Principal Systems Engineer - Rolling Meadows, IL

COMPANY BACKGROUND

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.

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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.

• 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

• 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,…