Senior ATE Project Lead — Defense Systems

Cessna Aircraft Company

Wilmington (MA)

On-site

USD 130,000 - 199,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Work Schedules

Education Assistance

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Wellness Program

Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(K)

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Textron Systems seeks a Senior ATE Project Technical Lead (Level IV) to guide the architecture, development, and deployment of Automated Test Equipment. You will lead cross-functional teams across electrical, mechanical, and software domains to ensure cost, schedule, and technical targets are met.

The role requires a decade of ATE/ATS leadership in defense/aerospace and deep knowledge of COTS instrumentation and TPS engineering workflows.

Qualifications

Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance required.
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Physics, or related field.
10+ years of dedicated ATE/ATS development experience with defense/aerospace leadership.
Deep knowledge of COTS instrumentation hardware, rack-and-stack design, and TPS workflows.
Experience with CAM and EVMS/IMS project tracking.

Responsibilities

Lead interdisciplinary teams across electrical, mechanical, software to deploy ATE solutions.
Direct design, integration, deployment of test equipment using COTS and custom interfaces.
Oversee legacy ATS architectures, TPS development, validation, and integration.
Act as CAM, manage status reporting and IMS schedule; apply EVMS.
Ensure system integrity through ATE requirements analysis and design reviews.
Foster collaboration with internal teams, customers, and suppliers.