Capabilities Development Engineer

GDIT JOB DESCRIPTION

Designs, develops, tests and evaluates electrical, mechanical, and/or computer components, equipment and systems. Provides innovativemethods and technical solutions using the engineering design process. Plans implementation of enhancements.

Performs advanced engineering work concerning the design, evaluation, planning, testing and operation of electrical, electronic, mechanical, and/or computer components, equipment and systems for commercial, government, military and/or scientific uses. Analyzes customer requirements and develops technical solutions to complex problems. Maintains equipment and/or systems integrity while ensuring compliance with policies. Coordinates the acquisition of hardware and software as well as subcontractor services as needed.

With your proficiency in grasping and applying new information quickly, the Embedded Engineer will be proficient in C/C++ and comfortable reading/writing assembler, as well as understanding of, but not limited to Linux and VxWorks real time operating systems. You'll be involved in protocol analysis, vulnerability assessment, security research, rapid prototyping of proof of concept capabilities.

It's your chance to step up to the challenge and prove you're ready to lead the world.

• Technologies that aren't just top-notch, they're often top-secret
• A team of bold thinkers committed to exploring what's next
• Opportunities to gain new knowledge as it's discovered

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Mathematics.
• Four (4) years of equivalent related military experience may be substituted for the bachelor degree.
• Master of Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
• Fully proficient knowledge of operating system fundamentals (interrupts, threading, virtual memory, device drivers) and internals (memory layouts and management, binary file formats).
• Fully proficient knowledge in low‑level programming of device drivers in a Unix, Linux, or Windows environment.
• Experience in reverse engineering tools, both COTS and GOTS, is a plus.

• Creative thinking with the ability to multi‑task.
• Consistently displays high performance attributes.
• Team player who thrives in collaborative environments and revels in team success.

• 12+ years of experience (or 8+ with relevant master’s degree) in three (3) or more of the following: system requirements analysis, software system design, software system development, software system integration, software system testing.
• 8+ years of experience in four (4) or more of the following: developing embedded software systems in assembly, C, C++, or Java; developing embedded software systems for Unix, Linux, Windows, VxWorks, JunOS, or vendor‑proprietary operating systems; experience with operating system internals for Unix, Linux, Windows, VxWorks, JunOS, or vendor‑proprietary operating systems; reverse engineering and analysis of software; low‑level programming of device drivers in a Unix, Linux, or Windows environment;
  
  bit‑level data analysis; systems engineering of large scale embedded systems.
• Experience coordinating the acquisition of hardware and software and subcontractor services.