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Principal Engineer Jobs in United States.

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How many Principal Engineer jobs in United States are there right now?

There are 2,807 open Principal Engineer jobs in United States on JobsRadar right now, from 550 companies hiring directly. 2,144 of them disclose pay, with a median of $161,600 a year and most offers between $129,500 and $219,831. 104 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 8, 2026 at 12:12 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in United States

$129.5k 25th
$161.6k Median
$219.8k 75th
$111.8k
$281.8k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $50k – $561.6k · outliers off-axis
Based on 2,144 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 7, 2026 from live listings
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LivaNova
Principal Supplier Quality Engineer
LivaNova
⚡ Apply early US_Houston_100 Cyberonics Blvd Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
SimCorp
Senior Principal Solutions Engineer, MBS
SimCorp
⚡ Apply early New York Hybrid $130,000–$180,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
Alcon
Principal Engineer I, Modeling & Simulation Engineering
Alcon
⚡ Apply early Lake Forest, California Onsite $130,900–$169,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
Cadence Design Systems
Senior Principal Design Engineer-Palladium & Protium Customer Enablement & Solutions
Cadence Design Systems
⚡ Apply early SAN JOSE Onsite $154,000–$286,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
Redwood Materials
Principal Engineer, Extractive Metallurgy
Redwood Materials
⚡ Apply early Carson City, NV; San Francisco... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
Mastercard
Principal Software Development Engineer
Mastercard
⚡ Apply early Arlington, Virginia Onsite $195,000–$323,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
AL
Principal Emulation Engineer
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $207,000–$230,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
AL
Principal Digital Design Engineer
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $185,000–$185,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
Blue Origin
Sr Principal Thermal Engineer, Project Sunrise Orbital Data Centers
Blue Origin
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO Onsite $205,695–$287,972
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
MT
Principal / MTS Analog Layout Engineer – HBM
Micron Technology
⚡ Apply early Hyderabad - Phoenix Aquila, In... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal/Senior Principal Engineer Electronics - Networks (San Diego CA)
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Hybrid $114,000–$171,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Roblox
Distinguished Engineer, Machine Learning Systems – Economy
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $397,460–$455,720
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Roblox
Principal Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer, Ads & Discovery
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Roblox
Principal Data Engineer - Economy
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$354,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer - Content Lifecycle
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Roblox
Principal Network Engineer
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Roblox
Principal Network Engineer, Backbone/Edge Network
Roblox
⚡ Apply early Ashburn, Virginia, United Stat... Onsite $265,730–$320,890
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer - Roblox Database
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $293,800–$343,340
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Hybrid $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Roblox
Senior/Principal Software Engineer - Creator Data
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $345,040–$399,420
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Roblox
Principal Fullstack/Backend Software Engineer, User Connections
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Roblox
Principal Security Software Engineer, Enterprise Security
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $385,050–$443,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Roblox
Distinguished Engineer, Content Platform
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $399,420–$457,970
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Roblox
Principal Security Software Engineer, Application Security
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $326,060–$385,050
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in United States are open right now?
2,807 Principal Engineer jobs in United States are open across 550 companies, as of October 8, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in United States pay?
Across the 2,144 Principal Engineer jobs in United States that disclose pay, the median is $161,600 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $129,500 and $219,831.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in United States?
LivaNova, SimCorp, Alcon, Cadence Design Systems and Redwood Materials are among the 550 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in United States.
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 8, 2026 at 12:12 UTC.

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