Principal Hardware Engineer - mixed signal, high-speed design

Req. Number

26-329

Job Description

Job Summary:

As a Principal Electrical Engineer at Mercury Systems, you will provide technical leadership and oversight to the hardware design team while making significant individual technical contributions. You will lead world-class engineering teams in developing sophisticated mission-critical embedded technology—from below the ocean to orbiting in space. Lead challenging projects including the world's most secure processing and storage hardware, advanced FPGA RF and signal processing systems, Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM) devices, advanced display technologies, and extreme environment electronics that power operations across Space, Air, Land, and Sea. This role requires serving as a technical expert and key liaison between program management, system engineering, mechanical design, software, and manufacturing. You will support proposals with architecting, technical volume writing, and Basis of Estimate (BOE) development, while proactively proposing and implementing process improvements. At Mercury, we work with an Integrator Mindset, collaborating across sites and disciplines to create novel solutions that directly impact the security of our country and the safety of our world.

Job Responsibilities :

• Lead engineering teams to design, develop, and verify complex circuits, modules, and systems to meet customer and market requirements

• Provide technical leadership for new and ongoing projects from concept through production

• Architect and drive cutting-edge solutions for secure processing, data storage, signal processing, DRFM, display, and extreme environment systems

• Design using cutting-edge technology including 400/200/100G Ethernet, PCIe Gen 4/5, DDR4/5 SDRAM, high-speed fiber optics from Intel, Xilinx, Altera, NVIDIA, Broadcom, TI and beyond

• Lead engineering efforts to support production, resolve manufacturing issues, and conduct field failure investigations

• Create engineering design guidelines, work instructions, and checklists for design consistency and process improvement

• Lead efforts to improve Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Test (DFT)

• Support proposal development including architecting, technical volume writing, and providing Basis of Estimate (BOE) for cost and schedule

• Provide technical expertise to assist Program Managers in developing cost estimates and integrated master schedules

• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior and mid-level hardware engineers (EE I-II) and proactively propose process improvements

Required Qualifications:

• BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (Master's preferred)

• Typically requires a minimum 6 years of electrical engineering product development experience from concept to production

• Experience designing complex embedded digital hardware products from concept to completion

• Experience developing detailed design specifications, test plans, and verification reports

• Strong understanding of signal integrity principles for very high-speed digital design

• Experience leading projects and mentoring engineers at multiple levels

• Experience working on proposals and schedule/cost estimates

• Ability to travel as needed between facilities or to customer sites. Amount of travel is dependent on the work location.

• This position requires you to access information that is subject to U.S. export regulations. You may only access such information if you are a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. government

Preferred Qualifications:

• An active DoD Secret Clearance

• Experience designing with Intel (Xilinx) and AMD (Altera) advanced FPGAs (Agilex, Versal, etc.)

• Experience designing network switching devices (Mellanox, Broadcom, Marvell) or Intel CPU architectures (Xeon-D, Cascade Lake, Sapphire Rapids)

• Experience using Cadence Allegro for CAD/SI layout and simulation or Mentor Valydate for schematic integrity checking

• Advanced analysis including stress derating, reliability, and FMECA

• Knowledge of military standards and experience developing to MIL-STD-704F, 1275, 461G, 1399, DO-160G

• Commercial/Defense 3U/6U VPX (VITA46, VITA65), VITA design standards (VITA 42, 46, 62, 65), or COM Express/SoM experience

• Experience designing cutting-edge high-speed digital systems including 400/200/100G Ethernet, PCIe Gen 4/5, DDR4/5 SDRAM, fiber optics

• Experience in power supply design and EMI compliance (CE EMI and MIL-STD-461G)

• Experience with video processing, display technologies, secure computing, anti-tamper, encryption, NSA certification, or DRFM devices

• Experience with space applications or radiation tolerant components

• Requirements traceability tools (JAMA, DOORS) or Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence)

Location:

• This is an on-site position in one of the following Mercury Systems locations:

• Torrance, CA

• Cypress, CA

• Andover, MA

• Chantilly, VA

• Phoenix, AZ

• Huntsville, AL

• Alpharetta, GA

• Gulf Breeze, FL

Why Mercury?

Why should you join Mercury Systems?

Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today's most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Mercury employs more than 2,300 people in 24 locations worldwide. To learn more, visit mrcy.com

Our Culture

We are committed to making Mercury a great place to work, no matter where our employees are located. We offer a casual and enjoyable atmosphere that allows employees to learn and grow. We help and care for one another and work as one to achieve results for us and for our customers. We value communication and transparency, and strive to foster two-way dialogue at all levels of the organization. We are committed to lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or you are an experienced professional, it's important to us that you feel recognized and rewarded for your contributions.

To find out more about Why Mercury? ( , or visit the Mercury Community ( or find answers to general questions at Mercury FAQs (

Mercury Systems is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, creed, citizenship, disability, protected veteran or marital status.

As an equal opportunity employer, Mercury Systems is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact the number below for assistance.

View phone number on click.appcast.io

Click here ( read about our recent press release.