Advanced Engineer - Prototype Integration Engineer

Key Responsibilities: Build and configure the prototype virtualization environment on the designated commercial server platform. Install, configure, and troubleshoot virtualized voice, voice-recording, and supporting network services. Develop and execute prototype configurations for high availability, virtual networking, virtual LANs, quality of service, and system backup and recovery. Integrate wireless client devices, wireless routing, and voice call paths with the prototype environment and approved handset interfaces. Support trade-study research and hands-on evaluation of candidate voice-recording, network-switching, network security gateways or boundary-protection solutions, and related commercial components. Integrate and test analog telephony, audio, relay, and other legacy interfaces using appropriate analog telephony gateways, interface adapters, or test fixtures. Create test procedures, collect logs and performance data, document defects, and support root-cause analysis. Execute integration testing in designated laboratory environments and document results against defined acceptance criteria. Maintain version-controlled configuration files, build notes, network diagrams, test records, and engineering artifacts. Support development of technical-report content, including prototype design, test results, limitations, and recommendations.

Required Qualifications: Hands-on experience with Linux, virtualization, IP networking, managed switches, virtual LANs, power over Ethernet, and network troubleshooting. Hands-on experience deploying, configuring, and troubleshooting containerized applications using Kubernetes or a comparable container-orchestration platform, including containers, service networking, persistent storage, and configuration management. Working knowledge of voice-over-IP concepts, session-based communications, private-branch-exchange systems, and voice/audio troubleshooting. Experience developing and executing integration or verification tests for complex systems. Ability to interpret system drawings, interface-control documents, network diagrams, and equipment specifications. Strong written documentation skills and disciplined configuration-management habits.

Company Overview: 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. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team! Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans