Guidance Systems Engineering Project Team Lead

General Dynamics Mission Systems • Pittsfield, MA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a lead systems engineer for the Guidance Program, you’ll lead a cross functional team responsible for design and development of Test Equipment for the Guidance System of the Trident II D5LE2 Ballistic Missile. Following our GDMS Leadership Expectations, you'll work with your team to design equipment that is used to support and test the next iteration of the Missile Guidance System.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Systems/Software/Mechanical Engineering Degree, or related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field (Computer Science or Computer Systems Engineering preferred).
• 5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience.
• Agile experience preferred.
• Department of Defense Secret security clearance is obtainable within a reasonable amount of time after hire.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Success leading the systems development life cycle with strong proficiency with requirements management and system modeling tools.
• Creative thinker motivated to apply technical standards and methodologies to develop solutions.
• Collaborative team player with the ability to provide technical leadership and position others for success.
• Strong presentation and communications skills with experience in the art of negotiation and the ability to meet challenging customer requirements with win-win solutions.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others.
• Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation.

Nice To Haves

• Leadership experience of a small team (5+ individual contributors)
• Interaction with various levels of management teams
• Understanding/experience of the Systems Engineering Development/Methodology
• Software Development Experience preferred (with the following areas of forcus): Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), Docker/Podman, Embedded programming (C/C++/Python), Networking/Middleware
• MATLAB
• Experience with Lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers) preferred
• Demonstrate a passion for innovation, sophisticated understanding of various engineering systems, and the ability to further advance General Dynamics Mission Systems technology
• Follow industry and department trends and developments to ensure General Dynamics Mission Systems services are consistent with, and/or superior to, industry best practices
• AI Assisted Engineering - Ability to leverage generative AI tools to accelerate systems engineering tasks.
• AI Fluency - Comfort working with enterprise AI platforms and multiple AI models with following established guidelines for handling CUI and proprietary data.
• Continuous AI learning - Willingness to stay current with evolving AI capabilities and adopt new AI-enabled workflows to improve engineering productivity and quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross functional team responsible for design and development of Test Equipment for the Guidance System of the Trident II D5LE2 Ballistic Missile.
• Design equipment that is used to support and test the next iteration of the Missile Guidance System.
• Integrate and utilize AI at work within daily tasking.
• Leverage generative AI tools to accelerate systems engineering tasks.
• Work with enterprise AI platforms and multiple AI models with following established guidelines for handling CUI and proprietary data.
• Stay current with evolving AI capabilities and adopt new AI-enabled workflows to improve engineering productivity and quality.
• Lead the systems development life cycle with strong proficiency with requirements management and system modeling tools.
• Provide technical leadership and position others for success.
• Meet challenging customer requirements with win-win solutions.
• Commit to ongoing professional development for yourself and others.
• Identify opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation.

Benefits

• An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
• Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation’s security.
• Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule).
• Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior