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208
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4
last 24 hours
Companies
65
actively hiring
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How many Principal Engineer jobs in Colorado are there right now?

There are 208 open Principal Engineer jobs in Colorado on JobsRadar right now, from 65 companies hiring directly. 159 of them disclose pay, with a median of $182,657 a year and most offers between $150,349 and $210,000. 4 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 23, 2026 at 01:59 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in Colorado

$150.3k 25th
$182.7k Median
$210k 75th
$129.5k
$235.6k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $86.7k – $362.6k · outliers off-axis
Based on 159 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 22, 2026 from live listings
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Relativity Space
Principal Turbomachinery Engineer, Turbine Development
Relativity Space
⚡ Apply early Colorado, USA Onsite $185,000–$277,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 9h ago
DriveWealth
Principal Security Engineer
DriveWealth
⚡ Apply early AMER-US-Remote; Austin, Texas,... Hybrid $185,000–$235,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
Homebase
Principal Engineer, Core Product (Hybrid)
Homebase
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $237,300–$305,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 23h ago
Xcimer
Principal Electro-Optical/Adaptive Optics Engineer, Directed Energy
Xcimer
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 23h ago
Candid Health
Principal Security Engineer
Candid Health
⚡ Apply early San Francisco (CA), Denver (C... Onsite $240,000–$310,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Cloudflare
Staff/Principal Software Engineer - Security Platform
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Distributed Onsite $220,000–$303,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Blue Origin
Principal Avionics Hardware Engineer
Blue Origin
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO Onsite $183,193–$256,470
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d 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 3d 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 3d ago
RTX
Principal Software Engineer (Onsite)
RTX
⚡ Apply early US-CO-AURORA-S77 ~ 16470 E Hug... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Northrop Grumman
DevOps / Principal DevOps Engineer (AHT)
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-Colorado-Aurora Onsite $87,600–$137,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d 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 3d ago
RTX
Senior Principal Engineer, Engineering Excellence (Onsite)
RTX
⚡ Apply early US-CO-PUEBLO-050 ~ 50 William... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Atomcomputing
Principal Subsystem Build and Test Engineer
Atomcomputing
⚡ Apply early Boulder, CO Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
RTX
Principal Platform IAC Engineer (Onsite)
RTX
⚡ Apply early US-CO-AURORA-S75 ~ 16800 E Cen... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
U.S. Bank
Principal AI Engineer – AI Acceleration & Enterprise Enablement
U.S. Bank
⚡ Apply early Hopkins, MN Onsite $149,515–$175,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Northrop Grumman
Sr. Principal Operations Support Engineer – Level 4
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-Colorado-Aurora Onsite $142,200–$213,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Principal Signal Integrity Engineer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
⚡ Apply early Colorado Springs, Colorado, Un... Hybrid $147,000–$279,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Broadcom
Forward Deployed Engineer (Principal)
Broadcom
⚡ Apply early USA-UT-Remote Location · location restricted $132,200–$211,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Blue Origin
Sr. Principal Spacecraft Design Engineer, Project Sunrise Orbital Data Centers
Blue Origin
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO Onsite $190,458–$266,641
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Equinix
Distinguished Engineer, AI Infrastructure
Equinix
⚡ Apply early Redwood City Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal Field Engineer / Sr. Principal Field Engineer (AHT)
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-Colorado-Colorad... Onsite $85,600–$128,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Northrop Grumman
Sr Principal Engineer Software – Lead SW Test Engr (26-453 Space AHT)
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-Colorado-Colorad... Onsite $129,300–$193,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal Engineer Network – Global NetOps Engr III (26-463)
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-Colorado-Colorad... Onsite $94,200–$141,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Xcel Energy
Engineer (Staff, Senior or Principal) - Renewable Generation Development - Wind
Xcel Energy
⚡ Apply early Minneapolis, MN, 55401 Hybrid $81,800–$106,267
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in Colorado are open right now?
208 Principal Engineer jobs in Colorado are open across 65 companies, as of October 23, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in Colorado pay?
Across the 159 Principal Engineer jobs in Colorado that disclose pay, the median is $182,657 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $150,349 and $210,000.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Colorado?
Relativity Space, DriveWealth, Homebase, Xcimer and Candid Health are among the 65 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 23, 2026 at 01:59 UTC.

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