General Dynamics
Senior Hardware Engineer – Architect (Contractor)
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Location: Castleham Rd, Hastings, Saint Leonards-on-sea TN38, UK
Employment Type: Employment Type: Contract (Ltd)
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 UAVs. 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 stores management systems with the information and control systems required by the aircrew to meet the demanding operational needs of these aircraft.
Job Description
This role is for a Senior Hardware Architect Engineer who is looking to apply their experience in a new and challenging environment, working across the full development life-cycle.
While primarily working on defence products and contracts, candidates with domain experience in adjacent areas are encouraged to apply for this role.
Qualifications
The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate engineering and domain experience across a number of the aspects listed below:
- Solution architecture from customer requirements.
- Experience of implementing the development guidelines set out by RTCA/DO-254
- Interface between the customer, the project and the wider Hardware team that is tasked with:
- Analog Circuit Design
- Digital Circuit Design
- FPGA and ASIC Design
- PCB Design
- Signal Integrity
Additional Information
General Dynamics Mission Systems utilises QDOS IR35 Status Review. The requirements of this contract have been evaluated as Outside IR35 Prior to the engagement start you will need to complete a status questionnaire in order to receive the finalised status determination.
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.
We are open to this role being spent with time working fully in our offices in St Leonards-on-Sea or hybrid - typically 2 days working from home on a weekly basis (depending on the work tasks)
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General Dynamics
General Dynamics is organized into four business groups: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems and Technologies.
We have a balanced business model which gives each business unit the flexibility to stay agile and maintain an intimate understanding of customer requirements.
Each business unit is responsible for the execution of its strategy and operational performance. Our corporate leaders set the overall strategy of the business and manage allocation of capital. This unique model keeps us focused on what matters — delivering on our promises to customers through relentless improvement, continued growth, boosting return on invested capital and disciplined capital deployment.
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