Advanced Software Systems Engineer

$112,830 - $112,830/Yr

General Dynamics - Pittsburgh, PA

Full-time - Mid Level

Pittsburgh, PA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Advanced Software Systems Engineer at General Dynamics Mission Systems plays a crucial role in developing mission-critical systems that support national defense and intelligence services. This position involves providing architectural recommendations and design inputs to a cross-functional team, ensuring the delivery of complex software systems that meet high-stakes national security missions. The ideal candidate will have a strong software background, experience in systems engineering, and the ability to think at a systems level, contributing to both hardware and software aspects of large solution programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop architectural recommendations and design inputs for complex software systems.
• Participate in customer requirements analysis and develop system requirements.
• Perform functional analysis, system design, and systems integration and testing.
• Support the generation of technical engineering products throughout the system development life cycle.
• Develop software architecture artifacts for stakeholder understanding of complex systems.
• Lead all phases of software system development, providing technical strategy and operational concepts.
• Support new business pursuits through briefings, demonstrations, and proposal development.
• Communicate effectively with customers, users, and project teams to meet project goals.
• Identify and mitigate risks while defining reasonable trade spaces for project execution.
• Mentor and guide less experienced engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field.
• 5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience.
• Ability to obtain a Department of Defense TS/SCI security clearance.
• Experience in systems engineering on complex software systems.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with public and private cloud environments (AWS, Azure, RHOSP, VIO).
• Familiarity with Platform as a Service (PaaS) technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, or OpenShift.
• Experience with cloud automation tools like Ansible, Terraform, or Packer.
• Knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
• Familiarity with cyber security practices and multi-level security domain expertise.
• Experience with DevOps concepts and practices.

Benefits

• 401k matching
• Flexible schedules with every other Friday off (9/80 schedule)
• Paid parental leave
• Healthcare benefits
• Health & wellness programs
• Employee resource and social groups