In this role, our team is looking for a Principal Electrical Engineer who will architect and lead the development of ruggedized board-level hardware for advanced embedded computing, high-speed digital systems, advanced FPGA solutions, secure processing for extreme-environment electronics across air, land, sea, and space. You will provide end-to-end technical leadership, shaping hardware architectures, driving engineering standards, and ensuring high-reliability designs through collaborative reviews and proactive verification. Working within Mercury's Integrator Mindset, you will partner across sites and disciplines to deliver board-level solutions that directly support national security.
Job Responsibilities:- Lead board-level design and development of complex digital circuits and modules from concept through production
- Architect advanced electrical circuit board solutions incorporating secure processing, storage, networking, FPGA technologies, high-speed interfaces, and electronics designed for extreme environments
- Develop and analyze high-speed digital board designs including 400G+ Ethernet, PCIe Gen5+, DDR5+, and next-generation interconnect technologies
- Establish engineering best practices, design guidelines, and quality-focused processes that enable proactive verification and high-reliability board development
- Support proposal efforts by providing technical system architectures, cost and schedule estimates, and Basis of Estimate (BOE) contributions
- Drive design-for-manufacturability (DFM), design-for-assembly (DFA), and design-for-test (DFT) initiatives and collaborate with manufacturing to address board build issues
- Coordinate cross-functional collaboration with systems, software, mechanical, and manufacturing engineering teams to ensure integrated, robust hardware solutions
Required Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
- Typically requires a minimum of 6+ years of electrical engineering experience in board-level hardware design from concept through production
- Experience architecting and designing complex embedded digital hardware incorporating high-speed interfaces (400G+ Ethernet, PCIe Gen5+, DDR5+), memory technologies, and advanced interconnects
- Strong understanding of high-speed digital signal integrity principles
- Proficiency with board-level schematic capture tools and collaboration with CAD/SI teams throughout the PCB design process
- Experience mentoring engineers, supporting cross-functional collaboration, and contributing to technical leadership within engineering teams
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience with advanced CPU architectures such as Intel Xeon-D, Cascade Lake, or Granite Rapids.
- Experience designing FPGA board-level solutions using AMD/Xilinx Versal or Intel/Altera Agilex.
- Experience designing advanced network interface boards (Nvidia, Broadcom, Marvell)
- Background with VPX/VITA standards (3U/6U), COM Express, or SoM architectures
- Experience developing MIL-STD-based rugged electronics or secure/anti-tamper/DRFM hardware
- Exposure to space electronics or integration of radiation-tolerant components
- Proficiency with Cadence DEHDL/Concept schematic capture tools and Cadence Allegro or equivalent CAD/SI platforms
- Experience with reliability or stress analysis techniques such as FMECA or derating
- Familiarity with requirements and workflow tools such as DOORS, JAMA, JIRA, or Confluence
- Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical teams
- Experience supporting proposals, cost/schedule estimates, and BOE development
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