Principal Electrical Engineer
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Plano, TX · Posted November 6, 2026
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Where Plano, TX ranks
Where Plano, TX placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #3Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Southwest$141k · of 15
- #3Best cities for pay after cost of living in Texas$141k · of 8
- #5Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Southwest60 / 100 · of 15
- #5Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Southwest70 / 100 · of 15
- #8Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Southwest237 openings · of 33
- #8Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Southwest50 / 100 · of 15
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. 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.
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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
....S. compliance requirements (UL, NEC, IEEE, and related standards) into quotation specifications and detailed design. Lead electrical engineering from customer requirement intake through quotation and detailed design, coordinating execution with Japan-based MTH teams....