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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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As an Electrical Hardware Development Lead, you will lead an electrical engineering team through the full development lifecycle of mission-critical hardware systems within the Airborne Systems business area. You will provide technical direction from requirements analysis and architecture development through design, manufacturing, integration, and production support. Your daily responsibilities include managing trade studies, cost estimates, risk assessments, and schematic development while coordinating with cross-functional teams in software, firmware, and supply chain. You will utilize Siemens/Mentor Graphics tools for layout and HyperLynx for signal and power integrity analysis. The role requires expertise in digital and analog circuit design, high-speed interfaces, and power architecture to solve complex hardware issues. You will translate mission needs into executable solutions while ensuring all designs meet strict performance, cost, and schedule constraints for critical defense applications.
Lead design reviews and present technical status and recovery plans to leadership and customers.
Drive root cause investigations and corrective actions for complex hardware issues.
Support proposal development, business capture, and the creation of executable technical solutions.
Provide technical support during the transition to production, qualification, and sustainment.
What we're looking for
U.S. citizenship is required.
Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance.
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field and at least 8 years of experience, or a Master's degree and at least 6 years of experience.
Expert-level understanding of electrical hardware development processes across the complete program lifecycle (preferred).
Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary or geographically dispersed design teams through complex development efforts (preferred).
Strong knowledge of digital/analog circuit design, high-speed interfaces, power architecture, and component selection (preferred).
Experience developing circuit card assemblies using advanced materials and high-speed communication protocols (preferred).
Working knowledge of Siemens/Mentor Graphics tools for schematic entry, layout, and HyperLynx analysis (preferred).
PCB Design
Schematic Capture
FPGA
Firmware
Siemens/Mentor Graphics
Hardware Development
EVMS
Control Account Management
Manufacturing
Integration & Test
Qualification
AI