1 to 25 of 54 Principal Engineer Jobs in Scotland

Sr Principal Design Engineer

Location
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, aerospace industrial and health. Job Title: Senior Principal Digital Implementation Engineer Location: Cork, Munich, Katowice, Edinburgh Reports to: Design Engineering Director The Role We are seeking an exceptional Senior Principal Engineer … leadership essential Excellent oral and written English essential Self‐motivated with excellent planning, interpersonal, and communication skills What Success Looks Like A successful Senior Principal Engineer will: Solve the problems others cannot. Take ownership of technically ambiguous, high‐impact problems and drive them to resolution. Enable customer success. ...

Principal FPGA Engineer

Hiring Organisation
FINTEC recruit Ltd
Location
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£70000 - £80000/annum
Senior/Principal FPGA Engineer Are you an experienced FPGA Engineer looking for your next technically challenging role? We are recruiting for a Senior/Principal FPGA Engineer to support the design, development and verification of advanced FPGA solutions across complex engineering programmes. This … design, VHDL/Verilog development, independent verification, requirements capture, integration support and collaboration across Systems, Hardware and Software teams. The Opportunity As Senior/Principal FPGA Engineer, you will play a key role in developing robust FPGA designs and supporting their verification, integration and delivery. You will work ...

Principal EC&I Engineer NTSP

Hiring Organisation
Morson Edge
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Principal EC&I Engineer - NTSP Project Location: Glasgow, G2 8JQ Working Pattern: Hybrid, ideally 2 days per week in the Glasgow office Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance required prior to commencement Eligibility: Sole British Nationals only About the Role We are seeking an experienced Principal EC&I Engineer to support the delivery of the NTSP programme at HMNB Clyde. This is a key position within a major defence infrastructure project, requiring both strong technical expertise and proven leadership capability. The successful candidate will lead EC&I design activities associated with new building infrastructure ...

Principal EC&I Engineer NTSP

Hiring Organisation
Morson Edge
Location
paisley, central scotland, united kingdom
Principal EC&I Engineer - NTSP Project Location: Glasgow, G2 8JQ Working Pattern: Hybrid, ideally 2 days per week in the Glasgow office Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance required prior to commencement Eligibility: Sole British Nationals only About the Role We are seeking an experienced Principal EC&I Engineer to support the delivery of the NTSP programme at HMNB Clyde. This is a key position within a major defence infrastructure project, requiring both strong technical expertise and proven leadership capability. The successful candidate will lead EC&I design activities associated with new building infrastructure ...

Principal Design Engineer

Location
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
health. At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. Job Title: Principal Digital Implementation Engineer Location: Munich, Cork, Katowice, Edinburgh Reports to: Senior Principal Engineer The Role: We are seeking an exceptional Principal Digital Design Engineer to join the Performance Solutions Group (PSG). The candidate will contribute to the development of complex, high-performance semiconductor designs. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team, developing and integrating RTL for advanced SoCs and silicon platforms. You will be involved ...

Principal Engineer

Location
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
been recognised by Best Workplaces UK multiple years in a row - across a number of categories - and our employee exit rate is astonishingly low. Principal Engineer About this role The bar has moved. Five years ago a strong engineer was measured by what they could build … which keeps you several layers ahead while the rest of the team is still reading the API docs. AI as the accelerant For a Principal to be truly exceptional, this is now already a first-class competency in your arsenal, not a side skill. An engineer ...

Principal Software Engineer

Location
Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
with all potential and skills necessary to help us meet future business challenges. Position not right for you? Share it with someone you know. Principal Software Engineer Reference: SEP20260665 Expiry date: 2026-10-06 11:34:00.000 Location: Stirling Benefits: Axa Health Private Medical, Life Assurance, Enhanced Maternity … passion of our people, and we are proud to create opportunities for everyone to thrive and grow. We’re looking for an experienced Principal Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across our software engineering function, with a particular focus on renewables, energy control centre solutions and business applications. ...

Principal Data Engineer - Azure - Perm

Hiring Organisation
Lorien
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£54,000 - £70,000 per annum
Principal Data Engineer (Azure) We're looking for an experienced Principal Data Engineer to lead the technical direction of a modern Azure-based data platform. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll shape data engineering standards, design scalable lakehouse architectures, and drive innovation ...

Principal Engineer — AI-Driven .NET Architect (Hybrid)

Location
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
ClearSky is seeking a Principal Engineer (Senior .NET-focused) in Edinburgh to lead architectural work across the Hub. This hands-on role focuses on advanced software craft, Azure architecture, and responsible AI usage, without people management duties. You’ll work hybrid from Edinburgh (3 days on site) with ...

Principal Engineer — AI-Driven Systems Architect

Location
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
CreateFuture in the UK seeks a Principal Engineer to shape systems, mentor engineers, and drive architectural decisions across the full stack. You will balance delivery with design, working with AI-enabled tooling, Claude Code and agents to achieve robust outcomes for clients. The role requires deep engineering judgment ...

AI-Native Principal Engineer - Python (Remote)

Location
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
CreateFuture is transforming software engineering by embedding AI-native practices across product development. As Principal Engineer, you will be a hands-on technical leader who champions AI-assisted development, mentors peers, and drives adoption of advanced tooling and workflows. You’ll work across teams to embed AI-first ...

Principal Automation, Controls & SCADA Engineer

Location
Bridge of Allan, Scotland, United Kingdom
Principal Automation, Controls & SCADA Engineer Bridge of Allan, Stirling, FK9 4HP Overview Here at AMP, we are committed to supporting the energy transition by funding, developing, and delivering flexible energy solutions and helping businesses decarbonise. Our mission is to create a smarter energy future. We are relentless … looking for bold, ambitious, bright, and collaborative people that share our commitment to making a difference. We have a fantastic new opportunity for a Principal Automation, Controls & SCADA Engineer based at our office in the Bridge of Allan. Interested? If you’re ready to bring your technical expertise ...

Principal Electrical Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Certain Advantage
Location
Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£80,000
Principal Electrical Engineer Inverclyde (hybrid) circa £85.000 + benefits 2-stage interview MonFri Certain Advantage is partnering with a key client to recruit a Principal Electrical Engineer. Youll be acting as the shipyard technical authority and discipline lead for electrical, automation, control, navigation/communication and integration ...

Principal Engineer – FACTS/HVDC Systems (Hybrid, Scotland)

Location
Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom
SSEN Transmission, is seeking a Principal Engineer – FACTS to shape HVDC/facts technologies across the UK transmission system. The role focuses on design, specification, testing and integration, influencing national engineering policy and setting future grid standards. Based in Scotland with a Flexible First approach and permanent, full ...

Principal Engineer, iGaming & AI-Enhanced .NET

Location
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
CreateFuture in the UK is hiring a Principal Engineer to lead a group of engineers and tech leads on large iGaming engagements. You size work, shape teams, and own delivery across multiple squads, coaching leads to make calls while staying close to code. You’ll combine deep system ...

FACTS & HVDC Principal Engineer — Flexible-First Grid Leader

Location
Aberdeen City, Scotland, United Kingdom
SSEN Transmission, part of SSE PLC, is hiring a Principal Engineer - FACTS to shape HVDC/FACTS technology across the UK grid. You will define specs, validate tests and influence national engineering policy in a fast-changing energy landscape. You will own technical standards, mentor colleagues and engage ...

Senior / Principal FPGA Engineer

Location
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Senior/Principal FPGA Engineer 12 month contract Inside IR35 - 3 days p/week on site (multiple site options) - SC Eligible Role Overview We are looking for a Senior/Principal FPGA Engineer to join an engineering team working on complex systems within the Aerospace ...

Principal Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Part Time, Work From Home
Your work will contribute to the Typhoon radar programme which includes the largest single programme delivered from the Edinburgh site. As a Senior/Principal Systems Engineer, you will join our ECRS Mk2 project within the Typhoon sector. This is a highly demanding area of the business, addressing … bring together a wealth of experience and expertise to collaborate, innovate, and deliver cutting-edge solutions. We are recruiting for a Senior/Principal Systems Engineer to join a team undertaking the Functional Development of the Radar, focusing on Radar Resourcing, Task Management and interoperability with the Weapon ...

Principal DevOps engineer

Location
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
## Principal DevOps engineerApply: Edinburgh: Full time: Posted 2 Days Ago: End Date: September 24, 2026 (11 days left to apply): R0074083****Job Description****At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK’s leading Wealth & Investments group.Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive … have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market, through either public markets or alternative asset classes.As a Principal DevOps Engineer, you will help transform technology platforms that enable better investment outcomes while investing in your tomorrow through impactful technical leadership.**About ...

Principal RF Engineer (CONTRACT)

Hiring Organisation
Morson Edge
Location
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£57.25 - 78.06 per hour + None
Principal RF Engineer (Contract) - 1755 Location: Edinburgh (c.90% onsite) Contract: 12 months Rate: Up to £78.06/hr (Umbrella) We seek an engineer with recent high-integrity or safety-critical industry experience (defence, aerospace, or similar), or eligible for UK security clearance. About the role An experienced … Engineer is required to support the development of advanced RF and microwave subsystems for next-generation, safety-critical defence technology. You'll work across the full hardware lifecycle, from concept and detailed design through to integration, verification and production support, collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams on cutting-edge ...

Lead Principal HVDC Plant Engineer – Offshore Projects

Location
Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
SSEN Transmission in Scotland seeks a Lead Principal Engineer – HVDC Plant to shape HVDC engineering across major offshore projects. You will provide technical leadership to develop, standardise and improve HVDC systems, align with SSEN standards and regulatory requirements, and drive delivery across multi-project portfolio. The role requires … Chartered Engineer or equivalent, strong leadership and communication skills, and a track record of delivering complex HVDC converter projects while #J-18808-Ljbffr ...

Principal Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Part Time, Work From Home
external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity. Your Impact: We are seeking an experienced Principal Systems Engineer lead Integration, Test, Evaluation and Acceptance activities for advanced electro-optical and infrared sensing systems within the GCAP environment. This ...

Principal Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Part Time, Work From Home
vacancy presents an exciting opportunity to be part of the Captor Radar Mark 2 Systems Test Solution (STS) team. The role is that of Principal Systems Engineer, where you will be an integral part of the Engineering team that is designing, integrating, testing and delivering the latest cutting ...

Principal Software Engineer - Executive Director

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
intersection of infrastructure engineering, identity security, and AI shaping how teams across the firm build and govern technology at scale. As a Principal Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within Infrastructure Platforms Engineering & AI Practices, you will help design and build platforms and shared services that meet our access, compliance … solutions consistently to meet evolving requirements for infrastructure identity and security requirements in an AI-enabled environment. This role is suited to a senior engineer who has hands-on skills to lead across multiple teams defining architecture, engineering practices and standards, and delivering high-impact software that scales. ...

Principal Software Engineer - Executive Director

Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
intersection of infrastructure engineering, identity security, and AI—shaping how teams across the firm build and govern technology at scale. As a Principal Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within Infrastructure Platforms Engineering & AI Practices, you will help design and build platforms and shared services that meet our access, compliance … solutions consistently to meet evolving requirements for infrastructure identity and security requirements in an AI-enabled environment. This role is suited to a senior engineer who has hands‐on skills to lead across multiple teams—defining architecture, engineering practices and standards, and delivering high-impact software that scales. ...