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Remote principal jobs are in active demand across the U.S., with remote-first firms and distributed teams hiring for leadership roles in education, technology, and professional services. Employers posting remote principal openings right now include Atlassian, Fidelity Investments, and FormFactor. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Forming Our Future together
FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM), is a leading provider of essential test and measurement technologies along the full semiconductor product life cycle — from characterization, modeling, reliability, and design de-bug, to qualification and production test. Semiconductor companies rely upon FormFactor’s products and services to accelerate profitability by optimizing device performance and advancing yield knowledge. The company serves customers through its network of facilities in Asia, Europe, and North America.
Rooted in our core values — Focus on the Customer, Ownership & Accountability, Respectfully & Effectively Communicate, and Motivate & Develop People — we foster an environment where diverse perspectives are not only welcomed but celebrated. Everyone can make an impact here. Whether it's improving products, supporting customers, or positively influencing peers and the community, the contributions of our people matter.
Shift:
The regular hours for this position are day shift.Job Description:
FormFactor is seeking a highly motivated Principal Product Integration Engineer to provide technical leadership in the development, validation, deployment, and long-term sustainment of advanced probe card technologies on a new product platform.
This role will serve as a senior technical contributor responsible for defining and executing complex product test and qualification strategies, solving critical product and customer challenges, and driving successful deployment of new probe solutions across a growing global customer base. The Principal Product Solutions Engineer will work at the intersection of product development, manufacturing, process engineering, and customer applications to ensure new technologies achieve performance, reliability, manufacturability, and scalability objectives.
The successful candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities to translate complex engineering data into actionable product decisions. This individual will also provide technical guidance to engineering teams, lead high-impact investigations and improvement initiatives, and help establish engineering methodologies and best practices that support the continued expansion of the product platform.
Key Responsibilities:
Product Development, Validation & Test
- Provide technical leadership in the development, validation, qualification, and sustainment of advanced probe card solutions and new product technologies.
- Define comprehensive engineering test strategies to characterize product performance, reliability, manufacturability, and operational limits.
- Design and execute complex engineering experiments, including Design of Experiments (DOE), to evaluate product behavior and identify critical performance drivers.
- Develop and improve test methodologies, fixtures, procedures, analytical tools, and technical standards supporting product development and sustaining activities.
- Analyze complex engineering and test data, identify trends and technical risks, and translate findings into clear recommendations for product, process, and manufacturing improvements.
Product Deployment & Sustaining Engineering
- Serve as a senior technical resource for the deployment and sustainment of new probe solutions across multiple customer programs and applications.
- Lead complex product performance investigations using structured root-cause analysis, failure analysis, and corrective action methodologies.
- Drive resolution of challenging technical issues involving product performance, reliability, yield, manufacturing processes, or customer applications.
- Identify systemic product or process issues and develop scalable engineering solutions that improve quality, reliability, and operational efficiency.
- Establish sustaining strategies and technical documentation that enable consistent product support as deployment expands across customers and manufacturing operations.
Customer & Cross-Functional Support
- Partner closely with Product Engineering, Design Engineering, Process Development, Manufacturing, Quality, and Customer Support teams to resolve complex technical challenges.
- Provide technical leadership for customer qualification activities, field investigations, product escalations, and new technology adoption.
- Translate customer performance requirements and field learning into actionable engineering requirements and product improvement opportunities.
- Communicate technical findings, risks, recommendations, and resolution plans effectively to engineering teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
Continuous Improvement & Technical Leadership
- Lead high-impact continuous improvement initiatives focused on product performance, reliability, yield, manufacturability, and scalability.
- Drive technology transfer and new product introduction activities to ensure products transition successfully from development into manufacturing and customer deployment.
- Develop and promote engineering best practices, technical standards, lessons learned, and standardized problem-solving approaches.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers and other technical team members while promoting rigorous engineering practices.
- Influence technical direction and engineering decisions through data-driven recommendations, subject-matter expertise, and collaboration across functions.
- Identify emerging technical risks and opportunities and proactively develop solutions that improve long-term product capability and customer success.
Preferred Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related technical discipline.
- Engineering experience in semiconductor, probe card, test hardware, precision mechanical systems, or related industries.
- Experience designing and executing engineering experiments and interpreting complex test data.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience using statistical methods and structured root-cause analysis.
- Familiarity with mechanical design principles, tolerance analysis, and precision electromechanical assemblies.
- Experience working with cross-functional development teams in a fast-paced engineering environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience with semiconductor probe cards, wafer test systems, or related semiconductor capital equipment.
- Knowledge of MEMS technologies or precision microfabrication techniques.
- Experience with Design of Experiments (DOE), reliability testing, and statistical data analysis.
- Proficiency with CAD tools and engineering data analysis software.
- Familiarity with manufacturing process development, qualification methodologies, and sustaining engineering practices.
- Experience supporting customer issue resolution and field deployment activities.
Skills:
CAD Modeling, Customer Issue Resolution, Customer Success, Design of Experiments (DOE), Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), Precision Metrology, Probe Cards, Process Development (PD), Reliability Testing, Semiconductor Devices, Semiconductor Equipment, Semiconductor Industry, Statistical Data Analysis, Statistical Design of Experiments (DOE), Structured Problem Solving, Technical Problem-Solving, Test System Design, Wafer ProbingEducation & Experience:
Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work | RequiredPay Range:
$110,700.00 - $145,320.00Pay Range Explained:
This role in Livermore, California pays between $110,700.00 and $145,320.00 per year, depending on your experience, skills, and background. Pay may vary in other locations. We offer a full benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, a 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), and paid time off. You’ll also be eligible for quarterly profit-sharing bonuses and flexible spending or savings accounts.Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
FormFactor is an equal opportunity employer. FormFactor complies with all national, state, and local laws that seek to promote equal opportunities for any applicant or employee without regard to age, race, color, gender, gender identity/expression, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, disability, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, military service, or any other legally protected characteristics. These protections apply to all aspects of employment, including but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotions, and compensation.
For roles that are designated as remote-eligible, employees cannot be located in: AL, AK, AR, DE, GA, HI, IL, IA, LA, ME, MD, MS, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, ND, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, WV, WI, WY. This list is continuously evolving and being updated, please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. A role is remote-eligible only when it is listed as "Remote" in the job location.
Forming Our Future together
FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM), is a leading provider of essential test and measurement technologies along the full semiconductor product life cycle — from characterization, modeling, reliability, and design de-bug, to qualification and production test. Semiconductor companies rely upon FormFactor’s products and services to accelerate profitability by optimizing device performance and advancing yield knowledge. The company serves customers through its network of facilities in Asia, Europe, and North America.
Rooted in our core values — Focus on the Customer, Ownership & Accountability, Respectfully & Effectively Communicate, and Motivate & Develop People — we foster an environment where diverse perspectives are not only welcomed but celebrated. Everyone can make an impact here. Whether it's improving products, supporting customers, or positively influencing peers and the community, the contributions of our people matter.
Shift:
The regular hours for this position are day shift.Job Description:
FormFactor is seeking a highly motivated Principal Product Integration Engineer to provide technical leadership in the development, validation, deployment, and long-term sustainment of advanced probe card technologies on a new product platform.
This role will serve as a senior technical contributor responsible for defining and executing complex product test and qualification strategies, solving critical product and customer challenges, and driving successful deployment of new probe solutions across a growing global customer base. The Principal Product Solutions Engineer will work at the intersection of product development, manufacturing, process engineering, and customer applications to ensure new technologies achieve performance, reliability, manufacturability, and scalability objectives.
The successful candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities to translate complex engineering data into actionable product decisions. This individual will also provide technical guidance to engineering teams, lead high-impact investigations and improvement initiatives, and help establish engineering methodologies and best practices that support the continued expansion of the product platform.
Key Responsibilities:
Product Development, Validation & Test
- Provide technical leadership in the development, validation, qualification, and sustainment of advanced probe card solutions and new product technologies.
- Define comprehensive engineering test strategies to characterize product performance, reliability, manufacturability, and operational limits.
- Design and execute complex engineering experiments, including Design of Experiments (DOE), to evaluate product behavior and identify critical performance drivers.
- Develop and improve test methodologies, fixtures, procedures, analytical tools, and technical standards supporting product development and sustaining activities.
- Analyze complex engineering and test data, identify trends and technical risks, and translate findings into clear recommendations for product, process, and manufacturing improvements.
Product Deployment & Sustaining Engineering
- Serve as a senior technical resource for the deployment and sustainment of new probe solutions across multiple customer programs and applications.
- Lead complex product performance investigations using structured root-cause analysis, failure analysis, and corrective action methodologies.
- Drive resolution of challenging technical issues involving product performance, reliability, yield, manufacturing processes, or customer applications.
- Identify systemic product or process issues and develop scalable engineering solutions that improve quality, reliability, and operational efficiency.
- Establish sustaining strategies and technical documentation that enable consistent product support as deployment expands across customers and manufacturing operations.
Customer & Cross-Functional Support
- Partner closely with Product Engineering, Design Engineering, Process Development, Manufacturing, Quality, and Customer Support teams to resolve complex technical challenges.
- Provide technical leadership for customer qualification activities, field investigations, product escalations, and new technology adoption.
- Translate customer performance requirements and field learning into actionable engineering requirements and product improvement opportunities.
- Communicate technical findings, risks, recommendations, and resolution plans effectively to engineering teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
Continuous Improvement & Technical Leadership
- Lead high-impact continuous improvement initiatives focused on product performance, reliability, yield, manufacturability, and scalability.
- Drive technology transfer and new product introduction activities to ensure products transition successfully from development into manufacturing and customer deployment.
- Develop and promote engineering best practices, technical standards, lessons learned, and standardized problem-solving approaches.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers and other technical team members while promoting rigorous engineering practices.
- Influence technical direction and engineering decisions through data-driven recommendations, subject-matter expertise, and collaboration across functions.
- Identify emerging technical risks and opportunities and proactively develop solutions that improve long-term product capability and customer success.
Preferred Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related technical discipline.
- Engineering experience in semiconductor, probe card, test hardware, precision mechanical systems, or related industries.
- Experience designing and executing engineering experiments and interpreting complex test data.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience using statistical methods and structured root-cause analysis.
- Familiarity with mechanical design principles, tolerance analysis, and precision electromechanical assemblies.
- Experience working with cross-functional development teams in a fast-paced engineering environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience with semiconductor probe cards, wafer test systems, or related semiconductor capital equipment.
- Knowledge of MEMS technologies or precision microfabrication techniques.
- Experience with Design of Experiments (DOE), reliability testing, and statistical data analysis.
- Proficiency with CAD tools and engineering data analysis software.
- Familiarity with manufacturing process development, qualification methodologies, and sustaining engineering practices.
- Experience supporting customer issue resolution and field deployment activities.
Skills:
CAD Modeling, Customer Issue Resolution, Customer Success, Design of Experiments (DOE), Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), Precision Metrology, Probe Cards, Process Development (PD), Reliability Testing, Semiconductor Devices, Semiconductor Equipment, Semiconductor Industry, Statistical Data Analysis, Statistical Design of Experiments (DOE), Structured Problem Solving, Technical Problem-Solving, Test System Design, Wafer ProbingEducation & Experience:
Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work | RequiredPay Range:
$110,700.00 - $145,320.00Pay Range Explained:
This role in Livermore, California pays between $110,700.00 and $145,320.00 per year, depending on your experience, skills, and background. Pay may vary in other locations. We offer a full benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, a 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), and paid time off. You’ll also be eligible for quarterly profit-sharing bonuses and flexible spending or savings accounts.Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
FormFactor is an equal opportunity employer. FormFactor complies with all national, state, and local laws that seek to promote equal opportunities for any applicant or employee without regard to age, race, color, gender, gender identity/expression, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, disability, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, military service, or any other legally protected characteristics. These protections apply to all aspects of employment, including but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotions, and compensation.
For roles that are designated as remote-eligible, employees cannot be located in: AL, AK, AR, DE, GA, HI, IL, IA, LA, ME, MD, MS, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, ND, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, WV, WI, WY. This list is continuously evolving and being updated, please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. A role is remote-eligible only when it is listed as "Remote" in the job location.
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Who's Hiring
- Atlassian36
- Fidelity Investments28
- FormFactor23
- Zillow17
- Shutterfly15
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software101
- Consulting & Professional Services32
- Electronics & Hardware15
- Insurance13
- Manufacturing10
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote principal jobs.
- Valid state principal or administrator license or certification
- Master's degree in educational leadership, administration, or a related field
- Minimum of three to five years of classroom teaching experience
- Experience leading instructional coaching, teacher evaluations, or professional development
- Familiarity with MTSS, RTI, or school improvement planning frameworks
- Demonstrated ability to manage school budgets, staffing, and compliance reporting
Tips for Your Remote Principal Job Search
Show your async communication on the resume
Remote principal roles demand written clarity over in-person presence. Call out specific async tools you've used, such as Notion, Loom, or Confluence, and describe decisions you led or documented without synchronous meetings. This signals remote readiness before the first interview.
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote principal openings from across the U.S. in one place so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly. Applying in the first few days of a posting improves your visibility before the shortlist fills.
Target remote-first companies over hybrid conversions
Companies built as remote-first from the start have clearer processes for onboarding, managing, and promoting principals remotely. Look for organizations whose job postings emphasize documentation, async workflows, and distributed team culture rather than those listing remote as a temporary accommodation.
Prepare for remote-specific interview stages
Many remote employers add a written exercise or async video screen before live interviews to assess how you communicate without real-time back-and-forth. Practice structuring concise, decision-ready written responses and presenting your reasoning clearly in recorded format before these rounds.
Remote Principal Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote principal job?
Target companies built around distributed teams, where remote leadership is the norm rather than the exception. Remote employers screen principals heavily on async communication, self-directed decision-making, and the ability to lead without in-person presence. Demonstrating a clear record of driving outcomes independently, writing well, and managing stakeholders across time zones gives candidates a real edge over those with only in-office experience.
Which companies hire remote principals?
Remote principal roles are posted by Atlassian, Fidelity Investments, and FormFactor and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote-first technology firms, distributed education platforms, and professional services organizations with national footprints are among the most active employers of principals in fully remote arrangements.
Can you get a remote principal job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level principal roles are harder to land because employers expect strong self-direction from day one with little in-person oversight. Early-stage remote-first startups and education technology companies are more open to candidates who haven't held the title before. Showing a portfolio of independent projects, async collaboration examples, or leadership in distributed volunteer or academic contexts can open those doors.
Do you need a degree for remote principal jobs?
Not always. Remote employers weigh demonstrated skills, results, and the ability to lead distributed teams heavily alongside formal credentials. In technology and product contexts especially, a strong portfolio of shipped work or measurable outcomes can offset the absence of a degree. In education-sector principal roles, licensure or certification requirements often carry more weight than the degree itself.
Which industries hire the most remote principals?
Most remote principal openings sit in Technology & Software, Consulting & Professional Services, and Electronics & Hardware, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors hire principals remotely because their teams are naturally distributed, their workflows are documentation-driven, and the role's coordination and decision-making functions translate well to async environments.
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