Staff Software Engineer

Location: Sterling Heights, MI

Pay: $54-60/hour

Long term contract to hire

The Software Staff Engineer position (Contractor) will focus on integration support for all vehicle electronic systems. General Dynamics is looking to hire a highly motivated Software Staff Engineer to support our vehicle infrastructure OS/BSP team. This role will specialize in ground vehicle combat weapons computer system development, including:

Planning, specification development,

Coding and testing moderately complex software and/or hardware DSP programs for firmware.

Assisting in other engineering activities such as integration testing, algorithm & data analysis and software troubleshooting.

Hybrid/Onsite: Due to the nature of the work, this role requires being 100% onsite 

Responsibilities to Anticipate for this role: 

• Design, configure, and test software development environment that will be used to create software work products ranging from documentation to code and test artifacts. 
• Develop software documentation and code across one or more vehicle domains including board support, dsp, power management, lethality, software deployment and diagnostics. 
• Perform software requirements analysis. 
• Develop software preliminary and detail design utilizing software design tools as specified by department standards. 
• Develop code to implement software design, code development shall conform to department standards and procedures. 
• Develop test procedures and perform unit/functional test on the executable software. 
• Perform hardware/software integration. 
• Debug software issues discovered throughout multiple testing phases. 
• Provide overall status on development tasks to respective software project leads. 
• Create software releases that turn individual changes from multiple developers into overall integrated products for a single CSCI. 
• Interface with other departments and business units, including Systems Engineering, Project Management, and Software Quality.  
• Perform agile scrum ceremonies such as daily scrum meetings and demonstrations.
• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications Sought: 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or a related discipline.
• 7+ years’ experience in a related role.
• Experience with GIT, Bitbucket, Java, C#, C++, C, Python, Qt, MATHWORKS tools 
• Experience working with mixed Operating System environments VxWorks, Linux, RTOS, Virtualization, BSPs, GVOS, etc.
• Experience with serial and network protocols such as RS-232/422, CAN, TCP/IP, UDP/IP, etc.
• Experience with one or more Linux image build tools such as Yocto. 
• Experience with Eclipse, GIT, gcc, DOORs, Jira / Bitbucket / Confluence, gdb, or QT is a plus. 
• Experience with type I & II hypervisors is a plus. 
• Familiarity with security features such as SELinux, verified boot and trusted execution environments is a plus for secure boot implementations. 
• Experience with Linux device drivers, bootloaders, memory maps or other system programming is a strong plus Demonstrated problem solving skills, learning capabilities, and multitasking capabilities.  
• Experience with ground combat vehicle network architecture designs.
• Experience with GCIA, MOSA, SOSA, FACE.
• Experience with the use of Agile processes and tools.

Additional Information / Desired Experience Sought: 

This position will require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance).

This position may require the candidate to be able to climb on/off, work in, and work around military vehicles is desired. Must be able to pass ASR test (Anthropometric Size Requirement for confined space).

Familiarity with the four areas of cyber; authentication, nonrepudiation, confidentiality, and integrity, as implemented through digital signatures and encryption.  

Enable embedded system security using cryptography and secure architectures.

Be a self-starter and work in a fast-paced environment.

The candidate will need to have strong written and oral communication skills and be able to work with all levels of the organization and across functions.

Organization will be essential due to the volume of tasks and projects and being able to align with tight deadlines and lead times.

Work environment will consist of prototype shops, laboratories, manufacturing, and offices.

Able to work overtime when required.

Able to bring continuous improvement processes and methodologies to the position. Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills is required. Works well in team and individually.

Candidates must have excellent communication skills.

Previous experience working on Ground Combat Vehicles desired.

The Process: To apply for this position, please follow these steps: Apply for this job with your current resume. We’ll get back to you the same day with some feedback on your application. Next you’ll be invited to an online screening conversation so we can go over the job requirements together and you can ask questions. After this stage we’ll give you more feedback on your application and select the candidates to move forward in the process. Typically steps 1 to 4 takes less than 24 hours.

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