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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.
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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.
Job Title: Lead Hardware Engineer
Location: Bangalore, India
Business: Honeywell Aerospace
Role Overview
Honeywell Aerospace is seeking a Lead Hardware Engineer with strong experience in avionics-based product development to lead the end-to-end design and integration of advanced analog / power electronics systems. This role supports aerospace and urban air mobility programs and demands deep technical expertise, systems-level thinking, and leadership capability. The successful candidate will mentor engineering teams, resolve complex technical challenges, and work closely with global stakeholders to deliver high-quality, compliant products across the full development lifecycle.
ResponsibilitiesKey Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end development and system integration of advanced power electronics hardware for aerospace and urban air mobility applications.
- Define hardware specifications and requirements, ensuring alignment with system, customer, and regulatory needs.
- Drive system-level design decisions, addressing complex challenges such as thermal management, EMI/EMC, functional safety, and high-reliability operation.
- Conduct hardware and system design reviews with a strong focus on integration, scalability, reuse strategy, DFX considerations, and computing architecture development.
- Own and ensure execution of development and verification plans, including electrical, functional, and environmental compliance per DO-160 standards.
- Validate design concepts through circuit simulation, prototyping, laboratory testing, and analysis.
- Ensure program milestones are met by working closely with project engineers and cross-functional teams.
- Support product and module development activities, including trade studies, requirements development, detailed design, analysis, and lab-based testing.
- Collaborate with global, multi-disciplinary teams spanning systems, software, programmable logic, and mechanical engineering.
- Interface with internal and external stakeholders, including customers, to ensure products meet technical and contractual requirements.
- Mentor and guide junior engineers, ensuring adherence to established engineering standards, best practices, and quality processes.
- Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, continuous improvement, and technical excellence, while guiding future product evolution.
Qualifications
Desired Qualifications and Skills
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Power Electronics.
- 15+ years of hardware engineering experience, with significant exposure to avionics and power electronics product development.
- Strong understanding of closed-loop control systems for power converters, including compensator design.
- Solid system-level design expertise, with the ability to manage complex interactions across hardware, software, and mechanical domains.
- Track record of leading and managing multiple power electronics projects involving analog, digital, and control circuitry.
- Experience in EMI/EMC design, including filter design and grounding schema.
- Proficiency with Siemens EDA / Mentor Graphics (Xpedition Enterprise Design Flow or equivalent), LT-Spice, Mathcad, and MS Excel.
- Strong circuit debugging, troubleshooting, and laboratory skills.
- Experience with product-level analog and linear circuit design, including signal conditioning (preferred).
- Ability to produce high-quality technical documentation, including hardware requirements, design specifications, test specifications, and board-level design documentation.
- Strong knowledge of component selection, derating, and system integration in safety-critical environments.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across global teams.
- A results-oriented team player who takes ownership, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is motivated to lead and grow a team of power electronics engineers.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Honeywell Aerospace is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and empowered to succeed.
Honeywell Aerospace never requests or accepts money from candidates at any stage of the hiring process. Any demand for payment in exchange for employment opportunities is fraudulent and should be reported immediately to local law enforcement authorities
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Power Electronics
- 15+ years of hardware engineering experience with avionics and power electronics product development
- Experience with closed-loop control systems for power converters, including compensator design
- System-level design expertise managing hardware, software, and mechanical interactions
- Proven track record leading multiple power electronics projects (analog, digital, control circuitry)
- Experience in EMI/EMC design, filter design, and grounding schemes
- Proficiency with Siemens EDA / Mentor Graphics (Xpedition Enterprise Design Flow or equivalent), LT-Spice, Mathcad, and MS Excel
- Knowledge and experience ensuring electrical, functional, and environmental compliance per DO-160 standards
- Strong circuit debugging, troubleshooting, and laboratory testing skills
- Experience with product-level analog and linear circuit design including signal conditioning
- Ability to produce high-quality technical documentation (requirements, design specs, test specs, board-level docs)
- Strong knowledge of component selection, derating, and system integration in safety-critical environments
- Experience addressing thermal management, functional safety, and high-reliability operation
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and mentoring/leadership skills
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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