Mercury Systems

Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer

Mercury Systems$120K — $150K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
  • 10+ years of electrical design experience, specifically in complex embedded digital hardware from concept to production
  • Proficient in high-speed and high-performance interfaces, memory technologies, and next-generation interconnects
  • Strong background in signal integrity
  • US Citizenship is required due to access to export-controlled information

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic leadership for complex digital hardware projects from concept through production
  • Architect advanced electrical circuit solutions with secure processing and high-speed interfaces
  • Develop high-speed digital designs, including 400G+ Ethernet and PCIe Gen5+
  • Contribute to best practices and process improvements across the organization
  • Execute the development and verification of complex circuits and systems
  • Advise leadership on technical risks and strategic direction

Benefits

  • Opportunity for end-to-end ownership of designs in a smaller, technical team
  • Mentorship and leadership roles available for engineers
  • Hands-on involvement in shaping next-generation defense and aerospace products
  • Direct influence on architecture and design decisions
  • Ability to work on mission-critical solutions for diverse environments (air, land, sea, space)
Full Job Description
Job Summary:

Senior Principal Electrical 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 lead and mentor engineering teams 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.

Step into a role where you can remain deeply hands-on, take ownership of end-to-end technical work, and shape the next generation of defense and aerospace products. You'll lead innovation and deliver high-reliability, mission-critical solutions from day one.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Provide strategic technical leadership and execution for 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
  • Advise senior leadership on technical risks, cost, schedule, and strategic direction

Required Qualifications:
  • BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
  • Typically requires 10+ 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
  • US Citizenship is required.
  • 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

Location:
  • Hybrid out of our Andover, MA or our Hudson, NH locations.


** We are also hiring at the Principal Electrical Engineer level. See job id #26-377. **

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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
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