Principal Electrical Engineer
Electra Aero
Manassas Park, VA · $150k–$180k a year · Posted November 3, 2026
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This listing pays about $165,000 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% below the median.
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About the job
...Principal Electrical EngineerManassas, VAAt Electra, we're building the EL9 — a nine-passenger, hybrid-electric aircraft that takes off... ...The RoleElectra is actively recruiting a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead the design and development of high-voltage and low-voltage...