Principal Electrical Engineer
Parsons Company
Mays Landing, NJ · $104k–$181k a year · Posted November 3, 2026
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This listing pays about $142,300 a year. Across 97 open principal electrical engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $156,000 to $197,500 and the median is $175,000. That is 19% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
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Parsons Company has filed 5 layoff notices in the last twelve months, covering 94 workers, most recently October 2026. These are public filings with state labor departments, and an open role can sit alongside them. See the filings
About the job
...aviation safety. Specifically, work includes site selection and engineering, construction, environmental and fire/life safety, equipment... ...those subcontractors who perform construction work.Principal Electrical Engineer will provide Infrastructure Engineering Support to...