Responsibilities for this Position

Position Title: Software Application Developer & Integrator

Location: Sterling Heights, MI, United States

Category: Engineering

Job Type: Contract

Country: United States

State: MI

City: Sterling Heights

Remote Work Options: Hybrid

Security Clearance Required: Ability to obtain security clearance

Career Level: Junior

Requisition ID: 15951422

Date Posted: Apr 11, 2025

Description: About the Role

Support current and future General Dynamics Land Systems vehicles and develop new products and/or improve existing applications for GDLS and US Army customers.

Work with a creative group of software engineers in designing, testing and deployment of mobile apps used to input vehicle condition, retrieve data from various databases, display vehicle health/part failure predictions and vehicle software integration.

Company Information

General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees world-wide. General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles. Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs, while increasing troop safety and effectiveness. Land Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment.

What We Offer

Whether you are starting your career or an experienced professional, we offer a Total Rewards package that is impactful and built for you.

• Healthcare including medical, dental, vision, HSA and Flex Spending.
• Competitive base pay, incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits.
• 401k Match (6%).
• Educational Assistance.
• 9-80 Work Schedule (This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off).
• Onsite Cafeteria, remodeled with new equipment Fitness Center, and Outdoor fitness track.

Responsibilities to Anticipate for this role

• Support current and future General Dynamics Land Systems vehicles and develop new products and/or improve existing applications for GDLS and US Army customers.
• Work with a creative group of software engineers in designing, testing and deployment of mobile apps used to input vehicle condition, retrieve data from various databases, display vehicle health/part failure predictions and vehicle software integration.
• Research emerging technologies to improve existing products.
• Demonstrate applications in front of live audience.
• Travel to support customer launch, update, troubleshooting, etc.
• Vehicle software integration.

Qualifications Sought

• Education:
  • Must have a bachelor degree in software engineering or computer science
• Documented Experience:
  • Minimum of 2 years applicable experience with mobile app development (iOS, Android, Windows) including multi-platform development with UWP and Xamarin.
  • Platform software integration, vehicle or similar.
  • Porting applications from one operating system to another.
  • Python (Python 3, Pip, pylibpcap)
  • Object-oriented programming languages (C#, Java, C++, etc.) and web development (HTML, CSS, XSLT, JavaScript)
  • Linux (Linux Bash/Terminal (RHEL based), Yum, Vim, SSH, SFTP)
  • MySQL, Putty, Wireshark, Oracle DB, GCC, InfluxDB, OpenSSL, Postgresql, Dashboards, Analytics
  • Knowledge of CAN and Ethernet data transmission.
  • Windows and Linux/UNIX operating systems/development environments
  • Database and/or data warehouse design
  • Data Science, Advanced Data Analytics and AL/ML.
  • MS Office applications

Additional Information / Desired Experience

• Applicable work and project experience with a strong GPA reflective of a high degree of competency and passion for the field
• Must adhere to strict project schedules and meet extremely high-quality standards.
• Requires excellent interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skills.
• Requires strong analytical and creative skills to comfortably solve complex problems.
• Requires a strong propensity to record and document processes, software, and source code.
• Travel, sometimes multi-week, to support our products and customers
• Ability to work both on-site with some remote opportunity
• Overtime may be required to meet demands of our customer.

Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people across 65 countries worldwide and in all 50 U.S. states, more information is available at www.gd.com. General Dynamics Land Systems, is a business unit of General Dynamics, and is an innovative leader of ground combat systems' equipment and software for our clients. Our performance-driven team partners with the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corp and other militaries across the Globe to ensure that next generation ground combat vehicles are ready to protect our fighting men and women in uniform. General Dynamics Lands Systems provides a competitive compensation package, site specific flexible work schedules, 401(k) with Company Match; Bonus Eligibility, Employee Development Opportunities, Tuition Reimbursement, On-site Amenities, and comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, General Dynamics Land Systems ("GDLS") provides all persons with equal opportunity and access to all aspects of employment process, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or membership in any group protected by federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws. GDLS also is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation to search or apply for an opportunity with GDLS, please call 586-825-4000 or send an e-mail to for assistance and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
About the Role

Support current and future General Dynamics Land Systems vehicles and develop new products and/or improve existing applications for GDLS and US Army customers.

Work with a creative group of software engineers in designing, testing and deployment of mobile apps used to input vehicle condition, retrieve data from various databases, display vehicle health/part failure predictions and vehicle software integration.

Company Information

General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees world-wide. General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles. Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs, while increasing troop safety and effectiveness. Land Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment.

What We Offer

Whether you are starting your career or an experienced professional, we offer a Total Rewards package that is impactful and built for you.

• Healthcare including medical, dental, vision, HSA and Flex Spending.
• Competitive base pay, incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits.
• 401k Match (6%).
• Educational Assistance.
• 9-80 Work Schedule (This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off).
• Onsite Cafeteria, remodeled with new equipment Fitness Center, and Outdoor fitness track.

Responsibilities to Anticipate for this role

• Support current and future General Dynamics Land Systems vehicles and develop new products and/or improve existing applications for GDLS and US Army customers.
• Work with a creative group of software engineers in designing, testing and deployment of mobile apps used to input vehicle condition, retrieve data from various databases, display vehicle health/part failure predictions and vehicle software integration.
• Research emerging technologies to improve existing products.
• Demonstrate applications in front of live audience.
• Travel to support customer launch, update, troubleshooting, etc.
• Vehicle software integration.

Qualifications Sought

• Education:
  • Must have a bachelor degree in software engineering or computer science
• Documented Experience:
  • Minimum of 2 years applicable experience with mobile app development (iOS, Android, Windows) including multi-platform development with UWP and Xamarin.
  • Platform software integration, vehicle or similar.
  • Porting applications from one operating system to another.
  • Python (Python 3, Pip, pylibpcap)
  • Object-oriented programming languages (C#, Java, C++, etc.) and web development (HTML, CSS, XSLT, JavaScript)
  • Linux (Linux Bash/Terminal (RHEL based), Yum, Vim, SSH, SFTP)
  • MySQL, Putty, Wireshark, Oracle DB, GCC, InfluxDB, OpenSSL, Postgresql, Dashboards, Analytics
  • Knowledge of CAN and Ethernet data transmission.
  • Windows and Linux/UNIX operating systems/development environments
  • Database and/or data warehouse design
  • Data Science, Advanced Data Analytics and AL/ML.
  • MS Office applications

Additional Information / Desired Experience

• Applicable work and project experience with a strong GPA reflective of a high degree of competency and passion for the field
• Must adhere to strict project schedules and meet extremely high-quality standards.
• Requires excellent interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skills.
• Requires strong analytical and creative skills to comfortably solve complex problems.
• Requires a strong propensity to record and document processes, software, and source code.
• Travel, sometimes multi-week, to support our products and customers
• Ability to work both on-site with some remote opportunity
• Overtime may be required to meet demands of our customer.

Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people across 65 countries worldwide and in all 50 U.S. states, more information is available at www.gd.com. General Dynamics Land Systems, is a business unit of General Dynamics, and is an innovative leader of ground combat systems' equipment and software for our clients. Our performance-driven team partners with the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corp and other militaries across the Globe to ensure that next generation ground combat vehicles are ready to protect our fighting men and women in uniform. General Dynamics Lands Systems provides a competitive compensation package, site specific flexible work schedules, 401(k) with Company Match; Bonus Eligibility, Employee Development Opportunities, Tuition Reimbursement, On-site Amenities, and comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, General Dynamics Land Systems ("GDLS") provides all persons with equal opportunity and access to all aspects of employment process, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or membership in any group protected by federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws. GDLS also is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation to search or apply for an opportunity with GDLS, please call 586-825-4000 or send an e-mail to for assistance and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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