Systems Test Engineer III

Location: Hunt Valley

Systems Test Engineer III

Description

Who We Are

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 Domain  Visit Textron Systems com & Lycoming com to read more about who we are and the products we make

About This Role

The Electronic Systems  ES  engineering team has an immediate opening for a mid senior level Systems Test Engineer to support the growing Simulation and Training Team  As a member of the Simulation and Training Team, the systems test engineer supports engineering development projects to deliver on our program commitments and release the capabilities to our military customers  This is an interdisciplinary role, enabling the full life cycle development of our products  This role may include supporting development of new products and product upgrades, integration and test, and development of fielding solutions for our military and commercial customers  Required experience includes hardware and/or software integration, managing requirements derivation and allocation, and successfully working within a collaborative team environment  A desire to take ownership of design efforts to ensure integration of capabilities into the product is essential  As a lead systems test engineer, you will perform standard systems test engineering tasks with the addition of project lead responsibilities such as project engineering, task lead, and potential management of direct reports

Responsibilities:

* Responsible for leading design, development, and execution of tests for products  hardware, software, systems  to ensure quality, functionality, 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 delivery

* Lead Test Planning & Design:
Understand requirements, define scope, objectives, and resources, then create detailed test plans, strategies, and procedures

* Lead Test Case Development:
Write specific test cases and scripts for various tests  functional, performance, security, etc   

* Lead Test Execution:
Run tests, monitor the development and production process, and manage controlled testing environments

* Lead Defect Management:
Identify, document, report, and track software/hardware and product defects

* Lead Collaboration & Feedback:
Work with developers, process engineers, and management to provide insights, suggest improvements, and ensure quality standards are met

* Lead Reporting:
Analyze results, document findings, prepare and presenting Test engineering work products to internal review teams and external customers at program milestone reviews

* Interact daily with other technical leads, program managers, planners, technicians, and other engineers

* Driving tasks to completion independently

* Collaborating with others within the workgroup, with other departments, and the customer

* Provide tasking to junior systems engineering team on your program and mentorship to support task completion

* Travel in support of project execution and testing as required, up to 15%

Qualifications

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in engineering  or related technical field  with 5 or more years related experience or master's degree in engineering  or related technical field  with 3 or more years related experience or Ph D  in Engineering  or related technical field  with up to 2 years' related experience

* Two  2  years demonstrated project leadership experience preferred

* Experience with hardware and/or software integration, managing requirements derivation and allocation, or architecture design

* 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

* Serving as a resource to others within the department and the organization

* Demonstrated ability to build relationships with customers and multidisciplinary teams

* Experience with DOORS, JIRA, and Magic Draw  or equivalent  is preferred

* Effective writing and presentation skills

* A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office products  i e , Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project, and Visio  

* Active Secret Clearance preferred;
Secret eligibility required

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