When you join Honeywell Aerospace, you become a member of our global team of thinkers, innovators, dreamers, and doers who make the things that make the future. Join a team that designs, develops, and integrates highly complex propulsion control systems within Honeywell Aerospace. You will be integral in creating system solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers. You will have ownership for systems throughout the full lifecycle, and you will collaborate across the Engines & Power Systems (E&PS) organization to drive growth and achieve critical business milestones.
In this role, you will be responsible for the development, qualification, and support of propulsion turbine engine control systems and associated development equipment. These complex systems serve as part of full‑authority digital engine control (FADEC) systems, especially the Electronic Control Unit (ECU), and related hardware/software elements.
As a Lead Systems Engineer, you will serve as a technical focal point, drive systems architecture and integration, guide team members, and ensure controls systems meet the needs of both internal and external customers.
ResponsibilitiesKEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead end‑to‑end systems integration and architecture development for propulsion controls, ensuring strong traceability between requirements, control logic, and verification methods.
- Develop and maintain requirements matrices, test strategies, and documentation alignment consistent with MBSE practices.
- Partner across functions to ensure unified control strategies and program convergence.
- Provide dependable customer‑focused troubleshooting.
- Lead field issue investigations, drive RCCAs, and support coordinated communication with airframers, operators, and field service engineering.
- Mentor engineers through technical investigations, testing, review preparation, and design rationale.
- Support organization’s cross‑team collaboration norms and agile development process.
- Manage planning, schedule alignment, and readiness activities across agile releases and engineering milestones.
US CITIZEN REQUIREMENT
Must be a US Citizen due to contractual requirements.
YOU MUST HAVE
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering
- 5+ years engineering experience
WE VALUE
- Background in electrical engineering, electronic design, and circuit analysis.
- Background in electrical test equipment and troubleshooting.
- Knowledge of product development lifecycle and systems engineering processes.
- Experience collaborating across diverse engineering teams and environments.
- Familiarity with agile development frameworks, team ceremonies, retrospectives, and incremental planning.
- Ability to quickly analyze and apply new information and concepts.
- Experience leading a diverse and global team.
- Ability to manage a variety of complex tasks and people.
- Ability to adapt to evolving project needs and make autonomous decisions.
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
- US citizenship due to contractual requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering
- 5 or more years of engineering experience
- Background in electrical engineering, electronic design, and circuit analysis
- Experience with electrical test equipment and troubleshooting
- Knowledge of product development lifecycle and systems engineering processes
- Experience collaborating across diverse engineering teams and environments
- Familiarity with agile development frameworks, ceremonies, retrospectives, and incremental planning
- Experience leading a diverse and global team
- Ability to manage complex tasks and people
- Ability to adapt to evolving project needs and make autonomous decisions
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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