[Hiring] Mission Architect @General Dynamics Mission Systems

Role Description

General Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for a Mission Architect focused on embedded security, anti-tamper, operating system and hypervisor security, avionics, and tactical radios and networks. This role pairs deep technical mission architecture with business development responsibility: the successful candidate will serve as a principal technical authority who shapes government customer requirements, architects winning technical solutions, and leads capture of new government-funded R&D programs. This is an opportunity to grow a portfolio of defense cyber R&D and anti-tamper business by combining credible technical leadership with the relationship-building, capture, and proposal skills of a business development leader.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent is required plus a minimum of 10 years of demonstrated experience generating and capturing government-funded research and development business; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 8 years of demonstrated experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience authoring and leading proposal captures for government-funded research and development programs, with demonstrated success winning funded awards.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience serving as a principal investigator or technical authority on funded government research efforts.
• Experience leading or directly contributing to multiple concurrent government research programs.
• Direct, hands-on research and engineering experience — not solely oversight or program management — in at least two of the following mission areas: operating system or hypervisor security; embedded or tactical computing platform security; avionics or other flight-safety-critical embedded systems; tactical radio and tactical network systems.
• Direct experience developing, integrating, or transitioning Anti-Tamper (AT) or cyber security technologies into customer systems, including familiarity with DoD Anti-Tamper policy and DoD Cyber Security / Zero Trust policy.
• Experience growing and leading a technical team supporting research capture and / or program delivery.
• Experience directing or technically evaluating subcontractor support on government research programs.
• Working knowledge of government contracting and acquisition practices.

Requirements

• Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire; ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance is preferred.
• 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.

Benefits

• Highly competitive benefits.
• Flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded.

Company Description

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.