Senior Advanced Software Systems Engineer

General Dynamics • Boulder, CO

163d • $139,189 - $154,412

About The Position

Developing mission-critical systems that help keep people safe is what we do. At General Dynamics Mission Systems, you'll be part of the team that helps heroes make a true impact. The work we do is important. The challenges we face are career-defining. The opportunity we can offer is one-of-a-kind. As a Senior Advanced Software Systems Engineer, you will provide architectural recommendations and design inputs to a cross functional team that develops complex software systems that support some of our nation's core defense/intelligence services and systems. General Dynamics Mission Systems employees work closely with esteemed customers to develop solutions that allow them to carry out high-stakes national security missions. The ideal candidate is a systems engineer with a strong software background and has experience on large solution programs which includes both Hardware and Software.

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field
• 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
• U.S. citizenship is required

Nice To Haves

• Agile experience preferred
• Use of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) to document and support system requirements, design, and analysis
• Experience working with public (AWS, Azure), private (RHOSP, VIO), and mixed cloud environments
• Platform as a Service (PaaS) technologies such as Identify and Access Management, Kubernetes, Rancher, Docker, or OpenShift
• Cloud automation tooling such as Ansible, Terraform, Terragrunt, or Packer
• Experience or familiarity with cyber security practices such as encryption, certificate/key management, patch management, STIG, RMF, or security hardening, and auditing
• Multi-level security domain expertise (and cross-domain)
• Experience or familiarity with DevOps concepts and practices

Responsibilities

• Lead customer requirements analysis, develop system requirements and define allocations to lower levels (elements and components)
• Perform functional analysis, performance analysis, system design, detail trade studies, systems integration and test, interface definition studies of subsystem or system elements
• Support the generation of technical engineering products by using appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle
• Develop software architecture artifacts that provide a common understanding of the solution behind complex systems to various stakeholders
• Lead all phases of software system development by providing technical strategy, operational concept development, system architecture definition, requirements analysis, use cases, trade studies, and leadership throughout the product lifecycle
• Participate in new business pursuits by supporting briefings and demonstrations of our capabilities and supporting the proposal development process by preparing solutions, authoring technical content, providing cost estimates, participating in reviews, and helping to deliver the final proposal
• Be a clear and enthusiastic communicator to customers, users, subcontractors, and cross functional project teams to define, analyze, and meet project goals
• Coordinate across design, development, test, project leadership, program management, and customer representatives, creating a collaborative environment that focuses on the big picture
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks and define reasonable trade spaces from which the team can operate
• Proactively define your own tasks and execute with little oversight
• Help harden software and processes into mature, mission-critical, 'must-work' products
• Lead reviews of software systems and provide input on software design decisions based on your prior experience and familiarity with the problem domain, similar work, or related technologies
• Mentor and guide less experienced engineers

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree