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Principal Electrical Engineer - Phoenix, AZ

Mercury Systems
paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, Arizona, Phoenix
3601 E University Dr (Show on map)
Sep 19, 2025
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Principal Electrical Engineer
#25-275 | Posted 05/19/2025
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Job Description

Job Summary


Mercury's data management and microelectronic business is seeking an experienced principal electrical engineer to join our growing, engaging, and collaborative Electrical Engineering team. This role will be specifically focused on custom microelectronics solutions for System in Package (SiP) architecture and design. As a valued team member, you'll deliver leading edge microelectronics that are game changing and impactful to our nation's defense and work with an excellent, multi-disciplined team, to exceed expectations for our commercial, industrial, and military customers.



Job Responsibilities



  • Provide technical expertise to for complex package developments that meets system requirements and customer needs for the team
  • Research, design, modify, evaluate, and oversee development of complicated electro-mechanical components and systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific applications
  • Perform electrical design, analysis, and evaluation of varying, low-volume, microelectronic systems and their constituent parts including mixed signal, high-density flip-chips / die, interposers, substrates / printed-wiring-boards, wafers, and materials
  • Perform and oversee electrical modeling, simulation, and analysis to evaluate microelectronic assemblies, material properties, signal and power integrity, power delivery, interfaces, environmental effects, Electro-Static Discharge (ESD), etc.
  • Act as technical leader in resolving highly complex architecture, design, or SIPI problems when provided incomplete, ambiguous or conflicting requirements.
  • Conduct technical investigations of electrical properties and requirements involving the origination or modification of component, subsystem, system, and/or processes
  • Support multidisciplinary research and collaboration across engineering disciplines, operations, supply chain, quality, contracts, management, and supporting organizations
  • Work on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors
  • Consider the effects of actions on the system as a whole. I.e. "Systems-thinking"
  • Support operational, maintenance, and testing procedures for electrical products, components, and equipment (including test equipment)
  • Technical responsibility for planning, organizing, scheduling, budgeting, and conducting technical projects or phases of projects
  • Support project management, capital planning, and project execution
  • Prepare specifications, analyses, product documentation, and recommendations for presentation and approval
  • Support technical interface to customers, subcontractors, assemblers, fabricators, consultants, and vendors/suppliers as applicable to system-level electrical, power, packaging, and process solutions
  • Provide technical mentoring to teams to ensure the team grows technically
  • Willing to lead the team in areas outside of specific technical discipline
  • Periodic travel may be necessary



Required Qualifications



  • Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering
  • Typically requires a minimum of 6+ years of technical design experience in package development or semiconductor implementation
  • Experience designing and simulating signal and power integrity solutions for high-speed system components (packages, PCB, Interposers, substrates)
  • Solid experience within microelectronics design
  • Strong understanding of Electromagnetic fundamentals
  • Able to navigate in layout tools used for PCB and Packages Cadence Allegro / APD+ Required
  • Experience mentoring junior engineers




Preferred Qualifications



  • ASIC and Package design and implementation knowledge
  • Experience in the DOD and/or Aerospace domains
  • Cadence: Concept HDL, Orbit IO, Allegro / APD, and Engineering Data Management (EDM)
  • Mentor Valydate
  • Keysight ADS
  • Atlassian Suite (Jama, Jira, Confluence, etc.)
  • Lab equipment (o-scopes, logic analyzer, power supplies, etc.)


Additional Information

Mercury considers a variety of factors to determine individual base salary offers to candidates, including:



* the role and related responsibilities;

* prior work experience;

* education, training, skills and certifications;

* internal equity with others employed by Mercury in similar roles;

* geographic location; and

* alignment with market data.


In addition to base salary, Mercury provides a variety of benefits for team members including:


* 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; and

* access to professional development and personal wellness platforms including LinkedIn 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)
Why Mercury?
Why should you join Mercury Systems?

Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today's most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Mercury employs more than 2,300 people in 24 locations worldwide. To learn more, visit mrcy.com


Our Culture


We are committed to making Mercury a great place to work, no matter where our employees are located. We offer a casual and enjoyable atmosphere that allows employees to learn and grow. We help and care for one another and work as one to achieve results for us and for our customers. We value communication and transparency, and strive to foster two-way dialogue at all levels of the organization. We are committed to lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or you are an experienced professional, it's important to us that you feel recognized and rewarded for your contributions.


To find out more about Why Mercury?, or visit the Mercury Community or find answers to general questions at Mercury FAQs


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.


(978) 256-1300


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