Principal Systems Engineer jobs in California: 25 open roles
25 open principal systems engineer jobs in California, taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Listings that state pay show a median of $184,500 a year.
Open principal systems engineer jobs in California
Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
- Principal Systems Engineer
Sonova USA · Valencia, CA, United States
Nov 7, 2026
- Principal Systems Engineer, Datacenter Interconnects and Fabric Health
Nvidia · United States, California, USA, Santa Clara, CA, USA, Remote
$240k–$380k · Nov 3, 2026
- Principal Systems Engineer, Datacenter Interconnects and Fabric Health
Nvidia · Santa Clara, CA
Nov 3, 2026
- Principal Systems Engineer - Mission Architecture
Rocket Lab · Long Beach, CA
Oct 27, 2026
- Principal Systems Engineer
Northrop Grumman Systems · Beale AFB, CA, US
Oct 24, 2026
- Principal Systems Engineer
Maxlinear · Carlsbad, CA, US
Oct 22, 2026
- Principal Systems Engineer
Northrop Grumman Systems · San Diego, CA, US; Melbourne, FL, US
Oct 19, 2026
- Principal Systems Engineer (GNC Analyst) (Onsite)
RTX · pasadena, California, United States of America
Oct 13, 2026
- Principal Systems Engineer
Chaos Industries · El Segundo, California, United States
Oct 9, 2026
- Principal Systems Engineer – Chief Engineer (Onsite)
RTX · el segundo, California, United States of America
Oct 8, 2026
- Principal Systems Engineer (Secret Clearance)
Northrop Grumman · Manhattan Beach, CA, US
Oct 5, 2026
- Principal Systems Engineer - Requirements & Verification
Northrop Grumman · San Diego, CA, US; El Segundo, CA, US; Palmdale, CA, US
Oct 1, 2026
- Principal Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Systems
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States
$220k–$292k · Jun 25, 2026
- Principal Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Software
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States
$220k–$292k · Jun 25, 2026
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Principal Systems Engineer pay in California
10 of the 25 open listings state pay, and their median is $184,500 a year. See the national principal systems engineer salary breakdown.
Employers hiring principal systems engineers in California
- Leidos 7
- Northrop Grumman Systems 3
- Anduril Industries 2
- Northrop Grumman 2
- Nvidia 2
- RTX 2
- Chaos Industries 1
- Maxlinear 1
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