Mid Level Principal Engineer Jobs
Mid level principal engineer jobs go to engineers ready to own projects end to end, guide junior teammates, and drive architectural decisions with limited oversight. Openings cover on-site, remote, and hybrid settings across Technology & Software, Electronics & Hardware, and Agriculture & Farming, with employers like Northrop Grumman, Palo Alto Networks, and Collins Aerospace hiring at this level now.
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Job Description:
Duties: Perform semiconductor engineering design, development, and testing for firm products and devices in conjunction with product development for the electronic communications industry. Work on a wide range of SoCs spanning different process technologies and market segments to produce a best-in-class combination of power, performance, and thermal behavior. Responsible for device to architecture level optimizations as well as hardware/software co-design. Design a wide-range of SoC solutions from very cost-sensitive, low power devices to highly integrated, high-performance devices with world-wide network of design centers. Research, design, and develop forward looking methodologies, novel infrastructures and architectures for system resource control and holistic energy management. Identify new techniques in areas for Energy reduction for CPU/GPU/Camera/DDR/ML accelerators both at core and SoC level. Experiment with new EDA tools and provide necessary automation to simplify system tradeoff analysis. Collaborate with performance, thermal and system teams in system-level analysis of workloads and use-cases to identify opportunities of energy optimization. Participate in efforts to develop and prototype new system solutions and approaches.
Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, foreign equivalent or related field.
Five (5) years of experience in job offered Staff Design Engineer, or related occupation.
Required skills:
Position requires five (5) years of experience in:
1. Understanding of Models (NLDM, AOCV, CCS, ECSM, LVF);
2. Cadence IC Design Suite, Innovus, Synopsys PrimeTime;
3. TCL, Perl
4. Time and test chip blocks,
5. Physical Design;
6. Synthesis;
7. Physical Verification;
8. Place and route; and
9. Floorplan.
Salary: $187,272 per year
More information about NXP in the United States...
NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.
#LI-6aa0Job Description:
Duties: Perform semiconductor engineering design, development, and testing for firm products and devices in conjunction with product development for the electronic communications industry. Work on a wide range of SoCs spanning different process technologies and market segments to produce a best-in-class combination of power, performance, and thermal behavior. Responsible for device to architecture level optimizations as well as hardware/software co-design. Design a wide-range of SoC solutions from very cost-sensitive, low power devices to highly integrated, high-performance devices with world-wide network of design centers. Research, design, and develop forward looking methodologies, novel infrastructures and architectures for system resource control and holistic energy management. Identify new techniques in areas for Energy reduction for CPU/GPU/Camera/DDR/ML accelerators both at core and SoC level. Experiment with new EDA tools and provide necessary automation to simplify system tradeoff analysis. Collaborate with performance, thermal and system teams in system-level analysis of workloads and use-cases to identify opportunities of energy optimization. Participate in efforts to develop and prototype new system solutions and approaches.
Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, foreign equivalent or related field.
Five (5) years of experience in job offered Staff Design Engineer, or related occupation.
Required skills:
Position requires five (5) years of experience in:
1. Understanding of Models (NLDM, AOCV, CCS, ECSM, LVF);
2. Cadence IC Design Suite, Innovus, Synopsys PrimeTime;
3. TCL, Perl
4. Time and test chip blocks,
5. Physical Design;
6. Synthesis;
7. Physical Verification;
8. Place and route; and
9. Floorplan.
Salary: $187,272 per year
More information about NXP in the United States...
NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.
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Mid Level Principal Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a mid level principal engineer job?
Position yourself around ownership, not just contribution. Highlight projects where you made key technical decisions, delivered end-to-end outcomes, and unblocked teammates. Applications stand out when they show concrete scope, not just a list of technologies. Write to the responsibilities in the job posting, and be specific about what you built, why you chose that approach, and what the result was.
Which companies hire mid level principal engineers?
Companies hiring mid level principal engineers right now include Northrop Grumman, Palo Alto Networks, and Collins Aerospace, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Hiring at this level comes from a broad mix of employers, including large technology organizations, growth-stage product companies, and enterprise firms modernizing their engineering teams.
Are there remote mid level principal engineer jobs?
Yes, and a significant share of openings offer flexibility. About 16% of mid level principal engineer openings are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting how widely distributed engineering teams have become. On-site roles still exist, particularly at companies that prioritize in-person collaboration for complex technical work.
How do I move up to a mid level principal engineer role?
The path from entry level to mid level is built through deeper ownership over time. Early in your career, focus on delivering reliably within defined scope. Then push into designing solutions, not just implementing them. Seek out projects where you lead a piece of the work, mentor a newer engineer, and make decisions that others depend on. Consistent, measurable impact in those areas signals readiness for mid level responsibilities.
Which industries hire the most mid level principal engineers?
Mid Level principal engineer roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Electronics & Hardware, and Agriculture & Farming, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. These sectors tend to drive the most hiring at this level because they operate complex, high-stakes technical systems that require engineers who can own significant components with minimal day-to-day supervision.