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

There are 171 open Principal Engineer jobs in California on JobsRadar right now, from 59 companies hiring directly. 118 of them disclose pay, with a median of $233,800 a year and most offers between $207,219 and $286,500. 18 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on July 28, 2026 at 21:34 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in California

$207.2k 25th
$233.8k Median
$286.5k 75th
$183.5k
$324.1k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $160k – $550k · outliers off-axis
Based on 118 disclosed live listings
Updated Jul 28, 2026 from live listings
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Relativity Space
Principal Mechanical Engineer, Factory Automation
Relativity Space
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, California Onsite $185,000–$277,000
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Relativity Space
Principal Propulsion Engineer, Engine Systems & Test
Relativity Space
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, California Onsite $185,000–$277,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Relativity Space
Principal Mechanical Design & Analysis Engineer, Tooling
Relativity Space
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, California Onsite $185,000–$277,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Relativity Space
Principal Turbomachinery Engineer
Relativity Space
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, California Onsite $185,000–$277,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Relativity Space
Principal Mechanical Engineer, Tooling
Relativity Space
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, California Onsite $185,000–$277,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Relativity Space
Principal Turbomachinery Engineer, Turbine Development
Relativity Space
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, California Onsite $185,000–$277,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Zscaler
Principal Software Development Engineer, Control Path
Zscaler
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, USA Hybrid $212,000–$265,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Radar Engineer, Space
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$293,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Workday Engineer, CorporateOS
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$292,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 8h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Solutions Engineer, CorporateOS
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$292,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 8h 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 9h ago
Viant Technology
Principal Software Engineer
Viant Technology
⚡ Apply early Irvine, California, United Sta... Onsite $190,000–$260,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 13h ago
Netskope
Principal / Distinguished Engineer, Machine Learning
Netskope
⚡ Apply early Santa Clara, California, Unite... Onsite $147,000–$299,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 16h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Systems
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$292,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Propulsion Engineer, Air Vehicles (Solid Rocket Motor Integration)
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $253,000–$336,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Software
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$292,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Propulsion Engineer, Air Vehicles (Air Breathing Engine Integration)
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $253,000–$336,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Software Engineer, Cryptography
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Boston, Massachusetts, United... Onsite $254,000–$336,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
AL
Principal Product Application Engineer - PCIe
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $170,500–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Armada
Distinguished Engineer / Technical Fellow
Armada
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California Offi... Onsite $231,600–$289,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Postman
Principal Offensive Security Engineer
Postman
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California, Uni... Onsite $275,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Archer
Principal Engineer, Loads & Dynamics
Archer
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $248,000–$311,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Epirus
Principal Systems Engineer
Epirus
⚡ Apply early Torrance, California, United S... Onsite $167,000–$196,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Extremenetworks
Sr. Principal Engineer/ Principal Engineer – Cloud Platform
Extremenetworks
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Databricks
Principal Security Field Engineer
Databricks
⚡ Apply early Remote - California · location restricted $270,300–$371,700
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in California are open right now?
171 Principal Engineer jobs in California are open across 59 companies, as of July 28, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in California pay?
Across the 118 Principal Engineer jobs in California that disclose pay, the median is $233,800 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $207,219 and $286,500.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in California?
Relativity Space, Zscaler, Anduril Industries, Viant Technology and Netskope are among the 59 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 28, 2026 at 21:34 UTC.

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