Lead Design Engineer Salary in California

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How much does a Lead Design Engineer make in California? The average Lead Design Engineer salary in California is $155,122 as of March 26, 2024, but the range typically falls between $141,286 and $170,328. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on the city and many other important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession.

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Location	Avg. Salary	Date Updated
Location Coachella, CA	Avg. Salary $148,231	Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Acampo, CA	Avg. Salary $150,341	Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Acton, CA	Avg. Salary $155,685	Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Adelanto, CA	Avg. Salary $147,950	Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Adin, CA	Avg. Salary $144,153	Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Agoura Hills, CA	Avg. Salary $153,435	Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Aguanga, CA	Avg. Salary $148,653	Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Ahwahnee, CA	Avg. Salary $140,074	Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Alameda, CA	Avg. Salary $171,577	Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Alamo, CA	Avg. Salary $171,155	Date Updated March 26, 2024

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Lead Design Engineer - Plastics

Consolidated Metco - Vancouver , WA

The Lead Design Engineer , working in the Plastics Product Development group, leads the engineering work for injection molded plastic component designs and provides engineering support through all ...

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Mechanical Design Engineer, Lead

Rockley Photonics - Irvine , CA

SUMMARY Rockley is looking for a Lead Mechanical Design Engineer with robust medical device experience in a start-up environment to be part of our team. Rockley is developing a new wrist-worn ...

LinkedIn - 10 days ago

Lead Mechanical Design Engineer

ReLogic Research - Huntsville , AL

This Mechanical Design Engineer role will be in direct support of ReLogic's efforts to solve priority problems highly aligned with our national defense strategy. Primary Responsibilities * Perform ...

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Lead Mechanical Design Engineer

Superfastscooter - Los Angeles , CA

About SuperFastScooter, an electric urban mobility startup, is on the lookout for a Lead Mechanical Design Engineer with a solid foundation in mechanical engineering and a minimum of 3-5 years of ...

LinkedIn - 29 days ago

Lead Analog Circuit Design Engineer

Lumotive - San Jose , CA

Job Description Lumotive is seeking a Lead Analog Circuit Design Engineer to lead the next generation development of analog control electronics for the Light Control Metasurface (LCM) beam forming ...

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Highway Lead Design Engineer

Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd - Rosemont , IL

... a Highway Lead Engineer with a minimum of 10 years of experience to join the Civil Design Department in our Rosemont and Evanston office locations. We seek out experienced and responsive ...

ZipRecruiter - 72 days ago

What does a Lead Design Engineer do?

Common responsibilities of a Lead Design Engineer

Create supply chain facility layouts based process requirements and efficient material flows.

September 29, 2022

Manages supplier development, test and production activities and coordinates with the supplier to optimize the design and achieve program goals.

November 27, 2022

Requires the use of project management tools including ticketing systems, scheduling software and discussion boards.

December 31, 2022

Develops, maintains and modifies 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.

February 25, 2023

Provide technical input to ensure the design, development and transfer activities with in Product development are adequate to transfer new IVD products to manufacturing.

March 11, 2023

Understand and implement the policies set forth in the several manuals and procedures available at CCS, to include but not limited to Repair Station and Quality Manual (RSQM), EASA Supplement to RSQM, Quality Systems Manual, Quality Procedures, Safety Procedures, Training Program Manual and AS9100.

March 23, 2023

Supports industrialization activities including feasibility review, risk analysis and mitigation, detailed development, data package creation and product support.

April 02, 2023

Participate in risk assessments, risk mitigation strategies and risk management plans, provide review/approval as needed.

April 28, 2023

Lead development of technical approaches, specifically as related to preparing design-phase documents (design reports, drawings, technical specifications), obtaining project permits, and implementing remedial construction.

May 19, 2023

Act as project leader to gather and understand all relevant project information, maintain project folders, liaise with customer on technical issues, and interface with other departments and functions as needed.

May 19, 2023

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California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 9.7 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, S...

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