Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer (digital board design)

Mercury Systems; Andover (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercury Systems in Andover, Massachusetts, seeks a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer to provide strategic leadership for board-level hardware development across multiple programs, shaping technical direction for ruggedized defense and aerospace systems.

You’ll drive architecture, verification culture, and DFx initiatives, mentor engineers, and collaborate across sites to deliver high-assurance, space-ready solutions in mission-critical environments.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (Master's strongly preferred).
• Minimum 10 years of electrical engineering product development experience in board-level hardware design from concept to production.
• Extensive experience designing highly complex embedded digital hardware products from concept to completion.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic technical leadership and direction for board-level hardware development across new and ongoing programs.
• Architect innovative circuit board solutions for advanced secure processing, data storage, signal processing, DRFM, display, and extreme environment systems.
• Design using cutting-edge technology including 400G+ Ethernet, PCIe Gen 5+, DDR5+ SDRAM, advanced fiber optics and video interfaces.
• Champion design quality culture across programs through comprehensive reviews and proactive verification.
• Lead strategic initiatives to advance board Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Test (DFT).
• Lead proposal development including system architecting, technical volume writing, and providing detailed BOE.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to engineers at multiple levels.

Skills

Strategic leadership

High-speed digital design

Board-level hardware design

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence Allegro

DOORS

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Job Summary:

As a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer at Mercury Systems, you will serve as a senior technical leader providing strategic direction and oversight to board-level hardware development across multiple programs. You will see the profound impact of your technical decisions on the most sophisticated mission-critical systems - from below the ocean to orbiting in space. You're not just designing boards; you're shaping the technical direction of complex programs and establishing the standards that ensure Mercury delivers world-class ruggedized solutions for the most demanding defense and aerospace applications including secure processing, advanced FPGA systems, DRFM devices, display technologies, and extreme environment electronics.

We emphasize design quality through collaborative reviews and proactive verification, helping teams deliver reliable solutions efficiently. In this role, you will serve as a recognized technical authority who drives innovation, establishes engineering standards, and champions strategic process improvements. At Mercury, we work with an Integrator Mindset, leading collaboration across sites and disciplines to create breakthrough board-level solutions that directly impact our country's security.

At Mercury, we work with an Integrator Mindset, leading collaboration across sites and disciplines to create breakthrough board-level solutions that directly impact our country's security.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic technical leadership and direction for board-level hardware development across new and ongoing programs
• Architect innovative circuit board solutions for advanced secure processing, data storage, signal processing, DRFM, display, and extreme environment systems
• Design using cutting-edge technology including 400G+ Ethernet, PCIe Gen 5+, DDR5+ SDRAM, advanced fiber optics and video interfaces
• Champion design quality culture across programs through comprehensive reviews and proactive verification
• Lead strategic initiatives to advance board Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Test (DFT) across the organization
• Lead proposal development including system architecting, technical volume writing, and providing detailed BOE
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to engineers at multiple levels

Required Qualifications:

• BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (Master's strongly preferred)
• Minimum 10 years of electrical engineering product development experience in board-level hardware design from concept to production
• Extensive experience designing highly complex embedded digital hardware products from concept to completion
• Proven track record of technical leadership on complex programs
• Experience developing advanced high-performance digital hardware, including next-generation interfaces, memory technologies, and high-speed interconnect architectures
• Expert-level understanding of signal integrity for very high-speed digital board design
• Significant experience leading proposals, developing schedule/cost estimates, and providing BOE at the program level
• 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 Experience:

Strong candidates typically have experience in several of the following areas:

Digital & High-Speed Technologies

• Intel CPU architecture (Xeon-D, Cascade Lake, Sapphire Rapids, Emerald Rapids) or other advanced microprocessor architectures
• Experience designing with Intel (Xilinx) and AMD (Altera) advanced FPGAs (Agilex, Versal, next-gen)
• Experience designing advanced network interface devices (Mellanox, Broadcom, Marvell)
• Experience designing cutting-edge high-speed digital board systems including 400G+ Ethernet, PCIe Gen 5+, DDR5+ SDRAM, advanced interconnects

DoD/Aerospace & Rugged Systems

• Commercial/Defense 3U/6U VPX (VITA46, VITA65), VITA design standards (VITA 42, 46, 62, 65), or COM Express/SoM experience
• Extensive knowledge of military standards and experience developing to MIL-STD-704F, 1275, 461G, 1399, DO-160G
• Experience with video processing, display technologies, secure computing, anti-tamper, encryption, NSA certification, or DRFM devices (including 7-11 GHz)
• Experience with space applications or radiation tolerant components

Tools & Analysis

• Expert-level experience using Cadence Allegro for CAD/SI layout and simulation
• Advanced analysis including stress derating, reliability, and FMECA
• Experience in advanced power supply design and EMI compliance (CE EMI and MIL-STD-461G)
• Requirements traceability tools (JAMA, DOORS) or Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence)

Leadership & Collaboration

• Proven experience leading projects and mentoring engineers at all levels

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

Why should you join Mercury Systems?

Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today's most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Mercury employs more than 2,300 people in 24 locations worldwide. To learn more, visit mrcy.com

Our Culture

We are committed to making Mercury a great place to work, no matter where our employees are located. We offer a casual and enjoyable atmosphere that allows employees to learn and grow. We help and care for one another and work as one to achieve results for us and for our customers. We value communication and transparency, and strive to foster two-way dialogue at all levels of the organization. We are committed to lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or you are an experienced professional, it's important to us that you feel recognized and rewarded for your contributions.

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