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

There are 33 open Principal Engineer jobs in Houston on JobsRadar right now, from 19 companies hiring directly. 12 of them disclose pay, with a median of $160,590 a year and most offers between $151,688 and $224,750. The board was last refreshed on September 6, 2026 at 22:30 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in Houston

$151.7k 25th
$160.6k Median
$224.8k 75th
$129.8k
$250.4k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $145k – $429k · outliers off-axis
Based on 12 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 6, 2026 from live listings
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ON.energy
Principal Battery Systems Engineer
ON.energy
⚡ Apply early Houston, Texas, United States;... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
ON.energy
Principal Solution Engineer
ON.energy
⚡ Apply early Houston, Texas, United States;... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
ON.energy
Principal Electrical Engineer
ON.energy
⚡ Apply early Houston, Texas, United States Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
LivaNova
Principal R&D Engineer, Neuromodulation Therapeutic Areas
LivaNova
⚡ Apply early US_Houston_100 Cyberonics Blvd Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Caterpillar
Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer
Caterpillar
⚡ Apply early Houston, Texas Onsite $128,470–$192,710
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Caterpillar
Sr Principal Structural Engineer
Caterpillar
⚡ Apply early Houston, Texas Onsite $128,470–$192,710
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Caterpillar
Principal Structural Engineer
Caterpillar
⚡ Apply early Houston, Texas Onsite $120,600–$180,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Dragos
Associate Principal Resident Engineer (Federal)
Dragos
⚡ Apply early Houston, TX Onsite $158,000–$158,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Braun Intertec
Principal Geotechnical Engineer (Remote)
Braun Intertec
⚡ Apply early Fargo, ND Onsite $122,000–$182,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Senior Principal Presales Systems Engineer, Cloud and AI Networking
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
⚡ Apply early Andover, Massachusetts Onsite $221,000–$429,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
ON.energy
Principal Power Systems Engineer - R&D
ON.energy
⚡ Apply early Houston, Texas, United States Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
IN
Principal Cloud Engineer
Invesco
⚡ Apply early Atlanta, Georgia Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
AspenTech
Sr Principal Technical Support Engineer (Exp with Refinery Planning & Scheduling/Linear Programming)
AspenTech
⚡ Apply early Houston Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
IN
Principal Automation & AI Engineer
Invesco
⚡ Apply early Houston, Texas Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
BP
Principal Facilities Engineer
BP
⚡ Apply early United States of America - Tex... Onsite $110,000–$145,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Clearway Energy
Principal BESS Engineer
Clearway Energy
⚡ Apply early Houston, Texas, United States Hybrid $140,000–$195,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
AspenTech
Sr Principal Technical Support Engineer (Must have Advanced Process Control Exp)
AspenTech
⚡ Apply early Houston Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Repsol
Sr Transmission Engineer/Principal Engineer
Repsol
⚡ Apply early Downtown Houston Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Power Factors
Ingénieur·e principal·e en implantation | Principal Implementation Engineer
Power Factors
⚡ Apply early Brossard, Quebec, Canada Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Venusaero
Principal GNC Engineer
Venusaero
⚡ Apply early Houston, TX Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
Venusaero
Principal Avionics Engineer
Venusaero
⚡ Apply early Houston, TX Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
Air Products
Principal Rotating Equipment Engineer
Air Products
⚡ Apply early La Porte, Texas Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
ON.energy
Principal Power Electronics Engineer
ON.energy
⚡ Apply early Houston, Texas, United States;... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Axiom Space
Principal Systems Engineer
Axiom Space
⚡ Apply early Houston Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
AVEVA
Tech Support Principal Engineer
AVEVA
⚡ Apply early Houston, Texas, United States... Onsite $82,400–$170,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in Houston are open right now?
33 Principal Engineer jobs in Houston are open across 19 companies, as of September 6, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in Houston pay?
Across the 12 Principal Engineer jobs in Houston that disclose pay, the median is $160,590 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $151,688 and $224,750.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Houston?
ON.energy, LivaNova, Caterpillar, Dragos and Braun Intertec are among the 19 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Houston.
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 September 6, 2026 at 22:30 UTC.

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