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Principal / Sr Principal Engineer Aeronautical - VMS Hardware Avionics Lead
San Diego or Rancho Bernardo
$114k-$213k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Develops and manufactures advanced aerospace, defense, and space systems.
5+ YOESTEM degree with 5+ yrs (Bachelor); 3 yrs with Master; PhD with no experience for Principal; 8+ yrs for Sr Principal; ability to obtain US Secret clearance; MATLAB; MS Office; avionics hardware experience.
MATLAB, Python, Microsoft Office, Visio
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Principal Environmental Engineer
San Diego or Concord or Knoxville or Denver or Norfolk or Canton
$175k-$225k/yr RemoteFull Time
APTIM
APTIM: Provides environmental, resilience, and infrastructure engineering solutions.
15+ YOEMaster's in Environmental Engineering, PE license, 15+ years environmental engineering experience (DoD/CERCLA), leadership experience on federal remediation projects, ability to travel, strong verbal and written communication.
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Principal Applications Engineer
Austin or San Jose or San Diego
OnsiteFull Time
NXP Semiconductors
NXP SemiconductorsNASDAQ: NXPI: Designs and manufactures semiconductors for automotive and IoT applications.
12+ YOEBachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering; 12+ years hardware design or applications engineering; experience with high-speed SerDes, Ethernet, PCIe, DP/USB; strong SI/PI; hands-on lab skills.
Oscilloscopes, TDR, VNA, BERT, Protocol Analyzers, Logic Analyzers, S-parameter analysis, Eye/Jitter simulations
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Waste/Water Principal Engineer
Phoenix or Carrollton or Costa Mesa
$142k-$214k/yr HybridFull Time
Schneider Electric
Schneider ElectricEuronext Paris: SU: Provider of energy management and industrial automation solutions.
5+ YOERequires a four-year or technical degree, 5+ years of relevant experience, wastewater expertise, systems engineering, project leadership, customer-facing communication, and knowledge of electrical and SCADA systems.
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, SCADA
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Principal BESS Engineer
Scottsdale or San Diego or San Francisco or Houston or Denver or Princeton
$140k-$195k/yr HybridFull Time
Clearway Energy
Clearway EnergyNYSE: CWEN: Develops and operates utility-scale renewable energy power plants.
8+ YOERequires 8+ years in utility-scale BESS engineering, integration, development, and commissioning; knowledge of electrical, fire safety, interconnection, controls, and utility standards; Excel and Python skills.
Microsoft Excel, Python, TCP/IP, Modbus/TCP, Power Plant Controller, Energy Management Systems (EMS), Battery Management Systems (BMS), SCADA, UL, IEEE, National Electrical Code, NFPA, UL1973, UL9540/A
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Principal Engineer- Optics Manufacturing Integration
Vista or San Diego or Santa Clara or Colorado Springs
$159k-$250k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Samtec
Samtec: Manufactures electronic connectors, cables, and optical interconnect solutions.
15+ YOERequires a bachelor's degree in engineering or related field, 15+ years in optoelectronic or microelectronics manufacturing, process development, technology transfer, and automated manufacturing tools.
DOE, FMEA, Six Sigma
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Principal Engineer- Optics Manufacturing Integration
Vista or San Diego or Santa Clara or Colorado Springs
$159k-$250k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Samtec
Samtec: Manufacturer of high-speed electronic connectors and cable assemblies.
15+ YOEBachelor's degree in engineering or materials science and 15+ years in optoelectronic or microelectronics manufacturing, including process development, assembly, technology transfer, and automated tools.
DOE, FMEA, Six Sigma
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Principal Engineer- Optics Manufacturing Integration
Vista or San Diego or Santa Clara or Colorado Springs
$159k-$250k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Samtec
Samtec: Manufactures electronic connectors and high-speed cable assembly systems.
15+ YOEBachelor's degree in engineering or related field, 15+ years in optoelectronic or microelectronics manufacturing, process development, technology transfer, and automated manufacturing tools; US citizenship or green card required.
Design of Experiments (DOE), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Six Sigma
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Systems Engineer Principal - MBSE
San Diego, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
SAIC
SAICNASDAQ: SAIC: Provides government and defense clients with technology and engineering services.
5+ YOEMBSE and systems engineering experience, TS/SCI clearance, ability to coordinate with stakeholders, and strong communication skills.
MBSE, SysML, UPDM, BPMN, UAF, CAMEO Enterprise Architect, Team Work Cloud, Gitlab
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Senior Principal Test Engineer
Irvine, California, United States
$162k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Marvell
MarvellNASDAQ: MRVL: Designs and develops high-performance semiconductor and infrastructure solutions.
15+ YOE5+ Mgmt15+ years test engineering experience for NPI, 5+ years leading teams, PMIC/IVR testing expertise, ATE hardware/test development, Java/C/C++, Python, Advantest V93000 and pattern/DFT knowledge.
Advantest V93000, SmarTest8, Teradyne UltraFLEX, IG-XL, ATE Test Systems, Design-for-Test (DFT), Java, C/C++, Python, SVN, Git
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Senior Principal System Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
$193k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Cubic
Cubic: Develops defense training systems and public transit fare technology.
10+ YOEFour-year degree in computer/electrical/related field plus 12 years' experience or master's plus 10; active DoD security clearance; strong systems engineering, RF and secured comms experience; DOORS/EPDM/AllChange familiarity.
DOORS, EPDM, AllChange
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Principal Optical Manufacturing Engineer
Irvine, California, United States
$115k-$180k/yr OnsiteFull Time
MKS Instruments
MKS InstrumentsNASDAQ: MKSI: Supplies process control instruments and chemicals for semiconductor manufacturing.
5+ YOELead manufacturing methods for optics; 5+ years in optics fabrication/metrology; BS in Engineering/Physics; travel up to 5%.
ZeMax, Python, Matlab, Optical Metrology, Fizeau Interferometer
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Principal Customer Service Engineer
Livonia or Irvine
$92k-$172k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Cadence Design Systems
Cadence Design SystemsNASDAQ: CDNS: Develops computational software and hardware for electronic system design.
7+ YOE7-10 years multiphysics CAE tools, Python, project management, strong communication; US citizen or green card; mechanical engineering degree.
Nastran, Ansys, Abaqus, Python, XML, JSON, Patran, DMAP, MSC Software, Apex, EPILYSIS, META, Actran, Cradle, Dytran, Simufact, BETA CAE
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Efficient AI Systems, Principal Engineer (On-Device/Edge)
San Diego, California, United States
$207k-$310k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Qualcomm
QualcommNASDAQ: QCOM: Designs and manufactures semiconductors and wireless telecommunications products.
6+ YOEAdvanced degree in engineering/computer science and 6–8+ years systems engineering experience; strong ML, deep learning, vision/ LiDAR, model quantization, and deployment experience on resource-constrained devices; leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Vision Transformers, Cross Attention, Self-Attention, LLM, VLM, VLA, BEV, Snapdragon Ride, SoC
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Sr. Principal Systems Engineer
Irvine, California, United States
$125k-$206k/yr OnsiteFull Time
BD
BDNYSE: BDX: Manufactures medical devices, surgical instruments, and pharmacy automation systems.
4+ YOEBachelor’s or higher in engineering with 4+ years; medical device experience; system requirements, verification/validation, and design controls; IEC 60601-1 knowledge; project leadership preferred.
Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Software, IEC 60601-1, PTC, Polarion, JAMA, DOORS
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Principal Design Verification Engineer (Silicon Engineering)
Sunnyvale or Austin or Irvine or Redmond
$210k-$310k/yr OnsiteFull Time
SpaceX
SpaceX: Designs and launches advanced rockets and satellite internet constellations.
10+ YOEBachelor’s in electrical/computer engineering or computer science; 10+ years in design verification and test bench development.
UVM, OVM, VMM, Python, RTL
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Principal Engineer, Algorithm - ECG
Irvine, California, United States
$170k-$215k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Masimo
MasimoNasdaq: MASI: Develops noninvasive patient monitoring technologies and consumer audio products.
12+ YOE12+ years ECG algorithm development; deep ECG signal processing and statistical modeling; strong C/C++, MATLAB, Python; experience with large clinical datasets; onsite in Irvine.
C/C++, MATLAB, Python, ECG signal processing, Digital signal processing
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Principal Machine Learning Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
$216k-$378k/yr OnsiteFull Time
ServiceNow
ServiceNowNYSE: NOW: Provides a cloud platform for automating enterprise digital workflows.
15+ YOE15+ years software engineering,5+ years at principal/staff/director scope;deep expertise in agentic AI,LLM systems,multi-agent orchestration,RAG,LLMOps/MLOps,AI observability,governance;enterprise cloud architecture and leadership.
ServiceNow, MCP, A2A, ITSM, CMDB, GRC, DevOps, CI/CD, LLM, RAG
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Principal Research & Development (R&D) Engineer
Los Angeles or Irvine or Illinois or United States
$180k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
Motorola Solutions
Motorola SolutionsNYSE: MSI: Provides mission-critical communications and public safety technology.
10+ YOE5+ MgmtMS or PhD in electrical/computer engineering; 10+ years wireless systems; 5+ years technical leadership; U.S. citizenship; background check/drug test.
C/C++, MATLAB, Python
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Principal Engineer - DeviceOS
Seattle or Costa Mesa
$253k-$336k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries: Defense technology building autonomous military hardware and software.
15+ YOERequires 15+ years building automated verification suites, 5+ years with NixOS, declarative package management, and virtualization; embedded systems experience and technical leadership. Bachelor's degree or equivalent preferred.
Nix, NixOS, C++, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Docker, Kubernetes, Jetpack, Lattice, HITL
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