Principal Electrical Engineer
SAAB
East Syracuse, NY · $166k–$224k a year · Posted November 6, 2026
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $194,750 a year. Across 78 open principal electrical engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $159,500 to $197,500 and the median is $172,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 13% above the median.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among electrical engineers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for electrical engineers: 6% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...Job Description: Saab, Inc. is adding a Deputy Chief Engineer for the Computer Engineering/ Electrical Engineering discipline to our Surveillance team to partner with leadership in the development and execution of the technical baseline of the Surveillance radar...