284 principal engineer jobs at 70 companies in Encinitas, CA

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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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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 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 Facilities Engineer
Irvine or Santa Ana or Tijuana
$127k-$191k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Medtronic
MedtronicNYSE: MDT: Developing and manufacturing medical technologies and therapies globally.
7+ YOEBachelor’s degree with 7+ years in facility mechanical/electrical infrastructure and building automation; English and Spanish fluency; willingness to travel 20-40%.
Modbus, BACnet, LonWorks, Tridium/Niagara BAS
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Principal Hardware Engineer, Optics
San Diego, California, United States
$152k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Marvell
MarvellNASDAQ: MRVL: Designs and develops high-performance semiconductor and infrastructure solutions.
10+ YOEBachelor or higher in Electrical/Computer Science; 10-15 years (or 5-10 with advanced degrees); strong hardware design, power/signal integrity, CAD tools; lab testing experience; good collaboration and problem solving.
Allegro, OrCAD, Oscilloscope, Multimeter, Power supply, Signal analyzer
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Principal Project Engineer (Onsite)
Chula Vista, California, United States
$118k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
RTX
RTXNYSE: RTX: RTX provides advanced aerospace and defense systems and services.
8+ YOEUniversity degree with 5-8+ years in aerospace; experience with Nacelle products; onsite role.
MS Office, Teamcenter, CRM software, SAP, CATIA V5
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Principal Engineer – Water, Wastewater & Recycled Water
San Diego or Encinitas or Oakland
$195k-$215k/yr HybridFull Time
Dudek
Dudek: Providing multidisciplinary environmental, engineering, and planning consulting services.
18+ YOEPE licensed, 18+ years in water/wastewater, CA regulatory knowledge, driver’s license, management of large municipal projects.
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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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Systems Engineer Principal - MBSE
San Diego, California, United States
$120k-$160k/yr OnsiteFull Time
SAIC
SAICNYSE: SAIC: Provides engineering, IT, and mission support services to government.
5+ YOEMBSE experience with SysML; TS/SCI clearance; degree with years of experience; experience with CAMEO, GitLab; strong communication and stakeholder collaboration.
SysML, UPDM, BPMN, UAF, CAMEO, Enterprise Architect, Team Work Cloud, GitLab
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Principal Geotechnical Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
$150k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Atlas Technical Consultants
Atlas Technical Consultants: Provider of infrastructure and environmental engineering and testing services.
15+ YOE15+ years geotechnical engineering experience, CA professional engineer licensure, bachelor in civil engineering (master preferred), strong technical, client engagement, and leadership skills.
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Principal Traffic Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
$63-$79/hr OnsiteFull Time
Rick Engineering
Rick Engineering: Provides professional civil engineering, surveying, and urban planning services.
7+ YOE5+ MgmtBSCE, California registration as a Professional Civil Engineer or Traffic Engineer, minimum 7 years traffic engineering experience (or 12 years equivalent), and 5+ years supervising staff; experience with traffic studies, plans, and client/public-agency interactions.
HCS, Vistro, Synchro, CAD
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Data Engineer, Principal
Oakland or Washington or Ohio or Missouri or California or Long Beach or Arizona or Colorado or Florida or Georgia or Maryland or Minnesota or Nevada or Oregon or El Dorado Hills or Lodi or Rancho Cordova or San Diego or Alabama or Illinois or Virginia or Wisconsin or Texas or New York
$168k-$252k/yr HybridFull Time
Ascendiun
Ascendiun: Nonprofit parent overseeing health insurance and clinical service organizations.
10+ YOE10+ years data engineering experience, bachelor's or equivalent, expertise in Data Vault 2.0/dimensional modeling/Lakehouse, SQL/Python/DBT, cloud data platforms, CI/CD, and mentoring senior engineers.
SQL, Python, DBT Cloud, DBT core, Snowflake, Synapse, Databricks, Git, Bitbucket, Jira
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Principal/Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer
Hawthorne or El Segundo or Los Angeles or Washington or San Francisco or San Diego or Seattle or London
$160k-$260k/yr OnsiteFull Time
CHAOS Industries
CHAOS Industries: Develops advanced radar and sensing systems for modern defense.
10+ YOEBachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, 10+ years mechanical design and system integration experience in aerospace/defense, launcher design experience, CAD and FEA proficiency, electro-mechanical integration, MIL-STD familiarity, ability to obtain U.S. security clearance.
SolidWorks, NASTRAN, ABAQUS, ANSYS, COMSOL
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Principal DevSecOps Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
$155k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Fuse Integration
Fuse Integration: Developing tactical communication and networking systems for defense.
12+ YOE3+ MgmtB.S. in engineering, 12+ years DevSecOps/software engineering experience with 3+ years technical leadership; expertise in C++, Python, Bash, Kubernetes, Linux, STIG compliance, GitLab CI, Ansible, and cloud (AWS/Azure). US citizenship required.
C++, Python, Bash, Kubernetes, SELinux, SBOM, GitLab CI, Ansible, Podman, Docker, RPM, Jira, GitLab, vCenter, vSphere, ESXi, GNS3, AWS, Azure, govcloud, Kickstart, Subiquity, SAST, DAST, SCA
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Principal Manufacturing Engineer
Carlsbad, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Qnity Electronics
Qnity ElectronicsNYSE: Q: Manufactures materials and solutions for the semiconductor industry.
12+ YOEBachelor's in mechanical/industrial engineering or 12+ years equivalent, 12+ years engineering experience, Six Sigma experience desirable, GD&T and metrology knowledge, ISO9001/AS9100 experience, composites and project management experience; ITAR/secret clearance desirable.
SolidWorks
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Principal Mobile Engineer
Carlsbad, California, United States
$160k-$180k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Nice North America
Nice North America: Manufacturer of smart home and building automation systems.
8+ YOE8+ years in mobile app development (iOS/Android) with React Native, quality code, and cross-region collaboration.
React Native, iOS, Android, AWS, Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Figma, Sentry, CI/CD
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Principal Software Engineer
San Diego or Valencia
$107k-$203k/yr HybridFull Time
Boston Scientific
Boston ScientificNYSE: BSX: Developer and manufacturer of innovative medical devices and therapies.
8+ YOE8+ years Android app development; 2+ years in medical devices; Kotlin/Java; AWS; IEC 62304/ISO 13485/FDA design controls; strong cross-functional collaboration.
Kotlin, Kotlin Multiplatform, Java, Android Jetpack, BLE, AWS, OAuth, Git, Jenkins, SonarQube, Atlassian Agile tools, API Gateway, Cognito, DynamoDB, S3, EC2, KMS, REST
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Senior Principal Mixed-Signal Design Engineer
Wilmington or Toronto or Austin or San Diego or Durham
$184k-$266k/yr HybridFull Time
Analog Devices
Analog DevicesNASDAQ: ADI: Designs and manufactures semiconductors for signal processing and power management.
20+ YOESenior-level mixed-signal design with 20+ years CMOS experience; MS in Electrical Engineering; expertise in high-speed data converters; CAD tools; MATLAB.
Cadence, SPICE, MATLAB