Advanced Systems Engineer for Space and Embedded Crypto

General Dynamics

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Scottsdale, AZ
Salary
$124,397–$138,003 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

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This role pays less than 76% of similar roles. Most pay $135,379–$193,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $131k versus about $164k for comparable roles.

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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 Systems Engineer for Space and Embedded Crypto

As an Advanced Systems Engineer for Space and Embedded Crypto, you will join the SNS team to lead a cross-functional group responsible for systems engineering within the Secure Network Processing product line. Your daily responsibilities involve defining TPMs, KPPs, and system requirements based on customer needs while designing structural and functional architectures using MBSE methodology. You will collaborate with hardware, software, and firmware teams to ensure requirement verification and compliance. The role requires proficiency in MagicDraw, Gitlab, and VSCode for scripting and source control, alongside experience with Xena Traffic Generation. Key technical competencies include networking protocols like TCP/IP, MPLS, VPN, and ESP, as well as RMF, Cross Domain Solutions, and R2B/B2R networking. You will solve complex problems involving network device routing, IP planning, and navigating hardware payloads through TRL7 Space Environmental testing.

What does a Systems Engineer earn?

Median $152000 from 203 postings across 33 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead a cross-functional team responsible for systems engineering for the Secure Network Processing product line.
  • Define Technical Performance Measures (TPMs) and Key Performance Parameters (KPPs) based on customer needs.
  • Translate customer requirements into organized system requirements and defined subsystem behaviors.
  • Design structural and functional system architectures including RMA, performance, RMF, and security components.
  • Document system architecture using Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies.
  • Coordinate with hardware, software, and firmware teams to ensure requirement verification and compliance.
  • Manage the systems development life cycle using requirements management and modeling tools.
  • Oversee the process of getting hardware payloads through TRL7 space environmental testing.

What we're looking for

  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • Active Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire.
  • Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or a related field and 5 years of experience, or a Master's degree and 3 years of experience.
  • Experience leading the systems development life cycle with proficiency in requirements management and system modeling tools (preferred).
  • Understanding of networking protocols including TCP/IP, MPLS, VPN, ESP, and network device routing and forwarding (preferred).
  • Familiarity with Cross Domain Solutions, Security, RMF, and R2B/B2R networking (preferred).
  • Experience with MBSE and MagicDraw (preferred).
  • Experience with Xena Traffic Generation, Gitlab/VSCode, or hardware payload space environmental testing (preferred).

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