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Salt Lake City engineering recruiters

Recruit Engineer helps Salt Lake City, Utah employers find engineers and technical leaders for direct hire, contract staffing and executive search. Our engineering recruiters and headhunters work with hiring teams to define the role, identify relevant experience and focus the search on the work that needs to be delivered.

Salt Lake City’s business landscape includes aerospace and defense manufacturing and public infrastructure and transportation. We help employers in these industries recruit for the experience their business needs.

Tell us whether you need a design engineer, a specialist for plant or infrastructure work or an engineering manager. We can discuss mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, chemical, software and other technical disciplines, along with project scope, tools, qualifications and compensation. Whether you are filling an immediate vacancy or building a longer-term team in Salt Lake City, the search starts with your technical requirements and hiring priorities.

We also support engineering hiring in Saratoga Springs and Pocatello.

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Your catalyst for engineering excellence

Recruit Engineering, founded in 2010 by Sarah Chen, has grown from a small operation into a leading engineering talent acquisition firm with offices across the United States. With a team of recruiters from diverse engineering backgrounds, we specialize in serving a broad spectrum of engineering disciplines. Our holistic approach and commitment to understanding each engineering field’s unique challenges have positioned us as a go-to partner for companies and professionals across all engineering sectors. We pride ourselves on our technical breadth, integrity, innovation, and focus on interdisciplinary collaboration and sustainability. Our multidisciplinary expertise, extensive industry network, and customized recruitment strategies set us apart, allowing us to build the foundation for engineering innovation across industries.

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Industries shaping engineering hiring in Salt Lake City

Each industry calls for a different mix of experience. Explore the employer landscape in Salt Lake City below, then tell us where your next hire needs to contribute.

Aerospace and defense manufacturing

Turn demanding designs into dependable production. Hire engineers with experience in aerospace materials, assembly processes, tooling and the quality requirements of defense manufacturing.

Local and regional employers

  • AeroVironment
  • Karman Space and Defense
Employer sources

www.edcutah.org, www.edcutah.org

Public infrastructure and transportation

Plan public assets around the people and journeys they serve. Hire civil and transportation engineers for network improvements, corridor design and coordinating projects with public stakeholders.

Local and regional employers

  • Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities
  • Utah Transit Authority
  • UDOT Region Two
  • Salt Lake City Department of Airports
Employer sources

www.slc.gov, www.rideuta.com, connect.udot.utah.gov, slcairport.com

Salt Lake City engineering salary ranges

Use these local figures as a starting point for your offer. Responsibilities, experience and the full compensation package will shape what it takes to hire.

Salt Lake City engineering salary ranges · Annual wages · USD
RoleLower end of typical payMedian / averageUpper end of typical payMeasure and source
Aerospace Engineer $136,500$141,010$176,740 BLS annual wages, May 2025; reviewed in 2026
Biomedical Engineer $80,790$91,790$110,310 BLS annual wages, May 2025; reviewed in 2026
Chemical Engineer $85,520$85,520$110,190 BLS annual wages, May 2025; reviewed in 2026
Civil Engineer $81,000$98,800$125,790 BLS annual wages, May 2025; reviewed in 2026
Electrical Engineer $85,480$105,230$142,020 BLS annual wages, May 2025; reviewed in 2026
Industrial Engineer $91,250$105,920$123,090 BLS annual wages, May 2025; reviewed in 2026
Mechanical Engineer $82,890$101,500$129,150 BLS annual wages, May 2025; reviewed in 2026
Software Developer $102,560$129,600$160,740 BLS annual wages, May 2025; reviewed in 2026
Sales Engineer $91,800$121,270$142,920 BLS annual wages, May 2025; reviewed in 2026
About these salary figures

BLS figures cover Salt Lake City-Murray, UT and show 25th percentile, median and 75th percentile annual wages for May 2025, reviewed October 1, 2026. Related specialties may share an occupation category. BLS wages include commissions and production bonuses. Overtime, nonproduction bonuses and employer benefits are excluded.

Education and engineering talent in Salt Lake City

Planning an early-career hire? Explore schools with relevant fields of study, then work with us to define the skills and experience your team needs.

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