Principal Electrical Engineer, Digital Hardware

Job overview

The Principal Electrical Engineer, Digital Hardware role is based in Syracuse, NY, with potential hybrid arrangements. Compensation is $162,000–$210,000 per year. The engineer supports Hidden Level’s mission to advance airspace awareness through RF sensing technology. The role sets digital hardware direction and leads development of sensing platforms across the product lifecycle, from concept through deployment and sustainment. It provides architecture leadership, technical reviews, mentorship, and support for integration, verification, customer engagement, and product adoption.

What you'll do

• Lead digital hardware architectures for sensing, communications, and signal processing systems
• define FPGA, SoC, and hardware standards
• architect FPGA and digital processing solutions using Xilinx Ultrascale+ and RFSoC
• serve as a technical expert
• lead reviews and guide verification and design trade studies
• evaluate emerging technologies
• mentor engineers
• support customer engagements, proposals, demonstrations, integration, verification, and validation.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

principal electrical engineer

digital hardware

hidden level

syracuse ny

hybrid potential

fpga

soc

rfsoc

xilinx

digital signal processing

rf sensing

$162k–$210k per year

10% travel

u.s. citizenship required

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Health insurance
• paid parental leave
• flexible time off
• 401(k) with employer contributions
• life and disability insurance
• potential stock options.

Why this role

The role may be hybrid; requires 15+ years of professional experience and ability to travel 10%. Only U.S. citizens may be considered, and employees must be able to obtain and maintain a government security clearance if required.

About the employer

HIDDEN LEVEL INC is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.