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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 21h ago
Reflect Orbital
Principal Mission Operations Engineer
Reflect Orbital
⚡ Apply early Hawthorne, CA Onsite $110,000–$185,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Reflect Orbital
Principal Ground Software Engineer
Reflect Orbital
⚡ Apply early Hawthorne, CA Onsite $120,000–$190,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Reflect Orbital
Principal GNC Engineer
Reflect Orbital
⚡ Apply early Hawthorne, CA Onsite $130,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Astera Institute
Principal Hardware Engineer, Precision Instrumentation
Astera Institute
⚡ Apply early Emeryville HQ Onsite $250,000–$400,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Astera Institute
Principal Software Engineer, Neuroscience Platforms
Astera Institute
⚡ Apply early Alameda Onsite $300,000–$450,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Mainspringenergy
Principal Mechanical Engineer - Electromechanical
Mainspringenergy
⚡ Apply early Menlo Park, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Samsung Semiconductor
Principal Engineer, Hardware Emulation
Samsung Semiconductor
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $219,000–$351,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Diamondfoundry
Principal Laser Process Engineer
Diamondfoundry
⚡ Apply early Bay Area, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Lightmatter
Principal Field Application Engineer
Lightmatter
⚡ Apply early Mountain View, CA Onsite $250,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Samsung Semiconductor
Principal Engineer, High-Speed I/O Analog-Mixed Circuit
Samsung Semiconductor
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $219,000–$351,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Rocket Lab Corporation
Principal Spacecraft Operations Engineer - Secret Clearance Preferred
Rocket Lab Corporation
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, CA Onsite $280,725–$339,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Rocket Lab Corporation
Principal Spacecraft Operations Engineer - Secret Clearance Preferred
Rocket Lab Corporation
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, CA Onsite $223,025–$339,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Xero
Principal Engineer - Reporting & Insights
Xero
⚡ Apply early US: Washington Remote Worker Hybrid $287,000–$320,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
AL
Principal / Senior Principal Electrical Design Engineer
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $185,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC
Principal Software Engineer - PA 105
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC
⚡ Apply early Remote-US-CA · location restricted $163,800–$257,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Rocket Lab Corporation
Principal Spacecraft GNC Engineer - Secret Clearance
Rocket Lab Corporation
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, CA Onsite $247,000–$376,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Vitalize
Principal Engineer
Vitalize
⚡ Apply early San Francisco HQ Hybrid $195,000–$275,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
SN
Staff/Principal AI Software Engineer - Snowflake CoWork
Snowflake
⚡ Apply early US-CA-Menlo Park Onsite $264,000–$379,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
FA
Distinguished Agent Engineer
fastino.ai
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Bay Area Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
DO
Principal Software Engineer, Networking (Seattle or SF Bay Area)
Docker
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Bay Area · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
CloudZero
Staff / Principal Software Engineer
CloudZero
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Hybrid $220,000–$290,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Antares
Principal Payload Engineer
Antares
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Zscaler
Principal Software Development Engineer, Platform Engineering
Zscaler
⚡ Apply early Santa Clara, California, USA Hybrid $185,500–$265,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Extremenetworks
Principal Engineer – Cloud Platform (10395, 10448)
Extremenetworks
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago

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