Systems Engineer IV

Job Number: 331049

Systems Engineer IV

Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We make things that fly, hover, zoom and launch. Things that move people. Protect soldiers. Power industries. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems.

This role is in Textron System’s Electronic Systems business area. Visit  &  to read more about who we are and the products we make!

Textron Systems’ recent growth has established the need for a full time Principal or Senior level Systems Engineer with experience leading and managing a Systems Engineering group, experience in the design of large and complex Operational and Maintenance Training Systems, evaluating and integrating various system design topologies, accounting for multi-physics performance dependencies in the aerodynamic, thermodynamic, structural dynamic, electrical systems, material science and design optimization for mechanical and electrical assemblies that are subjected to severe environments.

The candidate should have experience serving as a project engineering lead. The candidate will be leading other project engineers as well as provide mentoring to junior engineers. The candidate should have strong communications, presentation, and interpersonal skills and be comfortable interacting with Executive Leadership, Program Management, senior management, customer representatives and other stakeholders. This position requires that the candidate be a US citizen with or capable of receiving a secret level security clearance.

The Systems Engineer IV is a highly motivated, self-driven team player that can perform in a fast-changing business environment. The preferred candidate will understand and employ the systems engineering processes in the design and modeling of the total life cycle of large-scale military training devices; parse and allocate system requirements to mechanical, electrical, and software disciplines; and guide the system integration activity using test methodologies and verification methods.

This candidate will have a strong desire for innovation and can identify and incorporate modern hardware technologies and software applications. This candidate will be the manager of the Systems Engineering group which is composed of Project Engineers with multi-discipline engineering backgrounds. The Systems Engineer IV will report to the Director of Engineering.

• Perform requirements analysis to understand the needs of the customer
• Derive additional system requirements and allocate requirements to sub-systems
• Develop system architectural models using Model Based Systems Engineering to support requirements development and derivation
• Manage requirements and establish requirements traceability using software applications such as Cameo Magic Draw, DOORS, or similar tools
• Identify technical risks and develop mitigation
• Lead system Hardware/Software Integration (HSI) efforts
• Coordinate system testing with various engineering disciplines and the Test group
• Maintain a positive working relationship with the customer and training system end users.
• Identify and request pertinent technical data from the customer or end user program office in support of maintenance training system upgrades.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM field with 8-10 years of experience or a Master’s Degree with 5 years of experience
• Established leadership and managerial skills
• Demonstrated requirements analysis skills and ability to trace requirements to customer specifications.
• Demonstrated skills in organizing test plans and procedures
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Effective ability to organize and prioritize program tasks
• Demonstrated basic ability to use 3d CAD tools
• Demonstrated ability to read and understand engineering drawings
• Personal computer skills (e.g., word processing, spread sheet, presentation graphics)
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with multiple consistencies requiring attention
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively
• Ab…