Principal Electrical Engineer
Meade
Tempe, AZ · $164k–$195k a year · Posted November 2, 2026
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Where Tempe, AZ ranks
Where Tempe, AZ placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #5Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the Southwest14% · of 43
- #6Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Southwest55 / 100 · of 15
- #7Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Southwest8% · of 39
- #7Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Southwest54 / 100 · of 15
- #9Best college towns for junior jobs in the Southwest35% · of 32
- #9Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Southwest11% · of 44
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 $179,500 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, 4% 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
...service design firm specializing in innovative and cost-effective engineering solutions for data centers, cloud providers, and large-scale... .... Job Description Meade is seeking an accomplished Principal Electrical Engineer to lead complex electrical design efforts across a...