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Principal Engineer Jobs in North Carolina.

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How many Principal Engineer jobs in North Carolina are there right now?

There are 142 open Principal Engineer jobs in North Carolina on JobsRadar right now, from 53 companies hiring directly. 72 of them disclose pay, with a median of $176,500 a year and most offers between $142,500 and $213,262. The board was last refreshed on October 22, 2026 at 05:54 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in North Carolina

$142.5k 25th
$176.5k Median
$213.3k 75th
$137.5k
$257.8k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $127k – $364.5k · outliers off-axis
Based on 72 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 22, 2026 from live listings
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Fidelity Investments
Principal Software Engineer/Developer
Fidelity Investments
⚡ Apply early Durham, NC Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Fidelity Investments
Principal Software Engineer/Developer
Fidelity Investments
⚡ Apply early Durham, NC Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Baxter
Principal Software Engineer
Baxter
⚡ Apply early Raleigh, North Carolina Onsite $120,000–$165,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d 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 2d ago
Wells Fargo
Principal Engineer - RIA Platform Technology
Wells Fargo
⚡ Apply early ISELIN, NJ Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Principal AI Engineer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
⚡ Apply early All, Wisconsin, United States... Onsite $157,000–$361,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Fidelity Investments
Principal Full Stack Engineer
Fidelity Investments
⚡ Apply early Durham, NC Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d 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 2d ago
Fidelity Investments
Principal Software Engineer (Composition; Quadient)
Fidelity Investments
⚡ Apply early 100 New Millennium Way, Bldg 3... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
RTX
Principal Systems Engineer-Actuation Systems(Onsite)
RTX
⚡ Apply early US-NC-WINSTON SALEM-961 ~ 961... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d 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 3d 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 4d ago
Epic Games
Principal Research Engineer, Unreal Assistant
Epic Games
⚡ Apply early BLANK,BLANK,Multiple Locations Onsite $245,975–$360,763
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Epic Games
Principal Research Engineer, Unreal Assistant
Epic Games
⚡ Apply early Cary,North Carolina,United Sta... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Zscaler
Principal Specialist Sales Engineer, Zero Trust Branch - Healthcare/SLED
Zscaler
⚡ Apply early AMS - Update Location; Remote... · location restricted $175,875–$251,250
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions - External
Principal Software Engineer, Developer Experience Platform
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions - External
⚡ Apply early Durham, NC Onsite
● 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 5d ago
Toyota
Principal Engineer I - Technology Product Management
Toyota
⚡ Apply early Liberty, North Carolina Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
RTX
Senior Principal Mechatronics & Controls Engineer(Onsite)
RTX
⚡ Apply early US-NC-WINSTON SALEM-961 ~ 961... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
nVent
Senior Principal Electrical Engineer
nVent
⚡ Apply early Wildwood, MO, US Onsite $123,500–$229,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Fidelity Investments
Principal Full Stack Engineer
Fidelity Investments
⚡ Apply early Durham, NC Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Wells Fargo
Principal Engineer - AI Engineering Productivity Lead
Wells Fargo
⚡ Apply early CHARLOTTE, NC Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
LPL Financial
VP, Principal Data Engineer
LPL Financial
⚡ Apply early Fort Mill/Charlotte Onsite $159,959–$266,564
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Roche
Senior Principal Process Engineer, Visual Inspection (MSAT)
Roche
⚡ Apply early Holly Springs Onsite $114,400–$212,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Bank of America
Principal Solutions Engineer
Bank of America
⚡ Apply early Charlotte Onsite $145,000–$185,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in North Carolina are open right now?
142 Principal Engineer jobs in North Carolina are open across 53 companies, as of October 22, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in North Carolina pay?
Across the 72 Principal Engineer jobs in North Carolina that disclose pay, the median is $176,500 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $142,500 and $213,262.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in North Carolina?
Fidelity Investments, Baxter, Northrop Grumman, Wells Fargo and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are among the 53 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in North Carolina.
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 22, 2026 at 05:54 UTC.

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