Senior Embedded Software Engineer - DoD Clearance Eligible

General Dynamics Electric Boat; New London (CT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat in New London, CT is seeking an experienced software engineer to translate system requirements into reliable software for embedded platforms. You will own software end-to-end—from design and development to integration with hardware, unit testing, and supporting verification and validation testing.

The role offers collaboration with systems, hardware, and test engineers, potential leadership of a software team, and a path to contribute to critical, safety‑driven

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/engineering is required.
• 5–14 years of post-graduate software engineering or software project lead experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Experience with embedded software and hardware integration.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing system-level requirements and deriving them into software and interface requirements.
• Designing software components that align with functional and system needs.
• Integrating software with embedded hardware.
• Developing comprehensive unit tests using modern testing frameworks.
• Supporting verification and validation testing for performance and operational requirements.
• Troubleshooting and enhancing existing code to fix defects or support evolving hardware and requirements.
• Maintaining formal software documentation and design artifacts.
• Assisting with prototypes for R&D initiatives.
• This role has the potential to lead a software team while being responsible for project progress and budget.

Skills

C++

Java

Python

Unit testing

Software lifecycle

UML

Secure coding

Hardware/software integration

Requirements analysis

Lead experience

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

SVN

LabVIEW

IBM DOORS

Linux RTOS

Relational databases

Job description

General Dynamics Electric Boat in New London, CT is seeking an experienced software engineer to translate system requirements into reliable software for embedded platforms. You will own software end-to-end—from design and development to integration with hardware, unit testing, and supporting verification and validation testing.

The role offers collaboration with systems, hardware, and test engineers, potential leadership of a software team, and a path to contribute to critical, safety‑driven