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Principal Engineer Jobs in California.

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Principal engineers set technical direction at the highest individual-contributor level. Browse principal engineer jobs from companies hiring worldwide.

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Principal Civil Engineer - Transportation Infrastructure
Parsons
⚡ Apply early US - CA, Irvine Hybrid $103,500–$181,100
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Marvell
Principal Reliability Engineer
Marvell
⚡ Apply early Santa Clara, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
RTX
Principal Systems Engineer (GNC Analyst) (Onsite)
RTX
⚡ Apply early US-CA-PASADENA-4800-CUST ~ 480... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Marvell
Principal Engineer, Test Solutions Engineering (West Coast US)
Marvell
⚡ Apply early Santa Clara, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Saviynt
Principal Site Reliability Engineer
Saviynt
⚡ Apply early Vancouver Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Rocket Lab Corporation
Principal Network Software Engineer - TS/SCI
Rocket Lab Corporation
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, CA Onsite $223,000–$339,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
FormFactor
Senior Principal Applications Engineer / Technical Lead
FormFactor
⚡ Apply early Livermore, CA Onsite $136,200–$178,815
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal Electronics Payloads Subsystems Engineer
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $114,000–$171,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Northrop Grumman
Electronics/ Principal Electronics Networking Engineer
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $91,800–$137,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
NVIDIA
Principal AI Workflow Engineer
NVIDIA
⚡ Apply early US, CA, Santa Clara Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Senior Principal ASIC Design Engineer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
⚡ Apply early Roseville, California, United... Onsite $174,000–$352,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Northrop Grumman
Sentinel Principal Structural Engineer - 16686 & 16687
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-Utah-Roy Onsite $98,400–$171,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Northrop Grumman
Systems Test E/M Engineer or Principal Systems Test E/M Engineer
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-Palmd... Onsite $91,800–$137,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
FormFactor
Senior Principal Applications Engineer / Technical Lead
FormFactor
⚡ Apply early Livermore, CA Onsite $136,200–$178,815
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Marvell
Principal Optical Product Engineer
Marvell
⚡ Apply early Santa Clara, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Cisco
Principal Software Engineer
Cisco
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, US Onsite $250,600–$362,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Northrop Grumman
Senior Principal Materials Engineer
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-Sunny... Onsite $129,300–$193,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
NVIDIA
Principal Cyber Security Engineer - Agentic Identity and Security
NVIDIA
⚡ Apply early US, CA, Santa Clara Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Alcon
Principal 1, Embedded Software Engineer
Alcon
⚡ Apply early Lake Forest, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Cadence Design Systems
Sr Principal Infrastructure Software Engineer
Cadence Design Systems
⚡ Apply early SAN JOSE Onsite $161,000–$299,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
RTX
Principal Electrical Engineer - Test
RTX
⚡ Apply early US-CA-GOLETA-B01 ~ 6825 Corton... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Marvell
Principal Product Engineer, Optics
Marvell
⚡ Apply early Santa Clara, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Edwards Lifesciences
Senior Principal Engineer, THV R&D
Edwards Lifesciences
⚡ Apply early USA - California – Irvine Onsite $139,000–$196,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Cisco
Principal Technical Marketing Engineer
Cisco
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, US Onsite $233,900–$330,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
MKS Instruments
Principal Measurement & Test Engineer
MKS Instruments
⚡ Apply early Irvine, CA Onsite $115,000–$180,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago

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