Shipboard Software Engineer – Mechanical & Electrical Systems

General Dynamics Electric Boat; New London (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Work Arrangements

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat seeks a software engineer to support HM&E systems aboard submarine platforms. You will participate in designing, integrating, and testing shipboard software, translating system needs into reliable code, and building comprehensive unit tests.

The role emphasizes end‑to‑end ownership, collaboration with systems, hardware, and test engineers, and maintaining documentation to enable safe, effective operation of real‑world systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Electrical, Computer Engineering, or engineering.
• 0-5 years of post‑graduate software development experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US DoD Security Clearance.
• Experience with a high level, object‑oriented language (e.g. C++, Java, .NET, Python).
• Familiarity with software development lifecycle methodologies (Waterfall and Agile).

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.

Skills

Ownership

System integration

Debugging

Team collaboration

Secure coding

C/C++

Software lifecycle

Education

B.S. in CS/EE/CE

Tools

Git or SVN

LabVIEW

Linux RTOS

IBM DOORS

Relational databases

Job description

General Dynamics Electric Boat seeks a software engineer to support HM&E systems aboard submarine platforms. You will participate in designing, integrating, and testing shipboard software, translating system needs into reliable code, and building comprehensive unit tests.

The role emphasizes end‑to‑end ownership, collaboration with systems, hardware, and test engineers, and maintaining documentation to enable safe, effective operation of real‑world systems.