Textron-posted 2 months ago
$136,400 - $209,000/Yr
Full-time • Manager
Hunt Valley, MD
5,001-10,000 employees
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

This role is in Textron System's Air Systems business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make! As an Aerospace Engineering Manager at Textron Systems, you will have the opportunity to lead a variety of aircraft design, integration, flight controls, and simulation efforts to support and deliver critical capabilities to the warfighter. Successful candidates will possess multi-disciplinary knowledge to include aircraft, autopilot, and associated sub-system design, integration, and test, have a strong understanding of applied control system design and development in unmanned applications and thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

  • Manage a 5-10 person team of aerospace and controls engineers ranging from junior to senior levels.
  • Lead the development of new aircraft across all phases of the hardware design lifecycle from concept development to test and evaluation.
  • Lead the design and development of unmanned aircraft autopilots and control systems and advanced simulation.
  • Interface with internal and external customers and suppliers of aircraft components and subsystems as needed.
  • Participate in test events as the subject matter expert in aerodynamics, autopilot performance, and control.
  • Support technical proposals and new business pursuits.
  • Conduct discipline project bid generation for project scoping and budgeting.
  • Drive innovation and efficiency in a collaborative team environment to enable rapid capability development and technical innovation.
  • Track and manage engineering metrics, staffing, and budget allocations for successful project execution.
  • Develop and mentor junior staff.
  • Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering.
  • 10 years of related aerodynamic and controls experience.
  • Experience leading and managing technical teams and collaborating with systems, mechanical, electrical, and software leads.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead the technical execution of aerospace projects.
  • Demonstrated strong understanding and application of Aerospace Engineering principles, theories, concepts, and standards.
  • Demonstrated experience conducting unmanned aircraft sizing, conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design.
  • Experience in using, updating, and writing aircraft performance simulation and predictive tools.
  • Experience with the test and validation of unmanned aircraft.
  • Experience in using, updating, and writing tools for the analysis and interpretation of real-world test data.
  • Experience in using and developing tools in MATLAB and SIMULINK.
  • Experience modeling aircraft dynamics and subsystems and conducting detailed simulations.
  • Effective written and oral presentation skills.
  • Experience generating technical proposals and bidding engineering tasking.
  • Eligibility to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.
  • Experience managing technical projects using Agile methodologies, including JIRA.
  • Experience with control system analysis and design, gains selection, and margin estimation.
  • Flexible Work Schedules
  • Education Assistance
  • Career Development & Training Opportunities
  • Wellness Program (including Fitness Reimbursement)
  • Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(K) with Company Funding
  • Paid Parental Leave
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