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Who We Are

Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We make things that fly, hover, zoom and launch. Things that move people. Protect soldiers. Power industries. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems.

This role is in Textron System’s Land Systems business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!

About This Role

Land Systems is seeking highly qualified technical candidates to lead the Ground Robotics Mechanical Engineering Team. The qualified candidate will provide technical leadership and guidance on development efforts that impact ground robotics products and programs. As the engineering lead, the person filling this role will be responsible for the execution of mechanical analysis, design, implementation, integration, and field support for multiple products across several programs. The candidate must be comfortable with leading a team of engineers through the application of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria, using judgment in making adaptations and modifications. 

We believe people should love what they do – in this role, you will be responsible for:

·       Manage a 5–10-person team of mechanical engineers ranging from junior to senior levels

·       Lead full life-cycle mechanical product development tasks for unmanned ground vehicles

·       Lead requirements analysis, mechanical design, unit testing, integration, installation, and maintenance

·       Lead mechanical design tasks planning and estimating activities 

·       Participate in proposal activities to include technical writing

·       Work in a diverse cross-functional team to deliver a fully integrated product

·       Become the technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) for mechanical subsystems 

·       Preparing and presenting engineering work products to internal review teams and external customers at program milestone reviews

·       Implementation, integration, and test of platforms in an outdoors offroad field environments and/or testing at customer sites. 

·       Develop and mentor junior staff

Requirements

·       Experience in developing drawings to ASME Y14 standards  and ASME Y14.5-2009 (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing)

·       Recent engineering group leadership performance that demonstrates technical and staff management capabilities, 

·       Experience in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

·       Experience with Product Lifecycle Management systems (eMatrix, TeamCenter, etc.)

·       Experience with leading Technical Data Package (TDP) generation and maturity

·       Experience with CAD tools such as NX and Solidworks

·       Experience in developing and mentor junior staff

·       Solving complex technical problems involving mechanical engineering solutions

·       Effective writing and presentation skills.

·       Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Visio).

·       Active Secret Clearance preferred; Secret eligibility required

·       Up to 20% of travel is required

Who We Are

Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We make things that fly, hover, zoom and launch. Things that move people. Protect soldiers. Power industries. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems.

This role is in Textron System’s Sea Systems business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!

About This Role

Textron Systems is looking for talented Mechanical Designers to support the Sea Systems and Land Systems organizations. This position will be responsible for creating and checking technical content and data packages for various components and sub-assemblies of our Sea and Land products such as the Common Unmanned Surface Vessel (CUSV) and the Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) as well as their payloads and support equipment.

This role will receive tasking from Senior Designers and Engineers. You will work with engineers on the creation and quality checking of engineering documentation to support production technical data packages (concepts, layouts, drawings, 3D models, parts lists, Engineering Change Notices (ECN’s), vendor parts, etc.) in compliance with Military, ASME, and Company standards and process guides. This role will include cataloging of vendor and supplier-controlled hardware, models, and specifications as well as the design and drawings for new components, welded and machined structures, electro-mechanical sub-assemblies, and system layouts. The applicant will be expected to quickly develop skills necessary for utilization of company tools (NX-2007, Solidworks, AutoCAD, Matrix and JIRA).

Responsibilities

• Creation of mechanical solid models from conceptual sketches, specification sheets and verbal direction
• Receive, create, and record JIRA tickets for tracking of assignments
• Translation of engineering requirements to source and vendor control documentation
• Cataloging of vendor and supplier-controlled components, models, and specifications
• Release of specifications, drawings, and ECNs within the MATRIX system (Product Lifecycle Management Tool)
• Interface with Product engineers, Manufacturing engineers and Machinists to produce accurate product representations and incorporate design for manufacturability feedback
• Participate in design review meetings
• Perform tolerance calculations (“tolerance stacks”) of detail parts and sub-assemblies
• Ensure compliance with design safety factors including tolerance and product specifications.
• Development of component and subassembly drawings to ASME Y14 standards, inclusive of all planforms, sectional and isometric views, notes and GD&T
• Generation of production drawings for multiple manufacturing methods; including machining, sheet metal forming and weldments
• Generation of electrical schematics and wiring diagrams from sketches, drawings, datasheets, and verbal direction
• Produce engineering Bills of Materials in the MATRIX system in concert with product definition release
• Checking of drawings per company and ASME Y14 standards

Who We Are

Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We make things that fly, hover, zoom and launch. Things that move people. Protect soldiers. Power industries. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems.

This role is in Textron System’s Sea Systems business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!

About This Role

The Sea Systems team is seeking highly qualified candidates to lead engineering projects supporting our CUSV product development initiatives and our contract programs.  The project engineer works primarily with the engineering discipline leads to plan and execute projects to achieve defined objectives within cost and schedule constraints.  The project engineer typically leads a multidisciplinary team and provides technical leadership and guidance on development efforts that impact CUSV products and programs.  As a member of the Sea System engineering team, the project engineer ensures that the engineering efforts meet customer and internal requirements.   

Project engineer roles and responsibilities:

• Develop and manage full-life cycle engineering design and development activities for the CUSV platform.
• Develop and lead execution of project plans.
• Serve as primary technical interface to internal and external customers. Communicate successes, challenges, and status on a regular basis.
• Act as a technical interface between business development, program management, engineering, logistics, and Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) for product and program needs.
• Coordinate multi-discipline engineering activities to ensure product technical quality, reliability, and management of asset availability both internally and for our customers.
• Prepare and present engineering work products to internal review teams and external customers at program IPT meetings and milestone reviews.
• Prepare technical proposals, execution schedules, and cost estimates (BOE’s) for new business opportunities.
• Manage cost and schedule performance of technical execution as a Control Account Manager.
• Support system engineering tasks – including (but not limited to) requirements analysis, systems modeling (SYSML), trade studies, requirements derivation, design review support, integration planning, test, verification, risk management, and engineering analysis.
• Generate subcontract statements of work and manage outside subcontractor performance.
• Serve as a resource to others within the work group, department, and the organization.
• Interact daily with program managers, business development, planners, engineers, and technicians.
• Drive tasks to completion independently.
• Travel in support of project execution, testing or demonstrations as required, up to 25%.

Who We Are 

We are Textron Systems, best known for innovative defense technologies and services. We are a part of Textron Inc, one of the world’s leading multi-industry companies, recognized for its powerful brands such as Bell, Cessna, Beechcraft, E-Z-GO, Arctic Cat and many more. Our company leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative products and services.   

But our business is all about people – the customers who rely on us and the exceptional team that brings our mission to life.  

We've been in the industry for more than 50 years and embraced the unique capabilities that come with being a mid-sized player. We bring the agility of a small business to meet our customers' most urgent requirements and empower our team members to push past possible. We can scale quickly to solve the big problems, working across functions, sites, and business lines to make it happen. We’re comprised of 7 domains specializing in Air, Sea, Land, Weapons Systems, Electronic Systems, Propulsion, and Testing and Training Simulations.   

Start your career in a big way by joining Textron Systems. We are here to provide necessary and life-changing services and products to our customers. We are right where the real work happens. By joining our team, you will gain exciting and versatile experiences from day one to fuel your growth. Talent development is a big part of who we are. Don't just start your career - go big.  

Visit TextronSystems.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!  

About This Role 

In this role, you will be responsible for: 

• Providing engineering support on next generation technologies and proven platforms that protect our deployed warfighter 
• Evaluating hardware failures and corrective action, document results, and communicate to management and customer 
• Performing detail safety and hazardous analysis of hardware design and determine impacts to system and subsystem performance and operations 
• Reviewing and assessing system requirements and determine impacts to system performance and to the program 
• Performing human systems integration analysis and identify impacts to system operation 
• Maintaining weights database