2027 - Cyber Security Engineer (Air Systems) - Hunt Valley, MD

Cessna Aircraft Company; Cockeysville (MD); On-site; USD 93,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Day-one benefits

Retirement options

Tuition reimbursement

Alternative schedules

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Textron Systems in Hunt Valley, MD seeks an entry‑level Cyber Security Engineer (Air Systems) to help develop autonomy solutions and apply ML to unmanned platforms. You will design, simulate and field-test autonomous vehicles and subsystems, drawing on robotics expertise and software tools to advance defense and commercial capabilities.

The role emphasizes hands‑on development, mentorship, and growth across functions, with comprehensive benefits and relocation support where applicable.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or completed degrees in EE/CS/Aerospace/Mech with robotics/autonomy focus.
• Experience applying ML to perception and autonomy.
• Experience with multiagent vehicle simulations (MATLAB/Simulink, Gazebo).
• Familiarity with building/assessing air, land, or sea robots.
• Pairs of unity: US citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop autonomy solutions for unmanned platforms.
• Apply ML, vision, and other tech to enhance autonomous systems.
• Design, simulate, build, and field-test autonomous vehicles and subsystems.

Skills

ML apps

Robot design

Vehicle sims

ROS/PX4/MOOS

US clearance

Air/land/sea robotics

Education

Bachelor/Master/PhD in EE/CS/Aerospace/Mech (robotics)

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Gazebo

ANSYS/Unreal

Job description

Job Description - 2027 - Cyber Security Engineer (Air Systems) - Hunt Valley, MD (342900)

Job Number:

2027 - Cyber Security Engineer (Air Systems) - Hunt Valley, MD (342900)

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.

A Day in the Life of a Cyber Security Engineer

• Developing autonomy solutions
• Apply machine learning, vision, and other emerging technologies to enhance our unmanned platforms
• Designing, simulating, constructing, and field‑testing autonomous vehicles and their subsystems

Qualifications

What You’ll Need:

• Currently pursuing or have completed a bachelor's, master’s, and PhD in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science, Aerospace, or Mechanical Engineering with focus in robotics or autonomy. We want your experience to include:
  • Intelligence and machine learning applications
  • Helping machines perceive their environment, using vision or other methods
  • Teamed or multiagent autonomous vehicle simulations (e.g., MATLAB/Simulink or Gazebo)
  • Fabricating or designing air, land, or sea-based robots
  • (Preferable) Controls, multiagent autonomy, robotic middleware such as ROS, PX4, ArduPilot , or MOOS- IvP , and simulation environments such as ANSYS or Unreal
  • This position requires an individual to be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain a security clearance.

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 $103,000.00 - $103,000.00 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.