About the Role:
This role involves designing and developing firmware for electronic components and subsystems, focusing on processing and interface products. The candidate will collaborate with systems, software, and hardware engineers to create solutions for video, image, and graphics processing. Key responsibilities include developing and reviewing requirements, embedded Linux development, and working with platforms like NVIDIA Jetson and Xilinx Ultrascale. The role also involves creating Linux drivers for custom peripherals, system constraints, and debugging through physical lab testing.
Company Information:
General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees world-wide. General Dynamics Land Systems, 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.
What We Offer:
Whether you are starting your career or an experienced professional, we offer a Total Rewards package that is impactful and built for you.
- Healthcare including medical, dental, vision.
- Competitive base pay.
- 401k Match (6%).
- Hybrid work schedule may be available.
- 9-80 Work Schedule (This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off).
- On-going learning opportunities within a rewarding work environment.
- Onsite Cafeteria, remodeled with new equipment Fitness Center, and Outdoor fitness track.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Design, develop Firmware for Electronic Components and Subsystems for Processing and Interface Products
- Collaborating with systems, software, and hardware engineers to develop designs for video, image &graphics processing
- Develop and review requirements and digest into work packages
- Perform embedded Linux development
- Perform Yocto Linux development on NVIDIA Jetson and Xilinx Ultrascale platforms
- Develop Linux drivers for custom peripherals
- Develop Linux drivers
- Develop system constraints
- Perform debug through physical lab testing
Position Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or Computer Science
- 10+ years of experience
- Experience with Linux & Linux driver development
- Experience with tools/languages such as GIT, Bitbucket, C, C++, Qt, Yocto
- Experience working with mixed Operating System environments VxWorks, Linux, PetaLinux, RTOS, Virtualization, BSPs, GVOS, etc.
- Experience with serial and network protocols such as RS-232/422, CAN, TCP/IP, UDP/IP, etc.
- Experience with one or more Linux system image build tools such as Yocto
- Experience with Eclipse, Makefile, GIT, gcc, DOORs, Jira / Bitbucket / Confluence, gdb, or QT is a plus
- Experience with type I & II hypervisors is a plus
- Familiarity with security features such as SELinux, verified boot and trusted execution environments is a plus.
- Experience with Linux device drivers, bootloaders, memory maps or other system programming is a strong plus Demonstrated problem solving skills, learning capabilities, and multitasking capabilities
- Experience with Yocto Linux on NVIDIA Jetson platorms
- Experience with V4L2 & Gstreamer
- Familiarity with CUDA
- Familiarity with OpenCV
- Experience with Git or similar revision control systems
- Experience with Jira or similar issue tracking systems
- Experience with Agile like team environment
Knowledge of the following areas desired:
- MOSA, SOSA, GCIA, TSN
- Microprocessor based products and Single Board Form Factors: Intel, AMD, ARM, VPX, VME, COM Express.
- Industry standard interfaces and products (PCle, DDRxx, USB, SATA, RS422/485, MIL-1553, Ethernet, CAN, RS422/485, Solid State Drives)
- Graphics/video interfaces (HDMI, DisplayPort, HD-SDI, RS-170, LVDS)
- FPGA Design and Simulation (Xilinx Toolsets)
- EMI/EMC, High Speed Signal Integrity design practices
- Military design and test requirements including MIL-1275, MIL-461, MIL-464, MIL-810
- Six Sigma design tools including DFMEA and Reliability Analysis
Desired Experience:
- This position may require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance
- (Non-US Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance)
- Previous experience working on ground combat Vehicles desired
- Must be able to work evening and/or weekend overtime as required
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General Dynamics Land Systems
401(k)
Dec 23, 2025