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Principal Electrical Engineer, Instrument Development

Microsoft · Redmond, WA, US

Microsoft is hiring a principal Principal Electrical Engineer, Instrument Development in Redmond, WA, US.

Hiring signals for Electrical Engineers

SOC 17-2071 — measured across all currently-active postings classified to this occupation.

33
/ 100
Weak

Electrical Engineers Job Market Score

Driven by
  • Slow inflow of new postings (only 0% from the last 14 days)
  • High share of long-open postings (91% open 30+ days)
  • Few reposted listings (17% appear duplicated)

Electrical Engineers job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Electrical Engineers.

  • 327Active postings
  • 0Posted this week
  • 299Open 30+ days91% of active
  • 6Remote / hybrid2% of active
  • 4%List salary13 of 327
  • 0%Hourly0 of disclosed
  • $106kMedian annual (max)
  • Median hourly (max)
  • 46dMedian agep90 98d (long tail)

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Engineering295$106k n=13

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time13$107k n=6
Intern9
Contract8$106k n=4

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Manufacturing274$100k n=8
Government / Public Sector143
Technology99$160k n=4
Healthcare15
Retail14

Top categories

  • Engineering295

In-demand skills

  • AWS10
  • Go6
  • Python2
  • TypeScript1
  • Google Cloud1
  • REST1
  • Agile1

Top sectors

  • Manufacturing274
  • Government / Public Sector143
  • Technology99
  • Healthcare15
  • Retail14
  • Transportation & Logistics14

Employment mix

  • Unspecified297 · 91%
  • Full-time13 · 4%
  • Intern9 · 3%
  • Contract8 · 2%

Top hiring companies

Category
Engineering
Source
apply.careers.microsoft.com
Original link
https://apply.careers.microsoft.com/careers/job/1970393556851851
Posted
1 month ago (2026-04-25)
Status
active

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