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Principal Engineer Jobs in California.

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Northrop Grumman
Engineer or Principal Engineer Aeronautical - Subsystems (4/10 1st shift)
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-Palmd... Onsite $91,800–$137,600
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Northrop Grumman
Principal / Senior Principal Logistics Engineer
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-Woodl... Onsite $114,000–$171,000
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Blue River Technology
Principal RL Engineer, E2E Autonomy
Blue River Technology
⚡ Apply early Santa Clara, CA Onsite $187,000–$378,000 🛂 Visa sponsorship
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Aviatrix
Principal Engineer TL/M - Software Development (PaaS)
Aviatrix
⚡ Apply early Santa Clara, CA Onsite $249,019–$292,963
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TENEX.AI
Principal DevOps Engineer
TENEX.AI
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Semtech
Principal Field Application Engineer - Optical Connectivity
Semtech
⚡ Apply early USA - San Jose, CA Onsite $180,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
GEICO
Distinguished Engineer, AI Applications
GEICO
⚡ Apply early Palo Alto, CA Onsite $210,000–$350,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
AeroVironment
Principal Software Engineer
AeroVironment
⚡ Apply early Simi Valley, CA Onsite $147,000–$224,250
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Northrop Grumman
Principal/ Sr. Principal Data Center Electronics Engineer
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $114,000–$171,000
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General Motors
Staff / Principal Software Engineer, In-Vehicle AI Experiences
General Motors
⚡ Apply early Mountain View, California, Uni... Onsite $189,300–$290,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
NVIDIA
Distinguished Engineer, Production Engineering, Cluster Management
NVIDIA
⚡ Apply early US, CA, Santa Clara Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
General Motors
Principal Software Engineer - Autonomy Behavior Validation
General Motors
⚡ Apply early Sunnyvale, California, United... Onsite $238,700–$365,700
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Northrop Grumman
Principal Engineer/Sr Principal Engineer Embedded Software - Tactical Data Link
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $114,000–$171,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Northrop Grumman
Sr. Principal Tooling Design Engineer
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-Sunny... Onsite $129,300–$193,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal / Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-Palmd... Onsite $114,000–$171,000
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Rocket Lab Corporation
Principal Stage Fluids Engineer
Rocket Lab Corporation
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, CA Onsite $211,725–$349,550
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Longwall
Principal Power Electronics Engineer
Longwall
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Archer
Principal AI Research Engineer
Archer
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $270,000–$340,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
OpenAI
Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security
OpenAI
⚡ Apply early US - Remote · location restricted $401,000–$510,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
OpenAI
Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security
OpenAI
⚡ Apply early US - Remote · location restricted $401,000–$510,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Invenergy
Principal Engineer, SCADA Engineering (BESS)
Invenergy
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL Onsite $155,000–$180,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
GEICO
Distinguished Engineer, AI Applications
GEICO
⚡ Apply early Palo Alto, CA Onsite $210,000–$350,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
DI
Principal Product Software Engineer - Java
Disney
⚡ Apply early Glendale, CA, USA Onsite $184,300–$247,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Edwards Lifesciences
Distinguished Engineer, Manufacturing, Heart Failure Sensors
Edwards Lifesciences
⚡ Apply early USA - California – Irvine Onsite $159,000–$226,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
BMO
Principal Cloud Engineer Azure
BMO
⚡ Apply early Virtual, IL, USA · location restricted $100,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago

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