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Principal Engineer Jobs in California.

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Apex Technology, Inc.
Principal Spacecraft GNC Engineer
Apex Technology, Inc.
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles Onsite $200,000–$260,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
AeroVect
Principal Engineer, Autonomy
AeroVect
⚡ Apply early South San Francisco - Hybrid Hybrid $350,000–$500,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
AeroVect
Principal Engineer, Hardware
AeroVect
⚡ Apply early South San Francisco - Onsite Hybrid $275,000–$350,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
Skydance
Principal Engineer
Skydance
⚡ Apply early Santa Monica, Los Angeles · location restricted $217,000–$246,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
Saviynt
Senior Principal Software Engineer, AI Onboarding
Saviynt
⚡ Apply early Milpitas, California Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
Saviynt
Principal Software Engineer, Connectors
Saviynt
⚡ Apply early Vancouver Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
Saviynt
Principal Software Engineer, AI Platform Engineering
Saviynt
⚡ Apply early Milpitas, California Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
CHAOS Industries
Principal Mechanical Engineer
CHAOS Industries
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, California, United... Onsite $175,000–$215,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
Diamondfoundry
Sr. Principal Metrology Engineer
Diamondfoundry
⚡ Apply early Bay Area, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
Diamondfoundry
Principal Laser Process Engineer
Diamondfoundry
⚡ Apply early Bay Area, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
Certik
Software Engineer (Engineer III to Principal) - Formal Methods
Certik
⚡ Apply early New York, NY / Seattle, WA /... · location restricted $115,000–$230,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
Arable
Principal Hardware Engineer / Director of Hardware
Arable
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Bay area Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
Simbe Robotics
Principal / Staff Robotics Perception Engineer
Simbe Robotics
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Bay Area Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
OKX
Principal AI Engineer, Chatbot Development
OKX
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $250,444–$375,666
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
OKX
Principal AI Engineer, AI Agent Development
OKX
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $250,444–$375,666
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
Inflection AI
Principal Research Engineer, Model Training & Post-Training
Inflection AI
⚡ Apply early Palo Alto, California, United... Onsite $400,000–$550,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
Inflection AI
Principal Engineer, Agentic AI Systems
Inflection AI
⚡ Apply early Palo Alto, California, United... Onsite $400,000–$550,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
Serko Ltd
Principal Engineer - AI Platform & Operations
Serko Ltd
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Onsite $168,000–$230,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
SK hynix memory solutions America Inc.
Staff / Sr. Staff/ Principal Product Application Engineer - Enterprise SSDs & PCIe / NVMe
SK hynix memory solutions America Inc.
⚡ Apply early San Jose Onsite $110,000–$110,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
CHAOS Industries
Senior Principal Systems Engineer, Algorithm Development
CHAOS Industries
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, CA Onsite $110,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
CHAOS Industries
Principal Mechanical Engineer, Platform Integration
CHAOS Industries
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, California, United... Onsite $175,000–$215,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
CHAOS Industries
Principal Hardware-in-the-Loop Engineer
CHAOS Industries
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, California, United... Onsite $170,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
CHAOS Industries
Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer, Platform Integration
CHAOS Industries
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, California, United... Onsite $205,000–$245,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
CHAOS Industries
Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer
CHAOS Industries
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, California, United... Onsite $205,000–$245,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
CSG Consultants
Principal Plan Check Engineer (FT - Hybrid)
CSG Consultants
⚡ Apply early Irvine, CA / Foster City, CA /... Onsite $150,000–$190,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago

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