Senior Principal Electrical Engineer – Space Hardware

TRIDENT SYSTEMS LLC; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 163,000 - 269,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

TRIDENT SYSTEMS LLC in Fairfax, VA, seeks an Electrical Engineering - Technical Fellow to architect and guide high-performance space computer and embedded hardware for space and defense applications. This division-level expert ensures designs meet stringent reliability and radiation-mitigation requirements through rigorous engineering and peer reviews.

The Senior Fellow provides deep technical leadership, mentors engineers, defines the technology roadmap, and partners with program leadership and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
• 15+ years of related experience with space or aerospace electronics.
• Experience with mixed-signal PCA development and high-speed signaling (>10 Gbps).
• Demonstrated final design authority / sign-off for space hardware designs.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for space electronics hardware engineering.
• Architect and lead space computer hardware development across full lifecycle.
• Review analyses, test results, and approve designs at gates.

Skills

Power systems

Radiation effects

SerDes design

Space electronics

FPGA design

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

HDI PCB design

Verilog/VHDL

PCIe/VPX

Signal integrity tools

Job description

TRIDENT SYSTEMS LLC in Fairfax, VA, seeks an Electrical Engineering - Technical Fellow to architect and guide high-performance space computer and embedded hardware for space and defense applications. This division-level expert ensures designs meet stringent reliability and radiation-mitigation requirements through rigorous engineering and peer reviews.

The Senior Fellow provides deep technical leadership, mentors engineers, defines the technology roadmap, and partners with program leadership and