Software Engineer – Entry Level

at  General Dynamics Mission Systems Inc

Basic Qualifications :
Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field. Agile experience preferred.
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required within a reasonable period of time. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.
Responsibilities for this Position:

We encourage you to apply if you have any of these preferred skills or experiences:

• Design, development, testing and delivery of software artifacts in support of customer requirements.
• Participate in the software engineering lifecycle from requirements gathering, analysis and documentation to production support and maintenance.
• Maintain existing software and address issues as needed – to include modernization of object oriented programming and implementations.
• Support integration and testing of the hardware/software transmit suite in the submarine sonar system.
• Work cooperatively with development, system engineering, and production teams to accurately identify, characterize, resolve, document, and track software deficiencies.
• Troubleshoot and resolve transmit group software issues in the system integration and test, production, and power lab environments.
• Resolve complex hardware/software compatibility and interface design issues.
• Interact with customers at technical and programmatic levels

As a Transmit Group software engineer, you will work in a software support role on a small development team responsible for the design, development, integration, production and life cycle maintenance of the active sonar Transmit Group (TG) onboard U.S. Navy submarines. TG produces the high energy pulses of sound that travel through the water to identify targets of interest. The TG team works with the Navy, internal production staff and representatives from other companies that provide companion systems and services to ensure TG systems meet all requirements, are delivered on time and function properly both in a laboratory environment and onboard U.S. Navy submarines. This position will also support the software for integration, testing and Production for a separate acoustic sensor.
The entry level software tasks will involve interface and control software running on servers that contain unique specialized hardware designed to communicate with the transmit unit as well as software specifically designed to test the transmit hardware. The ideal candidate will be responsible for all phases of software engineering as the team rapidly develops and fields both prototypes and production releases. Activities also include the use of internal process improvement, engineering practices and supplying technical documentation.

We encourage you to apply if you have any of these preferred skills or experiences:

• Design, development, testing and delivery of software artifacts in support of customer requirements.
• Participate in the software engineering lifecycle from requirements gathering, analysis and documentation to production support and maintenance.
• Maintain existing software and address issues as needed – to include modernization of object oriented programming and implementations.
• Support integration and testing of the hardware/software transmit suite in the submarine sonar system.
• Work cooperatively with development, system engineering, and production teams to accurately identify, characterize, resolve, document, and track software deficiencies.
• Troubleshoot and resolve transmit group software issues in the system integration and test, production, and power lab environments.
• Resolve complex hardware/software compatibility and interface design issues.
• Interact with customers at technical and programmatic levels.