BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree in systems engineering, a related specialized area or field is required (or equivalent experience) plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience. Agile experience preferred.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Department of Defense TS/SCI security clearance is required at time of hire.  Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

A Relocation package is available for this position.

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS), a market leader and technology innovator, is seeking talented professionals to deliver cutting edge solutions to our customers. Mission Payloads is a business area within the GDMS’ Space and Information Systems organization. Mission Payloads delivers high-reliability, low-cost, proven digital payload technologies for our customer. Our solutions revolutionize our customer’s mission capabilities. These solutions have a common thread of high data rate unprocessed data preparation for limited link capacities. Examples include delivering a significant increase the number of simultaneous narrowband activities, and another provides greatly increased bandwidth capabilities, with both sharing a common goal of preserving and improving performance using advanced technology. Mission Payloads leverages GDMS’ proven history of digital payload technology development to deliver new capabilities in studies, demos, and flight insertions.

GDMS has an immediate opening for an Advanced Systems Engineer to join our team. The position provides an opportunity to develop the cutting-edge technology that supports some of our nation's fundamental defense services. GDMS employees work closely with esteemed clients to develop solutions that allow them to carry out high-stakes national security missions. The selected candidate will work with collaborative teams to create and manage various GDMS and client technologies. In addition to receiving a competitive salary and generous health and personal benefits, the Advanced Systems Engineer will enhance their skill set among a talented and technically accomplished group of colleagues. The employee will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded.



KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Advanced Systems Engineers analyze, design, develop and test GDMS systems to ensure the integration of software, hardware, reliability, maintainability, safety and other requirements in the total engineering effort. Additional Responsibilities include formulating operational concepts; performing mission, functional, cost-benefit and risk analysis; selecting systems architecture; and preparing specifications for GDMS embedded software, FPGA, and ASIC subsystems and interfaces.



ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Exercise creative thinking and ideation to advance our business performance


• Deliver innovative, flexible, integrated solutions to meet customers changing business needs


• Support and engage in programs, projects and practices behind the GDMS culture and strategy, and comply with all policies and procedures


• Follow industry and department trends, processes and developments to ensure GDMS services are consistent with, and/or superior to, industry best practices

PREFERRED DEGREE TYPES AND EXPERIENCE:

• Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering


• Experience in SIGINT and Space Payloads