Lead Principal Engineer

AthenPollo; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

AthenPollo seeks a Lead Principal Engineer in Pittsburgh, PA to guide system and hardware architectures for DoD-related projects. You will mentor teams, lead design reviews, and drive complex electronic designs across analog/digital/power-electronics interfaces.

Experience in high‑reliability defense systems, software-hardware integration, and IC/PCB development is essential. Extensive troubleshooting, testing, and collaboration with multi-discipline teams are expected.

Qualifications

• Expert level experience in electrical/electronic architecture.
• Expert level experience with FPGAs.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and evaluate system and hardware architectures for complex electronic systems.
• Provide technical leadership for circuit design, modeling, simulation, integration, and verification.
• Ensure designs meet performance, reliability, cybersecurity, producibility, and lifecycle objectives.
• Mentor engineers and lead design reviews, assessments, and investigations.
• Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies; perform root-cause analyses.

Skills

Electrical/Electronic architecture

FPGAs

Tools

Siemens EDA/Mentor Graphics

OrCAD

PSpice

LTspice

Mathcad

Job description

Job Title: Lead Principal Engineer

AthenPollo is looking for a Lead Principal Engineer to support a global manufacturing company. This is a Full-Time position based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Security, Satisfaction, flexible working hours and Happiness, come along with a handsome package!

Job Type: Full time Permanent.

Locations: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Job Summary:

The Torpedo Systems Group (TSG) in the company, specializes in software and hardware system integration, advanced research and development, and manufacturing. We provide mission-critical systems, services, and products to the Department of Defense, government agencies, and commercial customers. Our areas of expertise include technology insertion, acoustic sensors, signal processing, combat systems, torpedoes, cybersecurity, knowledge management, and electronic warfare

Job Responsibilities:

• As the Lead Principal Engineer supporting the company’s MK48 program, you will serve as a senior technical authority for complex electronic systems. You will define, develop, and evaluate system and hardware architectures; ensure compliance with technical requirements; resolve challenging engineering problems; and guide multidisciplinary teams through design, integration, verification, qualification, production, and sustainment. This role combines system-level architectural ownership with hands‑on technical engagement in design reviews, laboratory investigations, integration activities, and technical problem resolution.
• Define, develop, and evaluate system and hardware architectures incorporating digital, analog, power-electronics, and mechanical elements.
• Translate system requirements into clear, robust hardware requirements, interfaces, and design solutions.
• Provide technical leadership for complex circuit design, modeling, simulation, integration, verification, and qualification activities; contribute directly to technical investigations as needed.
• Ensure designs satisfy performance, reliability, cybersecurity, producibility, cost, schedule, and lifecycle objectives.
• Provide technical direction to digital, analog, power-electronics, mechanical, software, and test engineers.
• Serve as a technical mentor and independent reviewer, promoting sound engineering practices and disciplined technical decision‑making.
• Lead design reviews, architecture assessments, failure reviews, trade studies, and technical investigations.
• Identify technical risks; assess their performance, cost, schedule, and program impacts; and develop effective mitigation strategies.
• Perform root‑cause analysis of development, production, and fielded‑system issues; develop and implement corrective actions and design improvements based on test results, failure data, and engineering analysis.
• Evaluate embedded processors, systems‑on‑chip, FPGAs, memory devices, high‑speed digital interfaces, and other emerging technologies for current and future applications.
• Support product roadmaps, technology‑insertion strategies, technical proposals, and future capability development.
• Identify practical opportunities to apply artificial intelligence to engineering analysis, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Communicate technical findings, recommendations, risks, and decisions to engineering leadership, program teams, customers, and suppliers.

Skills and Certifications [note: bold skills and certification are required]:

• Expert level experience in Electrical/Electronic architecture.
• Expert level experience with FPGAs..

Required Experience:

• Extensive experience designing, integrating, and troubleshooting complex electronic systems involving analog, digital, power‑electronics, and mechanical interfaces, with deep technical expertise in one or more of these areas.
• Demonstrated ability to make, communicate, and defend system- and hardware-architecture decisions.
• Experience with high-performance embedded processors, FPGA or SoC based systems, memory technologies, and high-speed digital interfaces; experience with serial interfaces operating at 5 Gbps or greater is preferred.
• Experience with DC/DC and DC/AC power conversion, power distribution, and power‑system design.
• Proficiency developing and reviewing schematics, PCB layouts, bills of material, interface documentation, and design‑analysis artifacts.
• Knowledge of signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, shielding, electromagnetic compatibility, component derating, and electronic reliability.
• Experience with mixed‑signal circuit design; high‑frequency magnetics experience is preferred.
• Hands‑on proficiency using oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, logic analyzers, probes, and related laboratory equipment.
• Experience integrating and testing electronic assemblies within complex mechanical systems or constrained mechanical environments.
• Familiarity with Siemens EDA/Mentor Graphics, OrCAD, PSpice, LTspice, Mathcad, or equivalent schematic‑capture, simulation, and analysis tools.
• Experience supporting products through development, qualification, production, sustainment, failure investigation, and corrective action.
• Strong technical judgment, analytical ability, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work across multiple programs and disciplines while maintaining technical quality and execution commitments.
• Experience developing electronic systems for undersea, naval, defense, aerospace, or other high‑reliability applications.
• Familiarity with DoD systems‑engineering, cybersecurity, qualification, and configuration‑management practices.
• Experience with technical baselines, requirements traceability, verification planning, production readiness, obsolescence management, technology insertion, and design certification.
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management and Control Account Management principles is a plus.

Cell: 717-889-8039

Email Id: yunusb(AT)athenpollo.com

About Us:

AthenPollo is a fast growing and dynamic organization providing IT consulting and staffing services for over 20 years and committed to becoming one of the nation’s premier IT companies. Our highly skilled and experienced team strives to deliver the highest levels of service and value to our Customers and Consultants. Our client base is comprised primarily of Fortune 100 companies and large system integrators.