Principal Firmware Engineer - FPGA, RF, DSP

Mercury Systems • Cypress, CA

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About The Position

Mercury Systems space and strategic weapons team has an opportunity for an experienced Firmware Engineer to join a collaborative, multi-disciplined engineering team focused on designing, developing, integrating, and testing firmware solutions for radar products. This role offers hands-on experience across the full development lifecycle in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or relevant technical discipline.
• Typically requires a minimum of 6 years of related experience.
• Experience with Verilog and VHDL.
• Experience with Radio Frequency (RF) and Digital Signal Processing (DSP).
• Previous work experience with AMD FPGAs and/or Altera FPGAs.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills
• This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in EW electronic warfare), EA (electronic attack), radar simulation or radar testing
• Familiar with lab equipment such as signal generator and spectrum analyzers.
• Experience with Atlassian Jira, Bitbucket, and Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test firmware.
• Support design teams in bring-up and system-level validation of products.
• Collaborate with Integrated Product Team (IPT) to enhance and support product development.
• Partner with test engineering, systems engineering, and customer support teams to reproduce, troubleshoot, and resolve customer issues.

Benefits

• lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal