Be a part of the leadership team shaping navigation and sensing products of the future. You will lead a team responsible for design, development, and verification of advanced inertial navigation systems featuring the world’s most sophisticated sensors supporting defense aircraft applications. The position will focus on attracting, developing, and retaining top technical talent while building an operating system to ensure efficient and effective project and department execution.
Reporting to the Sr. Director of Engineering for Sensors, Guidance & Navigation, the Director will oversee software engineering development efforts, coordinate with program management, and ensure successful technical execution, scheduling, development cost, and quality and certification objectives.
This role requires managing optimization of SW engineering processes and tools to enhance program execution, effectiveness, and development speed.
The ideal candidate will have a strong software engineering development background, with prior experience managing large engineering groups supporting varied product portfolios.
ResponsibilitiesPrimary Responsibilities
- Program execution - managing cost and schedule, staffing supply and demand management
- Employee engagement – all aspects of people leadership including hiring, expectation setting, coaching, career development and performance management, team building
- Department operations - identify and implement improvements to engineering execution speed and efficiency, including implementing common standards, processes, and tools
- Develop plans, strategies, budgets, and staffing requirements, while addressing engineering capabilities and capacity through talent development and recruitment.
- Enhance engineering effectiveness and efficiency by improving workflows and processes within the site. Champion productivity initiatives; including digitization, model-based development engineering, and use of AI as part of the development life cycle.
US CITIZEN REQUIREMENT
Must be a US Citizen due to contractual requirements.
You must have
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical or Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related degree
- Minimum 20 years of experience in software engineering management, preferably in aerospace or related industries
- 15 years of engineering development experience with a focus on real-time software engineering
- Due to export controls, candidates must be US citizens and have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD clearance
We value
- Understanding various software development lifecycles in support for developing safety critical embedded software and architecture
- Demonstrated leadership experience in coordinating and overseeing entry to senior level professionals, including a track record of improving team performance and work practice through team coaching
- Proven track record of successfully leading technically complex development projects and transitions to production
- Proven track record to execute multiple projects while meeting customer expectations
- Ability to consistently make timely decisions and balance systematic analysis with decisiveness, even in the face of complexity
- Individuals who are self-motivated and able to work with little supervision, who consistently take the initiative to get things done
- Ability to positively influence others and create a passion for excellence
- Collaborative work with cross-functional partners enabling teams to exceed expectations on work delivery and timelines
- Inertial sensing and navigation domain knowledge
- Aerospace or similar safety critical industry experience
- Knowledge of software configuration management and change management practices
- Beneficial relevant experience
- DO178 experience
- Agile or SAFE-Agile
- DevOps tools & processes (GIT/Bitbucket, Jira, Collaborator, Confluence, Bamboo)
- Six Sigma development methodology
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/
POSTING TIMELINE
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical or Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related degree
- Minimum 20 years of experience in software engineering management
- 15 years of engineering development experience with focus on real-time software engineering
- US citizen (due to contractual requirements)
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance
- Proven experience managing large engineering groups across varied product portfolios
- Experience managing program execution including cost, schedule, and staffing supply/demand
- Experience improving software engineering processes, tools, and productivity initiatives
- Understanding of safety-critical embedded software development lifecycles (architecture, verification, certification)
- Knowledge of software configuration management and change management practices
- Inertial sensing and navigation domain knowledge
- Aerospace or similar safety-critical industry experience
- DO-178 experience
- Experience with Agile or SAFe-Agile methods
- Familiarity with DevOps tools and processes (GIT/Bitbucket, Jira, Collaborator, Confluence, Bamboo)
- Six Sigma development methodology experience
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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