What Principal Industrial Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 905 open Principal Industrial Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are automation, ai, python.
Updated September 19, 2026
1,210 open Principal Industrial Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 905 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| automation | 27% |
| ai | 22% |
| python | 15% |
| cloud | 15% |
| analytics | 12% |
| six-sigma | 11% |
| agile | 10% |
| business-development | 10% |
| cpp | 9% |
| oracle | 9% |
| networking | 9% |
| sap | 8% |
| api | 8% |
| process-improvement | 8% |
| linux | 8% |
| machine-learning | 7% |
| assembly | 7% |
| cad | 6% |
| ethernet | 6% |
| aws | 6% |
| ci-cd | 6% |
| firmware | 6% |
| java | 6% |
| scada | 6% |
| program-management | 6% |
| sql | 6% |
| iso-9001 | 6% |
| regulatory-compliance | 6% |
| test-automation | 5% |
| stakeholder-management | 5% |
| as9100 | 5% |
| autocad | 5% |
| observability | 5% |
| technical-writing | 5% |
| cybersecurity | 5% |
| hmi | 5% |
| matlab | 5% |
| powerbi | 5% |
| data-analytics | 4% |
| devops | 4% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 1,210 open Principal Industrial Engineering jobs →
Across all Industrial Engineering levels
Most Industrial Engineering postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- automation 11,644
- autocad 7,431
- ai 5,575
- python 5,034
- six-sigma 4,538
- cad 4,093
- process-improvement 3,459
- cloud 3,319
- scada 3,179
- assembly 3,105
- networking 3,076
- hmi 2,964