As an Advanced Manufacturing Engineer II here at Honeywell, you will play a pivotal role in advancing our manufacturing processes and driving innovation within the aerospace sector. Your expertise will help shape the future of our manufacturing operations, ensuring operational excellence and cost efficiency.
You will report directly to our Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Sr. Manager working out of our Tempe, AZ location. This is a full-time, on-site role where you will be interacting with cross-functional teams supporting production. Your strategic insights and leadership will drive the successful execution of the generator production program as part of the Component Systems sub business unit.
In this role, you will impact the efficiency and effectiveness of our manufacturing processes, leading initiatives that enhance productivity, improve product quality, and drive customer satisfaction.
Responsibilities- Review and disposition of non-conforming materials from internal and external sources such as shop floor rejections, customer returns and vendor/supplier discrepancies.
- Leverage disposition data to identify trends and isolate actionable solutions to reduce defects, improve FPY or eliminate scrap.
- Support root cause-corrective action investigation activities as necessary.
- Evaluate moderately complex manufacturing processes by conducting process analysis, applying knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, and materials.
- Solicit observations from operators/production technicians to discover and document hidden factory and prepare written or graphical work instructions for the communication of manufacturing requirements to production personnel.
- Support NPI and determine the methods and sequences of manufacturing operations for moderately complex products, machine parts and assemblies; ensure that products and processes meet customer quality requirements.
- Understand capacity and capabilities for area or cell of ownership and be able to speak to opportunities to reduce bottlenecks, increasing throughputs with engineering solutions.
- Prepares product and process reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends. Presents findings and underlying rationale to team, supplier, or customer.
- Contributes to team efforts and objectives by accomplishing metric moving activities as needed. Work assignments may include cross-functional (e.g. quality, design, or test engineering) or project team responsibilities.
YOU MUST HAVE
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as the sciences, technology, engineering or mathematics.
- Years of Experience required 3-5
WE VALUE
- Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering experience.
- General knowledge of aerospace or similar industry products and legal and regulatory requirements related to manufacturing plants.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret engineering drawings, technical manuals and policies and recommend changes to procedures.
- Familiarity with aerospace power generation, AC/DC electric motors, etc
- Familiarity with industry standards for conducting time studies and verification of builds (VOB).
- Demonstrated experience in the development and implementation of workstation design, tool shadow boarding/tool management MOS, kitting/staging shadow board MOS and cell organization/flow & 5S.
- Proficient in build/assembly tooling design and implementation.
In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays. For more Honeywell Benefits information visit: https://benefits.honeywell.com/
The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Job Posting Date: 7/13/2026
Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidate must be a U.S. person, which is defined as, a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics).
- 3-5 years of relevant experience.
- Must be U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or have asylum or refugee status in the U.S. (per export control compliance).
The Aerospace Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Aerospace Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by The Aerospace Corporation.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) plan provides a company‑paid contribution of 8–12% based on years of service with immediate eligibility and vesting, and eligible employees can access retiree medical benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off includes 15 vacation days (rising to 20 after five years), nine paid holidays, and unlimited sick time for exempt employees with accruals for non‑exempt staff.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible work models include a 9/80 schedule with alternating Fridays off, supported by backup care services, an EAP, relocation assistance, and home‑office stipends where applicable.
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What We Do
The space enterprise has been transformed by rapid change and growth. New vehicles for national security space, a more rapid launch cadence, proliferated satellite constellations, the pursuit of interplanetary exploration, and thriving commercial ventures are changing the nature of the space industry. The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) is a leading architect for U.S. space programs, shaping efforts to outpace threats to our national security while cultivating the technologies needed to further this new era of space commercialization and exploration. Aerospace works across the space enterprise in service of the public interest. In addition to supporting the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community, our customers include NASA, NOAA, numerous federal agencies, and commercial space — all of whom benefit from our deep technical knowledge. We only pursue business related to the space mission and complementary fields, operating as the nation’s trusted partner to solve the toughest challenges and develop reliable and innovative technologies. Innovation in space occurs when people have the freedom to imagine and do. At Aerospace, we take pride in our readiness to solve some of the most complex challenges in the space enterprise.
Why Work With Us
We are a non-profit corporation chartered by the government to work on the hardest problems in space. We employ technical experts in every discipline of space-related science and engineering who touch every part of the US space program. Come join us as we make an impact bigger than ourselves.
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