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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.
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Job Summary
The Textron Systems – Weapons team is seeking a Configuration Management Manager to lead configuration management activities across multiple programs at our Wilmington, MA location. The successful candidate will guide and support our Program & Engineering teams in applying industry standard configuration management practices throughout the product lifecycle.
In this role, you will lead a team of CM analysts, oversee CM processes and tools across the business, and ensure compliance with internal, industry, and Government standards. You will serve as the primary authority for configuration identification, baseline management, change control, status accounting, and configuration audits to support program execution and product integrity.
About This Role
In this role, you will be responsible for:
Lead and manage CM activities across all programs, ensuring cost, quality, and schedule objectives are supported.
Oversee configuration identification, baseline management, change control, status accounting, and configuration audits in accordance with AS9100D, MIL-HDBK-61A, and EIA-649.
Interpret complex specifications, contractual data, and hardware and software requirements, and provide expert guidance to program teams.
Serve as the owner of CCB processes across the business; delegate chair responsibilities as needed while ensuring consistent and compliant execution.
Coordinate and participate in Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs), ensuring delivered products meet approved baseline requirements; assemble audit data packages and manage actions.
Oversee documentation creation and change activities to ensure proper application of PLM/ERP requirements during release.
Manage the preparation, assembly, and review of periodic Technical Data Package (TDP) deliveries to Government and customer entities.
Support updates and improvements to configuration management policies and procedures in alignment with evolving standards and program needs.
Ensure compliance with internal quality system requirements and participate in internal and external audits as required.
Oversee CM tools and systems, ensuring data integrity, effective workflows, and continuous improvement of CM processes.
Manage, mentor, and develop configuration management team members; provide leadership, direction, and performance oversight.
Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Program Management, Operations, Supply Chain, and external customers to ensure seamless configuration control throughout the product lifecycle.
Ensure that contractual delivery requirements for engineering documents and data are met.
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 Weapon 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 seeking a full-time Electrical Engineer to provide hands-on technical leadership and delivery support for the development, integration, test, and production of complex electrical hardware. This role will work closely with electrical design engineers, systems engineers, manufacturing, test, suppliers, and program leadership to ensure electrical hardware is delivered on schedule and meets all technical, quality, and performance requirements. The candidate should possess good communication and presentation skills and be comfortable interacting within a multidiscipline team. This position requires that the candidate be a US citizen with or capable of receiving a secret level security clearance.
Responsibilities
- Participating in resolving non-conformances related to electronics boxes and cables that develop during builds in support of hardware integration and delivery to our program customer.
- Provide day-to-day engineering supporting the integration and delivery of electronic and cable flight hardware to our program customer.
- Lead or support technical investigations of hardware failures, discrepancies, and nonconformances
- Coordinate with electrical designers, systems engineers, manufacturing, test engineering, quality, suppliers, and program management to resolve hardware issues.
- Provide engineering disposition and technical direction for hardware discrepancies encountered during manufacturing and test.
- Coordinating engineering changes and ensuring impacts to hardware already in fabrication or test are understood and addressed.
- Creating Technical Data Packages that include 3D drawings, specifications and materials lists for components and assemblies of electrical and electro-mechanical applications.
- Preparing and directing high quality electrical and electro-mechanical detail and assembly drawings and engineering change notices in support of hardware changes due to non-conformances or build issues
- Writing technical documents, including, but not limited to, Supplier Document Requirements List (SDRL) documents
- Supporting continuous improvement of electrical hardware development and delivery processes.
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 Weapon 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 seeking a full-time Mechanical Engineer to provide hands-on technical leadership and delivery support for the development, integration, test, and production of complex mechanical hardware. This role will work closely with mechanical design engineers, systems engineers, manufacturing, test, suppliers, and program leadership to ensure mechanical hardware is delivered on schedule and meets all technical, quality, and performance requirements. The candidate should possess good communication and presentation skills and be comfortable interacting within a multidiscipline team. This position requires that the candidate be a US citizen with or capable of receiving a secret level security clearance.
Responsibilities
- Participating in resolving non-conformances related to mechanical parts and assemblies that develop during builds in preparation for hardware delivery to our program customer.
- Provide day-to-day engineering supporting the integration and delivery of mechanical parts and aeroshell flight hardware to our program customer.
- Lead or support technical investigations of hardware failures, discrepancies, and nonconformances
- Coordinate with mechanical designers, systems engineers, manufacturing, test engineering, quality, suppliers, and program management to resolve hardware issues.
- Provide engineering disposition and technical direction for hardware discrepancies encountered during manufacturing and test.
- Coordinating engineering changes and ensuring impacts to hardware already in fabrication or test are understood and addressed.
- Creating Technical Data Packages that include 3D drawings, specifications and materials lists for components and assemblies of mechanical and electro-mechanical applications.
- Preparing and directing high quality mechanical and electro-mechanical detail and assembly drawings and engineering change notices in support of hardware changes due to non-conformances or build issues
- Writing technical documents, including, but not limited to, Supplier Document Requirements List (SDRL) documents
- Supporting continuous improvement of mechanical hardware development and delivery processes.
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 Weapon Systems business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!
About This Role
We believe people should love what they do – in this role, you will be responsible for:
We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Systems Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for various systems engineering efforts supporting the development of complex military systems. Your expertise and technical knowledge will be crucial in ensuring the successful design, integration, and implementation of cutting-edge defense technologies. As a key member of our engineering team, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions that meet the needs of our military customers.
Responsibilities
- Perform systems engineering activities for complex electronic systems, from concept to deployment, ensuring compliance with technical specifications, project requirements, and industry standards.
- Conduct system requirements analysis, definition, and allocation, translating customer needs into functional and technical requirements.
- Conduct system modeling, operations analysis, and requirements decomposition in support of system design.
- Perform system level trade analysis of different design options including estimated development and operational costs.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including software engineers, hardware engineers, and subject matter experts, to develop system architectures and design solutions that optimize performance, reliability, and maintainability.
- Oversee system integration, verification, and validation activities to ensure compliance with functional requirements and performance objectives.
- Conduct risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies to address technical challenges and ensure system safety, security, and interoperability.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
- Collaborate with project managers to develop project plans, monitor progress, and ensure timely delivery of milestones
- Support the preparation of technical documentation, including system specifications, design documents, test plans, and reports, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with project and contractual requirements.
- Foster strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, and regulatory authorities, to understand their needs, address concerns, and ensure customer satisfaction.
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 Weapon Systems business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!
About This Role
System Administrators collaborate with a diverse team to support classified information systems. Success in this role means you can develop, implement, and maintain secure, cost-efficient environments supporting the warfighters. Program teams rely on your collaboration and guidance to define computing requirements and develop solutions to solve infrastructure problems. Knowledge of Windows and Linux desktop and server operating systems is required. The System Administrator works closely with other System Administrators and Information Security Team, and is responsible for information system patching, anti-virus updates and installations, vulnerability management, and user account management.
The expectation for this role is automation of security logging and monitoring, automated patch management, and automated remediation of vulnerabilities to air gapped networks. A secondary focus of this role will be on the buildout and operation of standalone systems, networked systems, domain controlled systems, configuration of routers, switches, firewalls.
Responsibilities
• Setup and maintain systems support for software, hardware, and servers: test, troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve issues related to Classified Systems/Networks
• Perform application updates and installs, operating system upgrades and patching, RAID configuration & monitoring, system backups & restoration, system image creation and disk cloning
• Provide timely technical support for users and work with them to solve existing problems to include software issues, account management and miscellaneous computing requirements
• Troubleshooting to resolve technical problems on hardware, operating systems, and applications
• Support Anti-virus Installation and Maintenance
• Assist with incident response and backup processes and documentation
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
About This Role
The Sr. Financial Analyst will be primarily responsible for performing detailed financial analysis and reporting for their assigned contracts. In this role, the Sr. Analyst maintains forecasts and provides EACs for various programs. Under the direction of a Finance Manager, the Sr. Analyst will generate and track monthly budgets, cost projections, and sales and profit estimates, in addition to various Earned Value reports.
Responsibilities
· Use analysis and financial data to advise program managers and business leaders during monthly reviews and during critical business decisions
· Serve as primary liaison between Finance and Program leadership teams
· Provide real-time information to Finance Manager regarding changes in program financials and execution
· Create and maintain standard financial reports: orders, sales, cost, profit and cash flow forecasts, Monthly Program Status Reports
· Create and maintain various Earned Value reports, including but not limited to: IPMDAR, CFSR, CSDR
· Ensure program financials are in accordance with SOX and Internal Controls
· Establish and maintain baselines and EACs in the Earned Value tool (Deltek Cobra)
· Analyze program data to ensure estimates are accurate and complete
· Mentor and train junior staff to ensure robust Program Finance talent pipeline
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 Weapon Systems business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!
About This Role
We believe people should love what they do – in this role, you will be responsible for developing Automated Test Equipment (ATE) in a DoD / Aerospace Line of Business. Applicant should have a strong background in Electrical Engineering, and possess a demonstrated ability developing C# test code for Special Test Equipment (ATE / STE). Test executives and test sequences, as well as commercial instrumentation interfaces, data acquisition and control, and communication protocols will be the prime applications to be designed and automated into our ATE systems. High awareness and competency in the cohesion required between the multi-disciplinary functions (electrical / mechanical / software) required of a formal ATE team are required. Designing with Modularity and Commonality are top requirements of the position. Additionally, the ability to generate Validation sequences, Calibration sequences, Test Reports, estimates, design review materials, and presentation packages, is critical.
Responsibilities
- Derive, flow, and trace Test Requirements from Sources to Test Code and Test Report
- Design and implement automation software to satisfy Test Requirements
- Interface with product development teams to determine appropriate test strategy and coverage for functional requirements
- Develop modular, reusable test automation software in C# and GUI tools for manufacturing and engineering design verification.
- Produce technical presentation packages for Design Reviews
- Collaborate with ATE Hardware developers to ensure hardware / software cohesion throughout the Integration and Debug phases
- Produce Test Procedures and Process Documents to support ATE deployment
- Integrate ATE with Units Under Test
- Release software into Configuration Management
- Support Contract Manufacturers with questions and Integration
- Interface with Production teams to satisfy Manufacturing requirements
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 Weapon Systems business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!
About This Role
Performs Quality Engineering assignments requiring independent evaluation, selection, and application of standard Quality techniques, procedures, and criteria using judgment and ingenuity in making adaptations and modifications. Quality Engineer supports product design activities, planning for quality, production activities, data analysis and development of metrics, root cause and corrective action, and process and product improvement.
Responsibilities:
• Reviews customer contracts on simple to moderately complex projects; responsible for requirements analysis, identification and definition.
• Performs quality planning activities including development of Quality Plan, Quality Assurance Directives and Inspection Plan documents as required by the assigned project(s).
• Interfaces with Supplier Development and Sourcing Engineering to provide guidance and support for supplier issues.
• Participates in product development and design document reviews targeting design for manufacturability
• Interfaces with internal organizations and systems in performance of the assigned Quality Engineering functions.
• Participates in process improvement activities through monitoring, root cause investigations, auditing, failure analysis etc.
• Participates in Program Management activities appropriate to the assigned project(s).
• Participates in Contract Data Requirements List development, review and delivery to the customer as required by the assigned project(s).
• Assists in developing fabrication/build processes and standards
• Performs Material Review Board (MRB) disposition and tracking activities.
• Interfaces with internal organizations and systems in performance of the assigned Quality Engineering functions.
• Uses knowledge of inspection tools and techniques to define inspection requirements.
• Performs QA estimating for small to medium, less complex projects.
• Provides status inputs to the Cost Account Manager for tasks performed. May perform CAM function for small to medium projects.
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 Weapon Systems business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!
About This Role
The Weapon Systems business is seeking a Project Manager for the Wilmington, MA location. The Project Manager will own a subset of a major defense program, under the supervisor of a Program Manager, and work within a highly collaborative and dynamic Program Office.
This role requires strong organization, teamwork, and communication skills to ensure effective program execution in a dynamic, fast-paced, technically intensive engineering and manufacturing environment. Successful candidates will be action-oriented, high-energy, and able to apply strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills while communicating clearly and collaborating effectively.
Responsibilities:
The Project Manager will have responsibilities including but not limited to the following:
- Coordinating financial, technical, and schedule performance across complex engineering development activities to deliver technically sound solutions that meet evolving program and contract requirements.
- Driving cross functional technical alignment and resolving dependencies across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and customer teams.
- Managing projects in the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), including all cross functional dependencies, to develop a comprehensive understanding of critical paths and key program drivers.
- Supporting Control Account Managers (CAMs) in execution to a baseline budget – ensuring accurate Estimates to Complete and robust variance reporting from all CAMs supporting a subset of the program.
- Coordinate with the internal procurement organization to provide program updates and manage changes, ensuring material procurement aligns with established program timelines
- Supporting internal and external stakeholder engagement by providing timely program communications and delivering reliable problem solving to resolve customer issues.
- Assisting with proposal generation and submittal to the customer.
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 Weapon 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 in Wilmington, MA is looking for a dedicated Program Master Scheduler to develop and maintain Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) for programs in our Weapons Systems business segment. As a Program Master Scheduler, you will work cross-functionally with Program Management, Engineering, Supply Chain and Operations to develop, manage and report on Engineering Development and Production schedules. In this role you’ll also provide and develop scheduling best practices in Earned Value Management.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain Integrated Master Plan/Schedule compliant to the DIDs, PASEG, GASP and WBS Standard. Assist in the development of program baselines, including assigning resources within work-breakdown-structures, assigning earned value methods, and verification of contract budget baseline.
- In depth knowledge of Organization, Planning, Scheduling & Budgeting and Analysis & Management Reports for EVM SSP guidelines and rules
- Hold meetings with PMs, CAMs and WPMs to obtain monthly accomplishments and future requirements.
- Establish logic, predecessors and successors, to develop an accurate critical path for a program.
- Develop, update, and maintain schedule performance metrics, related processes and management tools within the business units, including, but not limited to, critical path analysis and schedule risk assessment.
- Advises the Program Manager and Control Account Managers on schedule performance, forecasts and risks.
- Ensure integration and synchronization of cost and schedule EVM data.
- Support Earned Value Management (EVM) process reviews.