2027 - Systems Engineer (Uncrewed Land & Air) - Hunt Valley, MD

Cessna Aircraft Company; Cockeysville (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Relocation assistance

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Textron Systems in Hunt Valley, MD is seeking a Systems Engineer (Uncrewed Land & Air) for an entry‑level role. You will work in an interdisciplinary team to support the full life cycle of systems, perform requirements analysis, develop architecture models, and assist with integration and testing.

You will gain hands-on experience, mentorship, and development opportunities while contributing to real programs across defense and commercial customers. U.S.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in relevant engineering/science.
• Experience with MBSE is a plus.
• Ability to travel up to 15%.
• U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Working in an interdisciplinary role, enabling the full life cycle of successful systems.
• Performing requirements analysis to understand customer needs.
• Developing architecture models to support requirements development and derivation.
• Using requirements management and test tools to decompose program requirements.
• Supporting integration and test of system components.
• Developing plans and procedures for integration and test to verify product integration.
• Performing analysis of data extracted from testing.

Skills

MBSE

Requirement analysis

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Systems Engineering or related

Tools

DOORS

JIRA

MagicDraw

Job description

Job Description - 2027 - Systems Engineer (Uncrewed Land & Air) - Hunt Valley, MD (342919)

2027 - Systems Engineer (Uncrewed Land & Air) - Hunt Valley, MD (

Job Number:

342919 )

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 Systems Engineer:

• Working in an interdisciplinary role, enabling the full life cycle of successful systems
• Performing requirements analysis to understand customer needs
• Developing architecture models to support requirements development and derivation
• Using requirements management and test tools to decompose program requirements
• Supporting integration and test of system components
• Developing plans and procedures for integration and test to verify product integration
• Performing analysis of data extracted from testing

Qualifications

What You’ll Need:

• Currently pursuing or have completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in systems engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, software engineering, or another physical science.
• Experience with DOORS, JIRA, MagicDraw (or equivalent) and model-based systems engineering are pluses
• Ability to travel up to 15%
• 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
• 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 $99,000.00 - $99,000.00 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.