Company Description

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.

General Dynamics in St Leonards-on-Sea currently provide avionic mission computing systems for a wide range of military fast jets, helicopters, and UAV’s. Recent success has resulted in General Dynamics developing the next generation of Advanced High Performance, Safety Critical Mission Computer Systems to meet the needs of latest platforms in development by several aircraft manufacturers. These Mission Computing Systems provide the functionality that integrates aircraft systems, sensor systems and weapon systems with the information and control systems required by the aircrew to meet the demanding operational needs of these aircraft.

Job Description

Working as a key member of ourFirmware Engineeringteam you will help to develop a range of product solutions to meet the needs of new and advanced avionic and maritime platforms.

The successful candidate will be assigned to one of our avionic or maritime product development teams and be involved in activities across the product development life-cycle. This could include:

Analysis of customer requirements Creating & modifying firmware designs and architecture Use of simulation tools to generate verification test benches Participation in design reviews Configuration control

Qualifications

You will ideally be qualified in hardware, electronics or an electronic systems engineering discipline. Some experience in the defence, avionics, aerospace or naval systems industry would be preferred but is not essential.

You will have experience is some of the following (appropriate training will be provided):

FPGA design and implementation for complex functions, primarily using XILINX SoCs and MicroSemi FPGAs Use of VHDL Use of simulation tools and the generation of verification test benches XILINX Vivado and MicroSemi Libero toolsets, and supporting tools

Professional registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng or equivalent) is desirable, but not essential. General Dynamics Mission Systems actively support employees in attaining CEng status. Where appropriate there is potential for further study support of Degree or Masters qualifications.

Additional Information

Starting salary for these positions will vary dependant upon the experience of the successful applicant. We have positions forFirmware Engineer, Senior Firmware Engineer and Principal Firmware Engineer.

We are open to hybrid working - ideally we would prefer Firmware Engineers to be on site three days per week due to the nature of the role, however we are open to further discussion aiming to be as flexible as possible.

We 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 if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme.

All successful/appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work checks.