Principal Product Engineer

Company:  Mercury Systems
Location: Phoenix
Closing Date: 23/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description

As Principal Product Engineer for the Microsystems Business Unit, you will be specifically responsible for New Product Initiatives (NPI) launch and mature product sustainment activities that support Microsystems Custom package designs. You will proactively identify problems and generate solutions, while collaborating with team members and with leaders from other functions within the engineering team and business unit to drive execution of innovative solutions while meeting business objectives. As a successful Principal Product Engineer for the Microsystems Business Unit you will develop the trust and respect of teammates, leadership and external partners, fostering a culture of teamwork and collaboration across all functional groups within the business unit.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Perform product engineering, development, and analysis of microelectronic assemblies and their constituent parts including: multiple die/chiplets, interposers, Ball-Grid-Array (BGA) substrates, printed-wiring-boards, packages, and materials
  • Provide Product Engineering technical leadership to our customers during all phases of a custom contract award.
  • Support customer meetings and provide technical engineering milestones during the NPI process from kick off, critical design, and through production release.
  • Provide technical leadership and foster communication and collaboration between stakeholders including: all engineering disciplines, customers, vendors, operations / manufacturing, supply chain, quality, contracts, configuration/data management, and other supporting organizations.
  • Support operations / manufacturing setup, process development / organization, tracking, work instructions, documentation, etc. and oversee product as it transitions from development to production.
  • Oversees products / devices (and constituent parts) as they move through the manufacturing, test, and delivery processes.
  • Balance system attributes including performance, cost, schedule, producibility, reliability, supportability, etc. to ensure the products meet expectations and requirements.
  • Consider the entire systems lifecycle: concept, requirements, architecture, functional and physical analysis, detailed design, integration, verification/test, validation, operation, maintenance, etc.
  • Perform needs analysis to understand customer use cases and care-abouts.
  • Perform trades studies on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors, including make/buy partner decisions.
  • Write technical documentation including specs, plans, procedures, analysis results, etc.
  • Consider the effects of actions on the system as a whole. I.e. "systems-thinking"
  • Supports program / project management with planning, organizing, scheduling, cost, and project execution.
  • Ensure that risk management is addressed and understood by engineering and program management teams.
  • Investigates solutions to product and process problems and issues.
  • Willing to help the team in areas outside of specific technical discipline.

Required Qualifications:

  • Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
  • Minimum Experience: 7 Years in semiconductor and/or microelectronics area
  • Proficiency with the following required:

    • Knowledge of process development in a custom design environment
    • Setup product assembly steps and sequencing in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools, e.g. Oracle
    • Develop, and adhere to, resource plans, schedule, and budget
    • Knowledge and development of manufacturing readiness plans
    • Risk and opportunity management
    • Ability to read and write technical documentation. e.g. test plans, procedures, and reports

  • Experience with the following is a plus:

  • Oracle, Agile PLM
  • Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
  • Atlassian tool suite including Jama, Confluence, and Jira
  • Lab / test equipment: power supplies, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, etc.

  • Work effectively individually and as part of a team

  • Excellent writing, spelling, verbal, and interpersonal skills

  • Manage projects or processes

  • Embrace the company culture that includes the following values and behaviors:

    • Teamwork, execution, and communication
    • Integrity, trust, customer focus, commitment, and a sense of urgency
    • Delivering results, innovation, helping and caring for others, recognizing and rewarding success, and life-long learning


"This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens."

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)
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This position may require you to access information that is subject to U.S. export regulations. You may only access such information if you are a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual.
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. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact the number below.

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