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Principal Engineer, R salaries

225 H-1B & PERM records for "Principal Engineer, R", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $157539 - $170000 H-1B Oct 16, 2019
Aker Solutions, Inc. Principal Engineer, Riser Houston, TX $157394 - $183651 H-1B Feb 25, 2022
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, R&D ENGINEERING MILPITAS, CA $157019 - $170000 H-1B Feb 27, 2018
HGST, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, R&D ENGINEERING MILPITAS, CA $157019 - $170000 H-1B Feb 27, 2018
Stryker Corporation Principal Engineer, R&D Fremont, CA $156270 - $245800 H-1B Aug 12, 2025
SEMPRA LNG & MIDSTREAM, LLC PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, ROTATING EQUIPMENT HACKBERRY, LA $155832 H-1B Nov 5, 2019
SEMPRA LNG & MIDSTREAM, LLC PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, ROTATING EQUIPMENT HOUSTON, TX $155832 H-1B Nov 11, 2019
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $155000 - $175000 H-1B Oct 13, 2021
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $155000 - $175000 H-1B Oct 13, 2021
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $155000 - $175000 H-1B May 24, 2021
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Sunnyvale, CA $155000 - $175000 H-1B May 24, 2021
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering MILPITAS, CA $155000 Green Card Jun 28, 2019
FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, RF SYSTEMS SAN DIEGO, CA $155000 H-1B Dec 30, 2010
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Reliability Engineering Milpitas, CA $151548 - $171548 H-1B Mar 1, 2021
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Reliability Engineering Santa Clara, CA $151548 - $171548 H-1B Mar 1, 2021
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $151091 - $159073 H-1B Jun 30, 2025
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $151091 - $159073 H-1B Jun 30, 2025
Sandisk Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Reliability Engineering Milpitas, CA $151091 - $159800 H-1B May 29, 2025
Sandisk Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Reliability Engineering Santa Clara, CA $151091 - $159800 H-1B May 29, 2025
Edwards Lifesciences LLC Principal Engineer, R&D Verification and Validati… Irvine, CA $150000 H-1B May 18, 2022
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Principal Engineer, Reliability Engineering Milpitas, CA $150000 Green Card Aug 28, 2019
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, R&D ENGINEERING MILPITAS, CA $149000 - $169000 H-1B Dec 24, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, R&D ENGINEERING Fremont, CA $149000 - $169000 H-1B Dec 24, 2020
SiFive, Inc. Principal Engineer, RTL Design Austin, TX $148886 - $234471 H-1B Jun 12, 2023
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Reliability Engineering Milpitas, CA $148495 - $160000 H-1B Dec 3, 2019
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $148221 - $172245 H-1B Dec 29, 2021
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $148221 - $168000 H-1B Jun 1, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Santa Clara, CA $148221 - $168000 H-1B May 31, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $148221 - $168000 H-1B Sep 21, 2021
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Santa Clara, CA $148221 - $168000 H-1B Sep 21, 2021
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Reliability Engineering Milpitas, CA $148033 - $168000 H-1B Jun 16, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Reliability Engineering San Jose, CA $148033 - $168000 H-1B Jun 16, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Reliability Engineering San Jose, CA $148003 - $168000 H-1B Aug 3, 2020
Edwards Lifesciences LLC Principal Engineer, R&D Advanced Technology Irvine, CA $147532 H-1B Feb 6, 2020
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, R&D ENGINEERING MILPITAS, CA $147368 - $170500 H-1B May 21, 2018
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Fremont, CA $147045 - $167045 H-1B May 13, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $147045 - $167045 H-1B May 13, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $146744 - $166744 H-1B Jan 3, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $146744 - $166744 H-1B Dec 30, 2021
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering [SOC: 17-2071… $146182 - $180000 Green Card May 30, 2024
HGST, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Irvine, CA $145870 - $166795 H-1B Jan 31, 2020
HGST, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, R&D ENGINEERING Milpitas, CA $145870 - $161310 H-1B Nov 29, 2018
DTS, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, R&D LOS GATOS, CA $145392 H-1B Jun 16, 2015
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $145000 - $165000 H-1B Jun 29, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $145000 - $165000 H-1B Jun 29, 2022
ASML US LP Principal Engineer, Reliability Chandler, AZ $144612 - $191700 Green Card May 8, 2018
CommScope Technologies LLC Principal Engineer, RF $144394 - $188600 Green Card Aug 12, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $144003 - $164003 H-1B Feb 1, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $144003 - $164003 H-1B Feb 7, 2022
HGST, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, R&D ENGINEERING MILPITAS, CA $142938 - $157231 H-1B Mar 23, 2017
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