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Hardware Electrical Engineer II - Andover, MA

Mercury Systems
Andover, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/26/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/26/2026
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Hardware Electrical Engineer II
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Andover, Massachusetts, United States
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Job Description

Job Summary:

In this role, you have the opportunity to innovate with high-end embedded technology to solve complex systems. You are a part of a dedicated hardware electrical engineering team that collaborates within hardware and across the organization. Mercury Systems is seeking the best and brightest talent to help us bring cutting-edge technology to mission-critical aerospace and defense applications, advancing innovation where it matters most. You will bridge commercial innovation with defense-grade security to ensure our warfighters and allies have the technological advantage. The hardware electrical engineer is a focal lead that bridges between program/product management, system/architecture engineering, mechanical/CAD, software, and manufacturing. This position is for an emerging individual contributor in the Hardware Electrical Engineering sub-family, who works with highly experienced team members.

Job Responsibilities:

Creatively design, develop and verify complex circuits, modules and systems to meet customer and market requirements. This position is for a Hardware Electrical Engineering with existing experience who is also motivated to learn and develop. The engineer is responsible for the development of complex embedded digital hardware products from concept to completion through lab verification and production. Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Sustainment of legacy products with root-cause-corrective-actions, operations and customer support
  • Sustainment of legacy products and qualifications for component obsolescence
  • Design verification and debug of products through lab testing
  • Designing with cutting-edge technology from Intel, Microchip, Xilinx, NVIDIA, TI and beyond
  • Interacting with architecture/system engineering, program/product management, CAD & SI, ME, FW/SW, purchasing, and Manufacturing Operations
  • Designing using high-speed digital design interfaces including Ethernet, PCIe, DDR SDRAM Memory. Other support circuitry to include DC/DC power, Clocking, JTAG, SPI, I2C, UARTs
  • Develop detailed design specifications, test plans, and verification reports
  • Develop schematics using Cadence DEHDL (Concept) or equivalent
  • Support of CAD and Signal Integrity (SI) with PCB Rules with Cadence Allegro or equivalent
  • Utilize LAB tools such as Oscilloscopes and DVMs for verification and debug
  • Execute Lab Debug for both HW/SW that range from new development to continued sustaining

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelors of Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering, or related discipline, and typically requires 2 years relevant experience
  • Design with Intel CPU architecture (Xeon-D, Cascade Lake, Sapphire Rapids), development, and test including BIOS firmware or other Microprocessor architecture
  • Design with network switching (Mellanox, Broadcom, Marvel) or other similar communication technologies
  • Analysis including stress derating, reliability, and FMECA
  • Schematic integrity checking analysis with Mentor Valydate or equivalent
  • Cadence Allegro experience for CAD/SI layout and simulation
  • Design with Military Grade Components and Operating Environments
  • Requirements traceability (JAMA, DOORS)
  • Experience in development of proposals, requirements, and design specifications
  • Must have or be able to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance. Secret clearances may only be granted to US Citizens.

Physical Demands/Working Conditions: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Typical work includes sitting or standing at work station or in a laboratory.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Atlassian Collaboration Tools (JIRA, Confluence)
  • Commercial/Defense 3U/6U VPX (VITA46, VITA65)
  • Commercial ATCA PICMG 3.0
  • Power Supply System Design and High Voltage (AC and DC, 28V, 48V, 270V)
  • Experienced in developing for military electrical standards and environments, including designing to meet to MIL-STD-704F, 1275, 461G, 1399, DO-160G.
  • Experience in power supply design and EMI compliance (CE EMI and MIL-STD-461G)
  • Defense program development
  • Commercial Server/Blade experience (motherboards, eATX, ATX)
  • Design for Reliability (DFR), Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Cost (DFC)
  • Simulation tools such as HSPICE and Ansoft
  • Design with high-end video graphics circuits and subsystems (GPUs, NVIDIA)

Fulltime Equivalent Job Grade Salary Range for this position
* $73,000.00 - $146,000.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in VA, CA, NH or MA

Pay Grade Range
Fulltime Equivalent Job Grade Salary Range for this position
* $73,000.00 - $146,000.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in VA, CA, NH or MA
Additional Information

Mercury considers a variety of factors to determine individual base salary offers to candidates, including:

* the role and related responsibilities;
* prior work experience;
* education, training, skills and certifications;
* internal equity with others employed by Mercury in similar roles;
* geographic location; and
* alignment with market data.
In addition to base salary, Mercury provides a variety of benefits for team members including:
* bonus opportunities (or special incentives for sales positions);
* health, life and disability insurance;
* company-paid holidays and time off;
* 401(k) retirement plan;
* discounted employee stock purchase plan;
* tuition reimbursement; and
* access to professional development and personal wellness platforms including LinkedIn Learning, Headspace, Aaptiv and Virgin Pulse.
Team members at the Director or Vice President level are also eligible to receive annual stock-based awards.
Mercury offers a 9/80 alternative work schedule that provides employees more opportunity for work/ life balance (available based off location)
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.

(978) 256-1300

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We are proud to be an EOE of Minorities/Females/Vets/Disabilities. If you have a disability and need an accommodation to apply to any job opening please email hr@mrcy.com or call 978-967-1174

 

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