Director of Engineering
Energy Innovation
Los Angeles, CA · $238k–$351k a year · Posted November 2, 2026
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November 2026
- #2Best cities for aerospace and defense jobs498 openings · of 67
- #2Best cities for media and entertainment jobs429 openings · of 17
- #2Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the West Coast428 jobs · of 47
- #3Best cities for legal jobs339 openings · of 36
- #3Best cities for design jobs158 openings · of 10
- #3Best cities for healthcare jobs590 openings · of 82
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 $294,500 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 15% above the median, above 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.
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About the job
...You can write Java that works or GraphQL that lasts; our Director of Engineering role at Boeing is for engineers who insist on both. The structure is built for growth: $238,000 - $351,000 now, technology ownership soon, and a Boeing ladder that keeps adding rungs. Key...