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General Dynamics · 1 month ago

Sr Advanced Software Engineer with Extensive Virtual Ship Development Experience

positionUSA-MA-Pittsfield
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$146K/yr - $162K/yr
date8+ years exp

General Dynamics is a leading company in defense technology, and they are seeking a Senior Advanced Software Engineer with extensive experience in Virtual Ship development. The role involves software development for military simulation products and requires collaboration within a cross-functional team.

AerospaceNational SecurityPublic Transportation
badNo H1BnoteSecurity Clearance RequirednoteU.S. Citizen Onlynote

Responsibilities

As a software engineer for General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) Unmanned Systems and Future Combatants (UFC) line of business, you’ll be a member of a cross functional team responsible for software development supporting the Virtual Ship® military simulator product line and various Tactical and Simulation software applications

Qualification

C/C++Military Ship handling SimulatorsBridge simulationsHLA integrationOpenSceneGraph to Unreal EngineAPI integrationSpeech recognition federatesLCS mission module trainingSimulated shipboard CCTV systemsAgile experienceCommitment to professional developmentCreative thinkingExceptional communicationCollaborative team player

Required

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field
8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience
Department of Defense Secret security clearance is obtainable within a reasonable amount of time after hire
U.S. citizenship is required

Preferred

C/C++
10+ years of experience in developing Military Ship handling Simulators such as Virtual Ship®
10+ years of experience in designing, developing, and delivering bridge simulations
Experience integrating HLA, DIS, and visual federates
Specific experience migrating visual applications from OpenSceneGraph to Unreal Engine
Specific experience working with the Virtual Ship® military simulator product line
Experience developing and integrating API calls with LCS specific simulators
Experience designing and implementing speech recognition federates
Experience designing and implementing LCS mission module training simulations
Experience implementing simulated shipboard CCTV systems

Benefits

401k matching
Flex time off
Paid parental leave
Healthcare benefits
Health & wellness programs
Employee resource and social groups

Company

General Dynamics

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General Dynamics is a defense industry contractor for shipbuilding, marine, combat and defense systems and, munitions.
dateFounded in 1899
location
Falls Church, Virginia, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
https://www.gd.com

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$84.9M
2010-09-10Grant· $30M
2009-12-30Grant· $33.6M
2009-08-05Grant· $21.3M

Leadership Team

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Lauren Bradshaw, SHRM-CP
Global Mobility Business Partner/ EAP
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Matthew Brandon, MSHR
Manager, Sr HR Business Partner
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