Senior Principal Hardware Development Engineer (Hardware Development Lead)

Quick Facts

• Role: Hardware Development Lead for rugged custom electronics programs

• Team leadership: Lead a multi-disciplinary team of 20+ engineers (Electrical, Mechanical, Design Drafting)

• Focus area: High-speed digital and mixed-signal circuit card design in demanding environments

• Clearance: Ability to obtain or maintain a DoD Security Clearance (Active Secret preferred)

Description

Lead hardware development for Electronic Combat Solutions, driving technical excellence across critical design reviews and hardware strategy. You will architect solutions for complex high-speed digital/mixed-signal circuit cards, mentor engineers to scale technical maturity, and coordinate across stakeholders to move designs from concept to deployment. You will also support capture/proposal by defining hardware baselines and estimating technical effort for next-gen capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead critical design reviews and architect hardware strategies

• Mentor and grow the technical maturity of the engineering team

• Serve as the primary technical conduit between engineering, procurement, operations, and program management

• Define hardware baselines and estimate technical effort for proposals/capture

• Balance disciplined hardware development process with agility to solve real-world engineering problems

Requirements

• Ability to obtain or maintain a DoD Security Clearance (Active Secret preferred)

• BSEE (or related field)

• 10+ years of experience delivering complex digital/mixed-signal designs with embedded processors, FPGAs, and high-speed serial interfaces from requirements through verification

• Experience leading integrated teams of Electrical, Mechanical, and Drafting engineers

• Deep knowledge of the hardware product lifecycle, including schematic capture, PCB layout, and environmental qualification

• Proficiency in Earned Value Management (EVM) or Cost Account Management (CAM)

Benefits

• Hybrid work format with collaborative, in-person lab time and remote focus time

• 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off

• Flextime and telecommuting

• Culture of recognition for extraordinary technical contributions

• Salary range: $149,603 - $254,317 (based on qualifications and business/internal factors)

• Health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; 401(k); disability and life/accident insurance

• Employee assistance program; legal plan; additional perks (discounts on insurance)

• Paid time off and paid holidays; paid parental, military, and bereavement leave; applicable federal/state sick leave