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 Land Systems business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!

About This Role
Textron Systems is seeking engineers of all disciplines to support the United States Marine Corps Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) program. For this program, Textron Systems has developed the Cottonmouth® ARV, a recon vehicle to be feared and a force-multiplier armed to the fangs with advanced full-spectrum reconnaissance and surveillance sensors.  It’s expertly designed to defeat threats beyond line of sight and comes complete with cutting-edge technologies that will keep adversaries up at night. Cottonmouth was developed using a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) that is Ground Vehicle Operating System (GVOS) based employing the Tactical Assault Kit Extended (TAK-X) framework for easy capability integration. This modern vehicle platform has superior mobility capabilities to tackle treacherous off-road terrain and waterways while keeping Marines safe thanks to its advanced survivability suite and Human System Interface (HSI) focus. Amphibious mobility, unrivaled versatility, and electronic warfare capabilities define a vehicle that is adaptable, stealthy and thrives wherever enemies hide. Our teams are engaged in multiple cutting-edge development programs for defense applications. The strong candidate will possess a solid knowledge base in software development and design best practices.

We believe people should love what they do – in this role, you will be responsible for:

•    Providing technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems on both current and next generation technologies in support of our family of Ground Vehicle products. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with organization objectives.
•    Participating in software development of new products across all phases of the product lifecycle from concept development to lab and offsite integration and evaluation
•    Using technical acumen and problem-solving skills toward the execution of complex software engineering tasks
•    Performing reviews to ensure work products are technically accurate and of sufficient quality
•    Providing technical guidance and mentoring to the software team demonstrating sound engineering judgement
•    Leading small software development projects
 

Qualifications:
•    Understanding of general automotive systems and functions
•    Understanding of robotics systems including sensors, actuators, mechanical, algorithms and software systems
•    Professional experience in autonomous driving or robotics industry with experience in software/system integration and field-testing a plus
•    C/C++/Java programming experience
•    Basic shell scripting experience
•    Network/Serial/CAN interface development experience
•    Knowledgeable of Object-Oriented Analysis (OOA)/Object-Oriented Design (OOD)
•    Comfortable working in Unix based development environments
•    Experience with MIL-STD-882E software development preferred