HILSIL Systems Test Engineer

Job Description:

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 which shall include but not be 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 3^rd-party tools

Applicants should have some of the following skillset:
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; 3VDC 5VDC 28VDC 120VAC; 240VAC - knowledge of working with high voltage
• SIGNAL ANAYSIS: 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 ANAYSIS 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 tolls
• 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

Applicant should have the familiarity with the following tools:

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

Position Requirements:

• BS in Electrical Engineering required with a minor in Computer Science or Computer Engineering (preferred)
• Proven 10 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 TestStand 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 but not limited to MIL-STD-882E ISO 26262 FACE
• Experience in military practices for Safety Design and Assessment per MIL-STD-882E
• Design knowledge of embedded operating systems including RTOS and partitioned OS environments
• Experience in high bandwidth data buses and network technology (e.g. AFDX PCI Express Ethernet TSN)
• Model base design methods (e.g. UML)