Test Engineer I

Textron•Hunt Valley, MD

18d

About The Position

Textron Systems is seeking new and recent graduates to join its Sea Systems business area and develop solutions supporting unmanned surface vehicle programs. Current areas of focus include autonomous control, advanced payload integration, vision systems, and other emerging technologies that enhance unmanned surface vehicle capabilities. The work may involve designing, simulating, constructing, and field-testing autonomous surface vehicles and subsystems, on applied research and development initiatives as well as established programs. The Test Engineer I designs, develops, and executes tests for hardware, software, and systems to assess quality, functionality, and reliability. The role includes planning and documenting testing, identifying and tracking defects, collaborating with development teams, and helping ensure products meet specifications and user needs. The engineer prepares and presents test engineering work products to internal review teams and external customers at program milestone reviews, and interacts with technical leads, program managers, planners, technicians, other engineers, and customers. Tasks are driven to completion independently with appropriate supervision and mentoring.

Requirements

Bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in engineering (software, mechanical, electrical, systems) or a related field.
Secret clearance eligibility required.
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%.

Nice To Haves

0–2 years of demonstrated project leadership experience preferred.
Experience with hardware and/or software integration, requirements derivation and allocation, or architecture design.
Experience with Windows and/or Unix operating systems.
Experience with DOORS, JIRA, and MagicDraw or equivalent is strongly preferred.
Active Secret clearance preferred.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and execute tests for hardware, software, and systems to assess quality, functionality, and reliability.
Understand requirements and define test scope, objectives, resources, plans, strategies, and procedures.
Write test cases and scripts for different types of testing.
Execute tests, monitor development and production processes, and manage controlled testing environments.
Identify, document, report, and track product defects using bug trackers.
Collaborate with developers, process engineers, management, workgroup members, other departments, and customers to provide feedback and support quality standards.
Analyze test results, document findings, and prepare and present test engineering work products to internal review teams and external customers at program milestone reviews.
Perform test engineering tasks such as requirements analysis, design review support, formal validation planning, testing, verification, risk management, and engineering analysis.
Drive assigned tasks to completion independently with appropriate supervision and mentoring.
Interact with technical leads, program managers, planners, technicians, engineers, and customers.