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Position Title: Senior Software Engineer
Location: Troy, MI, United States
Category: Engineering
Job Type: Full-Time
Country: United States
State: MI
City: Troy
Remote Work Options: On-Site
Security Clearance Required: Ability to obtain security clearance
Career Level: Senior
Requisition ID: 15988033
Date Posted: Apr 22, 2025
Description: About This Role:
The Senior Software Engineer will be leading software development for GD's future programs. Join a dynamic group of software and controls engineers responsible for the design, development, and delivery of software solutions for the world's premier land-based combat vehicle producer.
Company Information:
General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees world-wide. General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles. Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs, while increasing troop safety and effectiveness. Land Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment.
On-site presence:
Due to the nature of the work, this role will require on-site presence at least 80%.
What We Offer:
Starting your career or you are an experience professional, we offer a Total Rewards package that is Impactful and built for you.
- Healthcare including medical, dental, vision, HSA and Flex Spending
- Competitive base pay, incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits.
- 9-80 Work Schedule (This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.)
- On-going learning opportunities within a diverse, inclusive and rewarding work environment
Responsibilities to Anticipate for this role:
- Design Strategies for scalable, testable, maintainable, safe, and secure embedded software
- Design Modular Software Architecture with firm interfaces between components for reuse across multiple projects
- Design Service Oriented Architectures
- Support DeveSecOp Strategies
- Collaborate across cross functional engineering and business peers and leaders
- Develop software with C, C++, or Model based design with code generation
- Analyze and review software requirements for completeness, simplicity, testability, and clarity
- Guide team and develop embedded software and/or models for functional area/domain
- Perform embedded software requirements analysis.
- Guide team and develop embedded software design utilizing software design tools and implement code to satisfy design as specified by department standards.
- Guide team and develop test procedures and perform unit/functional test on the executable software
- Ensure compliance to company and customer coding standards.
- Guide Team and debug software issues discovered throughout multiple testing phases.
- Prepare status reports to management and support design/code peer reviews.
- Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications Required:
- Masters of Science degree in a STEM field from an ABET accredited university: Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics
- Minimum of 3 years in a related role as a Technical Leader of Software & Controls Engineers and/or Systems/requirements engineers.
- Minimum of 8 years developing software for embedded systems.
- At least 5 years developing/creating/testing embedded software and controls
- Experience developing simulation (SIL-Software in the loop) for software development and testing purposes
- Able to bring continuous Improvement processes and methodologies to the projects
- Strong Communication, Interpersonal, and Organizational skills are required
- Experience developing Safety Critical Software. ISO 26262/MIL Std 882E/DO 178C Safety standard.
- Experience with Git-based configuration management and test driven development methods
- Experience with CICD pipelines
- Experience with mixed operating systems deployed on one processor
Bonus Experience:
- PHD in related discipline
- Experience with Type 1 Hypervisors, Dockers, Kubernetes.
- Familiar with GCIA services
- Familiar with FACE architectures
- At least 2 years modeling software behavior/performance for auto code generation (MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow, Rose RT, Rhapsody, Cameo, etc.)
- Experience with Model Base System Engineering (MBSE)
- This position may require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance)
GDLS considers factors such as, scope/responsibilities of the position, candidate experience, education/training background, in addition to local market comparable and business considerations when extending an offer.
Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people across 65 countries worldwide and in all 50 U.S. states, more information is available at General Dynamics Land Systems, is a business unit of General Dynamics, and is an innovative leader of ground combat systems' equipment and software for our clients. Our performance-driven team partners with the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corp and other militaries across the Globe to ensure that next generation ground combat vehicles are ready to protect our fighting men and women in uniform. General Dynamics Lands Systems provides a competitive compensation package, site specific flexible work schedules, 401(k) with Company Match; Bonus Eligibility, Employee Development Opportunities, Tuition Reimbursement, On-site Amenities, and comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, General Dynamics Land Systems ("GDLS") provides all persons with equal opportunity and access to all aspects of employment process, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or membership in any group protected by federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws. GDLS also is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation to search or apply for an opportunity with GDLS, please call 586-825-4000 or send an e-mail to for assistance and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
About This Role:
The Senior Software Engineer will be leading software development for GD's future programs. Join a dynamic group of software and controls engineers responsible for the design, development, and delivery of software solutions for the world's premier land-based combat vehicle producer.
Company Information:
General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees world-wide. General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles. Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs, while increasing troop safety and effectiveness. Land Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment.
On-site presence:
Due to the nature of the work, this role will require on-site presence at least 80%.
What We Offer:
Starting your career or you are an experience professional, we offer a Total Rewards package that is Impactful and built for you.
- Healthcare including medical, dental, vision, HSA and Flex Spending
- Competitive base pay, incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits.
- 9-80 Work Schedule (This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.)
- On-going learning opportunities within a diverse, inclusive and rewarding work environment
Responsibilities to Anticipate for this role:
- Design Strategies for scalable, testable, maintainable, safe, and secure embedded software
- Design Modular Software Architecture with firm interfaces between components for reuse across multiple projects
- Design Service Oriented Architectures
- Support DeveSecOp Strategies
- Collaborate across cross functional engineering and business peers and leaders
- Develop software with C, C++, or Model based design with code generation
- Analyze and review software requirements for completeness, simplicity, testability, and clarity
- Guide team and develop embedded software and/or models for functional area/domain
- Perform embedded software requirements analysis.
- Guide team and develop embedded software design utilizing software design tools and implement code to satisfy design as specified by department standards.
- Guide team and develop test procedures and perform unit/functional test on the executable software
- Ensure compliance to company and customer coding standards.
- Guide Team and debug software issues discovered throughout multiple testing phases.
- Prepare status reports to management and support design/code peer reviews.
- Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications Required:
- Masters of Science degree in a STEM field from an ABET accredited university: Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics
- Minimum of 3 years in a related role as a Technical Leader of Software & Controls Engineers and/or Systems/requirements engineers.
- Minimum of 8 years developing software for embedded systems.
- At least 5 years developing/creating/testing embedded software and controls
- Experience developing simulation (SIL-Software in the loop) for software development and testing purposes
- Able to bring continuous Improvement processes and methodologies to the projects
- Strong Communication, Interpersonal, and Organizational skills are required
- Experience developing Safety Critical Software. ISO 26262/MIL Std 882E/DO 178C Safety standard.
- Experience with Git-based configuration management and test driven development methods
- Experience with CICD pipelines
- Experience with mixed operating systems deployed on one processor
Bonus Experience:
- PHD in related discipline
- Experience with Type 1 Hypervisors, Dockers, Kubernetes.
- Familiar with GCIA services
- Familiar with FACE architectures
- At least 2 years modeling software behavior/performance for auto code generation (MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow, Rose RT, Rhapsody, Cameo, etc.)
- Experience with Model Base System Engineering (MBSE)
- This position may require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance)
GDLS considers factors such as, scope/responsibilities of the position, candidate experience, education/training background, in addition to local market comparable and business considerations when extending an offer.
Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people across 65 countries worldwide and in all 50 U.S. states, more information is available at General Dynamics Land Systems, is a business unit of General Dynamics, and is an innovative leader of ground combat systems' equipment and software for our clients. Our performance-driven team partners with the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corp and other militaries across the Globe to ensure that next generation ground combat vehicles are ready to protect our fighting men and women in uniform. General Dynamics Lands Systems provides a competitive compensation package, site specific flexible work schedules, 401(k) with Company Match; Bonus Eligibility, Employee Development Opportunities, Tuition Reimbursement, On-site Amenities, and comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, General Dynamics Land Systems ("GDLS") provides all persons with equal opportunity and access to all aspects of employment process, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or membership in any group protected by federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws. GDLS also is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation to search or apply for an opportunity with GDLS, please call 586-825-4000 or send an e-mail to for assistance and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
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