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How many Principal Engineer jobs in Colorado are there right now?

There are 200 open Principal Engineer jobs in Colorado on JobsRadar right now, from 63 companies hiring directly. 153 of them disclose pay, with a median of $181,250 a year and most offers between $149,487 and $212,500. 2 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 26, 2026 at 01:02 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in Colorado

$149.5k 25th
$181.3k Median
$212.5k 75th
$118.2k
$238.6k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $86.7k – $362.6k · outliers off-axis
Based on 153 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 26, 2026 from live listings
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Blue Origin
Principal RF Communications Engineer
Blue Origin
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO Onsite $183,193–$256,470
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 16h ago
Blue Origin
Principal Technical Lead Engineer, Rocket Engine Avionics & Control Systems
Blue Origin
⚡ Apply early Greater Seattle Area Onsite $183,193–$256,470
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 16h ago
SciTec
Principal Software Engineer - Data Storage Lead
SciTec
⚡ Apply early Princeton, New Jersey, United... Onsite $164,000–$218,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
SciTec
Principal Software Engineer - Deployment Environments Lead
SciTec
⚡ Apply early Princeton, New Jersey, United... Onsite $164,000–$218,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Stanleygroup
Principal Electrical Engineer
Stanleygroup
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
DigitalOcean
Principal Engineer, AI/ML Security
DigitalOcean
⚡ Apply early Denver Onsite $230,400–$288,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Relativity Space
Principal Turbomachinery Engineer, Turbine Development
Relativity Space
⚡ Apply early Colorado, USA Onsite $185,000–$277,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
DriveWealth
Principal Security Engineer
DriveWealth
⚡ Apply early AMER-US-Remote; Austin, Texas,... Hybrid $185,000–$235,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Homebase
Principal Engineer, Core Product (Hybrid)
Homebase
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $237,300–$305,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Xcimer
Principal Electro-Optical/Adaptive Optics Engineer, Directed Energy
Xcimer
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Blue Origin
Principal Electro-Optics Engineer – Optical Inter-Satellite Link
Blue Origin
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO Onsite $173,466–$242,851
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Northrop Grumman
Sr. Principal Network Engineer - Level 4
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-Colorado-Aurora Onsite $129,300–$193,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal Engineer Software III (26-404)
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-Colorado-Colorad... Onsite $103,600–$155,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Candid Health
Principal Security Engineer
Candid Health
⚡ Apply early San Francisco (CA), Denver (C... Onsite $240,000–$310,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Cloudflare
Staff/Principal Software Engineer - Security Platform
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Distributed Onsite $220,000–$303,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Blue Origin
Principal Avionics Hardware Engineer
Blue Origin
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO Onsite $183,193–$256,470
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Xcel Energy
Distribution Planning Engineer (Entry, Staff, Senior, or Principal)
Xcel Energy
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO, 80223 Hybrid $70,000–$86,667
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Xcel Energy
DER/ BESS Engineer (Staff, Senior, or Principal)
Xcel Energy
⚡ Apply early Minneapolis, MN, 55418 Hybrid $81,800–$106,267
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Xcel Energy
DER Interconnection Engineer (Entry, Staff, Senior, or Principal)
Xcel Energy
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO, 80223 Hybrid $70,000–$86,667
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal / Sr Principal Cloud Engineer (AHT)
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-Colorado-Aurora Onsite $114,000–$163,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
RTX
Principal Software Engineer (Onsite)
RTX
⚡ Apply early US-CO-AURORA-S77 ~ 16470 E Hug... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Northrop Grumman
DevOps / Principal DevOps Engineer (AHT)
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-Colorado-Aurora Onsite $87,600–$137,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal / Sr. Principal DevOps Engineer (AHT)
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-Colorado-Aurora Onsite $114,000–$163,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
RTX
Senior Principal Engineer, Engineering Excellence (Onsite)
RTX
⚡ Apply early US-CO-PUEBLO-050 ~ 50 William... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Atomcomputing
Principal Subsystem Build and Test Engineer
Atomcomputing
⚡ Apply early Boulder, CO Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in Colorado are open right now?
200 Principal Engineer jobs in Colorado are open across 63 companies, as of October 26, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in Colorado pay?
Across the 153 Principal Engineer jobs in Colorado that disclose pay, the median is $181,250 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $149,487 and $212,500.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Colorado?
Blue Origin, SciTec, Stanleygroup, DigitalOcean and Relativity Space are among the 63 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Colorado.
How current are these listings?
Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on October 26, 2026 at 01:02 UTC.

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