Lead Electrical Engineer
CESO
Columbus, OH · $96k–$195k a year · Posted November 2, 2026
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Where Columbus, OH ranks
Where Columbus, OH placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Midwest187 jobs · of 51
- #2Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Great Lakes187 jobs · of 36
- #3Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Midwest316 openings · of 59
- #3Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Great Lakes316 openings · of 48
- #3Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Midwest20 conferences · of 12
- #3Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Great Lakes20 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)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $145,650 a year. Across 32 open lead electrical engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $142,500 to $179,000 and the median is $163,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 11% below the median.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among electrical engineers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for electrical engineers: 6% (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
...subscribe to the mission of “finding purpose through serving others,” so if this speaks to you, let’s connect! At CESO, a Lead Electrical Engineer performs a wide variety of technical assignments requiring the application of standard engineering design techniques for...