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ATAC Research & Development Manager, Tactical Aircraft
About Textron
Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell Flight, Cessna, Beechcraft, Hawker, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, and Textron Systems. For more information visit: www.textron.com.
About ATAC
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), a division of Textron Systems, provides tactical flight training and adversary services. Textron’s extensive global reach makes for an incomparable training resource, not only for the U.S. military but also for foreign militaries across the globe. ATAC currently provides tactical flight training and adversary aggressor services for U.S. Navy, Marine and Air Force pilots and is actively pursuing many foreign programs as well. ATAC operates simultaneously across five Navy/Marine Corps sites and three Air Force sites spanning across two continents and comprises the world’s largest outsourced civilian, tactical airborne training organization. ATAC proudly provides the highest quality live training to Squadrons, Air Wings, and Battle Groups, and was also the first civilian organization authorized to train the Navy’s TOPGUN pilots and the USAF’s F-22 Raptor pilots.
Summary
ATAC’s Research & Development Manager for Tactical Aircraft will primarily be responsible for research and evaluation of existing fighter and/or attack aircraft that can effectively be integrated into ATAC’s fleet. This position will report to the Director of Research & Development and will also support the Program Managers directly responsible for upgrades to ATAC’s fleet of aircraft as required by existing and future customers.
Job Responsibilities
· Research existing fighter aircraft that can cost-effectively be integrated into ATACs fleet of aircraft in order to develop winning technical solutions for future proposals.
· Assist with drafting Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to industry or foreign governments in order to gain firm pricing and schedule of potential future aircraft.
· Assist the Director of R&D in evaluating potential aircraft acquisitions or modernization upgrades that will satisfy current and future U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Contracted Air Services (CAS) requirements.
· Assist the R&D Senior Manager of Tactical Mission Systems with integration of electro-optical/infra-red (EO/IR) sensors, electronic warfare (EW) equipment, active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars, and helmet mounted cueing systems (HMCS) onto ATAC aircraft.
· Assist the R&D Chief Engineer with developing and managing systems-level requirements for aircraft avionics, sensors, and systems that meet the customer’s needs and can be used for effective subcontracting.
· Assist the Capture Manager with proposal development, including developing strategy, advocating technical solutions, writing content and editing the work of others.
· Assist aircraft Program Managers with requirements derivation, management, verification and validation efforts.
· Assist aircraft Program Managers with Test & Evaluation planning and execution.
Fighter Pilot
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 Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!
Textron Systems - ATAC provides tactical flight training and adversary aggressor services for U.S. Navy, Marine and Air Force pilots. ATAC operates simultaneously across eight sites and two continents and comprises the world’s largest outsourced civilian, tactical airborne training organization and proudly provides the highest quality live training to Squadrons, Air Wings, and Battle Groups.
Job Summary
- Fly the Dassault Mirage F1 in regular support of U.S. Air Force training and readiness missions. Fly in support of 5th Generation Fighter operational and conversion syllabus and continuation training missions. Support large force employment missions.
- Air Force Contract: Conduct flight operations from Luke AFB or deployed locations. Deploy as required to various locations.
- Job Responsibilities
- Employ the ATAC fighter aircraft throughout their flight envelope as a surrogate Adversary for USAF aircrew or large force employment exercise.
- Maintain FAA instrument currency, First Class medical certification, adversary mission qualifications and associated mission currencies, to include low level, dynamic mission, and unlimited air combat tactics maneuvering in the high-G environment.
- Attend mass briefings, adversary coordination briefings and other pre-flight briefings. Plan and fly adversary missions. Accomplish flight debriefings and attend mass debriefings.
- Adhere to all training rules and pre-briefed maneuvering restrictions.
- Collect and disseminate lessons learned.
- Accomplish necessary ground training prior to flights.
- Deploy as required to support mission requirements.
- Additional Duties: Act as, or support the individual responsible for, pilot Scheduling, Training, Standards & Evaluation, Safety, or other Program Management 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 Finance business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!
About This Role
The (EVMS) Compliance Analyst, will be primarily responsible for ensuring compliance with EVM guidance across the company. This includes applying project management oversight to assigned projects, developing/designing and implementing new or revised departmental policies, programs, techniques, and methods. Will provide financial and scheduling guidance to Program Management teams through the EV Core Team. Position requires a working knowledge of the Earned Value Management (EVM) Industry Standard, ANSI/EIA 748 (current version).
Responsibilities
· Supports program teams in the development and preparation of program baselines and financial forecasts, estimate at complete (EAC) development and reviews, preparation of financial packages, EVMS reporting and compliance support, audit support, baseline development and internal integrated baseline reviews, financial and investigative analysis, and real-time information and analysis to PMs, CAMs and Finance Management
· Closely supports PM team and collaborates with other functions including scheduling, contracts, procurement and central finance
· Leads and mentors’ financial analysts and program master schedulers
· Supports Textron Systems EVMS policy, process, tools, training and performance assessment in accordance with EIA748 Standard EVMS guidelines
· Provides specialized EVM analysis and develops specialized reports using analytical tools as required
· Reviews BCRs, CPRs, IPMRs, VARs, CAPs, WADs for compliance with Textron Systems and Government requirements
· Works across departmental lines to support the implementation of system enhancements to improve the accessibility, accuracy and reliability of information
· Supports customer audits and reviews to include program management team preparation for DCMA’s yearly Standard Surveillance Plan
· Communicates with DCMA on a regular basis regarding EVMS assessments
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.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Program Engineer to join our team in supporting strategic weapon systems and subsystem technical design solutions for our Advanced Programs. The successful candidate will play a critical role in the design, planning, execution, and test and evaluation aspects of development programs programs, ensuring that all technical requirements are met and that programs are completed on time and within budget.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead collaboration with cross-functional teams, including design, execution, integration, and testing, to develop and implement program plans.
- Manage subsystem design, integration, testing, and schedule requirements of program components to deliver products that are technically acceptable in a cost-effective manner.
- Coordinate and oversee the test and evaluation of strategic weapon system development programs, ensuring compliance with military standards and specifications.
- Conduct risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies to address potential program challenges.
- Monitor program progress, track milestones, and prepare regular status reports for senior management and stakeholders.
- Ensure that all engineering activities are performed in accordance with company policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Provide technical guidance and support to team members, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
- Participate in design reviews, technical meetings, and other program-related activities.
- Manage program budgets, resources, and schedules to ensure successful program delivery.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance project efficiency and effectiveness.
- Create and present design and test details at technical interchange meetings.
- Oversee and support technical estimates for proposals.
- Organize Program Management Execution Gates for leadership review and approval.
- Conduct problem solving and assist in personnel development.
- Engage with customers to 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 Electronic Systems Domain. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!
About This Role
The Electronic Systems (ES) engineering team has an immediate opening for a mid-senior level Systems Test Engineer to support the growing Simulation and Training Team. As a member of the Simulation and Training Team, the systems test engineer supports engineering development projects to deliver on our program commitments and release the capabilities to our military customers. This is an interdisciplinary role, enabling the full life cycle development of our products. This role may include supporting development of new products and product upgrades, integration and test, and development of fielding solutions for our military and commercial customers. Required experience includes hardware and/or software integration, managing requirements derivation and allocation, and successfully working within a collaborative team environment. A desire to take ownership of design efforts to ensure integration of capabilities into the product is essential. As a lead systems test engineer, you will perform standard systems test engineering tasks with the addition of project lead responsibilities such as project engineering, task lead, and potential management of direct reports.
Responsibilities:
· Responsible for leading design, development, and execution of tests for products (hardware, software, systems) to ensure quality, functionality, reliability, creating test plans, writing test cases, identifying defects and collaborating with development teams for fixes, ultimately ensuring products meet specifications and user needs before delivery.
· Lead Test Planning & Design: Understand requirements, define scope, objectives, and resources, then create detailed test plans, strategies, and procedures.
· Lead Test Case Development: Write specific test cases and scripts for various tests (functional, performance, security, etc.).
· Lead Test Execution: Run tests, monitor the development and production process, and manage controlled testing environments.
· Lead Defect Management: Identify, document, report, and track software/hardware and product defects.
· Lead Collaboration & Feedback: Work with developers, process engineers, and management to provide insights, suggest improvements, and ensure quality standards are met.
· Lead Reporting: Analyze results, document findings, prepare and presenting Test engineering work products to internal review teams and external customers at program milestone reviews.
· Interact daily with other technical leads, program managers, planners, technicians, and other engineers.
· Driving tasks to completion independently
· Collaborating with others within the workgroup, with other departments, and the customer.
· Provide tasking to junior systems engineering team on your program and mentorship to support task completion.
· Travel in support of project execution and testing as required, up to 15%.
About This Role
We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Systems Engineer with an Electrical Engineering background to join our team.
We believe people should love what they do – in this role, you will be responsible for various systems engineering efforts supporting the development of complex military electronic systems. Your Electrical Engineering 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 systems 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!
Job Summary:
Textron has need for a full-time Mechanical Engineering Specialist with a minimum of 10 years of experience in mechanical and specialized tooling/handling equipment design. The candidate should be comfortable as a cognizant designer of mechanical systems for military applications. The candidate should be familiar with manufacturing environments and understand the tooling and equipment needed to aid fabrication and assembly. The candidate should also be well versed in Siemens NX CAD design software and understand geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
Job Description:
- Generate high quality 2D and 3D CAD files in NX
- Prepare and update detail design drawings, assembly drawings, Indented Parts Lists primarily for military applications.
- Applies the following in the creation of technical data packages: ANSI Y14.5 dimensioning and tolerancing, military standards and specifications, manufacturing and assembly processes.
- Collaborate closely with engineering teams to research, analyze and implement design solutions with attention to design for manufacturability and assembly (DFMA).
- Perform tolerance stack-up analysis calculations.
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
We believe people should love what they do - in this role, you will be responsible for:
The Structural Engineering Analyst will be responsible for performing structural analysis and design of flight vehicles in the Strategic Missiles Business Line. The position requires expertise in the use of Computer Aided Design (CAD) models, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools, and other structural analysis software. The analysis techniques used, as well as the compiled results, will be summarized in presentations and detailed design analysis reports.
Responsibilities
Serve as a structural analyst performing static and dynamic structural analyses of flight vehicles in the strategic missiles and reentry vehicle area.
Utilize a combination of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) tools (Siemens NX, Ansys, MATLAB) and Textron developed software tools to generate structural characteristics and responses.
Define recommended changes to improve the performance/efficiency of structural design features.
Summarize results and design application techniques during the above activities via presentations and design analysis reports.
Up to 25% travel may be 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 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 with experience in mechanical design focused on military applications. The candidate should possess good communication and presentation skills and be comfortable interacting with suppliers within a multidiscipline team. The position requires experience integrating component design solutions into an overall assembly. This position requires that the candidate be a US citizen with or capable of receiving a secret level security clearance.
Responsibilities
- Participating in the detailed design of structural components.
- Being a member of a team responsible for the development and design integration of mechanical components and systems.
- Creation of Technical Data Packages that include 3D drawings, specifications and materials lists for component and assemblies of mechanical and electro-mechanical applications.
- Preparing and directing high quality mechanical and electro-mechanical detail and assembly drawings
- Transitioning product design to production and test.
- Writing technical and proposal documents.
- Creating detailed design reports and presentations to summarize design/analysis results.
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 with experience in mechanical design focused on military applications. The candidate should possess good communication and presentation skills and be comfortable interacting with suppliers within a multidiscipline team. The position requires experience integrating component design solutions into an overall assembly. This position requires that the candidate be a US citizen with or capable of receiving a secret level security clearance.
Responsibilities
- Participating in the detailed design of structural components.
- Being a member of a team responsible for the development and design integration of mechanical components and systems.
- Creation of Technical Data Packages that include 3D drawings, specifications and materials lists for component and assemblies of mechanical and electro-mechanical applications.
- Preparing and directing high quality mechanical and electro-mechanical detail and assembly drawings
- Transitioning product design to production and test.
- Writing technical and proposal documents.
- Creating detailed design reports and presentations to summarize design/analysis results.