Principal Electrical Engineer
Red 6
Santa Monica, CA · Posted November 6, 2026
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Where Santa Monica, CA ranks
Where Santa Monica, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #13Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the West Coast13% · of 54
- #14Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the West Coast20% · of 71
- #14Best cities for director and executive jobs in the West Coast23% · of 71
- #16Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the West Coast52 / 100 · of 39
- #16Best all-round cities for AI careers in the West Coast54 / 100 · of 39
- #18Best cities for pay after cost of living in California$151k · of 32
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 103 open principal electrical engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $156,000 to $196,000 and the median is $175,000.
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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
...challenges of flying while accessing realistic, scalable training in dynamic outdoor environments. Job Summary As a Principal Electrical Engineer at Red 6, you will lead the electrical development of next‑generation augmented reality systems. You will oversee all aspects...