# Principal Ai Research Engineer Jobs in Hawthorne, CA 200 principal ai research engineer jobs in Hawthorne, CA. Top employers: SpaceX, Vast, Oligo Security, and 1 more. Salaries from $46K–$350K. 200 open roles · page 1 of 14 **Principal Operations Engineer (Application Software)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 180K–275K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/principle-operations-engineer-application-software-8885678002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/principle-operations-engineer-application-software-8885678002) **Avionics Manufacturing Engineer (PCBA)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 100K–130K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/avionics-manufacturing-engineer-pcba-8784191002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/avionics-manufacturing-engineer-pcba-8784191002) **Principal Optical Engineer (Starfall)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 190K–285K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/principal-optical-engineer-starfall-8748880002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/principal-optical-engineer-starfall-8748880002) **Principal Software Engineer, Continuous Integration (Starship)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 200K–285K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/principal-software-engineer-continuous-integration-starship-8533843002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/principal-software-engineer-continuous-integration-starship-8533843002) **Principal Mechanical Engineer (Starship)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 130K–180K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/sr-mechanical-engineer-starship-8550018002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/sr-mechanical-engineer-starship-8550018002) **Sr. Electrical Design Engineer, Raptor 3D Printers** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 140K–230K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/sr-electrical-design-engineer-raptor-3d-printers-8838413002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/sr-electrical-design-engineer-raptor-3d-printers-8838413002) **Sr. Electrical Design Engineer, Laser Powder Bed Fusion Printers (Raptor)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 140K–230K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/sr-electrical-design-engineer-laser-powder-bed-fusion-printers-raptor-8717268002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/sr-electrical-design-engineer-laser-powder-bed-fusion-printers-raptor-8717268002) **Sr. HVAC Design Engineer** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 135K–190K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/sr-hvac-design-engineer-8579763002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/sr-hvac-design-engineer-8579763002) **Sr. Structural Engineer** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | CONTRACTOR | USD 135K–190K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/sr-structural-engineer-8512920002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/sr-structural-engineer-8512920002) **Sr. High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems Engineer** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 165K–265K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/sr-high-performance-computing-hpc-systems-engineer-8831452002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/sr-high-performance-computing-hpc-systems-engineer-8831452002) **Electrical Engineer, Sensors (Starship Avionics)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 105K–120K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/electrical-engineer-sensors-starship-avionics-8727526002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/electrical-engineer-sensors-starship-avionics-8727526002) **Senior AI Engineer** at Oligo Security Hawthorne | FULL_TIME | USD 140K–164K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-jobs/oligo-security/senior-ai-engineer-633c2b59-9b24-44c7-b7f4-7bbb0ab1bd5d) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/senior-ai-engineer-633c2b59-9b24-44c7-b7f4-7bbb0ab1bd5d) **Avionics Manufacturing Engineer** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 100K–130K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/avionics-manufacturing-engineer-8784827002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/avionics-manufacturing-engineer-8784827002) **Sr. Mechanical Engineer (HVAC)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 135K–190K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/sr-mechanical-engineer-hvac-8579761002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/sr-mechanical-engineer-hvac-8579761002) **Sr. NDE Engineer, Radiography Testing** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 130K–180K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/sr-nde-engineer-radiography-testing-8501154002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/sr-nde-engineer-radiography-testing-8501154002) [Next page](https://zerogtalent.com/principal-ai-research-engineer-jobs-in-hawthorne-ca.md?page=2) --- *Source: [Zero G Talent](https://zerogtalent.com), the job board for space, defense, AI, robotics and frontier-tech companies.*