Test Engineer II/III – Aerospace & Defense Systems

Textron; Wilmington (MA); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Textron Systems, a Textron division, seeks a Test Engineer II/III to design, plan, and lead extensive test activities for a major US Air Force program. You will coordinate data collection, instrumentation, and analysis across disciplines while ensuring compliance with customer requirements.

Travel 10–20% is expected, and a Secret clearance or ability to obtain SA is required. The role offers growth in a multi-disciplined team environment, with opportunities to progress from technical to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field with 2 years related experience (Level II).
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field with 5 years related experience (Level III).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD standards (MIL-STD 810 or SMC-S-016).
• Knowledge and/or experience using electrical/mechanical test instrumentation is a plus.
• Must be able to communicate effectively (verbal and written) and have good organizational skills.
• Active Secret clearance with an ability to obtain Special Access approval.

Responsibilities

• Design test events that support product maturation throughout all phases of product development.
• Plan, coordinate, schedule, and lead test and evaluation activities to ensure test requirements and objectives are met per customer/program requirements and engineering and quality standards.
• Prepare and/or review test plans, test procedures, test readiness reviews, and test reports for functional, performance, environmental, and field tests.
• Lead/support in-house and field data collection activities including setup and operation of data acquisition systems, accelerometers, strain gauges, high speed cameras, and other test instrumentation.
• Support test activities including product installation, integration, test, data acquisition, and analysis.
• Perform preliminary "quick-look" analysis and provide post-test debriefs to engineering team and customers.
• Coordinate with appropriate program, engineering, and external organizations during test planning, execution, analysis, and reporting phases.
• Support development of test program budgets and schedules.
• 10 - 20% Travel

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field with 5 years experience

Tools

Electrical/test instrumentation

Data acquisition systems

Job description

Textron Systems, a Textron division, seeks a Test Engineer II/III to design, plan, and lead extensive test activities for a major US Air Force program. You will coordinate data collection, instrumentation, and analysis across disciplines while ensuring compliance with customer requirements.

Travel 10–20% is expected, and a Secret clearance or ability to obtain SA is required. The role offers growth in a multi-disciplined team environment, with opportunities to progress from technical to