Head of Mechanical Engineering
Groundedrvs
Detroit, MI · Posted November 1, 2026
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Where Detroit, MI ranks
Where Detroit, MI placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #4Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Midwest75 / 100 · of 20
- #4Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Great Lakes70 / 100 · of 16
- #5Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Midwest6% · of 52
- #5Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Great Lakes6% · of 38
- #5Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Midwest13 conferences · of 12
- #5Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Great Lakes13 conferences · of 9
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among architectural and engineering managers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for architectural and engineering managers: 3% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
... Head of Mechanical Engineering — Grounded Detroit, MI (in-person) About Grounded Grounded is a 25-person Detroit-based startup building modular electric platforms for specialty vehicles. We take cab chassis from OEMs like Ford and Harbinger and build configurable...