Principal Electrical Engineer
TAE Technologies
Foothill Ranch, CA · $175k–$220k a year · Posted November 6, 2026
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This listing pays about $197,500 a year. Across 101 open principal electrical engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $156,000 to $197,500 and the median is $174,500. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 13% above the median.
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...experimental operations Responsible for leading a small electrical team and contributing to the design, development, procurement... ...independently as well as collaboratively with other scientists and engineers Accuracy and the ability to identify and correct...