# Principal Space Communications Systems Engineer Jobs

1,728 principal space communications systems 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.

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**Principal Systems Engineer - Mission Architecture** at Rocket Lab
Long Beach, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 281K–339K/yr
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**Principal Software Engineer** at Rocket Lab
Tucson, AZ | FULL_TIME
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**Principal Software Engineer** at Rocket Lab
Chantilly, VA | FULL_TIME | USD 199K–325K/yr
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**Principal Systems Engineer - Space Vehicle** at BlackSky
Tukwila, WA | PART_TIME | USD 185K–200K/yr
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**Principal Electrical Engineer** at Northwood Space
Torrance, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 204K–255K/yr
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**Principal Program Manager** at Rocket Lab
Tucson, AZ | INTERN
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**Principal Electrical Engineer** at Voyager Space
Pittsburgh, PA | CONTRACTOR | USD 120–130/hr
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**Guidance Navigation & Control Engineers (Senior or Principal)** at Boeing
Seal Beach, CA; USA - El Segundo, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 183K–247K/yr
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**Principal Hardware Systems Architect – User Terminal** at Blue Origin
Greater Seattle Area; Cupertino, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 231K–323K/yr
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**Principal Test Engineer, Compute Payload (Starmind)** at SpaceX
Bastrop, TX | FULL_TIME
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**Principal CAD Designer** at CesiumAstro
Westminster, CO | FULL_TIME | USD 46.24–55.59/hr
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**Principal Hardware Systems Architect – User Terminal** at Blue Origin
Greater Seattle Area; Cupertino, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 231K–323K/yr
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**Principal Software Engineer, Full Stack — Codex** at OpenAI
San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 459K–536K/yr
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**Principal Solutions Consultant** at Elliptic
New York, United States | FULL_TIME
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**Principal Test Engineer (Electrical) | TeraWave** at Blue Origin
Greater Seattle Area | FULL_TIME | USD 170K–237K/yr
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