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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.
About This Role
The Quality Manager is responsible for establishing, implementing, and sustaining the systems, processes, and standards required to ensure product and process quality across the facility. This role provides strategic and hands on leadership in driving continuous improvement, maintaining regulatory and customer compliance, and ensuring effective quality management throughout the product lifecycle. The Quality Manager partners closely with cross functional teams, leads internal and external audits, and drives corrective and preventive action to improve performance, reduce risk, and elevate overall operational excellence.
Responsibilities:
Quality Systems & Compliance
• Develop, implement, and maintain quality systems, procedures, and standards required for product development, manufacturing, and customer satisfaction.
• Ensure compliance with the Quality Manual, customer requirements, governing standards, and applicable certifications.
• Oversee the quality certification process for the facility and ensure audit readiness at all times.
• Manage internal audit programs and ensure findings are addressed through effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Interface with external auditors, suppliers, and customer representatives to ensure quality systems are functioning effectively and concerns are resolved.
Product & Process Quality
• Ensure quality requirements are defined, communicated, and incorporated into engineering, manufacturing, and supplier processes.
• Support design and development activities through concurrent engineering practices, ensuring processes are robust, well-documented, and risk managed.
• Establish methods for process control, inspection, testing, and continuous improvement that meet internal and customer expectations.
• Oversee calibration standards and ensure proper documentation for mechanical and electrical test equipment.
Data, Reporting & Continuous Improvement
• Develop and maintain quality metrics and reporting mechanisms that measure performance, identify trends, and highlight improvement opportunities.
• Analyze quality data to drive best practices, reduce variability, and mitigate risk.
• Lead root cause problem solving and ensure durable corrective action is implemented.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives and support Lean and Six Sigma activities.
Supplier Quality
• Establish and maintain supplier quality requirements, including purchasing reviews, performance monitoring, and issue resolution.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain to qualify suppliers and ensure adherence to specifications and quality standards.
Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Report quality performance, risks, and improvement initiatives to leadership.
• Build and lead a strong, collaborative quality team; provide coaching, mentorship, and development opportunities.
• Partner effectively across all departments to align quality priorities, resolve issues, and support operational goals.
• Influence organizational culture by promoting quality mindset, accountability, and engagement at all levels.
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 Sea Systems business is seeking a Subcontracts Specialist for the Slidell, LA location. The Subcontracts Specialist will own a subset of acquisitions for a major defense program, under the supervisor of a Sr. Supply Chain Manager, and work within a highly collaborative and dynamic Sea Systems SCM & Program Office.
This role requires excellent organization, teamwork, and communication skills to ensure supplier program execution that meets mission objectives. A successful candidate in this role will be action-oriented, have strong written and verbal communication, and exhibit a team mentality.
Responsibilities
· Partnering with Program Mgt to consolidate subcontractor contractual requirements and specifications into accurate comprehensive requests for proposal (RFP) prior to the issuance of RFPs to prospective subcontractors.
· Examining bid responses and initiating cost and pricing analysis using results thereof combined with program objectives to develop negotiation strategy and negotiate price, terms and work scope.
· Negotiating, placing, and managing of complex, high dollar subcontracts within a government acquisition environment, including both cost and fixed price material and service type subcontracts.
· Originating formal subcontract documents and coordinating inputs and approvals from both functional and programmatic leadership stakeholders including all pertinent government Federal Acquisition Regulation requirements when applicable.
· Understanding the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and critical path for the supplier subset of the program and executing any mitigation efforts to ensure on-time / early completion of tasking.
· Managing the financial, technical, and schedule requirements of subcontractor program components to deliver products that are technically acceptable on-time and in a cost-effective manner to Contract requirements.
· Monitoring subcontractor performance, identifying issues early on to implement corrective actions with the Supplier Development team
· Participating in program meetings, obtaining data and requirements which must be transmitted to or obtained from subcontractors via correspondence or telephone.
· Working creatively to solve supplier and external customer problems and communicating program progress both internally and externally.
· Facilitating, maintaining and controlling all correspondence between Textron Systems and subcontractor.
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 Howe & Howe 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:
- MIG Weld is a minimum, TIG Weld preferred.
- Welding of aluminum and other metal materials in all positions. Must be able to work from standing, sitting, lying and kneeling positions.
- Climbing on and over vehicles, up and down ladders.
- Tack welding (kneeling, standing, sitting, lying, overhead burning of steel, dragging torch line)
- Use of jacks, porta-powers and come-a longs; some of which can weigh as much as 25 lbs.
- Lifting of material and tools (jacks, porta-powers, come-a longs, etc. Also loading and unloading parts.
- Crawling through craft or on top of.
- Bending and twisting of your body as needed to get into different compartments.
- Operation of cranes, forklifts.
- Use of power tools (gougers, skill saws, cut saws, grinders). All require two hands on tools to operate in safe manner.
- Walking on tops of frames and tees (uneven walking surfaces)
- Need to be able to work with your hands.
- Other duties as 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 Howe & Howe 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:
- MIG Weld is a minimum, TIG Weld preferred.
- Welding of aluminum and other metal materials in all positions. Must be able to work from standing, sitting, lying and kneeling positions.
- Climbing on and over vehicles, up and down ladders.
- Tack welding (kneeling, standing, sitting, lying, overhead burning of steel, dragging torch line)
- Use of jacks, porta-powers and come-a longs; some of which can weigh as much as 25 lbs.
- Lifting of material and tools (jacks, porta-powers, come-a longs, etc. Also loading and unloading of parts.
- Crawling through craft or on top of.
- Bending and twisting of your body as needed to get into different compartments.
- Operation of cranes, forklifts.
- Use of power tools (gougers, skill saws, cut saws, grinders). All require two hands on tools to operate in safe manner.
- Walking on tops of frames and tees (uneven walking surfaces)
- Need to be able to work with your hands.
- Other duties as 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 Howe & Howe business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & HoweAndHowe.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!
About This Role
Howe & Howe Technologies is seeking talented mechanical engineers to join our team. As a mechanical engineer you will perform a variety of assignments including detailed mechanical design, engineering analysis and system integration design. A strong candidate will possess a broad knowledge base in multiple engineering disciplines and be able to operate in a fast-paced R&D environment. For more information on the products developed by the Howe & Howe Technologies team, please visit http://www.howeandhowe.com/
Responsibilities
- Develop imaginative, thorough, practicable technical solutions to a wide range of difficult engineering problems.
- Contribute to concept development as part of internal cross functional design teams, including prototyping and production support.
- Generate statements of work and monitor outside contractor performance
- Conduct liaison activities with sub-contractors and external manufactures as well as internal and external customers at all levels.
- Oversee unit level testing and integration activities performed by junior staff, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
- Perform detailed design of mechanical structures and subsystems using solid modeling, drafting, requirements analysis, mechanical analysis including structural and thermal, drafting and tolerance analysis.
- Prepare high quality engineering documentation such as specifications and drawings to support the fabrication team and sub-contractors.
- Drive tasks to completion independently
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
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Mechanical Assembler with at least 5 years of hands-on experience to join our highly skilled team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for assembling mechanical components, subassemblies, and systems, ensuring adherence to quality and safety standards. This position requires a detail-oriented individual with a strong aptitude for working with tools, blueprints, and technical specifications.
Job Responsibilities:
• Assemble mechanical components and systems according to engineering drawings, blueprints, and schematics.
• Use hand tools, power tools, and other specialized equipment to perform precise assembly work.
• Perform quality checks and inspections to ensure products meet performance and safety standards.
• Troubleshoot and identify issues during the assembly process and recommend corrective measures if needed.
• Follow safety protocols and comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with team members, engineers, and supervisors to meet production schedules and resolve technical challenges.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the work area to ensure efficiency and safety.
• Document assembly processes and maintain records of completed work.
• metal and exotic material components: Optimize traditional lathes, mills, and 3-5 axis CNC machining centers.
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
Howe & Howe Inc. is seeking a talented systems engineer to join our team. As a systems engineer you will perform a variety of assignments including detailed design, engineering analysis and system integration design. A strong candidate will possess a broad knowledge base in multiple engineering disciplines and be able to operate in a fast-paced R&D environment. For more information on the products developed by the Howe & Howe Inc. team, please visit http://www.howeandhowe.com/
Responsibilities
- Support full-life cycle engineering design and development activities
- Lead and/or requirements analysis, systems modeling, trade studies, requirements derivation, design review support, integration planning, test, verification, risk management and engineering analysis tasks.
- Develop imaginative, thorough, practicable technical solutions to a wide range of difficult engineering problems.
- Serve as a resource to others within the work group, department and the organization.
- Conduct liaison activities with sub-contractors and external manufactures as well as internal and external customers at all levels.
- Drive tasks to completion independently
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 Howe & Howe business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!
About This Role
We are looking to hire a skilled Fabricator/Assembler to join our team in Waterboro, Maine.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the ability to:
- Perform tasks necessary to the production process including fabrication, maintenance, and repair of component parts and products
- Comprehend and follow detailed verbal or written instructions, as well as diagrams, blueprints, and other technical documents
- Examine blueprints and assemble machinery
- Operate heavy machinery
- Be a team player and collaborate with engineers designing and testing new products
- Perform thorough quality control and identify any defective items and handle according to established procedures.
- Maintain tidy work areas and follow detailed instructions to meet safety and quality requirements
- Demonstrate high attention to detail and problem-solving skills
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
SUMMARY:
The Director of Maintenance Operations (MO) at ATAC’s Adversary Center of Excellence (ACE) is a maintenance professional position that oversees all Operating Location aircraft maintenance related aircraft support, policies, and inspection schedules to include manpower as well as finance management, OEM coordination and sourcing at Alliance Fort Worth and all regional operations under the purview of ACE. Required to report directly to the Vice President of ATAC ACE for all activities.
SCOPE:
The ATAC ACE MO will report to the Vice President of ATAC ACE, coordinate with the all ACE regional Directors of Operations (DO’s) and coordinate with all Maintenance Managers (MM’s), as well as the ACE Director of Flight Operations (DFO), and the ATAC Director of Safety (DOS) for all activities related to aircraft maintenance in support of customer requirements at all ACE designated Areas of Responsibility (AOR). The MO will coordinate maintenance manpower, training, equipment, and logistics for support of all OL Maintenance related activities. The ACE MO will interface with all Director’s of Maintenance and functional leaders at headquarters.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Responsible for oversight and maintenance related support under the purview of ACE
· Responsible for adherence to all safety regulations, policies and procedures in accordance with all Federal, State, corporate and company requirements.
· Required to coordinate with the Director of Safety, ACE Safety Manager and ACE Ground Safety Manager regarding OL maintenance related activities.
· Responsible for related technical data and OEM/3rd party MRO coordination.
· Responsible for coordinating Subcontractor support to the OL’s
· Responsible for the oversight of OL Maintenance related General Operating Procedures (GOP’s) and training.
· Responsible for coordinating OL budgeting oversight with the ACE DOM and the Finance team to include expense accounting for material support and input on employee compensation.
· Responsible for all assigned Maintenance personnel evaluations and submission.
· Liaison with equivalent headquarters Maintenance leadership for oversight of all company policy and procedures related to Maintenance (GOP’s, maintenance manuals, and Training)
· Responsible for oversight of QA operational risk management for OL maintenance activities and personnel actions to include OTI’s and QA Flash submissions.
· Responsible for the oversight and accuracy of aircraft management and scheduling.
· Responsible for continuous evaluate of maintenance manpower requirements for OL’s
· Responsible for providing assistance to OL’s for corrective action regarding maintenance audits as appropriate.
· Network with industry and government for future maintenance operations.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
· Travel Requirements: 20-40%
· Location: Any ATAC operating location
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 Uncrewed Land & Air 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:
Provide electrical support for the design, integration, and maintenance of electrical systems on a variety of technologies, ranging from land robotics to unmanned air systems for commercial and military programs in a fast-paced environment. These systems are experimental and cutting-edge technological advancements that are intended to protect the warfighter in various theaters as well as provide civil support to many commercial applications. This individual will have an opportunity to travel, execute experimental military and civil hardware testing, and grow in their role. The position involves supporting lab operations of component integration, modifications, assembly and test, of ground vehicles, air vehicles, and surface vessels. Individual must be willing to support at remote test sites to include serving as a crew chief, safety lookout, and support and maintenance crew member during field testing. Individual must be able to work from assembly documentation (i.e. work instructions, drawings etc.), parts lists, and diagrams to assemble, wire and install a wide variety of components. May assemble by hand or operate semiautomatic assembly equipment. Operates electronic and mechanical test equipment.
Responsibilities:
• Maintain and operate unmanned systems and support equipment
• Troubleshoot electronic and general electrical systems
• Assist engineers and designers with prototype development and testing
• Support offsite testing and demonstrations
• Actively perform lab maintenance, safety audits, and material tracking
• Use small hand tools such as soldering irons, wire strippers, crimpers, wrenches, screwdrivers and pliers.
• Identify and document work order instruction or drawing errors,
• Maintain logbooks and records.
• Strong ability to interpret drawings and schematics
• This position does not directly provide leadership or supervision to other employees.