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Principal Engineer Jobs in California.

California is the largest state economy in the United States, home to Silicon Valley technology, Hollywood entertainment, aerospace, agriculture, and a vast healthcare and services sector. Its job market stretches from the Bay Area to Los Angeles and San Diego. Browse jobs in California from companies hiring across every field.

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Northrop Grumman
Sr Principal Engineer Software
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-Florida-Melbourn... Hybrid $122,800–$184,200
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AL
Principal Silicon Validation Engineer
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $260,000–$260,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Cesium Astro
Principal Verification Engineer
Cesium Astro
⚡ Apply early Aliso Viejo, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Cadence Design Systems
Principal Design Engineer
Cadence Design Systems
⚡ Apply early SAN JOSE Onsite CA$112,000–CA$208,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
FormFactor
Sr Principal PCB Design Engineer
FormFactor
⚡ Apply early Livermore, CA Onsite $136,200–$178,815
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal Engineer Electronics
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-El Se... Onsite $91,800–$137,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal or Senior Principal Engineer Guidance Navigation Control
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $114,000–$171,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
RTX
Principal Systems Engineer, Radar Analyst
RTX
⚡ Apply early US-CA-SAN DIEGO-SD1 ~ 8650 Bal... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal / Sr Principal Engineer Aeronautical - VMS Hardware Avionics Lead
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $114,000–$171,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal Systems Engineer (MBSE)
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $93,300–$171,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Wells Fargo
Principal Network Engineer - Reliability
Wells Fargo
⚡ Apply early IRVING, TX Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Northrop Grumman
System Safety Engineer / Principal System Safety Engineer
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-Palmd... Onsite $91,800–$137,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
AD
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI Productivity
Analog Devices
⚡ Apply early US, TX, Dallas, Tollway Onsite $200,000–$275,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal Engineer Structural - Aircraft Dynamics
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-Redon... Onsite $114,000–$171,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
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PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, CONTROLLER QUALITY
Micron Technology
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Onsite $170,000–$289,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Cisco
Principal Hardware Engineer
Cisco
⚡ Apply early Santa Monica, California, US Onsite $220,900–$291,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Coupa
Principal Software Engineer - 11686
Coupa
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California, Uni... · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Coupa
Principal Engineer, AI/ML Architecture - 11310
Coupa
⚡ Apply early Foster City, CA, United States Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
K2 Space
Principal Turbomachinery Engineer
K2 Space
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
CHAOS Industries
Principal Electrical Engineer
CHAOS Industries
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, California, United... Onsite $190,000–$260,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Marvell
Senior Principal Engineer – Hardware Chip Lead, Connectivity BU
Marvell
⚡ Apply early Santa Clara, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
RTX
Senior Principal Electrical Engineer
RTX
⚡ Apply early US-CA-GOLETA-H01 ~ 6380 Hollis... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
General Motors
Principal Software Engineer - Build System Modernization
General Motors
⚡ Apply early Milford, Michigan, United Stat... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Principal Software Test Engineer - Solution Engineering – Customer Solution Validation
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
⚡ Apply early Sunnyvale, California, United... Hybrid $172,000–$349,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
Inversion
Principal TPS Materials Engineer
Inversion
⚡ Apply early Playa Vista, California, Unite... Onsite $175,000–$244,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago

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