Principal Electrical Engineer
Sanmina-SCI
Colorado Springs, CO · $135k–$190k a year · Posted November 1, 2026
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Where Colorado Springs, CO ranks
Where Colorado Springs, CO placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Mountain West366 openings · of 22
- #4Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Mountain West58 jobs · of 15
- #6Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Mountain West47 / 100 · of 11
- #7Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Mountain West58% · of 19
- #9Best cities for aerospace and defense jobs245 openings · of 67
- #9Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the Mountain West0.9% · of 18
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 pays about $162,500 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, 6% below 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
...maintaining a global footprint of design and manufacturing operations in 23 countries on six continents. Job Purpose: Principal Electrical Engineer will be responsible for leading design efforts of complex electronics projects across the entire lifecycle(EVT, DVT, PVT,...