Principal Electrical & Embedded Systems Engineer Position BE Comutting DIST

The Principal Electrical and Embedded Systems Engineer is responsible for defining and owning the end-to-end electrical and embedded architecture for Kopin’s microdisplay-based products, including augmented and virtual reality, weapon sights, head-mounted displays (HMDs) for ground and aviation platforms, medical visualization systems, first person viewing goggles, and other near-eye display devices.

This role encompasses full-stack electrical and embedded system-level design across schematic capture, high-speed mixed signal and power electronics, FPGA and ASIC design, embedded processors, real time firmware, signal and image processing pipelines, sensors and displays, networking, and customer/platform interfaces. The Principal Electrical and Embedded Systems Engineer is responsible for tradeoffs and interface definitions across constraints including data flow, latency, microdisplay requirements, optical performance, system latency, power budgets, manufacturability, and customer integration.

The role serves as a technical authority and customer-facing architect and works closely with systems engineering, embedded software, optics, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and external partners to deliver cohesive, production-ready electrical and embedded solutions.

• Define and own the electrical and embedded software implementation for microdisplay-based products, including internal and external hardware and software interfaces, power management, signal processing, data flow, display and sensor interfaces, and external I/O.
• Lead system trade studies balancing performance, latency, SWaP, thermal performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost.
• Define electrical and software interfaces and timing requirements for microdisplays (LCD, OLED, FLCoS, micro
  
  LED) and display systems, including driver electronics, image pipelines, synchronization, and low-latency video transport.
• Partition and define hardware/software boundaries, power management, control paths, and data flows.
• Provide technical leadership for schematic design, printed circuit layout, and manufacturing for flex and rigid circuit assemblies.
• Lead electrical system integration, debug, and validation, resolving complex cross-domain issues spanning hardware, firmware, and display subsystems.
• Define verification strategies for electrical and embedded subsystems, power integrity, timing, and environmental robustness.
• Support customer engagement by presenting electrical architecture, tradeoffs, and system integration strategies.
• Drive DFM/DFT considerations and lead transition from prototype to production.
• Mentor other engineers, establish best practices for electrical and embedded system design, and contribute to technology and platform roadmaps.

Kopin is a defense contractor and is subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). You must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident (green card holder) to be considered for this position.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field;
  Master’s preferred.
• 12+ years of experience designing and architecting SWaP optimized embedded systems.
• Demonstrated ownership of system-level electrical and embedded architectures.
• Strong understanding of digital hardware design, FPGA and ASIC integration, and embedded processors and software.
• Proficiency with hardware, embedded firmware development and hardware/software integration.
• Proficiency with PCB design and embedded software development tools.
• Strong experience with system bring-up, debugging, and validation.
• Ability to communicate complex technical tradeoffs to internal teams and customers.

• Experience with microdisplays, AR/VR, HUD/HMD, or electro-optical imaging systems.
• Fluency in C, VHDL, Verilog, Python, or other programming or hardware description languages.
• Knowledge of video standards, image processing, wired and wireless data transport.
• Experience defining customer-facing electrical interfaces and integration requirements.
• Knowledge of ruggedized, defense, aviation, or medical device electronics.
• Experience leading cross-disciplinary technical efforts in small-to-mid-size R&D organizations.

• Able to rotate from sitting to standing, lift up to 20 pounds, and gown according to clean room protocol.

Kopin Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer and as such all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class. If an applicant needs a reasonable accommodation due to a disability with the application process, there is additional information on our website at