Systems Engineering Integration & Test Engineer - TIDES FPGA (PIE)

Basic Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:Requires a Bachelor's degree in degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field. 

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense TS/SCI security clearance is preferred at time of hire. Candidates must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance within a reasonable amount of time from date of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

WorkplaceFacility 100%, Flex

Responsibilities for this Position

Job Description: 

Systems Engineering Integration & Test Engineer - TIDES FPGA (PIE)

ROLE AND POSITION OBJECTIVES:

As a Systems Engineering Integration & Test Engineer - TIDES FPGA, you will be a member of the Payload Integration and Evolution (PIE) team within SEIT’s organization. The PIE team develops and evolves the Payload Verification Platform (PVP), a hardware development environment made up of COTS and custom FPGA boards, development kits, and supporting infrastructure used to emulate spacecraft payload behavior for early integration, risk reduction, and test software development.  In this role, you will support FPGA design, RTL development, simulation, interface integration, and lab bring-up for the PVP. Your work will help bridge test equipment with units under test, enable real-time functions such as packet timestamping and precision command scheduling, and mature the platform as payload programs move from early development toward verification and flight readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Payload Integration and Evolution (PIE) team within SEIT’s TIDES organization in developing and maturing the Payload Verification Platform (PVP)
• Help integrate COTS and custom FPGA boards, development kits, test equipment, and payload hardware into a shared hardware development environment
• Support early payload emulation, interface testing, hardware bring-up, and risk reduction activities
• Work with systems, electrical, software, test, and FPGA engineers to understand integration needs and translate them into test platform capabilities
• Assist with FPGA development tasks such as RTL updates, simulation, interface checkout, and lab validation under guidance from experienced engineers
• Support real-time test functions such as interface bridging, packet timestamping, command scheduling, and payload communication emulation
• Debug integration issues using lab equipment, software tools, waveform captures, and structured engineering investigation
• Document test setups, bring-up procedures, interface behavior, and lessons learned

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
• Foundational understanding of digital logic, electronics, embedded systems, or hardware/software integration
• Coursework, internship, lab, or project experience with FPGA design, SystemVerilog, VHDL, or FPGA development kits is a plus
• Interest in hardware bring-up, lab debug, payload integration, and hands-on engineering work
• Familiarity with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG, protocol analyzers, or similar tools
• Basic understanding of communication interfaces such as Ethernet, SPI, UART, JESD204, or other board-level protocols
• Comfortable working with software tools, scripts, Linux command-line environments, or Git-based workflows
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams and communicate across systems, hardware, software, and test disciplines
• Willingness to learn FPGA toolchains, RTL development, simulation, timing concepts, and hardware integration practices

What Sets You Apart

• You are curious about how the whole payload test system fits together, from hardware and FPGAs to software and test equipment
• You enjoy hands-on lab work and want to build real engineering judgment through bring-up, debug, and integration
• You have experience with FPGA projects, digital design coursework, embedded systems, robotics, communications, or hardware test platforms
• You are comfortable learning new tools and asking good technical questions
• You communicate clearly with engineers from different disciplines and can turn ambiguity into action
• You are interested in using automation, scripting, and AI tools to improve engineering workflows
• You want to grow into an engineer who can help define, build, debug, and evolve payload verification platforms over time

Salary Note

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Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) 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 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

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