Principal Engineer Jobs in California.

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83
last 24 hours
Companies
282
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
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SiFive
Principal Design Verification Engineer – CPU Coherent Interconnect
SiFive
⚡ Apply early Santa Clara, California, Unite... Onsite $231,444–$282,876
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Coworker.ai
Principal Software Engineer
Coworker.ai
⚡ Apply early San Francisco or Atlanta Offic... Hybrid $220,000–$280,000
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Northrop Grumman
Systems Engineer/Principal Systems Engineer - External Interface (AHT)
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-Redon... Onsite $91,800–$137,600
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Northrop Grumman
Principal or Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Embedded
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $114,000–$171,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Northrop Grumman
Sr. Principal Engineer Quality
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-Sunny... Onsite $129,300–$193,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal / Sr. Principal Configuration Management Engineer
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-Redon... Onsite $114,000–$171,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal Software Engineer - Java
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $114,000–$171,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
RTX
Senior Principal Electrical Engineer Technical Lead - Test Engineering - Onsite Goleta, CA
RTX
⚡ Apply early US-CA-GOLETA-H01 ~ 6380 Hollis... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal Engineer Quality
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-Sunny... Onsite $103,600–$155,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
NVIDIA
Principal Software Engineer, DGX Cloud Production Engineering
NVIDIA
⚡ Apply early US, CA, Santa Clara Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal/Senior Principal Engineer - Survivability (California & Florida)
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-Palmd... Onsite $108,200–$187,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
NVIDIA
Distinguished Engineer, Scaled Out Inferencing
NVIDIA
⚡ Apply early US, CA, Santa Clara Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
RTX
Principal Semiconductor Product Engineer - Goleta, CA
RTX
⚡ Apply early US-CA-GOLETA-B01 ~ 6825 Corton... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Envista Holdings
Principal Microsoft Cloud Platform Engineer
Envista Holdings
⚡ Apply early United States of America, Cal... Hybrid $187,300–$228,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
RTX
Senior Principal Mixed Signal Design Engineer (Hybrid)
RTX
⚡ Apply early US-CA-GOLETA-B01 ~ 6825 Corton... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Early Warning Services
Distinguished Engineer - Java / AWS - Zelle
Early Warning Services
⚡ Apply early Scottsdale Hybrid $206,000–$275,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal Cyber Systems Engineer
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-Redon... Onsite $125,300–$187,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
BMO
Principal Cloud Security Engineer
BMO
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL, USA Onsite $122,400–$228,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal Cyber Systems Engineer
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-Redon... Onsite $125,300–$187,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Northrop Grumman
Senior Principal Test Engineer
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $129,300–$193,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Cadence Design Systems
Principal Product Engineer (Analog Design Automation)
Cadence Design Systems
⚡ Apply early SAN JOSE Onsite $136,500–$253,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal /Sr. Engineer Manufacturing
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-Sunny... Onsite $103,600–$155,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Cadence Design Systems
Principal Product Engineer (Analog Design Automation)
Cadence Design Systems
⚡ Apply early SAN JOSE Onsite $136,500–$253,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
K2 Space
Principal Guidance, Navigation, & Control (GNC) Engineer
K2 Space
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
TENEX.AI
Principal AI Engineer
TENEX.AI
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago

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