Textron · 5 hours ago
Systems & Software Engineer Manager
Wilmington, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$146K/yr - $224K/yr
8+ years expTextron Systems is known for its innovative defense technologies and services. In this role, you will provide leadership and oversight for a team of Software and Systems Engineering, ensuring adequate staffing levels and driving development and engagement of engineers in both domains.
AerospaceFinanceIndustrial
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Provide leadership and oversight for a team of both Software and Systems Engineering, including key disciplines such as: Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, System Safety, Cybersecurity, Reliability, and other technical areas essential to program success
Ensure Adequate Staffing Levels For Both Disciplines, Including Managing full-time employees, co-ops, interns, and contractors. Forecasting future resource needs and addressing potential workforce gaps
Drive development and engagement of Software and Systems Engineers by: Managing team performance through setting objectives, conducting reviews, and providing feedback. Mentoring and coaching team members in both domains to foster technical growth and career progression
Oversee and enforce best practices for Software Engineering activities, including: Software architecture, development, and requirements engineering. Adoption and implementation of Agile methodologies and tools. Driving process improvements and monitoring quality compliance for software deliverables
Oversee Systems Engineering activities, ensuring execution excellence in areas such as: Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) with an emphasis on SysML modeling and tools. Requirements development, decomposition, and analysis to ensure alignment with customer needs. System architecture definition and integration with program requirements across all technical domains. Verification and Validation (V&V) planning to ensure alignment with customer deliverables
Oversee Additional Domain-specific Responsibilities, Including Compliance with System Safety, Cybersecurity, and Systems Reliability standards. Reviewing and ensuring high-quality delivery of system-level and software-level artifacts to customers
Track Team And Program Performance By Monitoring and analyzing quality metrics for both Software and Systems teams. Soliciting and addressing feedback from internal management and external customers. Providing regular progress updates for internal leadership and customers, including technical progress and resource management updates
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related Engineering discipline with a minimum of 10 years of experience, OR Master's degree (M.S.) in Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related Engineering discipline with a minimum of 8 years of experience
Strong knowledge of both Software and Systems Engineering methodologies, processes, tools, and best practices
Expertise in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), including SysML modeling frameworks
Experience with Agile Software Development methods, tools, and practices
Experience with System Architecture, requirements development, and lifecycle management processes
Strong leadership abilities for guiding cross-disciplinary engineering teams
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for both internal team and customer engagement
Proficiency in data-driven decision-making and problem-solving across multiple engineering domains
An existing U.S. Security Clearance is preferred. Ability to obtain one is required
Preferred
Experience in defense, military, or similar industries is highly desirable and preferred
Benefits
Flexible Work Schedules
Paid Time Off
Tuition Reimbursement
Dress for Your Day
Comprehensive Benefits Package
Future Savings
Employee Discounts
Many More Benefits
Company
Textron
Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1B2025-10-16Post Ipo Debt· $1B
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Jörg Rautenstrauch
President and CEO Industrial Segment and Kautex
Scott Donnelly
President and chief operating officer
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