Principal Electrical Engineer

Job Summary

Mercury Systems is offering a Principal Electrial Engineer a fulfilling career where you will be able to see the direct impact of your designs in deployed systems with true end-to-end ownership, operating in a smaller, highly technical team. You’re not just implementing requirements; you’re shaping ruggedized solutions that must perform in the real world under extreme conditions. Engineers here directly influence architecture, design decisions and system-level tradeoffs across the systems. You will participate in developing mission-critical embedded computing, high-speed digital systems, advanced FPGA solutions, secure processing and rugged electronics supporting operations across air, land, sea, and space.

In this role, you will be a valuable team member, impacting the long-term technical direction of the organization, establish engineering standards, drive innovation, and ensure the delivery of high-reliability, right-the-first-time solutions for some of the most demanding defense and aerospace applications.

Job Responsibilities

• Participate and support in the execution of complex digital hardware programs from concept through production
• Architect advanced electrical circuit solutions involving secure processing, storage, networking, FPGAs, high-speed interfaces, and extreme environment electronics
• Develop advanced high-speed digital design including 400G Ethernet, PCIe Gen5 , DDR5 , and modern interconnects
• Contribute to engineering best practices, design guidelines, and process improvements that scale across the organization
• Execute the development and verification of highly complex circuits, modules, and systems
  
  

Required Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
• Typically requires 6 years relevant electrical design including complex embedded digital hardware from concept through production
• Experience with high-speed and high-performance interfaces, memory technologies, and next generation interconnects
• Experience with signal integrity
• 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
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with any of the following is valuable but not required:

Digital & High-Speed Technologies

• Intel or other advanced CPU architectures (Xeon-D, Cascade Lake, Granite Rapids)
• Advanced FPGA technologies (AMD/Xilinx Versal, Intel/Altera Agilex)
• High-speed interfaces (400G Ethernet, PCIe Gen5 , DDR5 )
• Experience designing advanced network architectures (Nvidia, Broadcom, Marvell)
  
  

DoD/Aero, Rugged, & Secure Systems

• VPX/VITA standards (3U/6U), COM Express
• MIL-STD development in rugged environments
• Space electronics or radiation tolerant components
  
  

Tools & Analysis

• Cadence Schematic Capture tools or equivalent
• Cadence Allegro or equivalent CAD/SI tools
• Mentor Valydate or schematic integrity tools
• Reliability/stress analysis (FMECA, derating)
• Requirements and workflow tools (DOORS, JAMA, JIRA, Confluence)
• Experience supporting proposals, cost/schedule estimates, and BOE development
  
  

We are also hiring at the Sr. Principal Electrical Engineering level. See job # 26-374

, Fulltime Equivalent Job Grade Salary Range for this position

• $87,100.00 - $182,900.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in FL, GA, IN, AZ, AL, MD or TX, and all remote employees
• $97,600.00 - $204,800.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in VA, CA, NH or MA
• $102,800.00 - $215,800.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in NJ,
  
  

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 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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