Principal Engineer Jobs in San Diego.
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Total jobs
14
positions indexed
New today
0
last 24 hours
Companies
5
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere
How many Principal Engineer jobs in San Diego are there right now?
There are 14 open Principal Engineer jobs in San Diego on JobsRadar right now, from 5 companies hiring directly. 7 of them disclose pay, with a median of $206,250 a year and most offers between $200,000 and $216,625. The board was last refreshed on July 24, 2026 at 21:31 UTC.
Principal Engineer salary range in San Diego
$200k
25th
$206.3k
Median
$216.6k
75th
$191k
$233.1k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $225k – $284k · outliers off-axis
Based on 7 disclosed live listings
Updated Jul 24, 2026 from live listings
Principal Analog Design Engineer
Elevate Semiconductor
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2d ago
Principal Engineer, Software (R5285)
Shieldai
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3w ago
Principal Software Reverse Engineer
STR
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1mo ago
Principal Software Reverse Engineer
STR
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1mo ago
Principal Software Reverse Engineer
STR
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1mo ago
Principal Software Reverse Engineer
STR
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1mo ago
Principal Aerostructures Design Engineer (R5163)
Shieldai
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1mo ago
Principal Engineer, Survivability (R4608)
Shieldai
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1mo ago
Principal Fuel Systems Engineer (X-BAT)
Shieldai
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1mo ago
Principal Engineer, State Estimation (R4602)
Shieldai
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1mo ago
Power Electronics - Principal Electrical Engineer (R4822)
Shieldai
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1mo ago
Principal Propulsion Engineer, UAS Systems
Atropos
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2mos ago
Principal Aircraft Electrical Engineer
Atropos
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2mos ago
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Principal Engineer, Physical Design
InnoPhase IoT
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10mos ago
Frequently asked questions
- How many Principal Engineer jobs in San Diego are open right now?
- 14 Principal Engineer jobs in San Diego are open across 5 companies, as of July 24, 2026.
- What do Principal Engineer jobs in San Diego pay?
- Across the 7 Principal Engineer jobs in San Diego that disclose pay, the median is $206,250 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $200,000 and $216,625.
- Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in San Diego?
- Elevate Semiconductor, Shieldai, STR, Atropos and InnoPhase IoT are among the 5 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in San Diego.
- 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 July 24, 2026 at 21:31 UTC.