Advanced Space Systems Engineer

General Dynamics

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Work type: On-site
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Salary: $118,519–$131,482 / yr
Posted: 9 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

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TL;DR · Advanced Space Systems Engineer

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The Advanced Space Systems Engineer joins the GDMS engineering team to analyze, design, develop, and test complex systems. This role focuses on ensuring the integration of software, hardware, reliability, and safety requirements throughout the total engineering effort. Key responsibilities include requirements management, functional analysis, system design, trade studies, and systems integration and test verification. The engineer will develop signal processing architectures and perform mission, cost-benefit, and risk analyses for space-based systems. Required technical skills include digital signal processing algorithm development, Detection and Estimation Theory, and Random Processes Analysis. Preferred tools and languages include MATLAB, Python, SysML, MagicDraw, and Cameo. Candidates should possess experience with SmallSats, CubeSats, Radar Processing, Monte Carlo analysis, and Hardware-in-the-loop systems integration to solve critical space payload and communication challenges.

Skills

Systems Engineering MBSE SysML Python MATLAB Digital Signal Processing Agile CI/CD DevOps MagicDraw Cameo Radar Processing Monte Carlo Analysis Hardware in-the-loop SmallSats CubeSats Requirements Management

What you'll do

Analyze, design, develop, and test systems to ensure integration of software, hardware, reliability, and safety requirements.
Perform requirements analysis, definition, management, functional analysis, and performance analysis.
Conduct system design, trade studies, systems integration, verification, validation, and interface definition studies.
Formulate operational concepts and perform mission, functional, cost-benefit, and risk analyses.
Develop signal processing architecture and overall system architecture for space-based systems.
Implement digital signal processing algorithms for the statistical analysis of signal parameter measurements.
Lead the systems development life cycle using requirements management and system modeling tools.
Identify opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation.

What we're looking for

U.S. citizenship is required.
Must be able to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance within a reasonable amount of time.
Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology, or Mathematics field.
5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience.
Agile experience (preferred).
Experience in Python (preferred).
Experience with SmallSats and CubeSats development (preferred).
Experience with Hardware Prototype Development, FlatSat, Hardware Integration, and Hardware in-the-loop Systems Integrations and Test (preferred).

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