
Orlando
It’s a smart world, after all…
Long before Orlando became the theme park capital of the world, Lockheed Martin decided to open a complex here to support America’s space race. The region has been engineering the country’s future ever since.
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No. 2 for Tech Job Growth
Among Large Metros
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UCF – the Nation’s No. 1 Aerospace and Defense Workforce Supplier
Six Consecutive Years by Aviation Week
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2,900+ Software Developers Graduated in Orlando
Lightcast (IPEDS), 2023
WHERE LOW COSTS OF LIVING AND HIGH-PAYING JOBS COLLIDE
Companies hiring engineers
In 2018, software developers were the sixth most in-demand occupation in Orlando.
ADP




Company: ADP
Industry: Professional and Business Services
Company Size (Employees): 50000-100000
Top Job Categories: Client Service, Digital Marketing, Finance/ Accounting
Visit Careers WebsiteDescription: ADP offers industry-leading online payroll and HR solutions, plus tax, compliance, benefit administration and more.
Aerojet Rocketdyne






Company: Aerojet Rocketdyne
Industry: Aerospace
Company Size (Employees): 1000-5000
Top Job Categories: Inspectors, Engineers, Assemblers, Technicians
Visit Careers WebsiteDescription: Aerojet Rocketdyne is a world-class developer and manufacturer of advanced propulsion and energetics systems for customers including the U.S. Department of Defense, NASA and other agencies and companies, both in the United States and abroad.
Deloitte Consulting






Company: Deloitte Consulting
Industry: Information Technology, Professional and Business Services
Company Size (Employees): 1000-5000
Top Job Categories: Public Services, Software Developers
Visit Careers WebsiteDescription: In addition to its regional offices, one of three of Deloitte’s national U.S. Delivery Centers is located in Lake Mary. The facility provides third party multidisciplinary IT services as well as provide web design, software development and systems maintenance for the company.
Design Interactive






Company: Design Interactive
Industry: Innovative Technologies, Digital Media
Company Size (Employees): 50-100
Top Job Categories: Software Developers, Industrial Engineers
Visit Careers WebsiteDescription: Design Interactive Inc is a technology company located in Orlando, FL.
Lockheed Martin






Company: Lockheed Martin
Industry: Aerospace
Company Size (Employees): 5000-10000
Top Job Categories: Software Technicians, Organizational Development & Change Management Consultant, Systems Engineer
Visit Careers WebsiteDescription: Lockheed Martin operates its Missiles and Fire Control research and development and manufacturing as well as its Training and Logistics Solutions facility focused on simulation-based training in the Orlando region.
Luminar Technologies






Company: Luminar Technologies
Industry: Electronics
Company Size (Employees): 100-500
Top Job Categories: Processing and Software Engineers, Technicians, Project Managers
Visit Careers WebsiteDescription: Luminar is a sensor and software company with the vision to power every AV by delivering the only LiDAR capable of making them both safe and ubiquitous.
Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas






Company: Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas
Industry: Energy
Company Size (Employees): 500-1000
Top Job Categories: Steam Turbine Engineers, Logistics Managers, Research Analyst
Visit Careers WebsiteDescription: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc. designs, builds, installs, monitors and services natural gas, steam and geothermal turbines and environmental control systems throughout North and South America.
Oracle Corporation






Company: Oracle Corporation
Industry: Information Technology
Company Size (Employees): 1000-5000
Top Job Categories: Software Developers, Technical Analyst
Visit Careers WebsiteDescription: Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation.
Orlando Makes Cents
When your dollar goes 100 percent further than San Francisco, you’re 100 percent closer to retirement.
“This community has really welcomed me. It’s filled with so many smart people who are making it their goal to make Orlando the place to be, and it’s been really cool being…”
– Nico Gentry
Manufacturing Engineer, Luminar Technologies
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