Test Engineer I

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, and power industries. We serve customers in aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care, and fuel systems. This role is in Textron System’s Sea Systems business area.

About the Role

Textron Systems is seeking new and recent graduates to join our Sea Systems business area to develop solutions in support of our unmanned surface vehicles programs. Current focal areas include autonomous control, advanced payload integration, vision systems, and other emerging technologies to enhance our unmanned surface vehicle platforms’ capabilities. Your day may include designing, simulating, constructing, and field-testing autonomous surface vehicles and their subsystems. Our goal is to deliver disruptive autonomy technologies that enhance our customers’ mission capabilities. We work on applied research and development initiatives as well as established programs, leveraging diversity of thought to improve Textron Systems’ lines of robotic products.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for design, development, and execution of tests for products (hardware, software, systems) to ensure quality, functionality, and 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 launch.
• Test Planning & Design: Understand requirements, define scope, objectives, and resources, then create detailed test plans, strategies, and procedures.
• Test Case Development: Write specific test cases and scripts for various tests (functional, performance, security, etc.).
• Test Execution: Run tests, monitor the development and production process, and manage controlled testing environments.
• Defect Management: Identify, document (using bug trackers), report, and track software/hardware and product defects.
• Collaboration & Feedback: Work with developers, process engineers, and management to provide insights, suggest improvements, and ensure quality standards are met.
• Reporting: Analyze results, document findings, prepare and present test engineering work products to internal review teams and external customers at program milestone reviews.
• Interact daily with technical leads, program managers, planners, technicians, and other engineers.
• Drive tasks to completion independently – aided by appropriate supervision and mentoring.
• Collaborate with others within the workgroup, with other departments, and with the customer.

Qualifications

• 0 – 2 years demonstrated project leadership experience preferred.
• Experience with hardware and/or software integration, managing requirements derivation and allocation, or architecture design.
• Bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in engineering (software, mechanical, electrical, systems) or a related field.
• Testing and integrating new technology into our family of Ground Vehicle products throughout the lifecycle of the program.
• Executing test engineering tasks – including (but not limited to) requirements analysis, design review support, formal validation planning, test, verification, risk management, and engineering analysis.
• Preparing and presenting test engineering work products – including (but not limited to) test plans, procedures, and reports to internal review teams and external customers.
• Interacting daily with varying US Government customers, commercial customers, program managers, planners, and technicians.
• Experience with Windows and/or Unix operating systems is a plus.
• Effective and efficient writing and presentation skills.
• Experience with DOORS, JIRA, and MagicDraw (or equivalent) is strongly preferred.
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (i.e., Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio).
• Ability to travel up to 25%.
• Active Secret Clearance preferred; Secret eligibility required.

Benefits

• Flexible Work Schedules
• Education Assistance
• Career Development & Training Opportunities
• Wellness Program (including Fitness Reimbursement)
• Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(K) with Company Funding
• Paid Parental Leave

Textron’s compensation package includes competitive base pay and provides eligible employees with benefit programs. The pay range should be used as a general guide only. Compensation is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements, including US Citizenship, for access to classified information.