Lead Embedded Software Engineer
Innovate to solve the world's most important challenges
ResponsibilitiesLead Embedded Software Engineer
Join a team recognized for leadership, top innovator and diversity
Exciting Leadership Opportunity within the Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) organization!
The position is for Lead Embedded Software Engineer for Communication, Navigation & Surveillance products at India.
Primary responsibilities include
- Be a lead Embedded software engineer of the NPI development project responsible for software requirements, architecture, design, coding and end to end delivery for embedded products – primarily communication, navigation & traffic management systems.
- Provide technical support for products - field investigation, application support and factory support
- Guide the development process and create artifacts that meet FAA/EASA requirements
- Engages with business partners and actively contributes to business growth and innovation.
- Leads technical discussions and decisions with key stakeholders across global sites.
Be part of a global team that designs, develops and integrates highly complex software functions within Honeywell Aerospace Electronic Solutions, CNS (Communication, Navigation, & Surveillance). Main objective will be to develop, test and integrate robust well documented embedded software at both a high and low level that interacts directly with hardware. You will be instrumental in designing, planning and coordinating work teams, as well as providing technical support. Utilize software expertise and scientific knowledge on software design and architecture to lead development activities.
Drive growth as a technology leader and interface with internal and external customers and partners. Engages with business partners and actively contributes to business growth. Devises sustainable growth, competitive and differentiation strategies and promotes innovation across teams. Conceptualize, design, plans and implement innovative technologies that enable new and competitive products, derives process improvements. Accountable for estimates, works with technical teams to guide and resolve technical risks and assumptions, drive to realize opportunities and arrive at efficient estimates.
Actively engages with key stakeholders and cross functional teams to achieve business objectives. A change agent and a practitioner of organizational initiatives. Works with product engineering managers in US and India, to help build technical capabilities in the team with hands on experiences, prototyping on ideas and industry technologies. Mentoring and upskilling the team for the product development and towards technology advancements from the industry.
Drive the product mindset in team, inspire junior engineers. Work towards realizing the STRAP priorities and realizing the same in the STRAP period. Anticipates industry trends and actively networks with Industry bodies and associations. Contributes to enhancing Honeywell's sustainable competitive advantage. Leads teams through application of profound or broad product /technical know-how within or across job areas, is cognizant of the latest technology trends in the business
QualificationsFew of additional responsibilities: -
- NPI - Evaluate and suggest suitable technologies for product development, Work as interface between India and US chief engineers/Fellows and influence technical decisions. Principal author or co-author of multiple project proposals which were selected for funding.
- Lead Product Technical Council - Accountable and owner of technical decision during product development. Drive decisions during PDR, CDR and other Compliance Reviews.
- Strategic Responsibilities - Lead the technical contributions in the domain and provide inputs to STRAP, GSF and PAC. Drive / Collaborate on regional initiatives and pursuits.
- Create Competitive Intelligence information, identify the gaps and work towards creating new products / features to make Honeywell offerings competitive.
- Manage common processes and best practices - Exercise judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria within a related function/field. Generate, evaluate, select and implement solutions which are equal to the industry’s state of the art.
You Must Have
- BE/B.Tech or M.E/M.Tech with 12+ Yrs of experience in AEROSPACE industry or (similar safety critical industry) in building and certifying products.
- Experience in leading technical design and architecture for product development. Lead & drive technical proposals.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate technical information clearly so that it may be understood by both technical and non-technical individuals
- Experience with creating technical documents and developing software requirements from customer inputs along with experience in DO-178B/ DO-178C certification requirements and software versioning control is desired. Experience with hardware/software integration.
- Two or more years of experience in handling product development, software design, architectural elements.
- Demonstrated experience in progressively challenging and responsible roles.
YOU MUST HAVE
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science from an accredited institution. MTech in Avionics is a plus.
We Value
- Experience providing technical leadership to a cross discipline, cross site team
- Experience working within Honeywell's software development processes for safety critical applications including CNS Products/Systems
- Advanced level knowledge of product algorithms
- Working knowledge of software certification processes and strategies including DO-178 B & C
- Understanding various software development lifecycle
- Knowledge of software configuration management and change management practices
- Diverse and global teaming and collaboration
- Wide degree of creativity and latitude
- Individuals who are self-motivated and able to work with little supervision, who consistently take the initiative to get things done, do things before being asked by others or forced to by events.
- Analytical skills & software development skills
- Ability to break a complex problem into manageable parts and organize an approach and a solution in a systematic way.
- Ability to move into new teams and quickly learn project defined specific process while applying past knowledge and experience; adapt well to a changing environment, anticipate problems, recognize and eliminate barriers.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science
- BE/B.Tech or M.E/M.Tech with 12+ years experience in aerospace or similar safety-critical industry building and certifying products
- 12+ years overall experience in product development and certification for safety-critical systems
- Experience leading technical design and architecture for product development
- Experience creating technical documents and developing software requirements from customer inputs
- Experience in hardware/software integration
- Experience handling product development, software design, and architectural elements (2+ years in those responsibilities)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with DO-178B/DO-178C certification requirements and software versioning control
- Experience providing technical leadership to cross-discipline, cross-site teams
- Working knowledge of software certification processes and strategies (DO-178B/C)
- MTech in Avionics
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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
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