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

We are seeking a talented test engineer with an Electrical Engineering background to support a major US Air Force Program. As a Test Engineer, you will perform planning, coordination, and execution of electronic component, subsystem, and full system tests as well as other evaluation activities across the program. A strong candidate will possess at least 7 years’ experience in a Test Engineering role. You will have the opportunity to work in a multi-functional team environment and directly support our nation’s war fighters. Whether your desired career path is technical or leadership, Textron is highly diversified with a strong grow-from-within philosophy that offers exceptional opportunities for career progression.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and execute functional and environmental testing of electronics, including directing and guiding junior test engineers

• Coordinate, schedule and lead test activities to ensure that test requirements and objectives are met per customer/program requirements and engineering and quality standards.

• Lead both in-house and field data collection activities including setup and operation of high-speed cameras, telemetry systems, onboard instrumentation, and data recorders.

• Generate Test Plans that provide verification method of system requirements and identify necessary test equipment, fixtures, and facilities.

• Perform Test Readiness Reviews and produce Test Reports

• Perform preliminary “quick-look” analysis and provide post-test de-brief to engineering team and customers

• Analyze electrical program requirements for consistency and completeness, resolve discrepancies.

• Determine measurement techniques, identify and procure instrumentation, and design test systems to perform requirements verification.

• Provide acceptance criteria specified as measurable parameters for validation of system requirements including digital, analog, and timing outputs

• Analyze and document requirements for automation of test processes, measurement acquisition, and data analysis and for efficient utilization of resources (test range, environmental equipment, etc.)

• Analyze and document for test hardware and software engineers strategies for implementation of tests in real world performance conditions including for example min/max parameter limits    

• Analyze system interfaces to ensure complete coverage of test requirements.

• Coordinate with appropriate program, engineering and external organizations during test planning, execution, analysis and reporting phases

• Collaborate with multi-discipline design team to produce Test Procedures and Data Collection methods.

• Familiarity with Mil-Spec testing requirements as well as vibration, shock, and environmental test methods and equipment is desired

• Must be able to communicate effectively (verbal and in writing) and have good organizational skill.

About This Role

The Weapon Systems business is seeking a Manufacturing Program Scheduler for the Wilmington, MA location. The Manufacturing Program Scheduler will be responsible for creating, maintaining, and analyzing integrated manufacturing schedules to ensure program milestones, production commitments, and delivery requirements are achieved.

This role requires excellent organization, teamwork, and communication skills to ensure program execution meets mission objectives. A successful candidate in this role will be self-driven, action-oriented, have strong written and verbal communication, and exhibit a team mentality. This position will report to the Manufacturing Program Manager within the Operations team.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and analyze detailed manufacturing schedules in support of all program phases, from development through full-rate production.
• Integrate production schedules with material availability, work center capacity, labor planning, and engineering release plans.
• Track progress against baseline schedules and identify risks, deviations, and potential impacts to key program milestones.
• Coordinate with functional teams to gather inputs, resolve conflicts, and improve schedule accuracy and predictability.
• Support manufacturing readiness activities, including build sequencing, lead-time management, and production change planning.
• Participate in risk and opportunity assessments related to schedule performance.
• Ensure compliance with contractual and internal schedule management requirements.
• Utilize tools such as MS Project, Primavera, or enterprise planning systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) to manage data and generate deliverables.

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 an Electrical Engineer to join our team. This individual will work as part of a multidisciplined design engineering team during the development phases of an emerging program. The individual will be responsible for developing new analog designs and the transition of those designs into military qualified hardware. The individual should be familiar with Mixed Signal electronics design, switching power supply design, ordnance initiation and high density PWAs. The individual should be familiar with using OrCAD Capture, PSPICE or LTSpice and other simulation products. Our Design Engineering team is focused on developing and improving new product designs to support advanced emerging programs for military customers.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing mixed signal electronic designs
• Developing schematics in standard design tools
• Analyzing circuit designs
• Working in a collaborative and cross-functional discipline environment

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!

Job Summary:
Textron Systems Wilmington, MA is seeking an Electrically focused Manufacturing Engineer in a hands-on, production-facing role responsible for launching new electrically complex defense products into manufacturing. This person will serve as the primary manufacturing engineering support during prototype and initial production builds.

The ideal candidate will work initially with engineering on design reviews and once material is available will work on the shop floor alongside technicians, quality inspectors, and test personnel to ensure safe, repeatable, compliant builds.  This is not a documentation-only role. You will be building, troubleshooting, iterating, and improving in real time alongside technicians and design engineers. You will close the gap between engineering intent and production reality.

About This Role:
We believe people should love what they do – in this role, you will be responsible for:
•    Serve as the primary manufacturing engineering support during prototype and initial production builds.
•    Translate evolving engineering designs into executable shop-floor instructions.
•    Identify DFM/DFA gaps during early builds and drive design feedback.
•    Lead manufacturing readiness reviews from a production practical standpoint.
•    Work side-by-side with electrical design engineers to isolate faults.
•    Support electrical functional testing, continuity, hipot, and system-level test.
•    Assist in troubleshooting failed test units to component or wiring level.
•    Work closely with test engineering to refine acceptance procedures.
•    Identify bottlenecks before rate increases.
•    Improve yield and reduce rework from first builds forward.
•    Standardize repeatable processes as the design stabilizes.
•    Develop quick-turn fixtures, harness boards, and assembly aids.
•    Help build the manufacturing foundation for future growth.
•    Drive root cause investigations and quickly provide input to close corrective actions.
•    Implement poka-yoke and visual controls early.
•    Implement corrective actions that improve yield and reduce rework.
•    Define traceability systems appropriate for defense hardware.
•    Prepare hardware for qualification, environmental, and customer testing.