Systems Engineer

General Dynamics

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Jose, CA
Salary: $125,274–$138,975 / yr
Posted: 10 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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.

General Dynamics currently has 1377 open roles on FindRole.

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JOB TITLE: Systems Engineer The Systems Engineer joins the GDMS Advanced Systems Engineering team to analyze, design, develop, and test complex systems. This role focuses on ensuring the integration of software, hardware, reliability, maintainability, and safety requirements throughout the total engineering effort. Key responsibilities include requirements management, functional and performance analysis, system design, trade studies, and systems integration and test verification. The engineer will develop signal processing architectures and overall system architectures for space-based systems. Required technical skills include digital signal processing algorithm development, Detection and Estimation Theory, and Random Processes Analysis. Preferred tools and languages include MATLAB, Python, SySML, MagicDraw, and Cameo. The work involves solving technical problems related to SmallSats, CubeSats, Radar Processing, and Phased Array/Beam Forming within a space payload design and hardware integration context.

What does a Systems Engineer earn in California?

Median $191000 from 99 postings across 21 companies.

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Skills

Systems Engineering MBSE SysML Python MATLAB Digital Signal Processing MagicDraw Cameo CI/CD DevOps Agile Hardware in-the-loop Radar Processing Monte Carlo Analysis Space Payloads SmallSats CubeSats

What you'll do

Analyze, design, develop, and test systems to ensure integration of software, hardware, reliability, and safety requirements.
Perform requirements analysis, definition, management, functional analysis, and performance analysis.
Conduct system design, trade studies, systems integration, and verification and validation testing.
Formulate operational concepts and perform mission, functional, cost-benefit, and risk analyses.
Develop signal processing architecture and overall system architecture for space-based systems.
Define interfaces for system elements and manage requirements using MBSE tools like MagicDraw or Cameo.
Execute hardware prototype development, FlatSat, and hardware-in-the-loop systems integration and testing.

What we're looking for

U.S. citizenship is required.
Must be able to obtain a DoD Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or a related field plus 2 years of experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 months of experience.
Experience with digital signal processing algorithm development for statistical analysis of signal parameter measurements (preferred).
Working knowledge of MATLAB for DSP using related toolboxes (preferred).
Background with Radar Processing, DSP for RF effects, Monte Carlo analysis, or Phased Array/Beam Forming (preferred).
Experience with Digital Engineering, MBSE, SySML, MagicDraw, or Cameo (preferred).
Experience in Python (preferred).

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