Company Description

At General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada, co-op positions mean hands-on impact. Join an inclusive team that engineers high technology solutions, products, and services that have a real-world impact.

• Realize your Impact: Our work enables customers to successfully execute missions across diverse domains of operation. Your fresh perspectives and ideas have the power to shape real solutions, influence projects and drive meaningful change.
• Kick-start your Career: Immerse yourself in various industry facets, gaining insights that span from cutting-edge technology to project management. Elevate your resume with a distinguished company to set the stage for a rewarding career, while paving the way for future full-time opportunities within General Dynamics.
• Grow your Network: Work side by side with seasoned professionals who are excited to share their experience and develop your skills. Have meaningful interactions, ask questions, and build relationships that can lead to lasting industry connections.
• Balance your Life: Our flexible environment is designed for you to thrive. With options to work from home or under a compressed nine-day fortnight schedule, we champion work-life balance, ensuring you have time for personal endeavors and your professional aspirations.

Our success is fueled by our people and the wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills they bring to the business - learn more about our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and belonging here. We will work with you around any workplace accommodation required during our application process. If you require accommodation or have questions, please contact Human Resources via [email protected].

Job Description

The General Dynamics Mission Systems -Canada Advanced Vetronic Systems (AVS) team has a requirement for an Electrical/Software/Computer Engineering student to support multiple programs in the Vetronics product area. The successful candidate for this position will contribute to the support of embedded software for the Smart Display, Video, and Fire Control product lines, as well as the automated build and test environment which supports those products. These products are fielded in tanks and armoured vehicles around the world, and new features are always being added. Our Smart Displays have a full computer (Intel Xeon) processor inside them, along with embedded ARM microprocessors running external interfaces such as USB, CAN, or RS422, and are used by our military customers to display battlefield maps, etc. Our Video products run an embedded Linux on a more powerful ARM processor, relying on Ethernet connections to push compressed video streams around a vehicle.
The Vetronics team's software runs close to the hardware. We measure our boot time in milliseconds. There is no huge Java VM or Apache web server backend framework running our code - in some cases there is an embedded Linux kernel, in some cases a thin embedded operating system, and in some cases there is no operating system at all. We write code for ARM processors and microprocessors. Think: code that's written for an Odroid, Arduino or Raspberry Pi, but take it to the next level.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering.
• OS: Linux (Ubuntu, shell), Windows 10/11
• Languages: C/C++, python3, Bourne shell scripts
• Interfaces: I2C, SPI, JTAG, USB, Ethernet (TCP/IP networking, SSH), CAN bus
• SW Tools: Git and GitLab CI/CD, Visual Studio Code, Docker, Confluence
• Office Tools: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
• Interest in developing embedded application software for devices and computers
• Interest in micro-controllers and video processors
• Soft skills: Innovative and a self-starter, with excellent communication and teamwork skills, ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Exposure to software/hardware integration and test, and working from digital schematics
• Experience working in a team environment with systems, software and hardware engineering peers
• Exposure to MIL-STD S/W and H/W development environments and processes

Additional Information

Security

• Must be able to obtain and maintain Canadian Security Clearance and a positive Controlled Goods Assessment. Eligibility to work in Canada either as a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident.
• Applicants may be required to meet additional security requirements in order to gain access to technical data, classified areas or information that is subject to international regulations.