Overview In this role you will own and drive a high-visibility, space-grade electronics development program within Textron Systems' Weapon Systems. You lead a team of electrical engineers, overseeing design, verification, and integration to deliver space-qualified hardware for demanding environments. You will coordinate across systems engineering and cross-functional partners, manage schedules and budgets, and support customer engagements and critical design reviews. This is a hands-on leadership role that shapes product direction and engineering processes for mission-critical defense programs.
Compensation / Benefits- Flexible Work Schedules
- Education Assistance
- Career Development & Training Opportunities
- Wellness Program (including Fitness Reimbursement)
- Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(K) with Company Funding
- Paid Parental Leave
Responsibilities- Lead end-to-end technical execution of a major electronic development effort
- Mentor and develop a team of Electrical Engineers
- Oversee design, analysis, prototyping, integration, and test of space-qualified electronics
- Ensure hardware integrity through verification and qualification
- Own engineering schedules, resource planning, and milestone execution
- Coordinate with Cognizant Engineers, systems engineering, and cross-functional partners
- Manage project budgets and performance (EVMS/CAM)
- Drive engineering process improvements to improve quality, speed, and robustness
- Support customer engagements, technical presentations, and major design reviews
Key requirements- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- 10+ years of engineering experience, including 2+ years in a leadership or project lead role
- Strong background in electronic system development; space-grade or high-reliability hardware experience is a plus
- Proven leadership, communication, and decision making skills
- Experience with cost account management and budget oversight
- Expertise in design fundamentals, PCB development, and test methodologies
- Ability to operate independently while collaborating across diverse teams
- Active U.S. security clearance (U.S. citizenship required)
- Ability to obtain additional government clearances as needed
- leadership
- communication
- decision making
- electronic system development
- space-grade hardware / high reliability hardware
- design fundamentals
