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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. Principal Hardware Engineer - (Space Electronics) - **Company:** Mercury Systems, Inc. - **Location:** Hudson, NH, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Confluence, JIRA, Computer Engineering, Digital Electronics, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Digital Technology, Ethernet, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Network Architecture, PCI Express, Broadcom, Schematic Capture, Signal Integrity, Trusted Systems, Workflow Management Systems, Jama (Software), DOORS (Software) - **Published:** August 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/87282671/1 ## About the Role * BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering * Typically requires 10+ years relevant electrical board 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 * US Citizenship is required. * 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 Preferred Qualifications: Experience with any of the following is valuable but not required: Digital & High-Speed Technologies * 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) DoD/Aero, Rugged, & Secure Systems * VPX/VITA standards (3U/6U), COM Express * MIL-STD development in rugged environments * Space electronics or radiation tolerant components * Rad-hard and Rad-tolerant electronics experience Tools & Analysis * 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 ## Description Mercury Systems is offering a Senior Principal Hardware 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 lead and mentor engineering teams 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., * Provide strategic technical leadership and execution for 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 * Advise senior leadership on technical risks, cost, schedule, and strategic direction ## Related Videos - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [The Gashlycrumb Tinies of AI Networking You Must Know (or Languish!)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2067-the-gashlycrumb-tinies-of-ai-networking-you-must-know-or-languish) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Building a hypercar from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/607-building-a-hypercar-from-scratch) - [Breaking the Hardware Mindset: Overcoming Barriers to System-Level Innovation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1635-breaking-the-hardware-mindset-overcoming-barriers-to-system-level-innovation) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 134 - Where pixels sing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/477-dev-digest-134-where-pixels-sing)