Honeywell Aerospace’s Advanced Cryogenic Platform (ACP) team is seeking a highly qualified Advanced Physicist to join our Electromagnetics team at our Broomfield, CO location.
You will contribute to the development of Honeywell Aerospace's next generation solutions by designing, testing, and validating products/processes from prototypes to market. You will be part of a group of highly committed professionals who provide expertise to ensure the success of complex engineering projects and programs while acting as a mentor to more junior scientists. This role also requires partnering with project managers and technical leadership to identify, prioritize, and execute the work required to meet customer deliverables.
Responsibilities- Designing and conducting fundamental experiments in specialized electromagnetic sensing and detection
- Analyzing and interpreting results using modeling/simulation tools
- Partnering with subject matter experts to design and/or operate cryogenic systems
- Supporting the design and development of integrated environmental solutions with cryogenics and electromagnetics being key components
You Must Have:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as the sciences, technology, engineering or mathematics
- A passion for and experience with advanced electromagnetic materials, as well as a theoretical understanding of the subject.
- U.S. citizenship required to obtain and maintain government security clearance
We Value
- Master’s degree in physics or engineering with 3-4 years of experience, or PhD with 0-2 years of experience.
- Experience with millimeter wave detector technologies
- Understanding of experimental design to gather the desired data
- Experience with low temperature cryogenic design, analysis, and experimental systems
- Demonstrated ability to design, analyze, operate, build, and test complex systems, particularly for cryogenic environments
- Demonstrated experience with modeling, simulation tools, analytical techniques, and related fields (e.g., Matlab, Mathematica, COMSOL, SolidWorks)
- Current security clearance for work on government contracts
- Flexible thinking for an evolving business environment
The annual base salary for this position is $128,000 - $159,000. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Honeywell Aerospace considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.
BENEFITS
Beyond a performance-driven salary, you'll work alongside dedicated experts on technology that's advancing aviation. As a Honeywell Aerospace employee, you're eligible for a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Employer-subsidized medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts
- Employee assistance program and educational assistance
- Parental leave and 12 paid holidays
- Paid time off for vacation, personal and sick time
Explore your benefits: https://honeywellaerospacebenefits.com/
ABOUT HONEYWELL AEROSPACE
Join a company that's reintroducing itself to the aviation community we've helped advance for more than a century. At Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ: HONA), we're launching as an independent, publicly traded aerospace and defense company built on a legacy of operational excellence and mission-focused execution.
Our new brand identity pairs that heritage with real momentum, as we build technology that helps pilots navigate with confidence, aircraft operate more efficiently, and operators stay ahead of change. With our systems on board 90% of the world's aircraft, your work here has reach that's rare to find anywhere else.
Focusing on our customers, investing in innovation, and building a culture of accountability and performance is how we're shaping what comes next.
Every horizon. Every mission. Every day.
THE BUSINESS UNIT
At Honeywell Aerospace Advanced Cryogenic Platforms (ACP), our outstanding team of thinkers, innovators, and doers helps shape the future. We build environments and technologies that meet our customers' needs. The groundbreaking scientists, engineers, and professionals who comprise our agile group possess the flexibility of a start-up, supported by the strength and investment of Honeywell Aerospace.
We are currently not sponsoring applicants for work visas for this job. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Must be a U.S. Citizen due to contractual reasons
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. Posting Date: August 24, 2026
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as science, technology, engineering, or mathematics
- Experience with advanced electromagnetic materials and theoretical understanding of the subject
- U.S. citizenship required to obtain and maintain government security clearance
- Master's degree in physics or engineering with 3–4 years of experience, or PhD with 0–2 years of experience
- Experience with millimeter-wave detector technologies
- Understanding of experimental design for gathering desired data
- Experience with low-temperature cryogenic design, analysis, and experimental systems
- Experience designing, analyzing, operating, building, and testing complex systems, particularly in cryogenic environments
- Experience with modeling, simulation tools, analytical techniques, MATLAB, Mathematica, COMSOL, or SolidWorks
- Current security clearance for work on government contracts
The Aerospace Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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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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