Principal Hardware Electrical Engineer

Job Summary:

Mercury Systems seeks a talented principal hardware electrical engineer to deliver cutting-edge solutions for mission-critical aerospace and defense applications, combining commercial innovation with defense-grade security. In this role, you'll innovate with advanced embedded technology to solve complex systems as part of a collaborative hardware electrical engineering team. As a seasoned individual contributor, you will serve as a key liaison between program management, system engineering, mechanical design, software, and manufacturing, working independently with minimal supervision.

Job Responsibilities:

• Creatively design, develop, and verify complex circuits, modules, and systems to meet customer and market requirements
• Develop complex embedded digital hardware products from concept through lab verification to production
• Take ownership of the full product development lifecycle, ensuring quality and performance standards are met
• Designing with cutting-edge technology from Intel, Microchip, Xilinx, NVIDIA, TI and beyond
• Interacting with architecture/system engineering, program/product management, CAD & SI, ME, FW/SW, purchasing, and Manufacturing Operations
• Designing using high-speed digital design interfaces including Ethernet, PCIe, DDR SDRAM Memory. Other support circuitry to include DC/DC power, Clocking, JTAG, SPI, I2C, UARTs
• Develop detailed design specifications, test plans, and verification reports
• Develop schematics using Cadence DEHDL (Concept) or equivalent
• Support of CAD and Signal Integrity (SI) with PCB Rules with Cadence Allegro or equivalent
• Utilize LAB tools such as Oscilloscopes and DVMs for verification and debug
• Execute Lab Debug for both HW/SW that range from new development to continued sustaining

Required Qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 6 - 10 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering; may be less with a higher level degree
• Design with Intel CPU architecture (Xeon-D, Cascade Lake, Sapphire Rapids), development, and test including BIOS firmware or other Microprocessor architecture
• Design with network switching (Mellanox, Broadcom, Marvel) or other similar communication technologies
• Analysis including stress derating, reliability, and FMECA
• Schematic integrity checking analysis with Mentor Valydate or equivalent
• Cadence Allegro experience for CAD/SI layout and simulation
• Design with Military Grade Components and Operating Environments
• Requirements traceability (JAMA, DOORS)
• Experience in development of proposals, requirements, and design specifications

 This position may require you to have or obtain a government security clearance in the future.  Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.

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.

Qualifications 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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Mercury Systems is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, creed, citizenship, disability, protected veteran or marital status.

As an equal opportunity employer, Mercury Systems is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact the number below for assistance.

(978) 256-1300

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