Principal Electrical Engineer
Trident
Melbourne, FL · Posted November 2, 2026
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Where Melbourne, FL ranks
Where Melbourne, FL placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #18Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Southeast151 openings · of 65
- #20Best cities for aerospace and defense jobs172 openings · of 67
- #21Best cities for junior jobs in Florida15% · of 21
- #24Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Southeast53% · of 87
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
...Position Title: Principal Electrical Engineer Requisition ID: 1881 Position Location: Melbourne, Florida (hybrid) Position Reports To: Senior Manager, Electrical Engineering Supervises Others: No At Trident Systems Space Electronic Systems (SES) division, we believe in...