Director of Engineering
Cindavi
Knoxville, TN · $175k–$225k a year · Posted November 3, 2026
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Where Knoxville, TN ranks
Where Knoxville, TN placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree25% · of 100
- #5Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Southeast25% · of 69
- #13Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Southeast79 jobs · of 72
- #14Best cities for education jobs154 openings · of 47
- #15Best college towns for entry-level and junior jobs40% · of 100
- #17Best cities for entry-level and junior jobs38% · of 100
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 pays about $200,000 a year. Across 45 open director of engineering listings that state pay, the middle half runs $203,500 to $290,000 and the median is $256,500. That is 22% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
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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
...What if your next engineering leadership role gave you the opportunity to help solve one of the nuclear industry's biggest challenges?... ...focused on recycling used nuclear fuel, and we're looking for a Director of Engineering who can turn ambitious technology into a commercially...