This role pays more than
54%
of similar roles. Most pay
$169,550–$212,950
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$188k
versus about
$191k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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.
General Dynamics currently has
1123 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$124,093–$150,385
across 984 roles with salary data.
As a Senior Principal Software Engineer within the engineering team, you will provide technical leadership to engineers while managing the full software development lifecycle. You will take products from prototype and R&D stages into production-quality, maintainable deliverables. Your daily work involves developing C2, device management, or platform control software for proprietary hardware, designing interfaces for FPGA-based systems, and managing stateful system designs including state machines and fault handling. You will utilize technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, and Helm charts while building CI/CD pipelines in Linux environments. The role focuses on the technical challenge of hardware-software co-design, specifically involving optical or RF communication system modem hardware. You will also integrate AI/ML tools into engineering workflows and develop MCP server components to enhance software platform reuse across multiple programs.
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