Test Engineer I

Textron•Hunt Valley, MD

About The Position

Textron Systems is seeking new and recent graduates to join its Sea Systems business area and develop solutions for unmanned surface vehicle programs. Current areas of focus include autonomous control, advanced payload integration, vision systems, and other emerging technologies. Work may involve designing, simulating, constructing, and field-testing autonomous surface vehicles and their subsystems. The team supports applied research and development initiatives as well as established programs, with the goal of delivering autonomy technologies that enhance customer mission capabilities. The Test Engineer I designs, develops, and executes tests for hardware, software, and systems to assess quality, functionality, and reliability. The role creates test plans and cases, identifies and tracks defects, and collaborates with development teams to address issues so products meet specifications and user needs. The engineer prepares and presents test engineering work products to internal review teams and external customers, including at program milestone reviews. The position involves frequent interaction with technical leads, program managers, planners, technicians, engineers, and customers, and requires independently driving tasks to completion with appropriate supervision and mentoring.

Requirements

Bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in engineering (software, mechanical, electrical, or systems) or a related field.
Experience with hardware and/or software integration, requirements derivation and allocation, or architecture design.
Effective and efficient writing and presentation skills.
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
Ability to travel up to 25%.
Secret clearance eligibility required.

Nice To Haves

0–2 years of demonstrated project leadership experience preferred.
Experience with Windows and/or Unix operating systems is a plus.
Experience with DOORS, JIRA, and MagicDraw or equivalent is strongly preferred.
Active Secret clearance preferred.

Responsibilities

Test and integrate new technology into Ground Vehicle products throughout the program lifecycle.
Perform test engineering tasks, including requirements analysis, design review support, formal validation planning, testing, verification, risk management, and engineering analysis.
Design, develop, and execute tests for hardware, software, and systems to assess quality, functionality, and reliability.
Understand requirements and define test scope, objectives, and resources; create test plans, strategies, and procedures.
Write test cases and scripts for applicable types of testing.
Execute tests, monitor development and production processes, and manage controlled testing environments.
Identify, document, report, and track software, hardware, and product defects using bug-tracking tools.
Collaborate with developers, process engineers, management, other departments, and customers to share findings, suggest improvements, and meet quality standards.
Analyze test results and prepare and present test engineering work products, including plans, procedures, and reports, to internal review teams and external customers at program milestone reviews.
Interact with technical leads, program managers, planners, technicians, engineers, and customers.
Drive tasks to completion independently with appropriate supervision and mentoring.