Mercury Systems

Hardware Electrical Engineer II

Mercury Systems$85K — $115K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience in board-level hardware design or manufacturing.
  • Experience with embedded digital hardware products and technologies such as microprocessors and FPGAs.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills for digital, analog, and power circuits at both component and system levels.
  • Proficient in electronic circuit design and understanding high-speed digital signal integrity.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop board-level digital circuits from concept to production.
  • Coordinate embedded hardware development for compute modules and signal-processing systems.
  • Implement high-speed digital interfaces using cutting-edge technology from major vendors.
  • Enhance design quality through peer reviews and verification practices.
  • Collaborate with manufacturing to resolve board-build issues and improve DFM, DFA, and DFT processes.
  • Create detailed schematics using Cadence DEHDL and work with CAD/SI teams on PCB layout.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on high-performance board-level solutions for national defense.
  • Access to advanced technology in secure processing systems and FPGA solutions.
  • Engagement in diverse projects across undersea, airborne, land, and space platforms.
  • Collaborative work environment emphasizing design quality and innovative practices.
Full Job Description
In this role, our team is looking for a skilled Electrical Engineer II who will execute Hardware Board Design development activities from concept through production, working on projects that include secure processing systems, advanced FPGA solutions, high-speed network interfaces, display technologies, and electronics designed for extreme environments. You will help drive the design and development of advanced embedded hardware used across undersea, airborne, land, and space platforms. This role is critical in delivering reliable, high-performance board-level solutions that support Mercury's mission of enabling trusted, secure, and rugged systems for national defense.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Design and develop board-level digital circuits and modules from concept through production, ensuring designs meet system and customer requirements
  • Coordinate embedded hardware development activities for compute modules, signal-processing systems, and high-speed interface boards
  • Design and implement high-speed digital interfaces such as Ethernet, PCIe, DDR SDRAM, SATA, USB, HD-SDI, LVDS using cutting-edge technology from Intel, Microchip, Xilinx, Altera, NVIDIA, Broadcom, TI
  • Contribute to design quality through peer reviews and verification practices
  • Collaborate with manufacturing to address board-build issues and contributing to DFM, DFA, and DFT improvements
  • Create detailed schematics using tools such as Cadence DEHDL (Concept) and collaborate with CAD/SI teams on PCB layout

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering, or equivalent
  • Typically requires a minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience in board-level hardware design, manufacturing, or sustaining engineering
  • Experience designing embedded digital hardware products incorporating microprocessors, FPGAs, or network switch technologies
  • Experience with component and system level troubleshooting for digital, analog, and power circuits
  • Proficiency in electronic circuit design, schematic capture, and understanding of high-speed digital signal integrity fundamentals


"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 designing FPGA-based hardware using Intel (Altera), AMD (Xilinx), or similar platforms
  • Background developing high-speed digital interfaces (10G+)
  • Familiarity with Intel CPU architecture, BIOS firmware development, or network interface devices
  • Experience with defense/aerospace hardware including VPX (VITA 46/65), COM Express, or rugged electronics
  • Knowledge of military and aerospace standards such as MIL-STD-704F, 1275, 461G, 1399, or DO-160G
  • Experience with video, display technologies, secure computing, anti-tamper, or DRFM devices
  • Proficiency with Cadence Allegro or PCB layout review tools
  • Experience with requirements-management tools such as JAMA, DOORS, JIRA, or Confluence
  • Exposure to DFM, DFT, DFR, or cost-aware design practices

About Mercury Systems

Mercury Systems is a technology company that specializes in the design and manufacture of open architecture, secure processing systems and subsystems for commercial, defense, and intelligence applications. The company's products and solutions are used in a variety of applications, including radar, electronic warfare, signals intelligence, and cyber security. Mercury Systems was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts.
Learn more about Mercury Systems
Size
2,294 employees
Market Cap
$2.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$79.2 million
Founded
1981
5 Year Trend
+19.3%
Revenue
$841.6 million
NASDAQ

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