Principal Electrical Engineer
Argonne National Laboratory
Lemont, IL · $138k–$215k a year · Posted November 2, 2026
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This listing pays about $176,640 a year. Across 97 open principal electrical engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $156,000 to $197,500 and the median is $175,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 1% above the median.
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About the job
We are seeking an experienced Principal Electrical Engineer to join the Field Intelligence Element (FIE) to support the development, integration, deployment, and sustainment of laboratory and field-deployable sensing, monitoring, and control systems. The FIE enables Argonne...