Lethality Fire Control Large Caliber Specialist Engineer
General Dynamics Land Systems US
- Sterling Heights, MI
- 4 days ago
- Full-time
Highlights
RESPONSIBILITIES · Lethality Fire Control Large Caliber Specialist Engineer – Design ensures that all tasks and quality products are completed on time and includes: · Performing vehicle level testing utilizing the same type of equipment. 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.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Sterling Heights, MI |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Aerospace and Defense |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1982 |
| Website | http://www.gdls.com/ |
Description
OVERVIEW
The Lethality Fire Control Large Caliber Specialist Engineer – Design will focus on system and subsystem integration and test. Review and develop hardware and software requirement documents and test plans. Support hardware and software integration in a lab environment to include the use of various test equipment to include dynamic analyzers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, Ethernet, RS-422, etc.
ONSITE: This role may require working onsite up to 100%.
This position will require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance).
INTRODUCTION
General Dynamics is a global Fortune 100 company, proudly serving the aerospace and defense industry for over 70 years. General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS), 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.
RESPONSIBILITIES
· Lethality Fire Control Large Caliber Specialist Engineer – Design ensures that all tasks and quality products are completed on time and includes:
· Performing vehicle level testing utilizing the same type of equipment.
· Analyzing subsystem requirements and develop logic for flowcharts, state charts, state diagrams, and fire control algorithms for design documents.
· Supporting fielding and production sites to investigate / resolve fire control issues.
· Supporting the integration and testing of electrical control devices and sensors on various vehicle platforms.
· Providing technical FC leadership and communication as required to Piers, Subordinates, GDLS program office, GDLS customers, and other departments within GDLS.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
· Bachelor’s Degree required. Electrical Engineering preferred, similar technical degrees will be considered with relevant experience preferred.
· 3+ years of professional experience.
· Strong skills in Fire Control system/subsystem and software requirements development, design, and test.
· Travel to field sights required.
· Extensive vehicle and lab testing required.
· ASR is needed to work inside tanks and military vehicles.
· Extensive use of computer and test equipment in both the laboratory and field environment.
· Good communication skills required.
· Must be capable of working in a team environment.
· Occasionally may need to lift and carry test equipment weighing 30 lbs.
About Company
General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS), headquartered in Sterling Heights, Michigan is a wholly-owned business unit of General Dynamics Corporation’s (NYSE:GD) Combat Systems group and is a global leader in the design, development, production, support and enhancement of tracked and wheeled military vehicles. GDLS has a 70-year defense heritage of providing a full spectrum of high quality, technically superior, high value products and services to the United States and its Allies and demonstrates the leadership, financial resources, technology and strength of more than 7500 employees who are dedicated to making the Company the World’s preferred supplier of land vehicles and weapons systems. This dedication assures every shareholder, customer, and the nation, that the name General Dynamics will always mean Strength on Your Side.
At the heart of Land Systems’ military-vehicle platforms is the Abrams main battle tank and the family of Stryker and LAV wheeled combat vehicles. These key ground-force assets remain critical to the military’s structure and offer continuing opportunities for modernization and enhancements that meet the Warfighter’s evolving requirements while increasing troop safety and effectiveness.
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