Senior Principal Electrical Engineer, RF Focus

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field. Also requires 10+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 8 years of job-related experience.

Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

ROLE AND POSITION OBJECTIVES:

We encourage you to apply if you have any of these preferred skills or experiences:

• Product experience, specifically in new product development and getting products to market
• Experience with the full development lifecycle and associated domains (electrical, mechanical, firmware, packaging)
• Ability to interface with the business team, product manager(s), and customer when necessary 
• Ability to technically drive the technology in the RF Domain
• Works in the agile mindset; executing prototypes on a regular basis 
• Experience with product integration and test
• Experience with customer focus/user testing

What sets you apart:

• High degree of experience with specialization in mmWave 
• Experience with RF Analysis Tools (ANSYS/FEKO etc)
• Creative thinker with demonstrated success leading the systems development life cycle
• Collaborative team player eager to provide technical leadership and position others for success
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and influence management skills, with notable record of securing buy-in on concepts and ideas
• Experienced in the art of negotiation with ability to meet challenging customer requirements with win-win solutions
• Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others

Our Commitment to You:

• An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development. 
• Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation’s security
• Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)
• Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more
• See more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits

Workplace Options:
This position is flex with frequent travel to a GDMS site listed below when necessary for hardware development and test.
While on-site, you will be a part of either Orlando, FL, Scottsdale, AZ, or Taunton, MA site teams 

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!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans