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Remote principal engineer jobs are open across the U.S. at remote-first firms and distributed engineering teams in sectors like software, cloud infrastructure, fintech, and healthcare technology. Employers hiring remotely right now include FormFactor, Fidelity Investments, and Atlassian. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, unlocking performance levels previously out of reach across every orbit. Backed by over $1 billion in total funding from leading investors including Altimeter Capital, ICONIQ, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and T. Rowe Price — and with over $1 billion in signed contracts across commercial and US government customers, we're mass-producing the highest-power satellite platforms ever built for missions from LEO to deep space.
The rise of heavy-lift launch vehicles is shifting the industry from an era of mass constraint to one of mass abundance, and we believe this new era demands a fundamentally different class of spacecraft. Engineered to survive the harshest radiation environments and to fully capitalize on today's and tomorrow's massive rockets, K2 satellites deliver unmatched capability at constellation scale and across multiple orbits.
With multiple launches in 2027 and plans to scale to 100 satellites a year, we're Building Bigger — helping develop the solar system and build toward a Kardashev Type II (K2) civilization. If you are a motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and you're excited about contributing to the success of a high-growth Series D-funded company, we'd love for you to apply.
The Role
We are seeking a Principal ASIC Design Verification Engineer whose role will be to verify the functionality, performance, and robustness of our custom silicon designs. You will help define the verification approach, contribute to methodology, and work closely with architecture, RTL design, DFT, firmware, physical design, and silicon validation engineers. This is a hands-on role with high ownership, deep technical engagement, and the opportunity to shape first-generation silicon.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute verification plans for block-level, subsystem-level, and full-chip environments.
- Build SystemVerilog/UVM test benches, including agents, monitors, scoreboards, checkers, and coverage models.
- Write SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) and integrate formal verification where appropriate.
- Drive constrained-random and directed testing strategies to validate functionality, corner cases, and stress scenarios.
- Run simulations, triage failures, drive root-cause analysis, and collaborate with RTL designers to resolve issues.
- Implement and maintain functional coverage, code coverage, assertion coverage, and ensure coverage closure for sign-off.
- Manage regression testing, simulation farms, and CI pipelines to ensure high test throughput and fast debug iterations.
- Participate in design reviews, microarchitecture discussions, and influence design-for-verification (DFV) best practices.
- Work closely with architecture, RTL design, DFT, firmware, physical design, and silicon validation engineers to ensure end-to-end coverage and test.
- Support silicon bring-up and post-silicon validation through test reuse, diagnostics, and debug analysis.
- Participate in ASIC team interviews.
- Drive advancement of DV methodologies and improvements.
- Manage external IP providers and verification partners when needed.
- Take lead on large and/or complex systems.
Qualifications
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in ASIC/SoC verification.
- Solid understanding of SystemVerilog, digital logic, RTL design, DFT, and hardware design and verification flows.
- Proficiency with several simulation (VCS, Xcelium, Questa), waveform debug (Verdi, SimVision), coverage tools, and scripting languages (ex: Python, Perl, TCL).
- Experience with test planning, UVM-based testbench development, constrained-random testing, functional coverage, and SystemVerilog assertions.
- Experience with regression management, coverage analysis, revision control (ex: Git), CI/CD automation, and gate-level simulation.
- Experience with developing and integrating reference models.
- Experience with embedded processor-based designs and firmware/bare metal coding (ex: C, C++).
- Understanding of many industry-standard interfaces (ex: APB/AHB/AXI).
- Involvement in post-silicon validation planning and execution.
Nice to Have
- Experience with low power verification.
- Experience with analog behavioral models.
- Familiarity with physical design flows.
- Experience working in cross-functional, geographically distributed teams.
- Experience in space, telecom, or RF/digital mixed systems is a plus.
Compensation and Benefits:
- Base salary range for this role is $190,000 – $285,000 + equity in the company
- Salary will be based on several factors including, but not limited to: knowledge and skills, education, and experience level
- Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision/ coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks
If you don't meet 100% of the preferred skills and experience, we encourage you to still apply! Building a spacecraft unlike any other requires a team unlike any other and non-traditional career twists and turns are encouraged!
If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.
Export Compliance
As defined in the ITAR, "U.S. Persons" include U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents (i.e., Green Card holders), and certain protected individuals (e.g., refugees/asylees, American Samoans). Please consult with a knowledgeable advisor if you are unsure whether you are a "U.S. Person."
The person hired for this role will have access to information and items controlled by U.S. export control regulations, including the export control regulations outlined in the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR). The person hired for this role must therefore either be a "U.S. person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.
Equal Opportunity
K2 Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with K2 Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, unlocking performance levels previously out of reach across every orbit. Backed by over $1 billion in total funding from leading investors including Altimeter Capital, ICONIQ, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and T. Rowe Price — and with over $1 billion in signed contracts across commercial and US government customers, we're mass-producing the highest-power satellite platforms ever built for missions from LEO to deep space.
The rise of heavy-lift launch vehicles is shifting the industry from an era of mass constraint to one of mass abundance, and we believe this new era demands a fundamentally different class of spacecraft. Engineered to survive the harshest radiation environments and to fully capitalize on today's and tomorrow's massive rockets, K2 satellites deliver unmatched capability at constellation scale and across multiple orbits.
With multiple launches in 2027 and plans to scale to 100 satellites a year, we're Building Bigger — helping develop the solar system and build toward a Kardashev Type II (K2) civilization. If you are a motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and you're excited about contributing to the success of a high-growth Series D-funded company, we'd love for you to apply.
The Role
We are seeking a Principal ASIC Design Verification Engineer whose role will be to verify the functionality, performance, and robustness of our custom silicon designs. You will help define the verification approach, contribute to methodology, and work closely with architecture, RTL design, DFT, firmware, physical design, and silicon validation engineers. This is a hands-on role with high ownership, deep technical engagement, and the opportunity to shape first-generation silicon.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute verification plans for block-level, subsystem-level, and full-chip environments.
- Build SystemVerilog/UVM test benches, including agents, monitors, scoreboards, checkers, and coverage models.
- Write SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) and integrate formal verification where appropriate.
- Drive constrained-random and directed testing strategies to validate functionality, corner cases, and stress scenarios.
- Run simulations, triage failures, drive root-cause analysis, and collaborate with RTL designers to resolve issues.
- Implement and maintain functional coverage, code coverage, assertion coverage, and ensure coverage closure for sign-off.
- Manage regression testing, simulation farms, and CI pipelines to ensure high test throughput and fast debug iterations.
- Participate in design reviews, microarchitecture discussions, and influence design-for-verification (DFV) best practices.
- Work closely with architecture, RTL design, DFT, firmware, physical design, and silicon validation engineers to ensure end-to-end coverage and test.
- Support silicon bring-up and post-silicon validation through test reuse, diagnostics, and debug analysis.
- Participate in ASIC team interviews.
- Drive advancement of DV methodologies and improvements.
- Manage external IP providers and verification partners when needed.
- Take lead on large and/or complex systems.
Qualifications
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in ASIC/SoC verification.
- Solid understanding of SystemVerilog, digital logic, RTL design, DFT, and hardware design and verification flows.
- Proficiency with several simulation (VCS, Xcelium, Questa), waveform debug (Verdi, SimVision), coverage tools, and scripting languages (ex: Python, Perl, TCL).
- Experience with test planning, UVM-based testbench development, constrained-random testing, functional coverage, and SystemVerilog assertions.
- Experience with regression management, coverage analysis, revision control (ex: Git), CI/CD automation, and gate-level simulation.
- Experience with developing and integrating reference models.
- Experience with embedded processor-based designs and firmware/bare metal coding (ex: C, C++).
- Understanding of many industry-standard interfaces (ex: APB/AHB/AXI).
- Involvement in post-silicon validation planning and execution.
Nice to Have
- Experience with low power verification.
- Experience with analog behavioral models.
- Familiarity with physical design flows.
- Experience working in cross-functional, geographically distributed teams.
- Experience in space, telecom, or RF/digital mixed systems is a plus.
Compensation and Benefits:
- Base salary range for this role is $190,000 – $285,000 + equity in the company
- Salary will be based on several factors including, but not limited to: knowledge and skills, education, and experience level
- Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision/ coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks
If you don't meet 100% of the preferred skills and experience, we encourage you to still apply! Building a spacecraft unlike any other requires a team unlike any other and non-traditional career twists and turns are encouraged!
If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.
Export Compliance
As defined in the ITAR, "U.S. Persons" include U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents (i.e., Green Card holders), and certain protected individuals (e.g., refugees/asylees, American Samoans). Please consult with a knowledgeable advisor if you are unsure whether you are a "U.S. Person."
The person hired for this role will have access to information and items controlled by U.S. export control regulations, including the export control regulations outlined in the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR). The person hired for this role must therefore either be a "U.S. person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.
Equal Opportunity
K2 Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with K2 Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
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Who's Hiring
- FormFactor22
- Fidelity Investments16
- Atlassian15
- GliaCell Technologies15
- Shutterfly14
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software42
- Electronics & Hardware16
- Consulting & Professional Services16
- Manufacturing7
- Energy4
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote principal engineer jobs.
- 10 or more years of software engineering experience with 3 or more years in a senior technical leadership role
- Deep expertise in distributed systems, microservices architecture, or large-scale platform design
- Proficiency in at least one primary language such as Java, Python, Go, or C++ at production scale
- Experience defining technical roadmaps, engineering standards, and cross-team architectural direction
- Strong background in cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud including networking and reliability patterns
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related field
Tips for Your Remote Principal Engineer Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote principal engineer openings from across the U.S. in one place. Search by role and apply directly to the ones that match your technical background and level without sorting through unrelated listings.
Show async leadership in your portfolio
Remote employers hiring at the principal level want proof you can lead without a whiteboard. Publish architecture decision records, design documents, or technical RFCs publicly so hiring managers can evaluate your thinking before the first call.
Target companies built for distributed engineering
Remote-first companies and teams that have operated across time zones for years hire principal engineers differently than firms experimenting with remote. Look for companies with engineering blogs, public runbooks, or documented engineering culture, which signals that async and written communication are already how they work.
Prepare for remote system design interviews
Remote principal engineer interviews frequently rely on written or async system design exercises rather than live whiteboard sessions. Practice explaining trade-offs in clear written form and be ready to walk through diagrams over video using shared tools like Miro or Excalidraw.
Remote Principal Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote principal engineer job?
Remote principal engineer roles go to candidates who can demonstrate technical leadership without in-person oversight. Remote-first companies and distributed teams screen heavily for written communication, async decision-making, and the ability to drive architecture decisions independently. Strong public work like open-source contributions, design documents, or detailed technical writing gives you a concrete edge over candidates who can only describe their work verbally.
Which companies hire remote principal engineers?
Remote principal engineer roles are posted by FormFactor, Fidelity Investments, and Atlassian and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote-first technology companies, distributed SaaS teams, and engineering-heavy firms in fintech and cloud infrastructure tend to post the most principal engineer roles with no location requirement.
Can you get a remote principal engineer job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry into principal-level work is harder because you're expected to self-direct from day one without a manager nearby. Remote-first startups and early-stage distributed teams are the most open to candidates who haven't held the title before. What opens the door is showing concrete evidence of technical leadership: architecture decisions you've owned, systems you've designed end-to-end, or cross-team technical work you've led.
Do you need a degree for remote principal engineer jobs?
Not always. Remote employers hiring principal engineers weigh demonstrated technical depth and leadership track over formal credentials. What matters most is whether you can show you've owned complex systems, made sound architecture calls, and communicated those decisions clearly in writing. A portfolio of real work, published design documents, or open-source contributions often carries more weight than a degree for this level of role.
Which industries hire the most remote principal engineers?
Remote principal engineer roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Electronics & Hardware, and Consulting & Professional Services, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors hire principal engineers remotely because their products are built and shipped entirely by distributed teams, making location irrelevant to the work.
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