Join a team that designs, develops and integrates highly complex software applications within Honeywell Aerospace. As a member of the Flight Recorders engineering team, you will be part in an organization which is responsible for development of innovative flight recorders technology (also known as Black Boxes).
We have an opportunity for a Advanced Software Design Engineer to join our Aerospace Engineering team in Brno.
How will your role look like?
You will have an opportunity to guide and oversee airborne system development, allowing you to specialize in an exciting niche within the aerospace engineering field and build up unique subject domain expertise (flight recorders – cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders), which in past helped to shape and improve safety of air traffic.
Honeywell Aerospace has been an industry leader in data recorders for the commercial aviation industry for decades, and has installed Recorders in most of the major aircraft platforms (Boeing, Airbus, Embraer, Dassault,…) More information on Flight recorders: https://aerospace.honeywell.com/en/learn/products/recorders-and-transmitters/flight-recorders
In this position you will be given an opportunity to grow your technical skills, interact with multiple different stakeholders (engineering, business teams, suppliers, customers and other partners) In addition to daily technical tasks, you will be encouraged to think out of the box and come up with new ideas and or approaches how to grow our recorders business. From the short/mid term perspective you will grow into Engineering Product owner role, who will have design authority over complete Recorders portfolio.
As a member of the Flight Recorders engineering team you will participate on development of new generation of flight recorders (black boxes). Your main responsibilities will be split between SW development, collecting requirements from stakeholders, addressing and coordinating customer issues resolution.
This is a hybrid role with 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.
ResponsibilitiesKey Responsibilities
- Development of software for flight recorders using C, C++, and Python
- Participation in all stages of the software development lifecycle, including requirements definition, design, coding, testing, and engineering documentation, in accordance with RTCA DO‑178C
- Design, execution, and evaluation of software tests using simulators to verify data streaming functionality
- Follow, oversee and refine methodologies for SW design, while enhancing coding best practices
- Communicate issues with stakeholders/team and actively contribute to their timely resolution
- Make sure all goals are completed in a satisfactory manner and issues timely communicated
- Support Recorders COE organization in their initiatives, long term strategies and product roadmaps
- The job assignment may vary based on primary managers’ directives
Key Experience & Capabilities
- Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering. Advanced degree preferred and continuous learning expected
- Senior level skills in C, C++, and Python
- Proven track record of working with the operating system such as VxWorks or other real time operating systems
- Hands-on experience with PKI infrastructure, including key management, certificate lifecycle, and trust chains
- Practical knowledge of X.509 digital certificates, authentication, and authorization mechanisms
- Familiarity with RTCA DO‑178C development principles
- Ability to communicate in English language – B2 to C1
We Value
- Experience with aviation data standards such as ARINC 717, ARINC 429, and ARINC 767
- Experience with Agile environment using Atlassian tools
- Knowledge of High-Speed serial interfaces – Ethernet, PCIe, USB, LVDS
- Knowledge of SW development best practices and SW development cycle
- Experience with real‑time or performance‑critical software systems
- Experience with working in team
- Excellent communications skills (both written and oral)
- Organizational and analytical skills
- Self-starter, motivated, takes initiative, able to work independently
- Reliable, trustworthy, with highest ethical standards
- Flexible, eager to try and learn new skills
- Willingness to learn new technologies in a fast‑paced, global business environment
- Commitment to develop a long-term professional career in Honeywell Aerospace
We Offer
- Enjoy 25 vacation days per year
- Meal allowance
- Benefit Plus Cafeteria Card available to all employees
- To promote health and wellbeing we provide life insurance coverage, employer contribution to Pension saving scheme or long-term investment product (DIP)
- Multisport Card, Makro Card, discount at T-Mobile tariffs and multiple discount programs in our partner network
- 3+ hybrid work arrangement to support your work-life balance
- Flexible working hours
- Work in international environment
- Recognition & Referral bonus programs
- Employee Assistance Program - Free and confidential service to help with any difficulties regarding work, life and personal or family matters
- Honeywell Learning & Development Center – learning platform with over 10,000 courses from Udemy
- Frequent Employee Engagement activities fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment
- Global employee networks to help you connect and grow
- Comprehensive induction, ongoing training, and development to set you up for success, in-house and external learning platforms supporting development opportunities
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.
Honeywell Aerospace products and services are found on aircraft across commercial aviation, defense and space. We operate through three business areas:
• Electronic Solutions develops the avionics, navigation systems, sensors and electromagnetic defense technology on board 90% of the world's aircraft
• Engines & Power Systems provides the propulsion, auxiliary power and electrical systems that keep those aircraft flying
• Control Systems supplies the thermal and motion control systems that support takeoff, landing and the safety of everyone on board
With approximately 58,000 employees worldwide and net sales of $17.4B in 2025, we are also advancing systems for autonomous and supersonic platforms — bringing the same focus on safety and efficiency to the next era of flight. Explore our businesses: https://www.honeywellaerospace.com
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation
Join a team recognized for leadership, innovation, and diversity!
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering
- Advanced degree (preferred)
- Senior-level skills in C, C++, and Python
- Experience with VxWorks or other real-time operating systems
- Hands-on experience with PKI infrastructure, key management and certificate lifecycle
- Practical knowledge of X.509 digital certificates, authentication and authorization mechanisms
- Familiarity with RTCA DO-178C development principles
- English communication ability (B2 to C1)
- Experience with ARINC standards (ARINC 717, ARINC 429, ARINC 767)
- Experience with Agile environment and Atlassian tools
- Knowledge of high-speed serial interfaces (Ethernet, PCIe, USB, LVDS)
- Experience with real-time or performance-critical software systems
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.
The Aerospace Corporation Insights
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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