Principal Electrical Engineer - Andover, MA

Job Summary

Mercury Systems is offering a Principal Electrical Engineer a fulfilling career where you will be able to see the direct impact of your designs in deployed systems with true end‑to‑end ownership, operating in a smaller, highly technical team. You're not just implementing requirements; you're shaping ruggedized solutions that must perform in the real world under extreme conditions. Engineers here directly influence architecture, design decisions and system‑level tradeoffs across the systems.

You will participate in developing mission‑critical embedded computing, high‑speed digital systems, advanced FPGA solutions, secure processing and rugged electronics supporting operations across air, land, sea, and space.

In this role, you will be a valuable team member, impacting the long‑term technical direction of the organization, establishing engineering standards, driving innovation, and ensuring the delivery of high‑reliability, right‑the‑first‑time solutions for some of the most demanding defense and aerospace applications.

• Participate and support in the execution of complex digital hardware programs from concept through production
• Architect advanced electrical circuit solutions involving secure processing, storage, networking, FPGAs, high‑speed interfaces, and extreme environment electronics
• Develop advanced high‑speed digital design including 400G+ Ethernet, PCIe Gen5+, DDR5+, and modern interconnects
• Contribute to engineering best practices, design guidelines, and process improvements that scale across the organization
• Execute the development and verification of highly complex circuits, modules, and systems

• BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
• Typically requires 6+ years relevant electrical design including complex embedded digital hardware from concept through production
• Experience with high‑speed and high‑performance interfaces, memory technologies, and next generation interconnects
• Experience with signal integrity
• 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

Experience with any of the following is valuable but not required:

• Intel or other advanced CPU architectures (Xeon‑D, Cascade Lake, Granite Rapids)
• Advanced FPGA technologies (AMD/Xilinx Versal, Intel/Altera Agilex)
• High‑speed interfaces (400G+ Ethernet, PCIe Gen5+, DDR5+)
• Experience designing advanced network architectures (Nvidia, Broadcom, Marvell)
• VPX/VITA standards (3U/6U), COM Express
• MIL‑STD development in rugged environments
• Space electronics or radiation tolerant components
• Cadence Schematic Capture tools or equivalent
• Cadence Allegro or equivalent CAD/SI tools
• Mentor Valydate or schematic integrity tools
• Reliability/stress analysis (FMECA, derating)
• Requirements and workflow tools (DOORS, JAMA, JIRA, Confluence)
• Experience supporting proposals, cost/schedule estimates, and BOE development

• Hybrid out of our Andover, MA or our Hudson, NH location.

• $87,100.00 - $ annual salary for in‑office or hybrid employees in FL, GA, IN, AZ, AL, MD or TX, and all remote employees
• $97,600.00 - $ annual salary for in‑office or hybrid employees in VA, CA, NH or MA
• $ - $ annual salary for in‑office or hybrid employees in NJ

• Bonus opportunities (or special incentives for sales positions)
• Health, life and disability insurance
• Company‑paid holidays and time off
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Discounted employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Access to professional development and personal wellness platforms including Linked In Learning, Headspace, Aaptiv and Virgin Pulse
• Team members at the Director or Vice President level are also eligible to receive annual stock‑based awards
• Mercury offers a 9/80 alternative work schedule that provides employees more opportunity for work/life balance (available based off location)

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.