Process Engineer
Amentum
Oak Ridge, TN · $100k–$150k a year · Posted November 3, 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)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $125,000 a year. Across 280 open process engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $87,000 to $112,500 and the median is $98,000. That is 28% above the median, above the middle half of those listings.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among industrial engineers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for industrial engineers: 4% (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.
Amentum has filed 7 layoff notices in the last twelve months, covering 370 workers, most recently September 2026. These are public filings with state labor departments, and an open role can sit alongside them. See the filings
About the job
...Mid-Level Process Engineer Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative solutions, supporting critical missions across defense, intelligence, energy, and civilian sectors.Our people are our competitive advantage, driven by purpose, collaboration...