Principal Hardware Engineer, Hardware Development Lead

Quick Facts

• Role: Principal Hardware Engineer – Hardware Development Lead
• Team leadership: Lead a multidisciplinary team of 5–10+ engineers (Electrical, Mechanical, and Design Drafting)
• Focus: Rugged custom electronics; high-speed digital and mixed-signal circuit card development
• Collaboration: Primary technical conduit across engineering, procurement, operations, and program management
• Work model: Hybrid (in-person lab work and remote focus time)

Description

You will lead hardware development programs for electronic combat solutions, driving technical excellence and system reliability in some of the most demanding environments. You will architect hardware strategies, run critical design reviews, mentor engineers, and balance the hardware development process with execution agility on aggressive schedules.

Responsibilities

• Lead critical design reviews and architect hardware strategies
• Mentor and grow the technical maturity of a multidisciplinary engineering team
• Serve as the primary technical conduit between engineering, procurement, operations, and program management
• Support program capture and proposals by defining hardware baselines and estimating technical effort for next-generation capabilities
• Own execution by balancing process rigor with real-world engineering problem solving on aggressive timelines

Requirements

• BSEE, BSME, or related degree
• 6+ years of experience in complex digital/mixed-signal design through verification, including embedded processors, FPGAs, and high-speed serial interfaces
• Experience leading integrated teams of Electrical, Mechanical, and Design Drafting engineers
• Knowledge of the hardware product lifecycle: concept, schematic capture, PCB layout, and environmental qualification
• Ability to manage cost and schedule to align technical goals with program constraints
• Ability to obtain or maintain a DoD Security Clearance (Active Secret preferred)

Benefits

• 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off
• Flextime & telecommuting; hybrid work
• Culture of recognition for extraordinary technical contributions
• Health, dental, and vision insurance; HSA; 401(k) savings plan
• Disability coverage; life and accident insurance
• Employee assistance program; legal plan
• Paid time off and paid holidays, plus paid parental, military, bereavement, and other applicable leave
• Employee recognition awards and other incentives (based on position level and job specifics)