General Dynamics Mission Systems · 3 months ago
Sr Advanced Space Systems Engineer- Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$143K/yr - $158K/yr
8+ years expGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers high technology solutions for defense and scientific arenas. The Sr. Advanced Space Systems Engineer will analyze, design, develop, and test systems to ensure integration of software and hardware, while managing requirements and conducting performance analysis.
AerospaceBusiness Information SystemsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyNational SecuritySensor
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
GDMS Sr. 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
Responsibilities include requirements analysis, requirements definition, requirements management, functional analysis, performance analysis, system design, trade studies, systems integration and test (verification), validation and interface definition studies of system elements
Tasks may include formulating operational concepts; performing mission, functional, cost-benefit and risk analysis; developing signal processing architecture and overall system architecture
Our systems typically include digital signal processing algorithms that are implemented in hardware and software for space-based systems
Qualification
Required
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field
Also requires 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience
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
Preferred
Agile experience preferred
Experience in Python
Experience with SmallSats and CubeSats development
Hardware Prototype Development, 'FlatSat', 'Hardware Integration', 'Hardware in-the-loop' Systems Integrations and Test Experience
Electrical Engineering and/or Systems Engineering, particularly with communications or digital signal processing focus
Experience with Agile hardware, software, or firmware development, DevOps, CI/CD
Experience with Digital Engineering/Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)/SySML/MagicDraw/Cameo
Experience in Space Payloads Design, Development or I&T
Benefits
401k matching
Flex time off
Paid parental leave
Healthcare benefits
Health & wellness programs
Employee resource and social groups
And more
Company
General Dynamics Mission Systems
General Dynamics Mission Systems designs and delivers critical systems and products for defense and cybersecurity customers. It is a sub-organization of General Dynamics.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Bo Elam
VP and CFO
Scott Butler
Senior Vice President Program Execution
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