Test Engineer I

About the Role

Textron Systems is seeking new and recent graduates for its Sea Systems business area to develop solutions for unmanned surface vehicle programs. Current focus areas include autonomous control, advanced payload integration, vision systems, and other emerging technologies to enhance unmanned surface vehicle platforms. Your day may involve designing, simulating, constructing, and field-testing autonomous surface vehicles and their subsystems. The goal is to deliver disruptive autonomy technologies that enhance customer mission capabilities. Work includes applied research and development initiatives, as well as established programs, leveraging diversity of thought to improve Textron Systems’ robotic product lines.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, development, and execution of tests for products (hardware, software, systems) to ensure quality, functionality, and reliability.
• Create test plans, write test cases, identify defects, and collaborate with development teams for fixes, ensuring products meet specifications and user needs before launch.
• Test Planning & Design: Understand requirements, define scope, objectives, and resources, then create detailed test plans, strategies, and procedures.
• Test Case Development: Write specific test cases and scripts for various tests (functional, performance, security, etc.).
• Test Execution: Run tests, monitor the development and production process, and manage controlled testing environments.
• Defect Management: Identify, document (using bug trackers), report, and track software/hardware and product defects.
• Collaboration & Feedback: Work with developers, process engineers, and management to provide insights, suggest improvements, and ensure quality standards are met.
• Reporting: Analyze results, document findings, and prepare/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 other engineers.
• Drive tasks to completion independently, aided by appropriate supervision and mentoring.
• Collaborate with others within the workgroup, with other departments, and the customer.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Hardware and/or software integration
• Managing requirements derivation and allocation
• Architecture design
• Windows and/or Unix operating systems (a plus)
• Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio)
• DOORS, JIRA, and MagicDraw (or equivalent) (strongly preferred)

Qualifications

• 0 – 2 years demonstrated project leadership experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in engineering (software, mechanical, electrical, systems) or a related field.
• Experience testing and integrating new technology into Ground Vehicle products throughout the lifecycle of the program.
• Experience executing test engineering tasks, including requirements analysis, design review support, formal validation planning, test, verification, risk management, and engineering analysis.
• Experience preparing and presenting test engineering work products, including test plans, procedures, and reports to internal review teams and external customers.
• Experience interacting daily with US Government customers, commercial customers, program managers, planners, and technicians.
• Effective and efficient writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.
• Active Secret Clearance preferred; Secret eligibility required.