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Principal Engineer Jobs in California.

All active Principal Engineer roles based in California.

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Total jobs
252
positions indexed
New today
30
last 24 hours
Companies
86
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

How many Principal Engineer jobs in California are there right now?

There are 252 open Principal Engineer jobs in California on JobsRadar right now, from 86 companies hiring directly. 30 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on July 29, 2026 at 22:53 UTC.

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Vast
Senior Structural & Mechanical Engineer
Vast
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, California, United... Onsite $137,760–$195,552
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
AL
Principal Product Engineer
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $384,800–$384,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Quince
Software Development Engineer III (Planning and Forecasting)
Quince
⚡ Apply early Palo Alto, California, United... Onsite $205,000–$215,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Anduril Industries
Vehicle Systems Lead
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$292,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
Archer
Principal Engineer, Loads & Dynamics
Archer
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $248,000–$311,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
Archer
Principal AI Research Engineer
Archer
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $270,000–$340,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
OU
Chief Engineer, Vehicle
Outpost
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, California Onsite $275,000–$325,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
IonQ
Senior Staff Distributed Systems Engineer
IonQ
⚡ Apply early Santa Clara, California, Unite... Onsite $216,136–$282,978
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
IonQ
Staff Distributed Systems Engineer
IonQ
⚡ Apply early Santa Clara, California, Unite... Onsite $187,944–$246,068
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
IonQ
Senior Distributed Systems Engineer
IonQ
⚡ Apply early Santa Clara, California, Unite... Onsite $163,430–$213,972
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
CHAOS Industries
Radar R&D and Production Software Engineer
CHAOS Industries
⚡ Apply early Hawthorne, California, United... Onsite $140,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 8h ago
CHAOS Industries
Principal Software Engineer
CHAOS Industries
⚡ Apply early Hawthorne, California, United... Onsite $180,000–$290,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 8h ago
CHAOS Industries
Mid-Career Software Engineer
CHAOS Industries
⚡ Apply early Hawthorne, California, United... Onsite $120,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 8h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Radar Engineer, Space
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$293,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 8h ago
Anduril Industries
Senior Product Manager, Internal Tools
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $166,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 9h ago
Anduril Industries
Engineering Technical Fellow, Solid Rocket Motors
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $253,000–$330,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Anduril Industries
Tactical Network & Mission Systems Engineer, Maritime
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $146,000–$194,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Workday Engineer, CorporateOS
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$292,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Solutions Engineer, CorporateOS
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$292,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Anduril Industries
Staff Radar Engineer
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $191,000–$253,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Digital Hardware Engineer (PCBs/FPGAs/HDL)
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$292,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
Graphcore
Principal Hardware Diagnostics Engineer
Graphcore
⚡ Apply early Austin, Texas, United States;... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 13h ago
Graphcore
Principal System Debug Engineer
Graphcore
⚡ Apply early Austin, Texas, United States;... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 13h ago
Graphcore
Principal Engineer, Power Electronics
Graphcore
⚡ Apply early Milpitas, California, United S... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 13h ago
Graphcore
Principal Network Engineer
Graphcore
⚡ Apply early Milpitas, California, United S... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 13h ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in California are open right now?
252 Principal Engineer jobs in California are open across 86 companies, as of July 29, 2026.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in California?
Vast, Astera Labs, Quince, Anduril Industries and Archer are among the 86 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in California.
How current are these listings?
Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on July 29, 2026 at 22:53 UTC.

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