Principal Electrical Engineer
Emerson
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Santa Clara, CA · Posted November 5, 2026
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November 2026
- #1Best cities for sales pay after cost of living$175k · of 45
- #1Best cities for product pay after cost of living$224k · of 14
- #2Best cities for operations pay after cost of living$173k · of 41
- #2Best cities for marketing pay after cost of living$192k · of 16
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- #3Best cities for finance pay after cost of living$156k · of 35
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Pay compared with the market
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...Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), is seeking a Principal Hardware Engineer to lead assigned GPU platform development and implementation... ...experience in technical engineering OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 7...