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Checked 10 Nov 2026, 07:47 UTC

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Where the mechanical engineer jobs are in New York

The towns with the most openings in this profession. Where a town has its own page, it gathers every space role open there.

What mechanical engineers earn in New York

Salaries in this state's postings next to the BLS wage for the profession across every industry, statewide and in its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in New York

Too few open jobs here post pay for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in New York

BLS publishes no wage for this occupation in New York.

What mechanical, structures and thermal engineering jobs in space in New York offer

Counted from each job's own posting, the same reading as the lists across the state.

Employers hiring mechanical engineers in New York

What the job takes

A mechanical engineering degree, and CAD and analysis tools on real hardware.

  • Depends on the role

    Security clearance (Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI)

    Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. Asked for on classified government programs; the employer sponsors it, and only a US citizen can hold one

  • Depends on the role

    Professional Engineer license (PE)

    State engineering boards; exam by NCEES. Rarely required at space companies; some facility, civil and pressure-system roles ask for it

Where people train for it in New York

2,549 people finished mechanical engineer programs at 25 schools in New York in 2023-24. The schools with the most graduates:

Schools with the most graduates of mechanical engineer programs in New York, 2023-24
SchoolTownGraduates
Cornell UniversityIthaca272
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester246
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York242
University at BuffaloBuffalo228
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy194
Clarkson UniversityPotsdam166
Binghamton UniversityVestal161
New York UniversityNew York139

Graduates of every award level, from short certificates to degrees, at the schools that report to the federal survey (those in the federal student aid system): short courses run by employers, the Red Cross or adult education are not counted. Online schools count where they are based, so a school teaching online across the country appears in its home state. From the U.S. Department of Education's completions survey, 2023-24: nces.ed.gov/ipeds (source: the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS))

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Space jobs for mechanical engineers in New York: common questions

How much do mechanical engineers make in New York?

Not enough mechanical engineer postings in New York state a salary yet for a typical range.

Which New York towns have the most mechanical engineer roles?

New York (3), Hauppauge (2) and Rochester (1). A role offered in several towns is counted in each of them.

Which space companies hire mechanical engineers in New York?

The most openings today: Beyond Reach Labs (3), Frontgrade Technologies (2) and L3Harris (1). 3 employers in all list mechanical engineer roles in New York.

Are mechanical engineers in demand in New York?

6 mechanical engineer jobs are open in New York today at 3 employers on this board.

Which employers pay mechanical engineers the most in New York?

Ranked by the salaries each one posts for the mechanical engineer jobs open here, an employer with few rates weighed toward the others' so one high posting never outranks many: Frontgrade Technologies (most often $120k–$152k a year, a median of $135,806.60 across 2 posted rates) and Beyond Reach Labs (a median of $58,240 a year across 1 posted rate). Posted pay is the base range, before shift differentials and bonuses.

Which mechanical, structures and thermal engineering jobs in space in New York need a security clearance?

1 of the open mechanical, structures and thermal engineering jobs in space here says so in its own posting: Lead, Mechanical Engineer - Structural Analyst (Space Systems) at L3Harris.

Which mechanical, structures and thermal engineering jobs in space in New York pay for relocation?

2 of the open mechanical, structures and thermal engineering jobs in space here say so in their own posting: Lead, Mechanical Engineer - Structural Analyst (Space Systems) at L3Harris (Relocation: Relocation assistance is available to qualified applicants); IPT Lead Engineer - Development at Moog (Work/Life Balance : Flexible paid time off, holidays and parental leave program, relocation assistance).

Which mechanical, structures and thermal engineering jobs in space in New York offer a sign-on bonus?

1 of the open mechanical, structures and thermal engineering jobs in space here says so in its own posting: Sr Technical Manager, Space Hardware (Space Optical Systems) : Sign-on bonus ($50K max) at L3Harris ($50,000 sign-on bonus).

What do you need to work as a mechanical engineer in New York?

A mechanical engineering degree, and CAD and analysis tools on real hardware. Security clearance (Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI) (Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency; asked for on classified government programs; the employer sponsors it, and only a US citizen can hold one) and Professional Engineer license (PE) (State engineering boards; exam by NCEES; rarely required at space companies; some facility, civil and pressure-system roles ask for it). Each posting spells out its own degree, experience and citizenship requirements.

Where can you train to become a mechanical engineer in New York?

2,549 people finished mechanical engineer programs at 25 schools in New York in 2023-24 (U.S. Department of Education). The most graduates: Cornell University in Ithaca (272), Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester (246) and Columbia University in the City of New York in New York (242). Online schools count where they are based.

Are these roles still open?

They are taken from each company's own careers site and leave SpaceJobs.Now when the company removes them. Each job has its own page with the full posting and the pay it states. Where a job network that works with us carries that same posting, Apply takes you through it to the employer's application; elsewhere it shows the jobs like it that take your application now and the recruiters who place that work.

Sources and method

A role is counted here when it names a location in New York, once however many it names there, and its profession comes from its title. The posted range is the middle half of the distinct salaries these postings state (an hourly rate as 2,080 hours, a repeated posting once), shown when three employers stand behind at least three of them. BLS state figures appear as BLS published them.
  1. SpaceJobs.Now job board: open jobs in New York, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 10 Nov 2026
  2. Security clearance (Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI): Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
  3. Professional Engineer license (PE): State engineering boards; exam by NCEES
  4. U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS completions 2023-24: graduates of mechanical engineer programs in New York

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SpaceJobs.Now. (2026). Space jobs for mechanical engineers in New York. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/space-jobs-for-mechanical-engineers/new-york

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