Chief Engineer
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Lake Forest, IL · Posted November 3, 2026
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Where Lake Forest, IL ranks
Where Lake Forest, IL placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Midwest33% · of 69
- #1Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Great Lakes33% · of 53
- #16Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Great Lakes6% · of 53
- #17Best cities for junior jobs in Illinois16% · of 17
- #19Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Midwest6% · of 69
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)
Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 81 open chief engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $122,500 to $237,500 and the median is $175,000.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
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
...Overview We are seeking an experienced Chief Engineer to provide technical and operational leadership for engineering, maintenance, and critical facility operations supporting a major corporate headquarters and data center environment. This role is responsible for...