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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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JOB TITLE: Entry-Level Electrical Hardware Engineer FPGA, Networking & Cybersecurity
The Entry-Level Electrical Hardware Engineer FPGA, Networking & Cybersecurity joins the engineering team to support the design, development, integration, and verification of secure, high-performance hardware subsystems for mission-critical defense systems. This role focuses on reconfigurable hardware solutions within networking and cyber-resilient architectures. You will perform HDL design, simulation, synthesis, timing analysis, and laboratory bring-up while assisting with schematic analysis, PCB layout reviews, and hardware troubleshooting. Key technical requirements include proficiency in FPGA development, digital hardware design, and networking protocols like Ethernet, TCP/IP, and UDP. You will also implement network segmentation using VLANs and subnetting while applying hardware cybersecurity principles such as encryption, secure boot, and trusted platform architectures to solve complex problems in high-speed digital connectivity and data isolation.
Support FPGA development activities including HDL design, simulation, synthesis, timing analysis, and laboratory bring-up.
Perform requirements analysis, functional analysis, design, integration, and verification for hardware subsystems.
Assist with schematic analysis, component selection, PCB design, layout reviews, and hardware troubleshooting.
Contribute to network hardware design including Ethernet interfaces and high-speed digital connectivity.
Implement network segmentation and data-isolation approaches such as VLANs, subnetting, and access-control boundaries.
Apply hardware cybersecurity principles including encryption, secure boot, trusted platform architectures, and secure key handling.
Conduct root-cause investigations and experimental testing to develop corrective actions for hardware issues.
Develop and communicate technical findings, issues, impacts, and corrective actions to the engineering team.
What we're looking for
U.S. citizenship is required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance.
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related Science, Engineering, or Mathematics field.
Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 6 months of relevant experience with a Master's degree.
Working knowledge of electrical engineering concepts, principles, processes, and design tools.
Experience or demonstrated coursework in FPGA/HDL development, digital hardware design, PCB design, networking hardware, telecommunications, or hardware cybersecurity.
Ability to communicate technical issues, impacts, and corrective actions clearly in written and verbal formats.
Experience with Verilog, VHDL, SystemVerilog, or related FPGA development tools (preferred).