About this role
Overview
Department 454 Tactical Software Engineering applies software and computer engineering skills to specify, design, develop, integrate, test, and subcontract manage software development for US Navy Nuclear Submarines.
Collaborating with systems engineers, tactical submarine software is developed and maintained for a variety of submarine platforms and control systems such as: Ship Control, Combat Launch Control, Weapons Stowage and Handling, as well as other specialized embedded real-time safety critical shipboard and database systems, simulators, and land based trainers. Knowledge of the software development lifecycle is required for this position.
Additional responsibilities include software research and development, preparing presentations, participating in NAVSEA design reviews and interfacing closely with hardware and system engineering departments.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering
- 1-5 years of post graduate engineering experience
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance
Preferred:
- Experience with Linux Operating System
- Familiarity with configuration management and Quality Assurance
- Experience in requirements analysis, software design, code and unit test and software/hardware integration
- Networking knowledge is highly desirable
- Experience leading a small team to hit interim program milestones
- Experience working within an Agile and Scrum team framework
Skills
- Candidate must be highly motivated, perform work independently, as well as interact with other groups and organizations in an engineering environment
- The candidate must possess strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills
Environmental Attributes
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About General Dynamics Electric Boat
General Dynamics Electric Boat is a business unit of General Dynamics with headquarters in Groton, CT. The world’s first and finest submarine builder, Electric Boat was established in 1899 to complete the U.S. Navy’s first modern commissioned submarine, USS Holland. Designed and built by Electric Boat, USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine, was launched in 1954. Electric Boat has designed and delivered 17 of the U.S. Navy’s 20 classes of nuclear submarines. Now in its second centennial of submarine building, EB is the design yard and prime contractor for the Virginia-class submarine program, currently in production. EB is also designing and developing the Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine which will replace the current Ohio class beginning in 2027.
What you'll do
- This role involves applying software and computer engineering skills to specify, design, develop, integrate, test, and manage software for US Navy Nuclear Submarines, focusing on systems like Ship Control and Combat Launch Control. Responsibilities also include software research and development, preparing presentations, participating in design reviews, and closely interfacing with hardware and system engineering departments.
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