Principal Systems Engineer - Rolling Meadows, IL

EPIQ DESIGN SOLUTIONS, LLC.•Rolling Meadows, IL

About The Position

Epiq Solutions develops cutting-edge software-defined radio (SDR) products and processing solutions to enable spectrum dominance for maritime, land, air, and space domains. With 15 years serving government and commercial enterprise customers and 25K+ devices fielded to date, Epiq Solutions is a trusted partner with a proven heritage of delivering open architecture products in radically small form factors where time-to-market, cost, and performance are critical for mission success. For more information, visit https://epiqsolutions.com We are seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to support the development and evolution of SDR platforms. This is an emerging role within the organization and will play a key part in aligning customer needs, product strategy, and technical execution. The Systems Engineer will collaborate closely with product management, customers, and cross-functional engineering teams to define system requirements, guide architectural decisions, and support programs from early concept through prototype delivery and commercialization. The role requires a broad technical understanding of SDR systems — including RF, hardware, firmware, and software — and the ability to translate customer and product needs into clear system definitions. Depending on project needs, the Systems Engineer may also serve as a Technical Lead for SDR development efforts with well-defined periods of performance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering (or related discipline)
Minimum 15 years of engineering experience, including at least 5 years in radio or RF hardware development
Broad technical understanding of SDR systems, including RF front ends, digital hardware, firmware, and software
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Excellent system architecture and diagramming skills, including block diagrams and interface definitions
Experience performing system-level trade studies, requirements definition, and design reviews
Working knowledge of Python and basic modeling or data analysis techniques
Ability to manage multiple efforts simultaneously and prioritize across concurrent projects
Able to work on US Government Contracts which requires U.S. citizenship

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Engineering
Experience supporting customer-funded prototype development followed by internal productization or new product introduction efforts
Familiarity with customer integration challenges involving RF systems and embedded platforms

Responsibilities

Collaborate with product management to develop and review technical content for proposals, statements of work, and customer engagements
Engage with customers and internal product development teams to develop system-level use cases that inform feature scoping and platform direction
Define and document system and feature-level requirements for new radio platforms and major capabilities, with primary ownership through initial definition and handoff to execution teams
Identify and scope technical trade studies to evaluate architectural, performance, and implementation options
Support initial project baseline planning by working with subject matter experts to guide scope, assumptions, and feasibility discussions. Balance customer-specific program needs with long-term SDR platform strategy, identifying opportunities for reuse and commonality
Develop high-level system architectures, including block diagrams, interface definitions, and support for critical component selection
Work closely with a Technical Lead focused on execution (on some projects, serve as the Technical Lead) responsible for coordinating cross-functional technical efforts
Support projects through the full product lifecycle from early concept and customer-funded development through New Product Introduction (NPI), production, fielded support, and eventual product retirement
Define system-level acceptance and verification approaches, including how data should be acquired, structured, and reviewed to validate requirements
Guide troubleshooting of complex system-level issues, helping teams isolate problems to subsystems through structured analysis and test strategy guidance
Provide technical customer support related to integrating SDR products into larger customer systems
Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of Epiq’s systems engineering processes, templates, and best practices
Lead a cross-functional engineering team through SDR hardware and system development efforts
Identify technical risks and develop and implement mitigation plans
Work with engineering team members to define development tasks, dependencies, and priorities, and assist in removing technical blockers
Establish and track internal technical milestones to support delivery against contract and customer commitments
Collaborate with project management to ensure projects remain aligned with schedule, budget, and scope