Systems Test Engineer III

Textron; Maryland; On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education Assistance

Career Development & Training Opportunities

Wellness Program

Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(k)

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Textron is seeking a Systems Test Engineer III for their Electronic Systems team in Maryland. This mid-senior level role involves leading design and execution of tests for products. You will collaborate with developers and engineers, mentor junior team members, and manage testing environments.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 5+ years of experience, along with skills in hardware/software integration, project leadership, and effective communication. Benefits include education assistance and wellness programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience for bachelor’s degree holders, or 3 years for master's.
• Preferred: 2+ years of project leadership experience.
• Experience with test engineering tasks including requirements analysis and validation planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and execution of product tests.
• Create test plans and cases; manage controlled testing environments.
• Identify and track software/hardware defects.

Skills

Hardware/software integration

Requirements derivation

Test engineering

Project leadership

Effective writing skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field

Master’s degree

Ph.D.

Tools

DOORS

JIRA

MagicDraw

Job description

Systems Test Engineer III

The Electronic Systems (ES) engineering team at Textron Systems is looking for a mid‑senior level Systems Test Engineer to support the growing Simulation and Training Team. The engineer will support engineering development projects, deliver on program commitments and release capabilities to military customers. The role is interdisciplinary, enabling the full life cycle development of products, new product development, upgrades, integration, test and fielding solutions. The position requires hardware/software integration, requirements derivation/allocation, and collaborative teamwork. The lead systems test engineer will perform standard test engineering tasks and also assume project lead responsibilities such as project engineering, task lead and potential management of direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and execution of tests for products (hardware, software, systems) to ensure quality, functionality, reliability and product specifications.
• Create test plans, test cases, and procedures; write specific test cases and scripts for functional, performance, security, etc.
• Execute tests, monitor development and production processes, and manage controlled testing environments.
• Identify, document, report, and track software/hardware defects.
• Collaborate with developers, process engineers and management to provide insights, suggest improvements and ensure quality standards are met.
• Analyze results, document findings, and present test engineering work products to internal review teams and external customers at program milestone reviews.
• Interact daily with technical leads, program managers, planners, technicians, and engineers.
• Drive tasks to completion independently.
• Provide mentorship and tasking to junior systems engineering team members.
• Travel up to 15% in support of project execution and testing.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field, and 5+ years of related experience; or master’s degree with 3+ years; or Ph.D. with up to 2 years.
• Preferred: 2+ years of project leadership experience.
• Experience with hardware/software integration, requirements derivation and allocation, or architecture design.
• Experience executing test engineering tasks including requirements analysis, design review support, validation planning, test, verification, risk management, and engineering analysis.
• Preparation and presentation of test engineering work products such as test plans, procedures, and reports.
• Ability to serve as a resource to others within the department and organization.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with customers and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with DOORS, JIRA, and MagicDraw (or equivalent) is preferred.
• Effective writing and presentation skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
• Active Secret Clearance preferred; Secret eligibility required.

Benefits

• Education Assistance
• Career Development & Training Opportunities
• Wellness Program (including Fitness Reimbursement)
• Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(k) with company funding
• Paid Parental Leave

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.