Sr. Principal Systems Engineer

Req. Number

26-368

Job Description

Job Summary:

Mercury Systems' Integrated Process Solutions (IPS) Line of Business (LOB) offers an exciting leadership opportunity for a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer who wants to expand your influence, own architecture end-to-end, and drive system innovation. The selected candidate will play a central role in defining, supporting, and delivering the next generation of industry-leading edge processing subsystems solutions. Serving as the Lead Systems Engineer (SEL) within the IPS LOB, this individual will guide core aspects of architecture, integration, verification, and delivery. The role requires collaboration across a matrixed, multi-disciplinary engineering organization and close engagement with customers to ensure successful outcomes.

Responsibilities Include:

• Direct collaboration with Chief Engineers, program management, business development, operations, supply chain, and leadership

• Contributing to multiple fast-moving programs, addressing complex systems challenges, and playing a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction of high-impact projects

The ideal candidate for this role is :

• A technical systems engineering leader with experience at a major prime contractor who is eager to remain actively involved in technical work.

• Driven to make a tangible difference by taking a hands-on approach and demonstrating agile leadership to accomplish objectives efficiently.

• Someone who seeks a broader scope of responsibility, encompassing ownership of the entire systems engineering lifecycle.

• Motivated to create meaningful impact, they aim to strengthen their engineering skills and expertise while contributing to multiple programs characterized by shorter development cycles.

Required Qualifications:

• BS or higher in a STEM field.

• Typically requires 12+ years in Systems Engineering across the Systems Vee (capture, design, integration, verification, validation) and the full program lifecycle.

• Technical skills :

• CONOPS; stakeholder and system requirements; architecture definition; trade studies; interface definition; technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR); technical baseline management; production transition.

• Leadership & business :

• Proven leadership of multi‑discipline engineering teams; experience partnering with Business Development on captures, bids, BOE/ROM, and technical/management volumes.

• U.S. citizenship with ability to obtain a U.S. government security clearance; eligible to access U.S. export-‑controlled information.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DoD Secret clearance.

• Advanced degree in a STEM field.

• Familiarity with Anti-Tamper and system security engineering.

• Modeling and tools:

• Experience with MBSE and tools such as Cameo/SysML; familiarity with Jama, Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket.

• Hardware and signal processing:

• Knowledge of highspeed sensor processing architectures; experience with RF, digital processing, radar, or EW systems; familiarity with FPGA, CPLD, CPU, or MCU based designs.

• Domain experience :

• Experience in the Space domain, EW, SIGINT, RADAR.

• Program skills:

• Strong time management and organizational skills; familiarity with earned value management.

• Collaboration and travel:

• Proven ability to solve cross-disciplinary engineering challenges and collaborate across business units; ability to travel up to 10 percent.

Location :

• Hybrid role based in Andover, MA (preferred) or Hudson, NH. Candidates must be within commuting distance.

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.

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