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Senior Principal Systems Engineer Radar and Electronic Warfare

Mercury Systems
Cypress, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/27/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/25/2026
Job Summary

Mercury Systems is seeking an Senior Principal Systems Engineer to develop the next-generation of Mercury’s industry-leading edge processing solutions. In this role, you will be supporting embedded system RF, Mixed Signal and Electronic Warfare product lines. You’ll be working in a matrix organization leading multi-disciplined engineering teams while collaborating with program management, business development, operations, supply chain, and executive leadership to meet customer needs.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Science degree or higher in a STEM (Science, Technology, Computer Engineering, Engineering, Electrical Engineering) discipline.
  • Typically requires 12 years of Systems Engineering experience working with high-performance embedded processing systems spanning capture, design, integration, verification and validation.
  • Experience with RF and Mixed Signal, ADC and DAC, heterogenous (FPGA and SoC) processing applications.
  • Experience executing System Engineering activities such as translating stakeholder needs in the form of operational concept development, functional/physical architecture definition, requirements development, interface definition, verification and validation, technical baseline management, and transition to production.
  • Experience leading Systems Engineering execution as part of an IPT throughout the complete program lifecycle.
  • Experience working with Business Development providing technical leadership, developing bids for capture, and writing technical/management volumes.
  • “This position requires you to have or can obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.”

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline.
  • Active DoD Secret clearance.
  • Familiarity with high-performance RF and digital processing solutions as applied to radar and Electronic Warfare systems.
  • Familiarity with high-speed sensor processing chain.
  • Familiarity with System Security Engineering principles.
  • Applied experience with Model Based Systems Engineering, with Cameo Enterprise Architect and SysML modeling.
  • Experience with Jama, Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket.
  • Earned value management Cost Account Management.
  • Ability to work multi-disciplined engineering problems and foster collaboration across functional application boundaries.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Excellent time management and organizational skills.
  • Ability to travel, up to 20% of the time.

“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.”



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. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact the number below.

(978) 256-1300

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