Principal Electrical Engineer

Principal/ Sr. Principal Electronics Engineer – Mission ProcessingThis role offers the opportunity to contribute to advanced mission-processing and electronics systems supporting complex aerospace and defense platforms. You will work across requirements, architectures, hardware and software integration, testing, and system certification. The position combines hands-on engineering with technical coordination across internal teams, suppliers, and strategic program partners. You will help shape mission-processing architectures involving computers, networks, communications, data storage, displays, and related technologies. The environment is highly collaborative, technically challenging, and focused on delivering reliable systems for mission-critical applications. You will also evaluate emerging technologies, conduct trade studies, and contribute to model-based and digital engineering practices. This is an on-site opportunity in Melbourne, Florida, with a 9/80 schedule that provides every other Friday off.AccountabilitiesDefine, interpret, allocate, tailor, document, and flow down hardware and software requirements across system architectures, ensuring alignment with mission and platform objectives.Design and develop computer, network, and system models and architectures supporting mission processing, communications, data storage, displays, and related systems.Perform requirements analysis, hardware integration, testing, troubleshooting, and technical assessments to ensure system performance and compliance.Collaborate with engineering teams, integrated product teams, program stakeholders, and technical representatives to integrate mission-management subsystems and resolve technical challenges.Lead technical activities involving strategic suppliers and partners, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration, and test support.Develop supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, statements of work, technical requirements, and evaluation criteria.Conduct technical evaluations of supplier capabilities, document findings, and support supplier selection and performance assessments.Review supplier development documentation and participate in technical interchange meetings, design reviews, and other engineering forums.Apply model-based systems engineering and mission engineering approaches using Cameo or comparable tools to document architectures, interfaces, and system behavior.Conduct trade studies, analyze system performance, evaluate technology readiness levels, and assess current and emerging supplier technologies.Contribute to digital engineering initiatives and the integration of network, cloud, containerized, and mission-processing technologies where applicable.Communicate technical findings, recommendations, risks, and decisions clearly to engineering, program, supplier, and leadership stakeholders.RequirementsBachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with at least 5 years of related engineering or military experience for the Principal level, or a Master's degree with at least 3 years of related experience.For the Sr. Principal level, a Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with at least 8 years of related engineering or military experience, or a Master's degree with at least 6 years of related experience.Experience developing model-based systems engineering products and/or mission engineering solutions using Cameo or similar SysML-based tools.Demonstrated experience with mission processing, network and communications design, development, integration, and test methodologies.Experience developing supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, statements of work, and technical evaluation criteria.Strong knowledge of systems engineering practices, including requirements analysis and flow-down, specification derivation, interface control documentation, architecture development, and system integration.An active U.S. Government Secret clearance is required at the start of employment, with a qualifying recent background investigation or enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret clearance and any additional program access required for the position.Familiarity with network infrastructure, commercial cloud platforms, platform infrastructure, and containerized software architectures is preferred.Experience with cloud and container technologies such as VMware, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Docker, Red Hat OpenShift, Amazon ECS, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, or Nomad is advantageous.Familiarity with digital engineering environments and collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence is preferred.Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with internal and external technical and program stakeholders.Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting capabilities, combined with the ability to learn new concepts quickly and work independently.U.S. citizenship is required for positions requiring government security clearance.Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time.BenefitsPrimary-level base salary range of $98,400–$147,600 USD.Secondary-level base salary range of $122,800–$184,200 USD.Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differentials, and discretionary annual bonuses based on applicable position and performance criteria.Health insurance coverage and access to life and disability insurance.Savings and retirement plan options.Company-paid holidays and paid time off for vacation or personal business.Relocation assistance may be available.9/80 work schedule, providing every other Friday off.On-site work in Melbourne, Florida, with no hybrid or remote option for this position.Opportunity to work on technically sophisticated, mission-critical aerospace and defense systems.Collaborative environment with exposure to advanced systems engineering, digital engineering, cloud, networking, and mission-processing technologies.