Mechanical Engineer Jobs in Los Altos, CA

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FT / PT Mechanical Engineer

Requires a BS in Mechanical Engineering with minor in electrical. 5+ years of engineering or related experiences....

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Process Piping Engineer

  • Insight Global
  • San Jose, CA (14 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • moments ago
  • San Jose, CA (14 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • moments ago

This role requires a strong understanding of procurement processes, exceptional negotiation skills, and the ability to manage complex supplier relationships, particularly within the process piping...

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System Hardware Reliability Engineer

  • Google
  • Fremont, CA (16 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 2 hours ago
  • Fremont, CA (16 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 2 hours ago

Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. 5 years of experience...

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SoC Quality and Reliability Engineer, Google Cloud

  • Google
  • Sunnyvale, CA (7 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 2 hours ago
  • Sunnyvale, CA (7 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 2 hours ago

Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, with an emphasis on computer architecture....

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Mechanical Design Engineer, Lighting Systems

  • Tesla
  • Fremont, CA (16 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 4 hours ago
  • Fremont, CA (16 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 4 hours ago

Mechanical Design Engineer, Lighting Systems Tesla participates in the E-Verify Program...

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Reliability Engineer, High Voltage Systems

  • Tesla
  • Palo Alto, CA (5 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 4 hours ago
  • Palo Alto, CA (5 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 4 hours ago

As a successful candidate, you will follow the reliability lifecycle of these products from concept to design, development, manufacturing, and field operation to design-in, confirm and grow exceptional...

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Sr. Failure Analysis Engineer, Electromechanical

  • Tesla
  • Palo Alto, CA (5 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 4 hours ago
  • Palo Alto, CA (5 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 4 hours ago

What to Expect The Failure Analysis Team's mission is to determine root cause and contributing factors to improve the experience of Tesla's products by reducing field issues, in collaboration with...

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Internship, Mechanical Design Engineer, Optimus (Summer 2026)

  • Tesla
  • Palo Alto, CA (5 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 4 hours ago
  • Palo Alto, CA (5 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 4 hours ago

What You'll Do Develop designs in CAD for both detailed parts and master model assemblies Perform tolerance analysis, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and other simulations and analyses before releasing...

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Internship, Actuator Mechanical Design Engineer, Optimus (Summer 2026)

  • Tesla
  • Palo Alto, CA (5 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 4 hours ago
  • Palo Alto, CA (5 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 4 hours ago

) Mechanical design experience, both in part optimization and design for manufacturing (design, drawings, GD&T) Experience with FEA based part design and optimization Python/Matlab knowledge, both in...

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Battery Mechanical Design Engineer, Energy Products

  • Tesla
  • Palo Alto, CA (5 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 4 hours ago
  • Palo Alto, CA (5 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 4 hours ago

Battery Mechanical Design Engineer, Energy Products Tesla participates in the E-Verify Program...

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Mechanical Design Engineer, Battery Cell Formation

  • Tesla
  • Fremont, CA (16 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 4 hours ago
  • Fremont, CA (16 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 4 hours ago

Cell formation is one of the few fields that pushes the limits of a wide breadth of mechanical engineering....

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Sr. Reliability Engineer, High Voltage Battery

  • Tesla
  • Palo Alto, CA (5 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 5 hours ago
  • Palo Alto, CA (5 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 5 hours ago

As a successful candidate, you will follow the reliability lifecycle of these products from concept to design, development, manufacturing, and field operation to design-in, confirm and grow exceptional...

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Plant Maintenance Engineer Manager

  • Dignity Health
  • Redwood City, CA (8 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 9 hours ago
  • Redwood City, CA (8 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 9 hours ago

Where Youll Work About Sequoia Hospital Hello Humankindness Dignity Health Sequoia Hospital is an accredited, not-for-profit community hospital providing innovative and exceptional health care for...

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Staff Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Lumentum
  • San Jose, CA (14 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 16 hours ago
  • San Jose, CA (14 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 16 hours ago

tolerance and dimensioning, proficient in the use of SolidWorks Expertise in performing structural and thermal finite element analysis (ANSYS preferred) Excellent communication skills are needed to...

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Senior Mechanical Engineer

  • Globus Medical
  • Redwood City, CA (8 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 16 hours ago
  • Redwood City, CA (8 miles from Los Altos, CA)
  • 16 hours ago

Conduct solid modeling, tolerance stack analysis, and GD&T-based mechanical design....

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Salary for Mechanical Engineer Jobs in Los Altos, CA

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Highest Education Level

Mechanical Engineers in Los Altos, CA offer the following education background
Bachelor's Degree
53.7%
Master's Degree
32.5%
Associate's Degree
5.8%
Doctorate Degree
3.3%
Vocational Degree or Certification
2.6%
High School or GED
1.8%
Some College
0.3%
Some High School
0.1%
Average Work Experience
Here's a breakdown of the number of years' experience offered by Mechanical Engineers in Los Altos, 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%

Qualifications / Skill Sets

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