Senior Principal Embedded Software Architect
General Dynamics Mission Systems1 day ago
Salt Lake City, UT, USA or Boise, ID, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$166k - $175k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead a cross-functional team designing and architecting embedded security technologies for defense systems.
- Develop and maintain the Keystone Product Research and Development Pipeline, including feature and requirements roadmaps.
- Manage the evolution and development of the Keystone Core product.
- Direct, assist, and oversee integration of the Keystone Core product into diverse hardware and processor baselines.
- Design embedded applications for bare-metal and real-time operating systems on ARM and other low-power processors.
- Review software designs, apply architectural patterns, decompose requirements, and direct junior software engineers.
- Lead software lifecycle activities including embedded testing, integration, release, and support.
- Write technical documentation and present concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering or a related STEM field plus at least 10 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree plus at least 8 years of relevant experience.
- Department of Defense Secret security clearance required at hire, with eligibility for access to classified information.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Expertise in C and embedded software design for bare-metal or real-time operating systems targeting ARM and other low-power processors.
- Experience with interface design, memory management, memory-mapped interfaces, SPI, I2C, PCIe, serial interfaces, loadup, and boot processes.
- Expertise in embedded software testing, including unit testing, continuous integration, interface testing, mocks, and hardware testing.
- Ability to lead and direct a team of 5–10 software engineers.
- Experience applying software design patterns, requirements decomposition, requirements tracing, and software development lifecycle practices.
- Strong written, verbal, presentation, collaboration, and technical leadership skills.
- Interest in anti-tamper and cybersecurity technologies; prior security knowledge is not required.
- Demonstrated success leading software development lifecycle activities and applying technical standards and methodologies.
- Ability to identify opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation.
Benefits
- Flexible schedules, including an optional every-other-Friday-off 9/80 schedule.
- Competitive benefits including 401(k) matching, flexible time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health and wellness programs, and employee resource and social groups.
- Fully on-site or hybrid/flex work options in Boise, Idaho, or Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Opportunities for continuous learning and development and research-oriented work with defense and security teams.
Tech Stack
CKeystoneJS
Categories
About General Dynamics Mission Systems
General Dynamics Mission Systems designs and manufactures secure communications, C4ISR, cyber defense, and maritime/underwater systems used across land, sea, air, space, and cyber domains. It sells integrated hardware and software to U.S. and allied defense and intelligence agencies under government contracts and long-term programs. The company is headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, and operates as a business unit of General Dynamics.