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38 postings from 28 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.

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Type of workProduction engineering
LevelMid

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ExperienceUp to 5 years

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Pay

Matches the top of the posted range, annualized in US dollars and sometimes including variable pay. Postings with no posted range are hidden when you choose an amount.

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Production engineering

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Mid

Our reading of the role, not the employer’s title. Junior: guided work; Mid: independent delivery; Senior: leads an ambiguous project through production; Staff+: leads across teams or projects.

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Up to 5 years

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Travel

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Frequently asked questions

What do FDE jobs pay?

25 of 38 postings state a pay range. The median is $153,000, and half of them sit between $122,000 and $165,000, across 18 companies.

How much experience do FDE jobs require?

Of 38 postings, 16 state a minimum number of years, from 12 companies. The most common requirement is under 3 years, in 10 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (6).

Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?

These 38 postings come from 28 companies. The employers with the most postings are Booz Allen (4), Agile Defense (2), Anduril (2), CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) (2) and Deloitte US (2).

Are FDE jobs remote?

8 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 7 are hybrid and 10 are on-site. The remaining 13 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 15 of the 38 postings.

Counted over the 38 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.

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  • Hybrid · 563 jobs · 249 companies · 563
  • On-site · 516 jobs · 226 companies · 516
  • Remote · 385 jobs · 216 companies · 385

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  • Senior · 1649 jobs · 610 companies · 1649
  • Staff+ · 374 jobs · 222 companies · 374
  • Mid · 93 jobs · 64 companies · 93
  • Junior · 23 jobs · 14 companies · 23

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