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Principal Electrical Engineer

Company Overview
Softronics Ltd. is a technology-driven company specializing in advanced radio products and systems supporting communications, signal intelligence, and jamming missions. Our products—tailored to niche requirements—are deployed by U.S. Government agencies and other security-sensitive customers. We also develop embedded software, often as part of our integrated hardware solutions. U.S. Citizenship is required.

Position Summary
The Principal Electrical Engineer will provide technical leadership for all electrical design activities at Softronics Ltd. This role combines hands-on design expertise with project oversight, serving as a technical project manager who plans, leads, and reviews work performed by engineering staff.

Ideal for a seasoned electrical engineer with deep experience in radio systems, strong leadership capabilities, and a proven ability to deliver cutting-edge, customer-focused solutions in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment.

Key Responsibilities

Accept requirements from business development, refine them into detailed electrical requirements, perform designs with supporting documentation, and develop customer performance specifications.
Document and analyze project needs, goals, risks, and objectives to ensure design integrity and mission success.
Create circuit and system designs, including component selection, schematic capture, modeling, and analysis to meet product requirements.
Coordinate electrical design with software, mechanical, and other system elements to achieve integrated solutions.
Develop and maintain internal policies and design procedures for electrical engineering.
Ensure conformance with applicable design, quality, safety, and performance standards.
Collaborate with Production Operations to enable smooth transition to manufacturing.
Provide technical analysis to support circuit changes, approvals, and risk mitigation.
Participate in strategic planning and proposal efforts as requested by business development.
Effectively interact with Engineering Staff, Program Management, Production Operations, Business Development, and Finance to coordinate and execute design work.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline; advanced degree preferred.
Minimum of 8+ years of experience in electrical engineering, with a focus on design and development of radio products and systems.
Strong background in RF/microwave communication equipment, including transceiver architectures, functional component blocks, performance specifications, and test methodologies.
Demonstrated ability to plan project-level work and deliver on schedule, cost, and performance goals.
General knowledge of related disciplines, including printed wiring board layout, software design techniques, mechanical design, and product assembly processes.
Understanding of manufacturing build, test, quality assurance, and customer acceptance processes.
Familiarity with relevant radio performance and testing standards (military, commercial, FAA).
Excellent oral, written, and presentation communication skills.
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills for managing diverse technical talent.

Preferred Attributes

Experience leading U.S. Government R&D projects in RF, electronic warfare, or communications systems.
Proven success in technical proposal development and customer engagements.
Systems-level thinking with the ability to integrate electrical hardware with software and mechanical elements.
Exposure to Software Defined Radio (SDR) technologies and software/hardware integration strategies.

Why Join Softronics?

As Principal Electrical Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our technical direction and delivering mission-critical radio systems that make a real difference. You’ll lead talented teams, drive innovation in a dynamic environment, and contribute to products that support national security and advanced communications challenges.

Pay: $87,033.41 - $104,814.42 per year

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