Job Type
Full-time
Description
JOB SUMMARYThe Principal Systems Engineer provides technical leadership in the development and evolution of SDR platforms. This is an emerging role within the organization and will play a key part in aligning customer needs, product strategy, and technical execution. The position will collaborate closely with product management, customers, and cross-functional engineering teams to define system requirements, guide architectural decisions, and support programs from early concept through prototype delivery and commercialization.
The role requires a broad technical understanding of SDR systems - including RF, hardware, firmware, and software - and the ability to translate customer and product needs into clear system definitions. Depending on project needs, the Principal Systems Engineer may also serve as a technical lead for SDR development efforts with defined scope and delivery timelines.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES- Collaborate with product management to develop and review technical content for proposals, statements of work, and customer engagements.
- Engage with customers and internal product development teams to develop system-level use cases that inform feature scoping and platform direction.
- Define and document system and feature-level requirements for new radio platforms and major capabilities, with primary ownership through initial definition and handoff to execution teams.
- Identify and scope technical trade studies to evaluate architectural, performance, and implementation options.
- Support initial project baseline planning by working with subject matter experts to guide scope, assumptions, and feasibility discussions. Balance customer-specific program needs with long-term SDR platform strategy, identifying opportunities for reuse and commonality.
- Develop high-level system architectures, including block diagrams, interface definitions, and support for critical component selection.
- Work closely with a Technical Lead focused on execution (on some projects, serve as the Technical Lead) responsible for coordinating cross-functional technical efforts.
- Support projects through the full product lifecycle from early concept and customer-funded development through New Product Introduction (NPI), production, fielded support, and eventual product retirement.
- Define system-level acceptance and verification approaches, including how data should be acquired, structured, and reviewed to validate requirements.
- Guide troubleshooting of complex system-level issues, helping teams isolate problems to subsystems through structured analysis and test strategy guidance.
- Provide technical customer support related to integrating SDR products into larger customer systems.
- Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of Epiq's systems engineering processes, templates, and best practices.
- Lead a cross-functional engineering team through SDR hardware and system development efforts.
- Identify technical risks and develop and implement mitigation plans.
- Work with engineering team members to define development tasks, dependencies, and priorities, and assist in removing technical blockers.
- Establish and track internal technical milestones to support delivery against contract and customer commitments.
- Collaborate with project management to ensure projects remain aligned with schedule, budget, and scope.
Requirements
SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & EDUCATIONRequired- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related discipline
- Minimum 15 years of engineering experience, including at least 5 years in radio or RF hardware development
- Broad technical understanding of SDR systems, including RF front ends, digital hardware, firmware, and software
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to develop and communicate system architectures, block diagrams, and interface definitions
- Experience performing system-level trade studies, requirements definition, and design reviews
- Working knowledge of Python and basic modeling or data analysis techniques
- Ability to manage multiple efforts simultaneously and prioritize across concurrent projects
- Able to work on US Government Contracts which requires U.S. citizenship
Preferred- Master's degree in Engineering
- Experience supporting customer-funded prototype development followed by internal productization or new product introduction efforts
- Familiarity with customer integration challenges involving RF systems and embedded platforms
BENEFITS- Join a successful and growing company investing in our future success
- Generous vacation policy
- Paid five-week sabbatical every five years
- 401(k) company match at 100% of first 6% of salary
- Health, dental, vision insurance
- Company paid life, short term, and long-term disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Wellness reimbursement
- Charitable Giving Company Match
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience and performance
- Fun, laid-back culture and rewarding work!
Salary Description $145,000 to $205,000 per year
