Principal Electrical Engineer

Required Skills & Experience

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline. 8+ years of professional Electrical Engineering experience, ideally 8-9+ years. Strong hands-on experience with PCB and board-level electrical design. Experience with PCB design/layout principles, including schematic development, component selection, and board bring-up. Professional experience working with RF electronics. Experience with communications-related electronic systems. Experience with Digital Signal Processing (DSP) or hardware supporting DSP-based systems. Strong fundamentals across traditional electrical engineering, including analog and digital electronics. Ability to troubleshoot and debug complex electrical hardware. Ability to work onsite in Leesburg, Virginia on a 9/80 schedule

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Experience owning complex electrical designs from initial concept through integration and production. Experience developing electronics for aerospace, defense, robotics, autonomous systems, communications, or other highly engineered products. Experience with high-speed digital and mixed-signal board design. Experience integrating RF, digital, analog, and communications functionality onto complex PCBs. Experience working in cross-functional hardware/software product development environments. Experience supporting prototype development, environmental testing, qualification, or production transition.

Job Description

Day-to-Day

We are seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to support the design, development, and integration of advanced electronic systems. This individual will serve as a senior technical contributor with a strong foundation in traditional electrical engineering, particularly PCB/board-level design, RF systems, communications, and digital signal processing (DSP).

The ideal candidate is a hands-on electrical engineer who can own complex hardware designs from concept through development, integration, and testing. This role is focused on board-level electrical engineering rather than semiconductor or IC/chip design.

Responsibilities include:

Design and develop complex printed circuit boards (PCBs) and board-level electronic systems. Own or contribute to schematic capture, component selection, PCB layout, board bring-up, debugging, and hardware validation. Design and integrate electronics involving RF and communications systems. Support electrical designs incorporating digital signal processing (DSP) technologies. Conduct design reviews, troubleshoot hardware issues, and identify root causes of electrical performance problems. Work closely with systems, software, mechanical, RF, and other engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle. Provide technical leadership and engineering guidance on complex electrical designs. Support prototype builds, integration, testing, and transition of designs into production. Participate in a small amount of travel as required for testing, integration, or program support