Who We Are

We are Textron Systems, best known for innovative defense technologies and services. 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. We are a part of Textron Inc, one of the world’s leading multi-industry companies, recognized for its powerful brands such as Bell, Cessna, Beechcraft, E-Z-GO and many more. 

We've been in the industry for more than 50 years and embraced the unique capabilities that come with being a mid-sized player. We bring the agility of a small business to meet our customers' most urgent requirements and empower our team members to push past possible. We can scale quickly to solve the big problems, working across functions, sites, and business lines to make it happen. We’re comprised of 7 domains specializing in Air, Sea, Land, Weapons Systems, Electronic Systems, Propulsion, and Testing and Training Simulations.

This role is in Textron System’s Air Land and Sea business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & HoweandHowe.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!

About This Role
In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Providing cybersecurity engineering support on both next generation technologies and proven platforms that support and protect our deployed warfighter across Air, Electronic, Land, Sea, and Weapon Systems products
• Contributing to the efforts of the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Support (CSIS) team to support the assessment and authorization of products in accordance with Risk Management Framework (RMF) to achieve an Interim Authorization To Test (IATT) or Authorization To Operate (ATO)
• Participating in cyber security development of new products across all phases of the design lifecycle from concept development to lab integration and evaluation concepts
• Utilizing vulnerability scan, port scan, and compliance checker tools (e.g., ACAS, Nessus, NMAP, and SCC), and
• Conducting in-depth analysis of the results against Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and Security Requirement Guides (SRGs)
• Developing remediation and mitigation plans, and creating packages for the implementation of those plans
• Willing and able to occasional travel to other locations in support of cybersecurity activities (less than 10%)
• Working both individually and cohesively on a team with exciting technologies and products in a dynamic engineering environment

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or have completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science/Cybersecurity/Information Assurance/Computer Engineering/Information Systems or a related STEM field