Aircraft Design Engineer Salary in San Diego, CA

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How much does an Aircraft Design Engineer make in San Diego, CA? The average Aircraft Design Engineer salary in San Diego, CA is $125,180 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $115,480 and $138,530. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Aircraft Design and Configuration Engineer

JetZero, Inc. - Long Beach , CA

As an aircraft design and configuration engineer, you will be responsible for managing aircraft configuration. Responsibilities include: * Manage aircraft configuration under digital engineering ...

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Vehicle Systems Design Engineer

EOS Aircraft Inc - Bend , OR

EOS Aircraft, Inc. is an innovative aviation company dedicated to developing a new revolutionary ... Design Engineer to lead our efforts in this exciting and challenging endeavor. Job Summary ...

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Aircraft Structural Design Engineer

SEGULA Technologies - Wichita , KS

Perform aircraft and engineering drawing investigation and coordination with affected engineering disciplines, Quality Assurance and operations manufacturing representatives. * Design Flight Test ...

LinkedIn - 44 days ago

Design Aircraft Cabin Electrical Harness Routing Engineer

Infosys - Appleton , WI

Infosys is seeking a Design Engineer: Aircraft Cabin Electrical Harness Routing. This role will apply your technical proficiency across different stages of the Software Development Life Cycle ...

LinkedIn - 14 days ago

Aircraft Systems Engineer - Sustaining

Cirrus Design Corporation - Duluth , MN

Job Summary The primary focus of the Aircraft Systems Engineer is to support the development of ... Detail design and installation * Test case development, execution, and troubleshooting on both ...

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Aircraft Structures Engineer

M1 Support Services - Denton , TX

AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES ENGINEER Location Denton, TX Job Posting No 111216 , scroll to the bottom of ... Create and/or work with CAD (Solidworks, CATIA) to create tooling as required to facilitate ...

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What does an Aircraft Design Engineer do?

Common responsibilities of an Aircraft Design Engineer

Formulate, synthesize physics-based models.

February 28, 2023

Performs limited structural analysis using well defined analysis tools to validate and verify systems and components meet requirements and specifications.

November 29, 2022

Supports test execution and analyzes/reports test results to validate and verify systems and components meet requirements and specifications.

December 18, 2022

Works under general supervision.

January 22, 2023

Develops, maintains and modifies basic structural and interior payload system and component designs, using 3-D Computer Aided Design tools and/or other design methods, to provide product definition to other engineering groups, production operations, suppliers and external customers throughout the product lifecycle.

March 05, 2023

Assists with development, maintenance and modification of payload system and component designs, using 3-D Computer Aided Design tools and/or other design methods, to provide product definition to other engineering groups, production operations, suppliers and external customers throughout the product lifecycle.

April 16, 2023

Design new products and redesign existing products to meet customer needs and specifications.

April 16, 2023

Participates in various test activities substantiate for customers and regulatory agencies that requirements are satisfied.

April 17, 2023

Provide engineering expertise to ensure that all products are designed, procured and built according to customer and company quality requirements.

April 25, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Aircraft Design Engineer in San Diego, CA

Average Base Salary

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115480

138530

125180

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

116754

140874

126843

What is the average salary for Aircraft Design Engineer in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Aircraft Design Engineer in San Diego, CA. The base salary for Aircraft Design Engineer ranges from $115,480 to $138,530 with the average base salary of $125,180. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $116,754 to $140,874 with the average total cash compensation of $126,843.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$125,180	$115,480 - $138,530
Bonus	$1,663	$1,275 - $2,344
Total Pay	$126,843	$116,754 - $140,874

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Aircraft Design Engineer Salary Near San Diego, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE El Cajon, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $115,690 - $138,783	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Chula Vista, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $116,035 - $139,195	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Escondido, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $115,389 - $138,421	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Oceanside, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $116,201 - $139,395	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Carlsbad, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $115,389 - $138,421	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Murrieta, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $117,268 - $140,675	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA

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