Be part of a team that designs, develops and integrates highly complex software functions within Honeywell Aerospace. As a Lead Data Engineer for Electronic Systems Engineering, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing Software Quality data strategy and analytics across multiple organizations and global design centers. This role will establish a unified, data-driven framework that enhances software quality performance, transparency, and decision-making across Electronic Systems.
The individual will serve as a bridge between engineering teams and senior leadership, ensuring that software quality insights are accurate, actionable, automated, and consistently communicated.
ResponsibilitiesLeading the software quality initiative via data monitoring, action identification, and multi-level read out will require multiple aspects:
- Drive Software Quality Data Strategy: Define and manage a unified data framework, ensuring consistent metrics, governance, and data quality across ES Engineering organizations and design centers.
- Build Intelligent Dashboards: Develop automated, real-time dashboards and analytics pipelines that highlight software quality performance, risks, and improvement opportunities.
- Automate Workflows: Create and maintain automated data flows, alerts, and action triggers that enable a proactive, data-driven approach to quality management.
- Coordinate Across Organizations: Align software quality planning and execution across multiple engineering teams, programs, and sites to ensure standardization and transparency.
- Communicate to Leadership: Provide clear, data‑driven insights, trends, and recommendations to senior leadership; deliver recurring updates that support decision-making and strategic direction.
- Enable Continuous Improvement: Identify systemic quality issues, streamline processes, and introduce innovative data solutions to strengthen software quality for internal and external customers.
YOU MUST HAVE
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
- 8+ years of experience in data engineering, software quality, or software development in complex embedded or regulated environments.
- Deep experience with data engineering tools and technologies (SQL, Python, ETL frameworks, data modeling, cloud platforms).
- Demonstrated expertise designing scalable dashboards and automated analytics workflows (e.g. Tableau).
- Strong understanding of software development life cycles (SDLC), quality processes, and defect management.
US PERSON REQUIREMENTS FL
Must be a US Citizen due to contractual requirements
US PERSON REQUIREMENTS AZ
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.
WE VALUE
- Advanced degree in Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field
- Experience in aerospace, defense, or safety‑critical environments.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to translate complex data requirements into scalable solutions
- Knowledge of data governance and data quality best practices
- Familiarity with DO-178C, CMMI, or similar software quality frameworks.
- Experience integrating data from engineering tools (e.g., JIRA, Git, DOORS, or test automation frameworks).
- Background in predictive analytics, machine learning, or anomaly detection for software quality.
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About us:
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.
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:
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.
Electronic Solutions:
Honeywell Aerospace products and services are found on aircraft across commercial aviation, defense and space — from engines and cockpit electronics to cabin systems, mechanical components and connectivity solutions. Our technology helps operators fly more safely, reduce fuel consumption, improve on-time performance and deliver a better experience for the people on board.
As aviation continues to evolve, we're also developing systems to support autonomous and supersonic platforms, bringing the same focus on safety and efficiency to the next era of flight. With approximately 36,000 employees worldwide and net sales of $17.4B in 2025, Honeywell Aerospace is one of the largest dedicated aerospace companies in the world. Explore our businesses: https://www.honeywellaerospace.com
Electronic Solutions develops the avionics, navigation systems, sensors and electromagnetic defense technology that help aircraft perform safely and with precision. Our systems are on board 90% of the world's aircraft — serving commercial aviation, defense and space operators from integrated flight deck platforms with 30-plus years in service to radiation-hardened systems trusted for human spaceflight.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or related discipline
- 8+ years of experience in data engineering, software quality, or software development in complex embedded or regulated environments
- Deep experience with data engineering tools and technologies: SQL, Python, ETL frameworks, data modeling, cloud platforms
- Demonstrated expertise designing scalable dashboards and automated analytics workflows (e.g., Tableau)
- Strong understanding of software development life cycles (SDLC), quality processes, and defect management
- Must be a U.S. person (U.S. citizen/permanent resident/protected status) or, for some locations, U.S. citizen due to contractual requirements
- Experience integrating data from engineering tools (JIRA, Git, DOORS, test automation frameworks)
- Advanced degree in Data Science, Computer Science, or related field
- Familiarity with DO-178C, CMMI, or similar software quality frameworks
- Background in predictive analytics, machine learning, or anomaly detection for software quality
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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