HIL/SIL Engineering Specialist

General Dynamics is looking to hire a highly-motivated, best-in-class Senior HIL / SIL Engineer. This position will be responsible for the development, integration, and maintenance of HIL /SIL test systems, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following capabilities:

• Simulation of synthetic driving environments (e.g., terrain, weather, lighting, position, obstacles, etc.)
• Real-time physics-based plant simulation
• Signal conditioning and fault injection
• Test automation executive
• DAQ for CAN, Ethernet, 1553, RS-422, SSI, discrete analog, discrete digital, and other signal types
• Support for various 3rd-party tools

Applicants should have the following skillset:

Electrical/Electronic Engineering:

• DIGITAL CIRCUIT DESIGN: Digital signal conditioning; encoders; counters; sinking I/O; sourcing I/O; impedance matching; A/D; D/A; digital filters (IIR, LP, HP, BP, …); control logic; power; optical and galvanic isolation
• ANALOG CIRCUIT DESIGN: Analog signal conditioning, analog filter design (LP, HP, BP, …), filter response, Nyquist sampling theory, aliasing, mitigation, resolver circuits, LVDT circuits, thermocouple circuits
• SERIAL INTERFACE DESIGN: RS232, RS422/485, CAN, MIL-Std-1553B, Ethernet, SSI, SPI, I2C, transceivers
• FPGA DESIGN: Sensor emulation, digital filters, serial devices, high speed logic control
• MICRO-CONTROLLERS: Design custom micro-controller applications
• AC/DC POWER: AC And DC power circuits; circuit protection; 3VDC, 5VDC, 28VDC, 120VAC; 240VAC - knowledge of working with high voltage
• SIGNAL ANAYSIS: Frequency and duty cycle generation and measurement; Fast Fourier Frequency analysis; noise analysis; filter types and filter performance

Cable/Harness Design:

• CABLE DESIGN KNOWLEDGE / CALCULATIONS: Wire types, stranding, usage, insulation, frequency characteristics, sizing, current, voltage, power, thermal, propagation delays, physical strength, fill, weight
• CABLE SHIELDING, GROUNDING, EMI DESIGN: Shielding, grounding, terminating, EMI
• CABLE MIL CONNECTOR KNOWLEDGE: Military connector knowledge - receptacles, plugs, materials, contacts, keying, clocking
• CABLE FABRICATION KNOWLEDGE: Soldering, crimping, strain reliefs, boots, boot adapters, shrink
• CABLE SIGNAL ANAYSIS KNOWLEDGE: Signal analysis - R/L/C effects; noise analysis – filtering; length - propagation delays; trunk lengths; stub lengths

Electrical Drawings:

• ELECTRICAL SINGLE LINE: Design electrical single line diagrams
• ELECTRICAL LAYOUT: Design electrical layout drawings
• ELECTRICAL CABLE: Design electrical cable drawings
• ELECTRICAL SCHEMATICS: Design electrical schematics

Networks:

• ETHERNET NETWORKS: Switches; hubs; network topologies; analysis methods and tools
• CAN BUS NETWORKS: CAN bus design; communication; analysis methods and tools
• SERIAL NETWORKS: MIL-STD-1553B; RS232; RS422/485; SPI; I2C; SSI - analysis methods and tolls
• VIDEO: RS170; SDI; HDMI; DVI; VGA - analysis methods and tools
• TIME-SENSITIVE NETWORKING: Switches; time reservation; CUC / CNC; analysis methods and tools

Military Vehicle Knowledge:

• MILITARY VEHICLE POWER: Power (common) - knowledge of military vehicle power systems and how to integrate and test
• MILITARY VEHICLE MOBILITY: Mobility - knowledge of military vehicle power systems and how to integrate and test
• MILITARY VEHICLE SURVIVABILITY: Survivability - knowledge of military vehicle power systems and how to integrate and test
• MILITARY VEHICLE LETHALITY: Lethality - knowledge of military vehicle power systems and how to integrate and test

Applicant should have the familiarity with the following tools:

• MATLAB/SIMULINK
• NI LABVIEW, NI VERISTAND, XILINX VIVADO
• EXCEL
• VISIO
• WIRESHARK
• VECTOR CANOE
• PROTOCOL MONITORS & CONVERTORS - MOXA

Position Requirements:

• BS in Electrical Engineering required with a minor in Computer Science or Computer Engineering (preferred)
• Proven 10+ record of participation in full life cycle software design for military, civil avionics systems, or automotive systems
• Experience with embedded electronics architecture in military, automotive, or avionics applications
• Experience testing embedded software
• Experience developing test applications in NI Veristand, Vector CANoe, Simulink, NI TestStand, or equivalent technology
• Experience using Wireshark
• Experience with reading and understanding electrical schematics
• Working knowledge of HIL, signal conditioning, simulation, and data acquisition
• Familiarity with standards such as PCAP, PTP, and PRP
• Working knowledge of industry safety standards and regulations including, but not limited to, MIL-STD-882E, ISO 26262, FACE
• Experience in military practices for Safety Design and Assessment per MIL-STD-882E
• Design knowledge of embedded operating systems including RTOS and partitioned OS environments
• Experience in high bandwidth data buses and network technology (e.g. AFDX, PCI Express, Ethernet, TSN)
• Model base design methods (e.g. UML)

EOE (Veteran/Disability)

How to Apply for This Job:

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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