Sr. Principal Systems Engineer

Job Summary:

Mercury Systems' Integrated Process Solutions (IPS) Line of Business (LOB) offers an exciting leadership opportunity for a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer who wants to expand your influence, own architecture end-to-end, and drive system innovation. The selected candidate will play a central role in defining, supporting, and delivering the next generation of industry-leading edge processing subsystems solutions . Serving as the Lead Systems Engineer (SEL) within the IPS LOB, this individual will guide core aspects of architecture, integration, verification, and delivery. The role requires collaboration across a matrixed, multi-disciplinary engineering organization and close engagement with customers to ensure successful outcomes.

Responsibilities Include

• Direct collaboration with Chief Engineers, program management, business development, operations, supply chain, and leadership

• Contributing to multiple fast-moving programs, addressing complex systems challenges, and playing a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction of high-impact projects

• The ideal candidate for this role is :

• A technical systems engineering leader with experience at a major prime contractor who is eager to remain actively involved in technical work.

• Driven to make a tangible difference by taking a hands-on approach and demonstrating agile leadership to accomplish objectives efficiently.

• Someone who seeks a broader scope of responsibility, encompassing ownership of the entire systems engineering lifecycle.

• Motivated to create meaningful impact, they aim to strengthen their engineering skills and expertise while contributing to multiple programs characterized by shorter development cycles.

• Required Qualifications:

• BS or higher in a STEM field.

• Typically requires 12+ years in Systems Engineering across the Systems Vee (capture, design, integration, verification, validation) and the full program lifecycle .

• Technical skills :

• CONOPS; stakeholder and system requirements; architecture definition; trade studies; interface definition; technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR); technical baseline management; production transition.

• Leadership & business :

• Proven leadership of multi‑discipline engineering teams; experience partnering with Business Development on captures, bids, BOE/ROM, and technical/management volumes.

• U.S. citizenship with ability to obtain a U.S. government security clearance; eligible to access U.S. export-‑controlled information.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance.

• Advanced degree in a STEM field.

• Familiarity with Anti-Tamper and system security engineering .

• Modeling and tools:

• Experience with MBSE and tools such as Cameo/SysML; familiarity with Jama, Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket.

• Hardware and signal processing:

• Knowledge of highspeed sensor processing architectures; experience with RF, digital processing, radar, or EW systems; familiarity with FPGA, CPLD, CPU, or MCU based designs.

• Domain experience :

• Experience in the Space domain, EW, SIGINT, RADAR.

• Program skills:

• Strong time management and organizational skills; familiarity with earned value management.

• Collaboration and travel:

• Proven ability to solve cross-disciplinary engineering challenges and collaborate across business units; ability to travel up to 10 percent.

• Location :

• Hybrid role based in Andover, MA (preferred) or Hudson, NH. Candidates must be within commuting distance.