2026 Test Engineer I (Sea Systems) - Hunt Valley, MD

Textron•Hunt Valley, MD

About The Position

Textron Systems is seeking new and recent graduates to join our Sea Systems business area to develop solutions in support of our unmanned surface vehicles programs. Current focal areas include autonomous control, advanced payload integration, vision systems, and other emerging technologies to enhance our unmanned surface vehicle platforms’ capabilities. Your day may include designing, simulating, constructing, and field-testing autonomous surface vehicles and their subsystems. Our goal is to deliver disruptive autonomy technologies that enhance our customers’ mission capabilities We work on applied research and development initiatives as well as established programs, and leverage diversity of thought to improve Textron Systems’ lines of robotic products. We believe people should love what they do – in this role, you will:

Requirements

0 – 2 years demonstrated project leadership experience preferred Experience with hardware and/or software integration, managing requirements derivation and allocation, or architecture design
Bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in engineering (software, mechanical, electrical, systems) or a related field.
Testing and integrating new technology into our family of Ground Vehicle products throughout the lifecycle of the program.
Executing test engineering tasks – including (but not limited to) requirements analysis, design review support, formal validation planning, test, verification, risk management, and engineering analysis.
Preparing and presenting test engineering work products – including (but not limited to) test plans, procedures, and reports to internal review teams and external customers.
Interacting daily with varying US Government customers, commercial customers, program managers, planners, and technicians.
Effective and efficient writing and presentation skills
Ability to travel up to 25%25
Active Secret Clearance preferred; Secret eligibility required

Nice To Haves

Experience with Windows and/or Unix operating systems is a plus
Experience with DOORS, JIRA, and MagicDraw (or equivalent) is strongly preferred.
A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (i.e., Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio)

Responsibilities

Responsible for design, development, and execution of tests for products (hardware, software, systems) to ensure quality, functionality, and reliability, creating test plans, writing test cases, identifying defects, and collaborating with development teams for fixes, ultimately 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, preparing and presenting Test engineering work products to internal review teams and external customers [AA2] at program milestone reviews.
Interact daily with technical leads, program managers, planners, technicians, and other engineers.
Driving tasks to completion independently – aided by appropriate supervision and mentoring.
Collaborating with others within the workgroup, with other departments, and the customer.

Benefits

Flexible Work Schedules: Enjoy compressed work week schedule that varies by allowing for additional days off such as 5/8, 9/80 and 4/10s, leading to additional Fridays off work!
Dress for Your Day: No day is the same, so we don’t think you should dress like it. Dress smart for an important meeting, wear jeans for a casual day at the office or on the shop floor.
Employee Discounts: We provide a one-stop-shop for access to exclusive offers and deep discounts from over 30,000 merchants and millions of products such as Bose, Apple, FitBit, HP, At&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, travel discounts and more!
Career Development & Training Opportunities: We believe our people are our number 1 asset. At Textron Systems, we offer shadowing opportunities, mentorship programs and both on-site and virtual formal training to help our team grow in their careers.
Many More Benefits: Textron Systems offers many additional benefits you can take advantage of as well!

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