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48086BR

Company:

General Atomics

Job Summary:

General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world’s leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies.

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) is a supplier of advanced electromagnetic systems, related power equipment and other high technology products for a variety of government and commercial applications. These include products such as the design and fabrication of linear motors, superconducting and conventional rotating motors, power inverters, high-energy capacitors, radiation monitoring systems, high-voltage direct current power distribution systems, and numerous other products.

We have an exciting opportunity in our Aerospace Systems Engineering Department for a Flight Simulation Engineer. This full-time position is located at our Huntsville, AL site and directly supports the System Simulation & Analysis and Guidance, Navigation, and Control teams by providing technical expertise for development and configuration management of analysis tools for a variety of space and weapon system development projects.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

+ Support the aerospace systems engineering organization by developing and configuration managing flight simulations and other analysis tools.

+ Support development of new weapon systems particularly gun-launched projectiles and guided missiles and/or satellites.

+ Support real-time simulation development and Software-in-the-Loop and Hardware-in-the-Loop testing.

+ Performs upgrades to simulation and analysis tools with special focus on maintaining analyst useability and tool flexibility.

+ Support peer reviews of simulation models, analysis tools, and other software modules as required.

+ Develop and implement simulation software unit tests and other automated test scripts as required.

+ Develop simulation tool and software documentation using company guidelines and best industry practices.

+ Support post-processing and analysis of data collected from ground and flight tests, simulation-based performance assessments, and other sources.

+ Develop briefing materials for design reviews.

+ Facilitate rapid resolution of delays that impact simulation and analysis tasks including real-time, thorough communication with task leads, program management and other leadership is required.

+ Collaborate daily with GA and customer engineering and program management teams.

+ Support development of simulation and analysis related data deliverables.

+ Perform other duties as required.

+ Travel expectations: <10%

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

Job ID#:

48086BR

Job Category:

Engineering

Travel Percentage Required:

0% - 25%

Full-Time/Part-Time:

Full-Time Salary

State:

Alabama

Clearance Level:

Secret

Pay Range Low:

98,100

City:

Huntsville

Clearance Required?:

Yes

Pay Range High:

171,398

Recruitment Posting Title:

Flight Simulation Engineer

Job Qualifications:

+ Typically requires a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree or PhD in software engineering, computer science, or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; 6 or more years of experience with a bachelor’s degree, 4 or more years of experience with a master’s degree, or 2 or more years of experience with a PhD. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.

+ Must have a thorough understanding of software engineering and software configuration management and version control concepts, principles, processes, and tools such as Git and SVN.

+ Prior experience with developing and using high fidelity flight simulations of missiles, gun-launched projectiles, hypersonic vehicles, or satellites is required.

+ Demonstrated skills with multiple programming languages such as FORTRAN, C, C++, Python, and MATLAB is required.

+ Must possess the ability to develop and communicate new concepts; apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment; organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases; and, determine the appropriate approach at the task level or, with assistance, at the project level to provide solutions to a range of complex problems.

+ Must have strong communication, computer, documentation, presentation, and interpersonal skills, ability to work independently and as part of a team; able to perform complex tasks in one or more engineering areas.

+ Must have an active Dept of Defense (DoD) Secret level security clearance with the ability to upgrade to Top Secret if required by the program.

+ Able to work extended hours as required.

+ Success in position requires consistent display of the following key abilities:

+ Initiative and strong work ethic to work independently, or with a team, or solve challenging problems in a development and prototyping environment.

+ Rapid and effective problem solving: identify issues, analyze and interpret data and develop innovative solutions to a variety of complex problems;

+ Excellent communication skills to document, develop, and present technical issues so that stakeholders across the organization readily understand the content and their related actions;

+ Schedule performance: influencing and collaborating across the organization to result in contract schedule success.

Desired Job Qualifications

+ Experience with Software-In-The-Loop (SWIL) and Hardware-In-The-Loop (HWIL) simulation and testing is strongly desired.

+ Experience with using and modifying the Air Force’s AFSIM simulation tool is strongly desired.

+ Experience with integrating and stress testing “black box” software (e.g. DLL’s) is desired.

+ Demonstrated skills and experience with embedded flight software development and testing is desired.

US Citizenship Required?:

Yes

Experience Level:

Mid-Level (3-7 years)

Relocation Assistance Provided?:

Yes

Workstyle:

Onsite