Hourly Wage for Principal Test Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Principal Test Engineer make hourly in the United States? The average hourly wage for a Principal Test Engineer in the United States is $52 as of October 25, 2023, but the salary range typically falls between $46 and $63. Hourly rate can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Principal Software Engineer, Automation Architect

Mastercard - O'Fallon , MO

... test engineering efforts. The ideal candidate cares deeply about efficiency in the software ... As a Principal Software Engineer at Mastercard, you are expected to perform the following general ...

Diversity Inc. - 49 days ago

Principal ASIC Verification Engineer

Western Digital - Roseville , CA

Test plan documentation * Test bench coding and test writing * Debugging module level and system level simulation failures * RTL Code Coverage analysis and enhancements * Scripting for automation and ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 46 days ago

Test Engineering Manager

Path Engineering - Oxnard , CA

Role As a Manufacturing Manager (also known as Non-Technical Principal, Equipment Operations Manager), you'll lead a team of technicians and engineers, oversee product troubleshooting, equipment ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 82 days ago

Quality Assurance Engineer I (2818)

Navarro Inc. - Richland , WA

... by principal quality assurance engineer or program management. * Writes quality plans, procedures, and audit checklists. Verifies quality standards and test procedures for design and process ...

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Senior Reliability Engineer

Seagen, Inc. - Bothell , WA

Principal Responsibilities: The Reliability Engineer must exhibit a keen interest in data and ... tests and analysis that includes: Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) Reliability hazard ...

HireLifeScience.com - 75 days ago

Principal Systems Engineer

FPC of Savannah - Minneapolis , MN

Great opportunity for an experienced Principal Systems Engineer located in Minneapolis, Minnesota ... test cases. * Work closely with technical and subject matter experts to ensure accurate and ...

LinkedIn - 8 days ago

What does a Principal Test Engineer do?

Principal Test Engineer

Lead teams in conducting tests, which include collaborating with others in establishing language, database, and computer simulation requirements and configuration management techniques.

February 08, 2023

Understand, maintain, and update risk management documentation associated with various Test equipment and processes and use information to evaluate product impact of changes.

April 01, 2023

Management, contributing to design reviews, development of system architectures, creating system performance specifications, creating design specifications, developing acceptance criteria, developing validation test criteria, conducting Engineering Evaluation tests, and generating test reports.

April 19, 2023

Participate in trade studies to support the selection of preferred design solutions, commercial hardware or software components, and preferred course of action alternatives in project development/product delivery.

April 22, 2023

Provide support to customer testers during acceptance testing, including test procedure walkthroughs, documentation of testing issues and test results, and answering questions on system functionality.

April 23, 2023

Design, develop, and maintain software test plans, software test cases, software test procedures, and automated software tests in compliance with program functional, technical, and performance requirements.

May 03, 2023

Demonstrate knowledge of Test Engineering principles and technologies supporting production delivery targets and supporting gross margin improvement projects.

May 18, 2023

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Average Hourly Wage

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Average Total Hourly Cash Compensation

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These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Principal Test Engineer in the United States. The average hourly rate for Principal Test Engineer ranges from $46 to $63 with the average hourly pay of $52. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $48 to $68 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $56.

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