Senior ATE Project Lead — Defense Systems

Textron; Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Work Schedules

Education Assistance

Career Development & Training

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.

Skills

Security Clearance

Leadership

EVMS/IMS

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Physics

Job description

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.