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Textron · Hunt Valley, MD

# Autonomous Vehicle Engineer III

Hunt Valley, MD $189,700 per year Operations 

Listed on Textron’s official careers site. Posted October 21, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
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## Job description

Autonomous Vehicle 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 Sea, Air & Land Systems business area\\. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make\\! _About This Role_ We are seeking a mid\\-level Autonomy Engineer to help develop and integrate autonomous capabilities for defense systems operating across air, land, maritime, and weapons domains to include multi\\-domain environments\\. This role is well suited to an engineer who combines practical system and project execution experience with a strong interest in the technologies that enable intelligent, mission\\-focused behavior\\.

As an Autonomy Engineer, you will help turn mission needs and operational concepts into implementable autonomy designs\\. You will work across the autonomy stack, capturing designs, defining interfaces, decomposing functions, evaluating technology insertions, and supporting integration into real systems that perform in operationally relevant environments\\. You will collaborate with software, hardware, controls, robotics, navigation, human factors, test, program, and customer teams\\.

The work will include both disciplined engineering of existing capabilities and exploration of new concepts, tools, and methods\\. _Responsibilities_
- Lead the development and realization of autonomous system capabilities through analysis, prototyping, design, integration, demonstrations and formal test activities\\.
- Identify and evaluate emerging technologies and concepts for applicability in product designs and capability roadmaps\\.
- Translate mission objectives, operational concepts, scenarios, and constraints into autonomy functions, behaviors, performance measures, and testable technical objectives and requirements\\.
- Conduct trade studies, structured evaluations, experiments, modeling and simulation, and prototype assessments to compare technology approaches against measurable operational and technical criteria\\.
- Contribute to project engineering activities such as technical planning, estimates, schedules, risks, dependencies, work products, reviews, and coordination across technical teams\\. _Qualifications_
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, robotics, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related technical discipline\\. + 4 years of professional experience developing, integrating, testing, evaluating, or fielding autonomous, robotic, intelligent, or highly automated systems\\.
- Demonstrated experience contributing to system or software architecture, functional decomposition, interface definition, design documentation, or technical baselines for complex systems\\.
- Applied design and evaluation experience in the following areas: sensing, perception, inference, state estimation, machine learning, behavior development, task planning, simulations, multi\\-agent teaming, and edge processing\\.
- Experience using structured engineering methods to evaluate designs or technologies through analysis, simulation, experimentation, testing, or operationally relevant demonstrations\\.
- Ability to develop and communicate technical concepts clearly through design documents, diagrams, briefings/presentations, trade studies, test plans, and technical recommendations\\.
- Experience with defense systems, mission planning, command and control, navigation, electronic warfare, communications, weapons, or autonomous platform integration\\.
- Experience with perception or estimation technologies such as computer vision, radar, lidar, electro\\-optical or infrared sensing, probabilistic inference, tracking, mapping, or sensor fusion\\.
- Experience with machine learning development or deployment, including data preparation, model evaluation, edge inference, robustness, or performance monitoring\\.
- Experience in the design and evaluation of agentic architectures\\.
- Experience with ROS 2, MATLAB/Simulink, Python, C, Rust, JavaScript, TypeScript, Gazebo, Unreal, Unity, or other robotics, simulation, autonomy, and software development environments\\.
- Experience in Model\\-Based Systems Engineering \\(MBSE\\) tools and methods\\.
- Project engineering experience with planning, tracking, risk and action item management\\.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U\\.S\\. Security Clearance\\. _How

We Care_ At Textron Systems, our talented people make us successful\\. Our Company is committed to offering employees opportunities to grow and develop\\. Our benefits and compensation packages are designed to help our talented employees excel and achieve their goals, so they can make a difference every day in and outside of the workplace\\. Below are just a few examples\\! \\- 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 _Are you a Military Veteran?_ Textron's products and services are trusted everyday by those who protect our country\\.

We are dedicated to hiring these Veterans and aim to translate their skills to make an impact on our Company\\. Textron’s compensation package includes competitive base pay and provides eligible employees with benefit programs\\. Benefits may include health insurance and prescription plan coverage, dental insurance, family building benefits, vision insurance, mental health resources, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and programs that provide employees time away from work\\.

The pay range should be used as a general guide only\\. Compensation is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations\\. In compliance with the local pay transparency law, the pay range for this position is $124,300 \\- $189,700 per year\\.

### AI Readiness

Textron expects employees to use AI\\-enabled tools responsibly and effectively\\. Candidates should be comfortable learning and applying these tools, evaluating AI\\-generated output with sound judgment, and using AI in line with company policy and ethical standards\\. Prior experience with specific tools is not required — we value curiosity, adaptability, and good judgment\\.

### EEO Statement

Textron is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment, to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, disability, sex \\(including pregnancy and sexual orientation\\), genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law\\.

### Recruiting Company

Textron Systems

### Primary Location

US-Maryland-Hunt Valley

### Job Function

Engineering

### Schedule

Full-time

### Job Level

Individual Contributor

### Job Type

Experienced

### Shift

First Shift

### Travel

Yes, 25 % of the Time

### Job Posting

10/21/2026, 12:25:49 PM

### Job Number

345799

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Oct 21, 2026
- First seen by OpenNash: Oct 26, 2026
- Last checked: Nov 9, 2026
- Listed for: 19 days
- Location: Hunt Valley, MD
- Pay: $189,700 per year[Apply on Textron’s careers site →](https://careers.textron.com/jobs/AC40862CA9134C0289449497E5DB848A/job/)

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