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Market evidence report — mechanical-engineer
Source: 64 real job ads (JSearch API, countries: us 45, gb 19), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-17. This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is reproduced (copyright / platform terms).
Seniority distribution
| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mid | 29 | 45 % |
| senior | 28 | 44 % |
| lead | 4 | 6 % |
| junior | 3 | 5 % |
Tools — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solidworks | 13 | 20 % |
| 2 | Ansys | 11 | 17 % |
| 3 | Revit | 11 | 17 % |
| 4 | AutoCAD | 10 | 16 % |
| 5 | Microsoft Excel | 7 | 11 % |
| 6 | CAD software | 6 | 9 % |
| 7 | microsoft office | 5 | 8 % |
| 8 | Microsoft Word | 5 | 8 % |
| 9 | Creo | 4 | 6 % |
| 10 | Microsoft PowerPoint | 4 | 6 % |
| 11 | NASTRAN | 4 | 6 % |
| 12 | Windchill | 4 | 6 % |
| 13 | Abaqus | 3 | 5 % |
| 14 | Microsoft Project | 3 | 5 % |
| 15 | Microsoft Visio | 3 | 5 % |
| 16 | TeamCenter | 3 | 5 % |
Hard skills — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mechanical engineering | 19 | 30 % |
| 2 | mechanical design | 16 | 25 % |
| 3 | structural analysis | 10 | 16 % |
| 4 | root cause analysis | 8 | 12 % |
| 5 | technical documentation | 8 | 12 % |
| 6 | mechanical system design | 6 | 9 % |
| 7 | regulatory compliance | 6 | 9 % |
| 8 | thermal analysis | 6 | 9 % |
| 9 | mechanical engineering design | 5 | 8 % |
| 10 | project management | 5 | 8 % |
| 11 | electronics packaging | 4 | 6 % |
| 12 | engineering analysis | 4 | 6 % |
| 13 | engineering calculations | 4 | 6 % |
| 14 | hvac system design | 4 | 6 % |
| 15 | plumbing system design | 4 | 6 % |
| 16 | system design | 4 | 6 % |
| 17 | code compliance | 3 | 5 % |
| 18 | construction administration | 3 | 5 % |
| 19 | cost estimation | 3 | 5 % |
| 20 | fire protection system design | 3 | 5 % |
| 21 | hydraulic analysis | 3 | 5 % |
| 22 | problem-solving | 3 | 5 % |
| 23 | product development | 3 | 5 % |
| 24 | risk assessment | 3 | 5 % |
| 25 | technical leadership | 3 | 5 % |
Methods — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | configuration management | 3 | 5 % |
| 2 | rapid prototyping | 3 | 5 % |
Responsibilities — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | technical guidance | 5 | 8 % |
| 2 | system design | 4 | 6 % |
| 3 | team leadership | 4 | 6 % |
| 4 | client communication | 3 | 5 % |
| 5 | component design | 3 | 5 % |
| 6 | cost estimation | 3 | 5 % |
| 7 | design review | 3 | 5 % |
| 8 | drawing creation | 3 | 5 % |
| 9 | project management | 3 | 5 % |
| 10 | supplier collaboration | 3 | 5 % |
| 11 | team mentoring | 3 | 5 % |
| 12 | technical mentorship | 3 | 5 % |
| 13 | test support | 3 | 5 % |
Regional breakdown
Corpus note: 64 relevant ads in total — below the 100-ad target for a fully reliable ranking. Percentages above should be read as indicative.
US (us)
45 ads.
Top hard skills:
- mechanical engineering — 27 % (12 ads)
- mechanical design — 24 % (11 ads)
- structural analysis — 16 % (7 ads)
- mechanical system design — 13 % (6 ads)
- technical documentation — 13 % (6 ads)
- root cause analysis — 11 % (5 ads)
- hvac system design — 9 % (4 ads)
- plumbing system design — 9 % (4 ads)
- system design — 9 % (4 ads)
- thermal analysis — 9 % (4 ads)
Top tools:
- Solidworks — 27 % (12 ads)
- Revit — 22 % (10 ads)
- AutoCAD — 20 % (9 ads)
- Ansys — 18 % (8 ads)
- Microsoft Excel — 13 % (6 ads)
- CAD software — 9 % (4 ads)
- Microsoft Word — 9 % (4 ads)
- Abaqus — 7 % (3 ads)
- Creo — 7 % (3 ads)
- Microsoft PowerPoint — 7 % (3 ads)
Seniority: mid 47 % · senior 40 % · junior 7 % · lead 7 %
UK (gb)
Insufficient evidence — 19 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.
EU/DACH (de, at, ch, nl)
Insufficient evidence — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.
Job title variants in the market
| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Senior Mechanical Engineer | 8 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 7 |
| Mechanical Engineer Jobs | 3 |
| Principal Mechanical Engineer | 3 |
| Mechanical Engineer (Forensic Engineering) | 2 |
| Sr. Mechanical Engineer | 2 |
| Associate Director Mechanical Engineering | 1 |
| Deputy Director of Mechanical Engineering | 1 |
| Engineer II - Mechanical | 1 |
| Heavy Mechanical Engineer (Central Systems) | 1 |
| HVAC Mechanical Engineer | 1 |
| Junior Mechanical Engineer Jobs | 1 |
| Lead, Mechanical Engineer | 1 |
| Lead, Mechanical Engineer Jobs | 1 |
| Mechanical Design Engineer – Reactor Internals (In-Vessel Shielding) | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineer – Bethesda, MD | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineer - HMP Dovegate | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineer – Manifolds | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineer – Mid Level | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineer - Testing | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineer (Hydraulics) | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineer (III-Senior), Space Based Interceptors Mass Properties | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineer (Junor to Mid-Level, 0-8 Yrs Experience) - $80K | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineer II - Product Engineering | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineer Senior/Energy Manager | 1 |
Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.