General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.
Job DescriptionThis role is for a graduate level software engineer working on GDUKs Bowman product suite as well as internal research and development projects.
The role will entail requirements elicitation, design, peer reviews, implementation, test and delivery for projects of differing maturity levels from prototypes to production quality.
This role requires working collaboratively with other engineers from several functions that are developing and maintaining the currently deployed system
Responsibilities Include:
- Requirements analysis and peer review
- Design reviews
- Creating software designs for moderate complexity components including peer reviews.
- Software implementation of designs and design components including unit test, component test, peer reviews.
- Analysing and debugging issues in software components or system configuration; resolving defects in software components.
- Supporting other activities such as System Integration and test; demonstrations and experimentation as required.
Required Skills & Abilities
Essential:
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a larger team.
- Programming experience in either C# and/or C++
- Experience of developing software using Microsoft tools or similar.
- Capable of working and delivering as part of a team and individually.
- Capable of working to schedule and without supervision for short periods.
- Self-motivated
Desirable:
- Familiar with different Software Lifecycle approaches.
- Capable of analysing and debugging software integration issues on target hardware and software environments
- Experience of Source Code Management tools such as Git.
- Ability to generate well-structured technical documents using Microsoft packages and manage through a review process to achieve release to committed deadlines.
- Familiar with DevOps concepts.
- Familiar with design modelling standards such as UML and SySML.
- Experience or knowledge of AI integration and use to improve productivity and efficiency in the development workflow.
Qualifications
A university-level qualification in Computer Science/Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or IT discipline or equivalent wide range of relevant experience.
Additional InformationWe pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering impressive benefits:
- A compressed nine-day fortnight and compressed hours - which means every other Friday off.
- A personalized career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company.
- A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded with flexible benefits
We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our inclusive team!
We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Please email [email protected] if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme.
Skills Required
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a larger team
- Programming experience in C# and/or C++
- Experience developing software using Microsoft tools or similar
- Ability to deliver work both as part of a team and independently
- Ability to work to schedule and without supervision for short periods
- Self-motivated
- University-level qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or IT, or equivalent relevant experience
- Familiarity with different software lifecycle approaches
- Ability to analyze and debug software integration issues on target hardware and software environments
- Experience with source code management tools such as Git
- Ability to create structured technical documents using Microsoft packages and manage them through review and release processes
- Familiarity with DevOps concepts
- Familiarity with UML and SysML design modeling standards
- Experience or knowledge of AI integration in software development workflows
General Dynamics Mission Systems Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits stand out with immediate 401(k) vesting and a dollar-for-dollar match up to 6% of pay, which is repeatedly positioned as a key strength of the total rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are described as robust, including seeded PTO for new hires, a bank of holidays, and multiple leave types such as bereavement, jury duty, and military leave.
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Flexible Benefits — Schedule and work-setup flexibility is emphasized through options like a 9/80 arrangement and remote/hybrid availability in some roles, often treated as an important part of overall rewards.
General Dynamics Mission Systems Insights
What We Do
At General Dynamics Mission Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, we develop mission critical C4ISR solutions across the land, sea, air, space and cyber domains, but that doesn’t tell our whole story. When downed pilots are isolated in enemy territory, our equipment gives them a lifeline to call home. When a student opens a textbook to learn about the universe, they’re looking at data and pictures sent using our technology. When the government needs to share crucial top-secret information, our products help them keep this information out of the wrong hands. When sailors need to locate underwater mines, our technology allows them to find explosives with unmanned underwater vehicles. Delivering C4ISR technology is what we do but we think why we do it is more important.
