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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.

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
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The Aero-Thermal Engineering Analyst will be responsible for generating aerodynamic characteristics, aero-thermal heat transfer environments and thermal responses over a wide range of flight conditions, from low speeds up through hypersonic flow fields associated with flight vehicles in the Strategic Missiles Business Line. The position requires some level of expertise in the generation/use of Computer Aided Design (CAD) models, MATLAB and Ansys Fluent Computational Fluids Dynamics (CFD) software tool, as well as an interest in acquiring a working knowledge of Textron Systems legacy aero-thermal computer codes. The analysis techniques used, as well as the compiled results, will be summarized in presentations and detailed design analysis reports.
 

Responsibilities

• Serve as aerodynamic analyst generating aerodynamic characteristics (pressures, loads and aero coefficients) in the strategic missiles and reentry vehicle area.
• Serve as aerothermal analyst generating aero heating environments to support thermal analyses of flight vehicles in the strategic missiles business line.
• Serve as thermal analyst generating the thermal profiles for exterior/interior structures and payloads, resulting from the environments developed in the flow fields surrounding flight vehicles over a wide range of flight conditions.
• Serve as thermal analyst performing steady-state and/or transient thermal analyses that include various methods of heat transfer, such as conduction, convection, and radiation.
• Utilize a combination of commercial shelf (COTS) tools (Siemens NX, Ansys Fluent, MATLAB) and Textron developed software tools to generate the aerodynamic, aerothermal and thermodynamic characteristics described above.
• Define recommended changes to improve the performance/efficiency of aero/thermodynamic design features.
• Summarize results and design application techniques during the above activities via presentations and design analysis reports.
• Up to 5% of 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
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 Sr. Program Manager, and work within a highly collaborative and dynamic Program Office.
This role requires excellent organization, teamwork, and communication skills to ensure 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:
The Project Manager will have responsibilities including but not limited to the following:

• Managing the financial, technical, and schedule requirements of program components to deliver products that are technically acceptable on time and in a cost-effective manner.
• Developing and presenting formal briefs to internal and external audiences, reviewing and editing content from other stakeholders, and leading internal dry runs prior to the event.
• Understanding the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and critical path for a subset of the program and executing any mitigation efforts to ensure on-time / early completion of tasking.
• 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.
• Interfacing with critical suppliers and Textron Systems’ internal Procurement organization to communicate program updates / changes to and from the supplier.
• Working creatively to solve customer problems and communicating program progress both internally and externally.
• Assisting with proposal generation and submittal to the customer.

JOB SCOPE:

·        Perform all operations within a continuous flow-manufacturing cell, utilizing the skills and ability to perform basic adjustments and run all machines, as well as test equipment including burring within the cell, part washing, etching, and utilizations of basic gauging/measuring tools.  Assist Tool Design, as needed, in a new fixture, program readouts, and setup during the period of operation for required quality of parts.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

·        Perform assigned work in a safety conscious manner.

·        Perform assigned work to specify quality and production standards.

·        Maintain equipment and tools used by the individual in a clean condition.

·        Perform assigned cleaning required to maintain individual’s immediate work area in a clean condition.

·        Prepare and/or maintain all documentation necessary to the duties of the job classification.

·        Perform other duties inherently required of the job classification.

·        Perform basic adjustments and operate machining centers and related equipment to produce product within specified Company processes and procedures.

·        To communicate on a timely basis to all relevant personnel any issues found during the daily processing of product and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

·        Record keeping as required.

·        Work with others across payrolls, functions, and shifts to solved problems in timely manner.

·        Capable to work unsupervised in their area.

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 experienced PWB/PWA/Flex Design Engineer to join our team developing and improving product designs to support advanced emerging programs.  This individual will work as part of a multidisciplined design team developing electronic systems for Space Applications. 
 

Responsibilities:
The individual will be responsible for developing new PWB/PWA/Flex designs and the transition of those designs into military qualified hardware. The individual should be proficient in specifying the appropriate PWB/PWA/Flex construction based on requirements and environments.  The individual should be knowledgeable in IPC standards, supplier PWB/PWA/Flex fabrication techniques and controlled impedance path layouts.