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Who We Are
We are Textron Systems, best known for innovative defense technologies and services. 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. 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 and many more.
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.
This role is in Textron System’s Uncrewed Land and Air Systems business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & HoweandHowe.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!
About This Role
The Uncrewed Land and Air Systems team in Hunt Valley is seeking a passionate and skilled Systems / Test Engineer to join our team to work on innovative products in our ground robotics and unmanned air systems domain. Our team is engaged in multiple cutting-edge development programs for defense applications, and we are looking for engineers who are eager to apply a diverse set of technologies and skills to create indispensable robotic solutions. This interdisciplinary role involves supporting the full life cycle development of our products; including new product development, product upgrades, payload design, a heavy emphasis on integration and test, and fielding solutions for military and commercial customers. The ideal candidate will have experience in hardware and/or software integration, managing requirements derivation and allocation, and working successfully within a collaborative team environment. A strong desire to take ownership of design efforts to ensure the integration of new technology into our vehicles is essential.
Responsibilities:
- Engineering Design and Development:
- Support full-lifecycle engineering design and development activities on established and disruptive new products.
- Work across engineering disciplines to develop conceptual designs that solve complex problems.
- Perform requirements analysis and derivation to understand customer needs.
- Develop architecture models utilizing SysML to support requirements development and derivation.
- Use requirements management and test tools to decompose program requirements.
- Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE):
- Develop and maintain system models using MBSE methodologies and tools.
- Utilize SysML for creating and managing system architecture models.
- Integrate MBSE practices into the overall systems engineering process to improve design, analysis, and verification activities.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure MBSE models accurately represent system requirements and design.
- Systems Integration and Testing:
- Perform hands-on integration of components and subsystems into Ground Vehicles.
- Develop integration test plans and procedures to verify product integration.
- Perform analysis of data extracted from testing.
- Define methods, processes, and evaluation criteria for verifying systems, subsystems, and work products against their requirements.
- Formal validation test planning, execution, risk management and engineering analysis
- Collaboration and Communication:
- Prepare and present systems engineering work products, including test plans, procedures, and reports, to internal review teams and external customers at program milestone reviews.
- Interact daily with technical leads, program managers, planners, technicians, and other engineers.
- Collaborate with others within the workgroup, with other departments, and with customers.
- Project Management and Technical Direction:
- Participate in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based on evaluation of all necessary development and operational considerations.
- Provide technical direction for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of specific components of complex hardware/software systems.
- Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems that are compatible with the defined system architecture(s)
- Assist with the development of system requirements, functional requirements, and allocation of the same to individual hardware, software, facility, and personnel components.
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
In this role, the Principal Contracts Specialist shall proactively provide support to contract management and directors of a particular in administering government, international and commercial contracts. Under the direction of leadership, they will support all aspects of contract management throughout the contracting process, from pre-proposal activities through contract closure. In performing this role, the Principal Contracts Specialist will:
· Support the review and risk analysis of solicitations and terms and conditions in coordination with your supervisor.
· Participate in bid/no bid decisions and proposal review meetings.
· Review cost proposals, maintain cost and pricing data records for TINA compliance, support fact-finding, DCAA audits, and negotiations.
· Proactively administer a variety of contracts (government/commercial, domestic/international) of all types (cost reimbursement, fixed price, incentive, award fee, IDIQ, time and material, etc.) and modifications thereto.
· Prepare and coordinate business correspondence, generate required contract-related reports, and maintain accurate and complete contract files and records for the company.
· Remain actively engaged with (and serve as an integral member of) designated program teams and develop strong interfaces with personnel in other functional areas.
· Participate in program reviews, monitor program performance (contract schedules, deliverables, funding, invoicing, and payments), and notify contract managers or directors of potential non-compliances or other problems that could have an adverse impact on the company.
· Identify and administer contract changes and coordinate resolution of contract issues with your supervisors.
· Actively administer the closeout of completed contracts.
· Ensure contract management activities are conducted in accordance with company policies and procedures, applicable laws and regulations, and customer requirements.
· Ensure coordination with Legal on contract matters that may have legal significance (such as, identifying to Legal non-standard or potentially high-risk terms and conditions) prior to advising management of contractual risks, rights and obligations, and terms and conditions interpretations.
*This role is open at multiple levels. Candidates will be hired at a level consistent with their background and experience:
Senior-level : $88,200 - $133,000
Principal - level : $110,500 - $167,900
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 are seeking an accomplished Senior Data Architect/Senior Data Engineer with deep expertise in architecting and delivering modern data platforms using Azure Databricks, Delta Lake, and Medallion Architecture. The ideal candidate has strong experience in data warehousing, lakehouse best practices, ACID transaction processing, and designing scalable data ecosystems that support advanced analytics, AI, and machine learning workloads.
Responsibilities
Data Architecture & Platform Engineering
- Design, develop, and implement large-scale data processing systems and solutions using Azure Databricks.
- Architect and build Medallion Architecture layers (Bronze, Silver, Gold) to ensure efficient data pipeline processing from raw data to cleaned and enriched datasets.
- Build ACID-compliant pipelines leveraging Delta Lake features such as transaction logs, schema enforcement, time travel, and versioning.
- Develop and optimize ELT (Extract, Load, Transact) processes using Databricks and other Azure services to support data warehousing, analytics, and reporting requirements.
- Create data architectures that support AI and machine learning cases, including feature engineering pipelines, large-scale data preprocessing, and high-performance data retrieval for model training inference.
- Apply data modeling best practices including Kimball vs Inmon methodologies, 3NF normalization, denormalization, dimensional modeling, and hybrid lakehouse patterns.
- Architect solutions that support both OLTP and OLAP workloads with appropriate storage, compute, and performance strategies.
Data Modeling, Performance, & Optimization
- Develop logical and physical data models that scale for BI, analytics, predictive modeling, and ML training pipelines.
- Apply principles such as normalization/denormalization, partitioning, indexing, constraints, and schema design to enable optimized data processing.
- Conduct query tuning using execution plans, join optimization, Spark performance tuning, caching strategies, and workload segregation.
- Review, optimize, and design complex transformations, including nested functions, window functions, CTEs, and ML feature creation logic.
Data Governance, Security, & Best Practices
- Implement end-to-end data governance including metadata management, data quality, lineage, and documentation.
- Apply security best practices including schema-based security, ACLs, role-based access control, and integration with Azure AD and Key Vault.
- Ensure reliability, auditability, and recoverability across all layers of the lakehouse platform.
- Monitor data pipelines and implement error handling, logging, and alerting mechanisms to ensure data quality and reliability.
Data Collaboration & Leadership
- Partner with data science, analytics, business, and engineering teams to deliver high-quality datasets for BI, ML, and AI solutions.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior data engineers and team members.
- Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.
- Provide documentation and training for end-users and team members to ensure seamless adoption and usage of data solutions.
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
Who Are We
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 Information Technology business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!
Responsibilities
At Textron Systems, the Senior IT Apps Analyst in the Engineering Business Systems department will be responsible for:
• Analyzing business requirements.
• Providing IT advice and services to business clients.
• Developing short- and long-term solutions.
• Creating and running test scripts to verify and validate system functionality.
• Deploying minor and enterprise-grade solutions for business-critical applications and systems.
• Maintaining and upgrading deployed systems.
• Following and continuously improving standard processes.
• Performing other duties as assigned by management.
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
The University Relations (UR)?Specialist manages the recruiting life cycle for the organization to ensure that the right people are in place to meet the demands of the business. The UR Specialist employs a variety of creative sourcing strategies to identify a high quality, diverse candidate pool?in an efficient, cost effective manner, interviewing and presenting pre-qualified candidates for all positions.? The role partners with HR business partners and hiring managers to benchmark processes, adjust strategy, set expectations and drive the staffing decision. The UR Specialist coaches hiring managers on selection strategy and behavioral interviewing and complies with all regulatory and legal requirements and company policies.?
Responsibilities:
- Closely partners with hiring managers, interview teams, and HRBPs to ensure job requirements and expectations are clearly understood and candidates are assessed against appropriate criteria; drive identification of recruiting needs to support recruiting strategy and execute to hiring plan.
- Support strategic initiatives for recruiting diverse experienced?professionals in a multi-site organization utilizing our applicant tracking system (ATS)
- Proactively source potential applicants via social media forums, attend career fairs, make cold calls, visit local college campuses or universities, and any other creative methods to locate qualified individuals
- Utilize effective interview techniques and coach hiring managers to evaluate candidates, focusing on behaviors and results necessary for successful job performance.
- Create and conduct effective interview and selection training to equip leaders to make effective and timely hiring decisions to support our talent strategy.
- Perform back-end hiring process which may include collecting and filing paperwork, ordering background checks, salary negotiations and delivering new employee orientation. Maintains other data such as EEO information, as required by organizational or regulatory needs.
- Collaborate with the Textron Systems COE Talent Acquisition team to align local strategy with broader business unit processes.? Attended weekly COE and Talent Acquisition status meetings to ensure integration across the function.
- Support the Textron Systems brand identity and value proposition that is consistently communicated to the marketplace and attracts candidates that match the company’s cultural expectations.
- Coordinates interview scheduling for candidates. Works with the Talent Acquisition team, staff assistants in other areas of the business, hiring managers and candidates, ensuring timely correspondence and an excellent candidate experience.
Assists with administrative aspects of various Talent Acquisition projects throughout the year, including but not limited to:
- Entry level on-site interview days
- Booking, ordering supplies and processing invoices for University Relations campus events
- Scheduling, ordering food, setup, and other related duties for hiring and onboarding events
Preparation for mass on-boarding activities (interns, entry level)
- Ensure compliance with local/state/federal laws, regulations, and company policies.
*This role is open at multiple levels. Candidates will be hired at a level and pay consistent with their background and experience.
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
The Director of Supply Chain is responsible for leading supply chain activities to effectively support all Textron Systems’ businesses. This includes establishing comprehensive and new supply chain strategies, leading optimal execution of purchasing activities, sub-contract management and supplier management. This leader will need to work collaboratively across business areas and functions to understand the needs of the business and drive supply chain execution and accountability to improve the service level provided to operations and customers, including cost, quality and delivery. This role will be located in Slidell, Louisiana.
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead a high-performing supply chain team of professionals focused on continuous improvement, customer service, and optimizing business performance.
- Work closely with program management, engineering, and operations to ensure we meet the needs of the business in a fast paced and dynamic environment
- Lead team members focus on procurement and sub-contract management to optimize cost-out, speed and on-time delivery.
- Lead team members to ensure accuracy in procurement operations such as lead times, promise dates, forecasts, etc.
- Serve as the Material Lead for ensuring acquisition revenue recognition goals are met on a quarterly and annual basis
- Support quick-turn requirements for all domain needs.
- Provide customer relationship management to internal customers.
- Lead team members to provide optimum internal customer communications.
- Leading complex supplier recovery or improvement projects with the SCM and Supplier Development Teams
- Coordinate across the enterprise, site locations, and resources to balance work-load and optimize work assignments based on personnel skill levels.
- Perform data analytics and analysis and utilize to drive performance (accountability), identify improvement strategies, and enable proactive engagement with internal functions to improve business performance.
- Drive performance by establishing key supply management metrics and establishing accountability for meeting performance objectives.
- Ensure ethical behavior and maintain compliance to regulatory 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 Land 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 engineers of all disciplines to support the United States Marine Corps Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) program. For this program, Textron Systems has developed the Cottonmouth® ARV, a recon vehicle to be feared and a force-multiplier armed to the fangs with advanced full-spectrum reconnaissance and surveillance sensors. It’s expertly designed to defeat threats beyond line of sight and comes complete with cutting-edge technologies that will keep adversaries up at night. Cottonmouth was developed using a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) that is Ground Vehicle Operating System (GVOS) based employing the Tactical Assault Kit Extended (TAK-X) framework for easy capability integration. This modern vehicle platform has superior mobility capabilities to tackle treacherous off-road terrain and waterways while keeping Marines safe thanks to its advanced survivability suite and Human System Interface (HSI) focus. Amphibious mobility, unrivaled versatility, and electronic warfare capabilities define a vehicle that is adaptable, stealthy and thrives wherever enemies hide.
We believe people should love what they do – in this role, you will:
As an electrical engineer, you will perform a variety of assignments including conceptual design, engineering analysis, detailed sub-system electrical design, integration, test, and manufacturing and field support. A strong candidate will possess a broad range of engineering skills and could perform as an individual contributor or as a team lead. You will have the opportunity to work in a multi-functional team environment with a diverse array of exciting technologies and products that directly support our nation’s war fighters.
Responsibilities:
- Perform detailed design of integrated electrical and communications systems on vehicles.
- Perform analysis, integration, and testing.
- Contribute to concept development as part of internal cross-functional design teams, including prototyping and production support.
- Prepare high-quality formal engineering documentation such as drawings, presentations, specifications, design presentations to customers, test plans, and test reports.
- Support proposal activity, providing input to cost estimates and risk assessments.
- May lead a design team.
- Will plan product development, produce technical white papers, and brief management/customers on planning and progress.
Who We Are
Textron Systems serves defense and commercial customers with the combined expertise of its family of brands: Textron Systems, Howe & Howe, Lycoming and ATAC.
The segment offers specialized products and services that fall into several capability areas: Air; Land; Sea; Propulsion; Weapon Systems; Electronic Systems; and Test, Training & Simulation.
We tap into these capabilities to deliver exceptional solutions, including product development and manufacturing, training, operations and support All efforts are backed by the strength of our parent company — Textron Inc — which includes prominent brands such as Bell, Cessna and Beechcraft.
Drawing from our diverse teams of experts and harnessing the unlimited power of teamwork, we put tomorrow’s technology in the world’s hands today.
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 mechanical engineering support on both next generation technologies and proven platforms that support and protect our deployed warfighter ?
- Opportunities that range from solid modeling, fabrication and assembly, structural design, fastening and joining, and operations of measurement tools?
- Fulfilling daily responsibilities including research and trade studies, developing mechanical design concepts, performance calculations, structural and thermal analysis, and hands-on support of testing and troubleshooting
- Work cohesively on a multi-functional team with exciting technologies and products
- Participate as an individual contributor in development of aero-electro-mechanical hardware across all phases of the product lifecycle, from concept development to lab integration and evaluation through end of life support
- Receive and execute activities in line with the broader project schedule and Senior or Principal Engineer guidance
- Perform detailed design of aeromechanical and electromechanical structures and subsystems using solid modeling, requirements analysis, trade studies, mechanical analysis including structural, thermal, and tolerance analysis, human interface design, design for cost and design for manufacturability
- Generate substantiating design and analysis documentation, create presentation materials, test plans, subcontractor statements of work, vendor control documents and installation documents
Who We Are
Textron Systems serves defense and commercial customers with the combined expertise of its family of brands: Textron Systems, Howe & Howe, Lycoming and ATAC.
The segment offers specialized products and services that fall into several capability areas: Air; Land; Sea; Propulsion; Weapon Systems; Electronic Systems; and Test, Training & Simulation.
We tap into these capabilities to deliver exceptional solutions, including product development and manufacturing, training, operations and support All efforts are backed by the strength of our parent company — Textron Inc — which includes prominent brands such as Bell, Cessna and Beechcraft.
Drawing from our diverse teams of experts and harnessing the unlimited power of teamwork, we put tomorrow’s technology in the world’s hands today.
Here at Lycoming Engines, we produce four-, six-, and eight-cylinder aircraft engines. We power 60% of the world’s general aviation fleet. For over 90 years, we earned our reputation for reliability and flexibility with our extensive range of aircraft engines trusted by pilots, owners, and general aviation enthusiasts. Lycoming takes great pride in being the only U.S. owned and operated aviation piston engine manufacturer, and we build every engine as though we were going to fly it ourselves.
Visit Lycoming.com?&?TextronSystems.com?to read more about who we are and the products we make!
About This Role
This entry level position develops and coordinates with Manufacturing the strategies and plans that improve productivity. Under Management supervision, implements practices to reduce operating expenses, reduce work in progress, and increase production.
Job Responsibilities:
- Design and Development:
- Develop software tools and applications to optimize manufacturing processes.
- Collaborate with manufacturing engineers to identify inefficiencies and provide software-driven solutions.
- Develop software tools and applications to optimize manufacturing processes.
- Integration:
- Create systems and tools that integrate manufacturing equipment with enterprise resource planning (ERP) or manufacturing execution systems (MES).
- Work with technologies like PLC programming (Programmable Logic Controllers) for automation.
- Create systems and tools that integrate manufacturing equipment with enterprise resource planning (ERP) or manufacturing execution systems (MES).
- Data Analysis and Monitoring:
- Develop tools for real-time data collection and analysis.
- Work on predictive maintenance and performance monitoring systems.
- Develop tools for real-time data collection and analysis.
- Problem-Solving:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve bottlenecks and improve process efficiency.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve bottlenecks and improve process efficiency.
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 Senior Cybersecurity Analyst is responsible for safeguarding information systems and assets to ensure mission success of our company, products, and customers. The successful candidate will play a critical role in the Textron Systems’ and Textron’s Information Technology strategic roadmaps and adherence to comply with regulatory requirements such as Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX).
The candidate should be a highly motivated, self-driven team player that can perform in a fast-changing business environment and acquire new skills quickly. This individual will act independently as a technical expert, mentor team members, and collaborate with cross-functional teams within Textron Systems and across Textron to implement security architecture, policies, compliance and to achieve business outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Perform as the Lead Security Analyst on advanced projects across the full lifecycle from concept development to production cut-in on the enterprise’s Zero Trust and Textron Systems’ strategic roadmap efforts.
- Serve as the technical expert shaping the security architecture, conducting risk assessments, developing risk-based recommendations for business and technical leaders, implementing, testing, and deploying diverse technologies.
- Ability to work across technologies including, but not limited to, cloud environments such as Azure and OCI, and on-premises technologies.
· Strong compliance mindset with ability to apply and ensure adherence to security frameworks such as NIST SP 800-171, SOX, and PCI-DSS leading to successful audits. This may include automating compliance controls.
- Self-learner with the ability to be or become a technical expert on emerging technologies including applying and assessing Generative AI (GenAI) solutions.
- Perform IT security incident response, and remediation activities, to include working with Textron enterprise and other business unit IT security teams, as necessary.
- Conduct security testing to understand and mitigate organizational risk.
- Apply strong communication and interpersonal skills to drive business outcomes across diverse stakeholders including business leaders, technical leaders, vendors, and customers.
- Solid understanding of business processes in manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain environments.