Principal Electrical Engineer

Position: Principal Electrical Engineer

Location: Merrimack, NH (100% Onsite)

Length: 6 Month Contract

Job Description:

We are seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to serve as a key technical contributor on advanced hardware programs. This role is hands-on throughout the hardware development lifecycle and focuses on board-level electrical design, subsystem integration, and high-reliability execution. The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in digital, mixed-signal, and power design, with the ability to contribute to architecture discussions, support prototype bring-up and help drive robust designs from concept through manufacturing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design and develop board-level electrical hardware, including schematic capture and component selection.
• Implement electrical interfaces across digital, analog, mixed-signal, and power domains.
• Integrate processors, sensors, high-speed interfaces up to 5-10 Gbps, and supporting electronics.
• Assist with FPGA electrical integration and power-distribution approaches; RTL development is not required.
• Collaborate with layout engineers to ensure signal integrity, manufacturability, and compliance.
• Perform board bring-up, electrical debug, validation, and troubleshooting in the lab.
• Develop test plans, validation procedures, and debug methodologies.
• Lead or support resolution of electrical issues across prototype and early production builds.
• Lead or support electrical design for SWaP-constrained systems, including power integrity and efficiency.
• Work with mechanical, systems, and embedded software teams to support subsystem-level integration.
• Participate in architecture and design reviews, trade studies, and technical discussions.
• Support DFM and DFT efforts and help transition designs into manufacturing.
• Perform electrical analysis, modeling, and simulation to mitigate technical risk.
• Provide guidance and informal mentorship to junior engineers.
• Collaborate with staff and senior staff engineers to ensure alignment with system-level objectives.
• Deliver high-quality, manufacturable board designs with strong adherence to requirements.
• Demonstrate reliable technical execution and strong ownership of assigned design tasks.
• Contribute thoughtful input to subsystem-level design and trade discussions.
• Communicate effectively across engineering disciplines.
• Help elevate hardware reliability, consistency, and design rigor within projects.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, electronic engineering, or a related field; master’s degree preferred but not required.
• 8 years of experience in electronic design and hardware development.
• Experience working in fast-paced, high-reliability engineering environments.
• Strong experience with high-speed digital, mixed-signal, and power circuit design.
• Proficiency with schematic capture tools such as Mentor Graphics Xpedition and analysis/simulation tools such as LTspice.
• Familiarity with PLM/ERP tools.
• Experience with aerospace or defense environments, MIL-STD requirements, or DO-254 practices is a plus.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance.
• ESD and safety training required; may be completed within the first year.

POST-OFFER BACKGROUND CHECK IS REQUIRED. Digital Prospectors is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Digital Prospectors affirms the right of all individuals to equal opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment.

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