Senior HIL​/SIL Technical

INTRODUCTION

General Dynamics is a global Fortune 100 company, proudly serving the aerospace and defense industry for over 70 years. General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS), a business unit of General Dynamics, delivers core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles. Our team focuses on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs while increasing troop safety and effectiveness.

Land Systems works with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable, and capable in a dynamic threat environment.

General Dynamics is looking to hire a highly-motivated, best-in-class Senior HIL / SIL Engineer. This position will be responsible for the development, integration, and maintenance of HIL / SIL test systems, including, but not limited to, the following capabilities:

• Simulation of synthetic driving environments (e.g., terrain, weather, lighting, position, obstacles, etc.)
• Real-time physics-based plant simulation
• Signal conditioning and fault injection
• Test automation executive
• DAQ for CAN, Ethernet, 1553, RS-422, SSI, discrete analog, discrete digital, and other signal types
• Support for various 3rd-party tools

Electrical/Electronic Engineering:

• DIGITAL CIRCUIT DESIGN:
  Digital signal conditioning; encoders; counters; sinking I/O; sourcing I/O; impedance matching; A/D; D/A; digital filters (IIR, LP, HP, BP, ...); control logic; power; optical and galvanic isolation
• ANALOG CIRCUIT DESIGN:
  Analog signal conditioning, analog filter design (LP, HP, BP, ...), filter response, Nyquist sampling theory, aliasing, mitigation, resolver circuits, LVDT circuits, thermocouple circuits
• SERIAL INTERFACE DESIGN: RS232, RS422/485, CAN, MIL-Std-1553B, Ethernet, SSI, SPI, I2C, transceivers
• FPGA DESIGN:
  Sensor emulation, digital filters, serial devices, high speed logic control
• MICRO-CONTROLLERS:
  Design custom micro-controller applications
• AC/DC POWER: AC and DC power circuits; circuit protection; 3
  
  VDC, 5
  
  VDC, 28
  
  VDC, 120
  
  VAC; 240
  
  VAC - knowledge of working with high voltage
• SIGNAL ANALYSIS:
  Frequency and duty cycle generation and measurement;
  Fast Fourier Frequency analysis; noise analysis; filter types and filter performance

Cable/Harness Design:

• CABLE DESIGN KNOWLEDGE / CALCULATIONS:
  Wire types, stranding, usage, insulation, frequency characteristics, sizing, current, voltage, power, thermal, propagation delays, physical strength, fill, weight
• CABLE SHIELDING, GROUNDING, EMI DESIGN:
  Shielding, grounding, terminating, EMI
• CABLE MIL CONNECTOR KNOWLEDGE:
  Military connector knowledge - receptacles, plugs, materials, contacts, keying, clocking
• CABLE FABRICATION KNOWLEDGE:
  Soldering, crimping, strain reliefs, boots, boot adapters, shrink
• CABLE SIGNAL ANALYSIS KNOWLEDGE:
  Signal analysis - R/L/C effects; noise analysis - filtering; length - propagation delays; trunk lengths; stub lengths

Electrical Drawings:

• ELECTRICAL SINGLE LINE:
  Design electrical single line diagrams
• ELECTRICAL LAYOUT:
  Design electrical layout drawings
• ELECTRICAL CABLE:
  Design electrical cable drawings
• ELECTRICAL SCHEMATICS:
  Design electrical schematics

Networks:

• ETHERNET NETWORKS:
  Switches; hubs; network topologies; analysis methods and tools
• CAN BUS NETWORKS: CAN bus design; communication; analysis methods and tools
• SERIAL NETWORKS: MIL-STD-1553B; RS232; RS422/485; SPI; I2C; SSI - analysis methods and tools
• VIDEO: RS170; SDI; HDMI; DVI; VGA - analysis methods and tools
• TIME-SENSITIVE NETWORKING:
  Switches; time reservation; CUC / CNC; analysis methods and tools

Military Vehicle Knowledge:

• MILITARY VEHICLE POWER:
  Power (common) - knowledge of military vehicle power systems and how to integrate and test
• MILITARY VEHICLE MOBILITY:
  Mobility - knowledge of military vehicle power systems and how to integrate and test
• MILITARY VEHICLE SURVIVABILITY:
  Survivability - knowledge of military vehicle power systems and how to integrate and test
• MILITARY VEHICLE LETHALITY:
  Lethality - knowledge of military vehicle power systems and how to integrate and test

Tools Familiarity:

• MATLAB/SIMULINK
• NI LABVIEW, NI VERISTAND, XILINX VIVADO
• EXCEL
• VISIO
• WIRESHARK
• VECTOR CANOE
• PROTOCOL MONITORS & CONVERTORS - MOXA

• BS in Electrical Engineering required with a minor in Computer Science or Computer Engineering (preferred)
• Proven 10+ year record of participation in full life cycle software design for military, civil avionics systems, or automotive systems
• Experience with embedded electronics architecture in military, automotive, or avionics applications
• Experience testing embedded software
• Experience developing test applications in NI Veristand, Vector CANoe, Simulink, NI Test Stand, or equivalent technology
• Experience using Wireshark
• Experience with reading and understanding electrical schematics
• Working knowledge of HIL, signal conditioning, simulation, and data acquisition
• Familiarity with standards such as PCAP, PTP, and PRP
• Working knowledge of industry safety standards and regulations including…