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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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The RF Systems Architect Engineer joins the Advanced Electronics Systems team to lead a cross-functional group envisioning and realizing next-generation tactical radios and GPS/Navigation solutions for the US Armed Forces. You will architect radio communication systems ensuring interoperability, security, and reliability while overseeing testing, validation, and field deployment. Key responsibilities include RF signal processing system design, system modeling, and algorithm development for L, C, and K spectrums. You will utilize MATLAB, Python, Rust, C, C++, and Simulink, alongside RF Toolbox and FPGA Design tools like Verilog or VHDL. The role requires expertise in software-defined radio, adaptive filtering, and communication theory to solve complex military communication problems. You must manage the systems development life cycle, integrating radio systems into broader military platforms while meeting rigorous military standards.
VHF
UHF
Land Mobile Radio (LMR)
Vector Network Analyzers
Spectrum Analyzers
Signal Sources
Power Meters
Communication Analyzers
Link Budget Analysis
MATLAB
SQL
MS Access
MS Office Suite
Visio
Propagation Modeling
Digital Signal Processing
MATLAB
Simulink
C
C++
C#
VHDL
Verilog
FPGA Design
ASIC Design
Git
ModelSim
Xilinx Vivado
Altera Quartus
Electronic Warfare
Software Defined Radio
Forward Error Correction
MIMO
Phased Array Processing
MATLAB
Simulink
C
C++
C#
VHDL
Verilog
FPGA Design
Digital Signal Processing
Git
ModelSim
Synplicity
Xilinx Vivado
Altera Quartus
Electronic Warfare
Software Defined Radio
Forward Error Correction
MIMO
Phased Array Processing
ASIC Design
Software Defined Radio (SDR)
Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
Python
MATLAB
Simulink
GNU Radio
FPGA
GNSS
GPS
Waveform Development
Embedded Firmware
Ettus
USRP
Configuration Management
Signal Processing Chains