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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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Principal Clinical Engineer
Campbell, California, United States
$188k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Imperative Care
Imperative Care: Develops medical devices for stroke and vascular disease treatment.
12+ YOELead clinical engineering expert developing medical device technology; oversees preclinical testing, budgeting, and cross-functional collaboration.
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Principal PCBA Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$196k-$311k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs GPU-accelerated computing and artificial intelligence hardware.
15+ YOE15+ years in PCBA and materials; BS or MS in Engineering; OEM PCBA experience; strong R&D and DFx skills; able to collaborate across hardware teams.
PCBA, SMT, DOE, FMEA, DFx, NPI, CM
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Principal Electrical Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$157k-$271k/yr HybridFull Time
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & JohnsonNYSE: JNJ: Develops and manufactures pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices.
10+ YOETen+ years electronics design; 5+ years medical device development; MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering; strong PCB, power, EMC, and safety expertise (IEC 60601).
Multilayer PCB Design, Power Electronics, EMC / EMI Mitigation, Isolation Design, Safety Compliance
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Sr. Principal Engineer, Manufacturing Infrastructure
Westlake Village or Santa Clara
$159k-$235k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Marvell
MarvellNASDAQ: MRVL: Designs and develops high-performance semiconductor and infrastructure solutions.
15+ YOE15+ years in mechanical/electrical engineering for manufacturing infrastructure and test hardware; cross-functional leadership.
CAD, Project management tools
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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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Principal Engineer Silicon Photonics
San Jose, California, United States
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Lumilens
Lumilens: Designs photonic interconnects for AI supercomputing infrastructure.
Lead silicon photonics product development; strong leadership; hands-on lab work; startup pace.
Silicon photonics, Packaged optics, Optical engineering, Simulation, Python (preferred)
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Principal Engineer, Material Handling & Warehouse Automation
Auburn Hills or Florence or Grand Junction or Memphis or Richardson or Salt Lake City or Grantsville or San Jose or Saint Petersburg or Tampa
$126k-$227k/yr FieldFull Time
Jabil
JabilNYSE: JBL: Provider of comprehensive global manufacturing and supply chain solutions.
12+ YOEBachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field and 12+ years in warehouse automation, material handling, manufacturing, and supplier or integrator execution. Requires multi-site deployment and cross-functional leadership experience.
AMR, AGV, FMR, ASRS, VLM, WMS
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Principal Design Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$176k-$298k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Micron Technology
Micron TechnologyNASDAQ: MU: Designs and manufactures semiconductor memory and data storage solutions.
8+ YOE8+ years IC design experience, hands-on AI/LLM tool use, expertise in high-speed IO and physical/layout flows, ability to redesign workflows for AI, strong mentorship and technical leadership.
LLM-based assistants, RTL, BSIM, DDR4, DDR5, LPDDR5, LPDDR6, HBM3, HBM3E, HBM4, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), EDA
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Principal Graphics Engineer
Santa Clara or North America
RemoteFull Time
Parallelz
Parallelz: Transforms native mobile apps into native web apps instantly.
Proficient in C/C++, Linux internals; real-time graphics stacks; end-to-end ownership; AI tooling; strong communication; self-directed.
C/C++, Linux, OpenGL ES, WebGL, WebGPU, Vulkan, Metal, DirectX, Shader Programming
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Principal DV Engineer
Saratoga, California, United States
$120k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
E-Space
E-Space: Builds sustainable LEO satellite networks for global IoT connectivity
10+ YOE10+ years of design verification experience in semiconductors; expert Verilog/SystemVerilog/UVM; C/C++ and Python; leadership experience; ability to verify ASICs and lead verification efforts.
Verilog, SystemVerilog, UVM, VHDL, C++, Python, Perl, Bash
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Principal Mechanical Engineer- Video Collaboration
San Jose, California, United States
$160k-$210k/yr HybridFull Time
Logitech
LogitechNasdaq: LOGI: Designs and manufactures computer peripherals and hardware solutions.
8+ YOE8-12+ years in mechanical engineering for high-volume electronics; system-level design; cross-functional leadership; plastics/metals design; Asia-based manufacturing experience; CAD (Creo/SolidWorks); BS in Mechanical Engineering; strong communication.
Creo, SolidWorks
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Principal Engineer, Power Systems Engineering
Wilmington or San Jose or Durham
$157k-$227k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Analog Devices
Analog DevicesNASDAQ: ADI: Designs and manufactures semiconductors for signal processing and power management.
10+ YOE10+ years in power electronics/power systems; BSEE required, MSEE preferred; strong circuit fundamentals; travel up to ~10%; excellent communication.
Python, LabView, Oscilloscopes, Electronic Loads, Spectrum Analyzers
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Principal Engineer, Mapping and Localization
Santa Clara, California, United States
$200k-$260k/yr HybridFull Time
PlusAI
PlusAI: AI-based virtual driver software for factory-built autonomous trucks.
7+ YOEM.S. or Ph.D. in a relevant field, 7+ years in robotics, 4+ years in production localization or mapping, expert Modern C++, probabilistic robotics, SLAM, 3D geometry, and sensor-fusion tools.
C++, LiDAR, Radar, Camera, IMU, GNSS, HD Maps, Factor Graphs, EKF, UKF, Ceres, g2o, GTSAM, SLAM, Eigen, PCL, OpenCV, LOAM, lego-LOAM, ORB-SLAM, VINS, CUDA, GPU, ARM
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Principal Opto-Mechanical Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$177k-$266k/yr OnsiteFull Time
ASML
ASMLNASDAQ: ASML: Manufactures lithography systems used to print patterns on wafers.
10+ YOESenior-level engineering role focused on end-to-end opto-mechanical system development and leadership.
Optics, Lasers, Tolerancing, Precision motion
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Principal Engineer - Digital ASIC Design
San Jose, California, United States
$70k-$163k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Microchip Technology
Microchip TechnologyNasdaq: MCHP: Manufacturer of microcontrollers, analog, and mixed-signal integrated circuits.
10+ YOE10+ years ASIC/FPGA digital design; SystemVerilog; Cadence/Synopsys front-end; PHY/Serdes knowledge; post-silicon validation; travel up to 25%.
System Verilog, Cadence Tools, Synopsys Tools, VCS, SpyGlass, Design Compiler, PrimeTime, Lab equipment
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Principal Engineer, AMS IP Architecture
Santa Clara or Hillsboro or Folsom or Austin or Phoenix
$221k-$312k/yr HybridFull Time
Intel
IntelNasdaq: INTC: Designs and manufactures microprocessors and semiconductor components.
M.S. or Ph.D. in EE/CE or related, deep SerDes and high-speed link expertise, MATLAB/Simulink modeling, DSP algorithm development, silicon correlation experience, familiarity with C/Verilog-A/SystemVerilog, ability to analyze link budgets.
MATLAB, Simulink, C, Verilog-A, SystemVerilog
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Principal Engineer, Product Compliance
San Jose, California, United States
$176k-$254k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Bloom Energy
Bloom EnergyNYSE: BE: Manufactures solid oxide fuel cell systems for onsite power.
10+ YOE10+ years in compliance engineering with UL/NRTL experience; strong project management and communication skills; ability to travel internationally.
UL, FC1, UL 1741, IEC 62282
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