2027 Aerospace Engineer (Weapons) - Wilmington, MA

Textron Inc.; Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Day-one health and wellness benefits

Retirement savings options

Tuition reimbursement

Alternative work schedules at select

Job summary

Textron Systems in Wilmington, MA is seeking an entry-level Aerospace Engineer (Weapons) to contribute to next-generation platforms across air, land, and sea. You will support hardware design, testing, and simulation under mentorship and gain exposure to cross-functional teams.

This role emphasizes hands-on learning, security-clearance readiness, and applying aerospace principles through MATLAB-based analysis and tools.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or have completed a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related field
• Bachelor’s OR Masters in Aerospace OR Mechanical Engineering
• Ability to obtain security clearance
• Experience in using, updating, and writing code in MATLAB or related software language
• Willingness to apply aerospace principles, theories, and concepts

Responsibilities

• Providing engineering support on both next generation technologies and proven platforms that support and protect our deployed warfighter
• Participating in development of new products across all phases of the hardware design lifecycle from concept development to test and evaluation concepts
• Supporting hands‑on ground and flight test events through test planning, test execution, and data reduction in a dynamic environment
• Working with multidisciplinary systems and accomplishing tasks that cover a wide range of design activities on air, sea, and/or land vehicles
• Conducting in-depth structural, stability and control, and aerodynamic analysis
• Using, updating, and writing aircraft performance simulation and predictive tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor’s or Masters in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Job description

2027 Aerospace Engineer (Weapons) - Wilmington, MA

Description

About the Entry Level Role

As a Textron employee, you’ll take on meaningful work from day one—contributing to real projects and collaborating with experienced team members across the business. This entry-level opportunity is designed to help you build your skills, gain exposure across functions, and grow through hands‑on experience, mentorship, and development opportunities.

Who We Are

Textron Systems serves defense and commercial customers with the combined expertise of its family of brands: Textron Systems, Howe & Howe, Lycoming Engines and ATAC. These segments offer 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.

Learn more about our products and history at TextronSystems.com.

About This Role

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

• Providing engineering support on both next generation technologies and proven platforms that support and protect our deployed warfighter

• Participating in development of new products across all phases of the hardware design lifecycle from concept development to test and evaluation concepts

• Supporting hands‑on ground and flight test events through test planning, test execution, and data reduction in a dynamic environment

• Working with multidisciplinary systems and accomplishing tasks that cover a wide range of design activities on air, sea, and/or land vehicles

• Conducting in-depth structural, stability and control, and aerodynamic analysis

• Using, updating, and writing aircraft performance simulation and predictive tools

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or have completed a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related field

• Bachelor’s OR Masters in Aerospace OR Mechanical Engineering

• Ability to obtain security clearance

• Experience in using, updating, and writing code in MATLAB or related software language

• Willingness to apply aerospace principles, theories, and concepts

Why Build Your Career at Textron

Textron offers a supportive workplace where employees are encouraged to grow, contribute, and innovate.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive compensation

• Day‑one health and wellness benefits

• Retirement savings options

• Tuition reimbursement

• Alternative work schedules at select locations

• Relocation assistance for eligible candidates

About Textron

Textron is a global Fortune 500 company with a diverse portfolio of industry leading brands, including Bell, Beechcraft, Cessna, Pipistrel, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, and Textron Systems. We foster a culture where curiosity is encouraged, ideas are valued, and innovation drives real-world solutions.

Join Textron and build a career where your work makes an impact, your ideas are valued, and your growth is supported.

Textron’s compensation package includes competitive base pay and provides eligible employees with benefit programs. Benefits may include health insurance and prescription plan coverage, dental insurance, family building benefits, vision insurance, mental health resources, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and programs that provide employees time away from work. 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.

In compliance with the local pay transparency law, the pay range for this position is

95000 - 95000 per year.

EEO Statement

Textron is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment, to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, disability, sex (including pregnancy and sexual orientation), genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

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

Recruiting Company: Textron Systems
Primary Location: US-Massachusetts-Wilmington
Job Function: Engineering
Schedule: Full-time
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Job Type: Entry Job
Shift: First Shift
Job Posting: 10/19/2026, 10:07:39 AM
Job Number: 342600