Test Engineer - Comm Systems

General Dynamics Electric Boat • Groton, CT

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

D430 Strategic Weapons Systems Engineering, Department 430, develops in-house embedded systems and integrates government furnished equipment to support the Strategic Weapons Systems of the Columbia Class and other submarine classes. Department 430 offers a flexible work arrangement that allows some work to be performed remotely and at home. This varies from position to position based on a few variables. Opportunities exist within the following department teams: STRATEGIC WEAPONS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, STRATEGIC WEAPONS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, and STRATEGIC WEAPONS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SIMULATION & TEST. The Simulation and Test group has three primary focuses: Development of custom simulators, which model the behavior of ship systems; Development of custom test equipment, used in construction grooming; and Requirements verification of SWS components for both US and UK Submarine components. Our simulators are developed to support requirements testing of both tactical and test equipment. A variety of languages are used including Simulink, LabVIEW, and Java to develop software which may be deployed on a range of hardware, from PLCs to embedded systems running Linux, Windows and real-time operating systems. The team also develops custom test equipment used for ship system qualification, and for the Strategic Weapons System Ashore (SWSA) facility monitoring and testing. Finally, the team focuses on requirements verification, which follows formal requirement-based test methods. Systems engineering best practices are employed to develop requirements and test procedures to support design certification of simulators and tactical systems.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 2+ years experience managing contractor or vendor interfaces
• Prior U.S. Navy experience is required
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance through the Department of Defense

Nice To Haves

• Experience in military (submarine) system development, operations, installation and/or test and evaluation
• Understanding and experience with applying the principles of System Engineering
• SWS/SWSS experience
• Secret Clearance
• Experience presenting technical/programmatic content to stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Develop custom simulators, which model the behavior of ship systems
• Develop custom test equipment, used in construction grooming
• Requirements verification of SWS components for both US and UK Submarine components
• Develop software which may be deployed on a range of hardware, from PLCs to embedded systems running Linux, Windows and real-time operating systems
• Develop custom test equipment used for ship system qualification, and for the Strategic Weapons System Ashore (SWSA) facility monitoring and testing
• Focus on requirements verification, which follows formal requirement-based test methods
• Employ systems engineering best practices to develop requirements and test procedures to support design certification of simulators and tactical systems

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED