Principal Electrical Engineer

Mercury Systems•Huntsville, AL

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Mercury Systems Mixed Signal business unit seeks a talented principal 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.

Requirements

BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
Typically requires a minimum of 6+ years of related experience in electrical engineering product development from concept to production
Experience designing complex embedded digital hardware products from concept to completion utilizing complex circuits with microprocessors, FPGAs, or network switches
Experience with ruggedized military and space environments
Experience developing detailed design specifications, test plans, and verification reports
Experience designing schematics using Cadence DEHDL (Concept) or equivalent
Experience supporting CAD and Signal Integrity (SI) with PCB Rules with Cadence Allegro or equivalent
Experience with Lab Debug skills for both HW/SW that range from new development to continued sustaining
Experience leading projects, and mentoring other engineers
Ability to travel as needed between west and east coast facilities or to a customer site
This position may require you to have or obtain government security clearance in the future. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.

Nice To Haves

An active DoD Secret Clearance
Experience designing with Intel (Xilinx) and AMD(Altera) FPGA’s
Experience designing network interface devices (Mellanox, Broadcom, Marvel)
Experience using Cadence Allegro experience for CAD/SI layout and simulation
Experience with schematic integrity checking analysis with Mentor Valydate or equivalent
Analysis including parts stress derating, reliability, and FMECA
Experience designing with Military and Space Grade Components and Operating Environments
Commercial/Defense 3U/6U VPX (VITA46, VITA65)
Experienced in developing products for military electrical standards and environments, including designing to meet to MIL-STD-704F, 1275, 461G, 1399, DO-160G.
Experience in power supply design and EMI compliance
Design for Reliability (DFR), Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Cost (DFC)
Requirements traceability (JAMA, DOORS)

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