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General Dynamics Mission Systems

Builds secure electronics for defense missions

Senior Space Systems Engineer

Spacecraft & Launch Vehicle SystemsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSan Jose, CA, USA$149.9k - $166.3k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or a related Science, Engineering, Technology, or Mathematics field, with 8 or more years of job-related experience, or a master's degree with 6 or more years of job-related experience.
  • A Department of Defense TS/SCI security clearance at the time of hire and U.S. citizenship are required.
  • Agile experience is preferred.
  • Highly qualified candidates have experience developing digital signal processing algorithms for statistical analysis of signal parameter measurements using Detection and Estimation Theory, Random Processes Analysis, and Communications and Information Theory.
  • Working knowledge of MATLAB for digital signal processing using related toolboxes is a plus.
  • Experience with Radar Processing, digital signal processing for mitigating or processing radio frequency effects, Monte Carlo analysis, or Phased Array/Beam Forming is a plus.
  • Preferred experience includes Digital Engineering, Model Based Systems Engineering, SysML, MagicDraw, and Cameo for requirements management, verification, and validation.
  • Python experience is highly preferred.
  • Experience developing SmallSats and CubeSats is preferred.
  • Experience with hardware prototype development, FlatSat, hardware integration, hardware-in-the-loop systems integration, and testing is preferred.
  • Electrical Engineering and/or Systems Engineering experience, particularly with a communications or digital signal processing focus, is preferred.
  • Experience with Agile hardware, software, or firmware development, DevOps, and continuous integration/continuous delivery is preferred.
  • Experience in space payload design, development, or integration and testing is preferred.
  • Success leading the systems development life cycle, with strong proficiency in requirements management and system modeling tools, is desired.
  • The candidate should be able to apply technical standards and methodologies to develop solutions.
  • The candidate should be able to provide technical leadership and support others' success.
  • The candidate should have presentation and communication skills, negotiation experience, and the ability to meet challenging customer requirements with mutually beneficial solutions.
  • The candidate should be committed to ongoing professional development for themselves and others.
  • The candidate should identify opportunities to apply artificial intelligence for continuous improvement and innovation.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze, design, develop, and test systems to ensure integration of software, hardware, reliability, maintainability, safety, and other requirements across the engineering effort.
  • Perform 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.
  • Formulate operational concepts and perform mission, functional, cost-benefit, and risk analyses as needed.
  • Develop signal processing architecture and overall system architecture as needed.

Desired Qualifications

  • Agile experience.
  • Experience developing digital signal processing algorithms for statistical analysis of signal parameter measurements using Detection and Estimation Theory, Random Processes Analysis, and Communications and Information Theory.
  • Working knowledge of MATLAB for digital signal processing using related toolboxes.
  • Experience with Radar Processing, digital signal processing for mitigating or processing radio frequency effects, Monte Carlo analysis, or Phased Array/Beam Forming.
  • Experience with Digital Engineering, Model Based Systems Engineering, SysML, MagicDraw, and Cameo for requirements management, verification, and validation.
  • Python experience.
  • Experience developing SmallSats and CubeSats.
  • Experience with hardware prototype development, FlatSat, hardware integration, hardware-in-the-loop systems integration, and testing.
  • Electrical Engineering and/or Systems Engineering experience, particularly with a communications or digital signal processing focus.
  • Experience with Agile hardware, software, or firmware development, DevOps, and continuous integration/continuous delivery.
  • Experience in space payload design, development, or integration and testing.

About the Company

General Dynamics Mission Systems

Builds secure electronics for defense missions

General Dynamics Mission Systems builds defense electronics and integrated systems for military, intelligence and civil government customers. Its equipment connects people and platforms across land, sea, air, space and cyber missions, from tactical radios to satellite ground infrastructure. The business designs submarine weapon controls, aircraft processing equipment and encryption products that protect classified voice, video and data. Government contracts fund development and production, and its products become components of larger military platforms and integrated national security systems. A business unit of General Dynamics, it is headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Chantilly, VA
Founded
1952

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