Co-Op Systems Engineer — Uncrewed Land & Air

Cessna Aircraft Company; Cockeysville (MD); On-site; USD 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Textron Systems in Hunt Valley, MD is seeking a 2027 Co-Op Systems Engineer (Uncrewed Land & Air). You will work across disciplines to enable the full lifecycle of defense-grade systems, from requirements analysis to integration testing.

You'll gain hands-on experience with model-based systems engineering tools, participate in interdisciplinary design reviews, and contribute to test planning while balancing program schedules and security requirements.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or have completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in systems engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or Software Engineering, or other physical sciences.
• Technical internship experience preferred.
• Experience with Matlab, DOORS, JIRA, MagicDraw (or equivalent) or model-based systems engineering are pluses.
• Ability to work 40 hours/week (This schedule is on a combination 5/8, 4/10, with every other Friday off!).
• This position requires an individual to be a 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
• Working across engineering disciplines to develop conceptual designs that solve hard problems
• Performing hands‑on integration of components and subsystems into Ground Vehicles
• Developing integration test plans and procedures to verify product integration
• Performing analysis of data extracted from testing
• Driving tasks to completion independently
• Other duties as needed

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in systems engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or Software Engineering, or other physical sciences

Tools

Matlab

DOORS

JIRA

MagicDraw

Job description

Textron Systems in Hunt Valley, MD is seeking a 2027 Co-Op Systems Engineer (Uncrewed Land & Air). You will work across disciplines to enable the full lifecycle of defense-grade systems, from requirements analysis to integration testing.

You'll gain hands-on experience with model-based systems engineering tools, participate in interdisciplinary design reviews, and contribute to test planning while balancing program schedules and security requirements.