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Principal Engineer Jobs in California.

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Dealpath
Principal Quality Engineer
Dealpath
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Hybrid $180,000–$230,000
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Northrop Grumman
Principal Systems Engineer - Requirements & Verification
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $114,000–$171,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
GEICO
Distinguished Engineer – Data Center Network Architecture & Engineering
GEICO
⚡ Apply early Palo Alto, CA Onsite $140,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal Software Engineer - User Experience Applications
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $114,000–$171,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
NVIDIA
Distinguished Engineer, End-to-End Scaling Performance Architecture
NVIDIA
⚡ Apply early US, CA, Santa Clara Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Bloom Energy
Principal Controls Engineer
Bloom Energy
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California Onsite $176,300–$253,700
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
NVIDIA
Principal Software Engineer - Employee Productivity
NVIDIA
⚡ Apply early US, CA, Santa Clara Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
SK hynix memory solutions America Inc.
Principal Engineer - Flash Transition Layer (FTL)
SK hynix memory solutions America Inc.
⚡ Apply early San Jose Onsite $200,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
SK hynix memory solutions America Inc.
Sr. Staff / Principal Firmware Engineer - Flash Interface Layer (FIL)
SK hynix memory solutions America Inc.
⚡ Apply early San Jose Onsite $165,000–$165,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal Engineer Embedded/Sr Principal Engineer Embedded Software
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-McCle... Onsite $114,000–$177,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal / Sr. Principal Engineer Software Quality
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-Woodl... Onsite $103,600–$155,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
FormFactor
Sr Principal Technical Support Engineer
FormFactor
⚡ Apply early Livermore, CA Onsite $136,200–$178,815
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Northrop Grumman
Embedded Software Engineer/Principal Embedded Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-McCle... Onsite $91,800–$171,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal Engineer Optical
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-Redon... Onsite $125,300–$187,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal Engineer Optical
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-Redon... Onsite $125,300–$187,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
NVIDIA
Principal Engineer, Local AI - Agents and Systems
NVIDIA
⚡ Apply early US, CA, Santa Clara Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
NVIDIA
Distinguished Engineer, AI Safety and Security Engineering
NVIDIA
⚡ Apply early US, CA, Santa Clara Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Epirus
Principal ERP Solutions Engineer, Finance
Epirus
⚡ Apply early Torrance, California, United S... Onsite $151,400–$195,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
ASML
Principal Opto-Mechanical Engineer
ASML
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA, USA Onsite $177,000–$265,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
NVIDIA
Principal Engineer - Enterprise Content and AI Data Platform
NVIDIA
⚡ Apply early US, CA, Santa Clara Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
K2 Space
Principal Flight Software Engineer
K2 Space
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal Electronics Integration Engineer
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $114,000–$171,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
MT
Principal Design Automation Engineer
Micron Technology
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Onsite $176,000–$298,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Lunar Energy
Principal Firmware Engineer
Lunar Energy
⚡ Apply early Mountain View, CA Onsite $230,000–$260,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
K2 Space
Principal Thermal Design Engineer
K2 Space
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago

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