Principal Electrical Engineer

Trident Systems Inc.; Fairfax, Northern (VA, KY); On-site; USD 114,000 - 211,000; Full time

Job summary

Trident Systems Inc. in Fairfax, VA is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead embedded hardware architectures for space and defense applications, guiding requirements through design, integration, test, and delivery while ensuring performance and radiation-mitigation requirements.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, perform design reviews, support program execution and business development, and shape the long-term technology roadmap for the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 9+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree or 7+ years with a Master’s degree.
• Experience with mixed-signal PCA development, HDI PCBs and high-speed components (>1 GHz).
• Experience with FPGA and microprocessor development, including Verilog/VHDL.
• Experience with hardware integration, test and debugging tools such as logic analyzers, scopes, emulators.
• Demonstrated experience implementing PCI, PCIe, cPCI, VME, or VPX standards (VITA 46, VITA 65).

Responsibilities

• Subject matter expert for embedded hardware engineering discipline.
• Lead embedded hardware development process: requirements specification, characterization, simulation, high-speed digital design, signal processing, PCB layout and routing, PCA testing, and system integration.
• Conduct peer reviews of design work and documentation.
• Provide technical guidance to discipline team and cross-functional groups.
• Support project execution and contribute to roadmaps and business development.
• Represent Trident Systems with customers and vendors as a subject matter expert.
• Travel or off-site work as needed; perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Embedded hardware

High-speed design

FPGA development

PCIe knowledge

System integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Logic analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Emulators

Verilog/VHDL

Job description

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Principal Electrical Engineer

Full Time Employee Full-Time Concord, NH, US

4 days ago Requisition ID: 1844

Salary Range: $114,000.00 To $211,000.00 Annually

Position Title:Principal Electrical Engineer
Requisition ID:1844
Position Location:Fairfax, VA / Concord, NH
Position Reports To:Senior Manager, Electrical Engineering
Supervises Others:No

At Trident Systems Space Electronic Systems (SES) division, we believe in the power of using strong engineering principles to drive innovation and solve complex problems. We foster a culture of rigorous engineering and continuous improvement, leveraging the full knowledge of our organization through collaborative product development processes that include design and peer reviews. We combine our expertise in space electronics with right-sized development processes to create innovative, high-performance space-based electronic systems that meet our customers' evolving needs.

We are a mission partner supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, and Civil space customers. We develop complex, radiation effects mitigated, designs that balance competing requirements in modern space programs, delivering cutting-edge solutions that enable our customers to achieve more in space.

Position Summary

The Principal Electrical Engineer serves as a senior technical leader within Trident Systems’ Space Electronic Systems (SES) division, responsible for architecting, developing, and guiding advanced embedded hardware solutions for space and defense applications. This role provides deep subject matter expertise across the full hardware development lifecycle—from requirements definition through design, integration, test, and delivery—while ensuring designs meet stringent performance, reliability, and radiation-mitigation requirements. The Principal Hardware Engineer partners closely with cross-functional engineering teams, program leadership, and customers to solve complex technical challenges, support program execution and business development efforts, and shape the long-term technology roadmap for the organization.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Subject matter expert for embedded hardware engineering discipline
• Lead embedded hardware development process: requirements specification, characterization, simulation, high-speed digital design, signal processing, schematic capture, PCB layout and routing, PCA testing, and system integration
• Conduct peer reviews of design work and documentation
• Provide technical guidance to discipline team, other engineering teams, PMO, EGD and VP
• Support project execution as needed based on severity of resource demand and challenge of design
• Cost Account Management
• Represent Trident Systems Engineering with customer and vendor interface as a subject matter expert
• Support ES technology roadmap by identifying goals for department and plans for execution
• Ability to support travel or off-site work, as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related technical degree
• 9+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree OR 7+ years with a Master’s degree
• Experience with mixed-signal PCA development, utilizing High Density Interconnect (HDI) PCBs and high speed (> 1 GHz) components/circuits
• Experience with FPGA and microprocessor development, including hardware descriptor languages (i.e. Verilog, VHDL)
• Experience with hardware integration, test, and debug tools such as logic analyzers, scopes, emulators
• Demonstrated experience implementing PCI, PCIe, cPCI, VME, or VPX standards (VITA 46, VITA 65)

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $114,000 - $211,000
Please Note: Actual compensation offered will be determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, education, certifications, internal equity, business considerations, and geographic location where applicable.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to:

• Medical
• Vision
• Basic life with AD&D
• Short-term disability
• Long term disability
• Ancillary (Voluntary life with AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet)
• Spending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCFSA)
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• 401(k) (including company match)
• Leaves (Parental, maternity, and military)
• Annual discretionary bonus (for eligible roles)

Trident Systems reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

Trident Systems is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail].

Pay Transparency: The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)