Principal Mechanical Engineer
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Oak Ridge, TN · Posted November 2, 2026
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Where Oak Ridge, TN ranks
Where Oak Ridge, TN placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #5Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Southeast10% · of 77
- #7Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Southeast12% · of 87
- #7Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Southeast65% · of 87
- #9Best cities for mid-career professionals65% · of 100
- #21Best cities for government jobs69 openings · of 26
- #24Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Southeast117 openings · of 65
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 mechanical engineers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for mechanical engineers: 8% (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
...Principal Mechanical Engineering Specialist - Nuclear We are seeking an experienced Principal Mechanical Engineering Specialist to lead the mechanical design, scale-up and industrialisation of highly specialised vacuum and process equipment within an advanced technology...