# Principal Data Engineer Jobs 274 principal data engineer jobs. Top employers: SpaceX, Anduril Industries, Blue Origin, and 5 more. Salaries from $30K–$500K. Most roles in San Francisco, Costa Mesa, California, United States, San Francisco, CA, US. 274 open roles · page 1 of 19 **Principal Software Engineer, Mission Design** at Muon Space San Jose, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 266K–298K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/muon-space/principal-software-engineer-mission-design-5240362007) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/principal-software-engineer-mission-design-5240362007) **Principal Test Engineer, Compute Payload (Starmind)** at SpaceX Bastrop, TX | FULL_TIME [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/principal-test-engineer-compute-payload-starmind-8905802002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/principal-test-engineer-compute-payload-starmind-8905802002) **Principal Engineer Data** at Northrop Grumman El Segundo, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 114K–171K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/northrop-grumman/principal-engineer-data-R10257127) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/principal-engineer-data-R10257127) **Principal Design Engineer** at Northrop Grumman Rocket Center, WV | FULL_TIME | USD 89K–134K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/northrop-grumman/principal-design-engineer-R10257058) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/principal-design-engineer-R10257058) **Principal Mechanical Design Engineer** at Astro Mechanica San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 220K–270K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/astro-mechanica/principal-mechanical-design-engineer-96349dee-a130-4a74-b602-8977c5b87f4e) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/principal-mechanical-design-engineer-96349dee-a130-4a74-b602-8977c5b87f4e) **Principal CAD Designer** at CesiumAstro Westminster, CO | FULL_TIME | USD 46.24–55.59/hr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/cesiumastro/principal-cad-designer-ef89a11d-552b-4b0e-bb61-f51155a9aa08) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/principal-cad-designer-ef89a11d-552b-4b0e-bb61-f51155a9aa08) **Principal Software Engineer, ChatGPT Education and Learning** at OpenAI San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 459K–536K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/openai/principal-software-engineer-chatgpt-education-and-learning-40de0618-fb19-443d-85fd-ba690d3721a8) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/principal-software-engineer-chatgpt-education-and-learning-40de0618-fb19-443d-85fd-ba690d3721a8) **Principal Systems Engineer - Mission Architecture** at Rocket Lab Long Beach, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 281K–339K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/rocket-lab/principal-systems-engineer-mission-architecture-8040464003) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/principal-systems-engineer-mission-architecture-8040464003) **Principal Solutions Consultant** at Elliptic New York, United States | FULL_TIME [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-jobs/griz/principal-solutions-consultant-ce627938-6cc3-4395-9e1d-7f314ba07990) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/principal-solutions-consultant-ce627938-6cc3-4395-9e1d-7f314ba07990) **Principal Electrical Engineer, Electronics** at Radiant El Segundo, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 201K–314K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-jobs/radiant/principal-electrical-engineer-pcb-94fad2f9-3fde-41c1-be54-e707df10f940) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/principal-electrical-engineer-pcb-94fad2f9-3fde-41c1-be54-e707df10f940) **Principal Software Engineer, Productivity** at OpenAI San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 459K–536K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/openai/principal-software-engineer-productivity-dd9c7c04-7181-4c65-9c6a-0e04313e3707) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/principal-software-engineer-productivity-dd9c7c04-7181-4c65-9c6a-0e04313e3707) **Principal Electrical Engineer** at Northwood Space Torrance, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 204K–255K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/defense-jobs/northwood-space/principal-electrical-engineer-f4178ed9-942f-4515-aa44-cc3f07977c0f) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/principal-electrical-engineer-f4178ed9-942f-4515-aa44-cc3f07977c0f) **Principal Software Engineer, Full Stack — Codex** at OpenAI San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 459K–536K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/openai/principal-software-engineer-full-stack-codex-74842880-e750-4664-9e2e-83b4c96c5a03) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/principal-software-engineer-full-stack-codex-74842880-e750-4664-9e2e-83b4c96c5a03) **Principal Systems Engineer - Space Vehicle** at BlackSky Tukwila, WA | PART_TIME | USD 185K–200K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/blacksky/principal-systems-engineer-space-vehicle-8872096002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/principal-systems-engineer-space-vehicle-8872096002) **Principal Software Engineer** at Rocket Lab Tucson, AZ | FULL_TIME [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/rocket-lab/principal-software-engineer-8040501003) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/principal-software-engineer-8040501003) [Next page](https://zerogtalent.com/principal-data-engineer-jobs.md?page=2) --- *Source: [Zero G Talent](https://zerogtalent.com), the job board for space, defense, AI, robotics and frontier-tech companies.*