal Design Engineer to lead the design, development, and certification of...

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CPU Physical Design Engineer (San Diego)

  • Qualcomm
  • San Diego, CA
  • 2 days ago
  • San Diego, CA
  • 2 days ago

Company: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering General Summary: As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's...

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Staff Central Hardware Systems - Architecture and Design Engineer

  • Qualcomm
  • San Diego, CA
  • 2 days ago
  • San Diego, CA
  • 2 days ago

OR PhD in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field and 2+ year of System/Package Design/Technology Engineering or related work experience....

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CAD Engineer - Custom EMIR Methodology

  • Apple
  • San Diego, CA
  • 2 days ago
  • San Diego, CA
  • 2 days ago

Job Summary Summary Posted: Feb 02, 2026 Role Number: 20... Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming phenomenal products very quickly. Do you want to bring...

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Senior Design Engineer

  • Solar Turbines Incorporated
  • San Diego, CA
  • 3 days ago
  • San Diego, CA
  • 3 days ago

Design Engineering: Knowledge of designing and engineering products and systems; ability to use principles of mathematics, science, and engineering to develop, analyze, and improve product or system...

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Airframe Design Engineer

  • Natilus
  • San Diego, CA
  • 3 days ago
  • San Diego, CA
  • 3 days ago

Natilus is seeking an Airframe Design Engineer to join the team in San Diego, CA. Your primary task would be structural design of both metallic and composite parts....

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Controls Design Engineer

  • Mantis Innovation
  • San Diego, CA
  • 4 days ago
  • San Diego, CA
  • 4 days ago

We're looking for a Controls Design Engineer I to support our Building Management Systems (BMS) projects....

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Senior PLL Design Engineer

  • Chelsea Search Group, Inc.
  • San Diego, CA
  • 5 days ago
  • San Diego, CA
  • 5 days ago

Senior PLL Design Engineer San Diego, CA (onsite/hybrid) US Citizen or US Permanent Resident (preferred) Full-Time + Health Benefits + 401K Plan + PTO + Founder Shares Requirements: High-speed time-interleaved...

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Design Engineer

  • SAIC
  • San Diego, CA
  • 7 days ago
  • San Diego, CA
  • 7 days ago

The successful candidate will provide engineering design and drafting services to....

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Engineering Designer

  • General Atomics
  • Poway, CA (21 miles from San Diego, CA)
  • 7 days ago
  • Poway, CA (21 miles from San Diego, CA)
  • 7 days ago

Remains current in CAD techniques and any applicable state of the art engineering design software applications....

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Analog/Mixed Signal ASIC Design Engineer

  • Qualcomm
  • San Diego, CA
  • 10 days ago
  • San Diego, CA
  • 10 days ago

Company: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Analog Mixed Signal Design General Summary: QCT Mixed-Signal IP (MSIP) design team is looking for talented...

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Satellite Hardware Design Engineer, Amazon Leo

  • Amazon
  • San Diego, CA
  • 11 days ago
  • San Diego, CA
  • 11 days ago

A day in the life: As a Hardware Design Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work on some of the most innovative, challenging, and exciting LEO satellite systems in industry right now....

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Wireless SoC Design Engineer

  • Apple
  • San Diego, CA
  • 12 days ago
  • San Diego, CA
  • 12 days ago

Job Summary Summary Posted: Jan 23, 2026 Role Number: 20... Come join Apples growing wireless silicon development team. Our wireless SOC organization is responsible for all aspects of wireless...

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Processor ASIC RTL Design Engineer

  • Qualcomm
  • San Diego, CA
  • 13 days ago
  • San Diego, CA
  • 13 days ago

Company: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > DSP Architecture and Design General Summary: A variety of high performance, low power Hexagon/NPU cores are at...

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Analog/Mixed Signal IC Design Engineer

  • Apple
  • San Diego, CA
  • 13 days ago
  • San Diego, CA
  • 13 days ago

Summary At Apple, we work every day to design products that enrich people's lives. We have an opportunity for a forward-thinking and exceptionally creative IC designer. Responsibilities We are...

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Salary for Design Engineer Jobs in San Diego, CA

Estimated salary range based on data from US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and iHire research efforts.

Licensing / Certification

Required or preferred licenses and certifications for Design Engineer positions.



Highest Education Level

Design Engineers in San Diego, CA offer the following education background
Bachelor's Degree
54.2%
Master's Degree
30.5%
Associate's Degree
6.7%
Doctorate Degree
3.5%
Vocational Degree or Certification
2.7%
High School or GED
1.9%
Some College
0.4%
Some High School
0.1%

Average Work Experience
Here's a breakdown of the number of years' experience offered by Design Engineers in San Diego, CA
4-6 years
26.4%
2-4 years
25.9%
6-8 years
17.6%
Less than 1 year
10.4%
1-2 years
7.0%
8-10 years
5.9%
None
4.2%
10+ years
2.6%