Electrical Hardware Engineer

Job Summary

As an Electrical Engineer III at Mercury Systems, you will be a recognized proficient hardware electrical engineer working with our world-class, integrated team on the complete hardware development lifecycle. You will independently design complex embedded systems for mission-critical applications—from below the ocean to orbiting in space. Work on 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 taking ownership of significant design efforts while serving as a technical resource for junior engineers. 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

• Independently design, develop, and verify complex circuits, modules, and systems to meet customer and market requirements
• Take ownership of the full product development lifecycle from concept through production, ensuring quality and performance standards
• Lead debug and root cause analysis efforts for complex hardware and software issues
• Develop embedded digital hardware including compute modules, signal processing systems, secure storage, DRFM devices, and IO interface modules
• Design using cutting-edge technology from Intel, Microchip, Xilinx, Altera, NVIDIA, Broadcom, TI and beyond
• Implement high-speed digital design interfaces including 100G Ethernet, PCIe Gen 3/4, DDR4/5 SDRAM, fiber optics, HD-SDI, LVDS
• Create schematics using Cadence DEHDL (Concept) and collaborate with CAD/SI teams; demonstrate solid understanding of signal integrity principles
• Drive board bring-up, debug, test, and verification of electrical designs
• Develop detailed design specifications, test plans, verification reports, and perform analysis including derating, reliability, and FMECA
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior hardware engineers (EE I-II) and lead small projects
  
  

Required Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (Master's preferred)
• Minimum 4 years of electrical engineering product development experience from concept to production
• Experience designing complex embedded digital hardware products from concept to completion
• Experience designing complex circuits with microprocessors, FPGAs, or network switches
• Experience with high-speed digital interfaces such as FPGA, PCIe, SATA, I2C, ARINC 429, Ethernet, HD-SDI
• Experience developing detailed design specifications, test plans, and verification reports
• Experience designing schematics using Cadence DEHDL (Concept) or equivalent
• Understanding of signal integrity principles for high-speed digital design
• Experience leading projects and mentoring other engineers
• This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• An active DoD Secret Clearance
• Experience designing with Intel (Xilinx) and AMD (Altera) FPGAs, particularly Agilex or Versal
• Experience designing network interface devices (Mellanox, Broadcom, Marvell) or Intel CPU architecture with BIOS firmware
• Experience using Cadence Allegro for CAD/SI layout and simulation
• Experience with schematic integrity checking analysis with Mentor Valydate or equivalent
• Knowledge of military standards and experience developing to MIL-STD-704F, 1275, 461G, 1399, DO-160G
• Commercial/Defense 3U/6U VPX (VITA46, VITA65) or COM Express/SoM experience
• Design for Reliability (DFR), Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Cost (DFC), Design for Test (DFT)
• Experience with power supply design and EMI compliance (CE EMI and MIL-STD-461G)
• Experience with video processing, HD-SDI, display technologies, secure computing, anti-tamper, encryption, or DRFM devices
• Experience with space applications or radiation tolerant components
• Requirements traceability tools (JAMA, DOORS) or Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence)
  
  

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.

, Fulltime Equivalent Job Grade Salary Range for this position

• $75,000.00 - $150,000.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in FL, GA, IN, AZ, AL, MD or TX, and all remote employees
• $84,000.00 - $168,000.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in VA, CA, NH or MA
• $88,500.00 - $177,000.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in NJ
  
  

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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