Embedded Software Engineer (14609)

Embedded Software Engineer

About the Role:


Join a dynamic group of software engineers responsible for the development and support of embedded application software for a new ground combat vehicle program. The engineer will be part of a team covering the entire software development life-cycle, including:

• Designing and migrating to a new software development environment
• Creating requirements, design, and architecture documentation
• Developing and testing software code.
• Leading the function for a single CSCI

Company Information


General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees world-wide. General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles. Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs, while increasing troop safety and effectiveness. Land Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment.


Hybrid/Onsite: Due to the nature of the work, this role requires being 100% onsite


Responsibilities to Anticipate for this role:

• Design, configure, and test a new software development environment that will be used to create software work products ranging from documentation to code and test artifacts.
• Develop software documentation and code across one or more vehicle domains including board support, displays, power management, lethality, software deployment, embedded training, diagnostics.
• Perform software requirements analysis.
• Develop software preliminary and detail design utilizing software design tools as specified by department standards.
• Develop code to implement software design, code development shall conform to department standards and procedures.
• Develop test procedures and perform unit/functional test on the executable software.
• Perform hardware/software integration.
• Debug software issues discovered throughout multiple testing phases.
• Provide overall status on development task to respective software project leads.
• Create software releases that turn individual changes from multiple developers into overall integrated products for a single CSCI.
• Interface with other departments and business units, including Systems Engineering, Project Management, and Software Quality.
• Lead agile scrum ceremonies such as daily scrum meetings and demonstrations
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Sought:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineer, Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 4+ years experience in a related role.
• Experience with GIT, Bitbucket, Java, C#, C++, C, Python, Qt, MATHWORKS tools
• Experience working with mixed Operating System environments VxWorks, Linux, RTOS, Virtualization, BSPs, GVOS, etc.
• Experience with serial and network protocols such as RS-232/422, CAN, TCP/IP, UDP/IP, etc
• Experience with DDS, Kafka or other Pub/Sub middleware
• Experience with Time Sensitive Network (TSN) architectures
• Experience with NGVA (NATO Ground Vehicle Architecture) data model
• Experience with UKGVA (UK Ground Vehicle Architecture) data model
• Experience with ground combat vehicle network architecture designs
• Experience with GCIA, MOSA, SOSA, FACE
• Experience with the use of Agile processes and tools

Additional Information / Desired Experience

• This position may require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance)
• Previous experience working in the defense industry desired
• Familiar with Type1/2 Hypervisor
• Familiar with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiar with IOT concepts
• Experience with Cameo Systems Modeler
• Data Distribution Service (DDS) experience
• Experience with User Datagram Protocol (UDP) and Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
• Multicast network experience
• Able to bring continuous improvement processes and methodologies to the position.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills is required Works well in team and individually.
• Must be able to work occasional evening and/or weekend overtime as required

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