The Principal Artificial Intelligence Engineer will provide expert-level technical leadership in the design, development, and application of AI technologies, algorithms, and intelligent systems to solve complex engineering and product challenges. You will be responsible for acting as the subject matter expert for technical AI projects and provide direction on exploring and implementing methodologies and best practices.
You will report directly to our Director of Advanced Projects and you’ll work out of our Plymouth, MN location on a Hybrid work schedule.
As a Principal Artificial Intelligence Engineer, you will serve as a technical leader within Honeywell's Advanced Projects organization, applying cutting-edge AI technologies to create innovative product capabilities and solve complex engineering challenges. You will help establish the tools, frameworks, and best practices that enable rapid experimentation and agentic AI development while partnering with cross-functional teams to mature concepts from research and prototype through product deployment. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence the future of intelligent aerospace systems by translating emerging AI technologies into differentiated products, capabilities, and business value.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead the application of AI, machine learning, generative AI, and agentic AI technologies to solve complex product, engineering, and operational challenges.
• Establish and promote AI development tools, agentic frameworks, workflows, and best practices that enable rapid experimentation, prototyping, and deployment.
• Partner with engineering, product, and research teams to identify and execute high-impact opportunities for AI-enabled product innovation.
• Design, develop, and integrate AI-driven capabilities into next-generation navigation, sensing, autonomy, and aerospace systems.
• Provide technical leadership in AI architectures, model development, data strategies, and agent-based system design across Advanced Projects initiatives.
• Support product development teams by applying AI techniques to improve system performance, automate workflows, accelerate decision-making, and address complex technical problems.
• Build and evaluate proof-of-concepts, prototypes, and technology demonstrators that reduce technical risk and accelerate new product development.
• Monitor emerging AI technologies and industry trends, translating advancements into actionable product strategies, capabilities, and roadmaps.
US PERSON REQUIREMENT
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.
YOU MUST HAVE
• Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D. preferred) in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field.
• Proven experience applying AI, machine learning, data-driven algorithms, or advanced analytics to solve complex engineering, product, or operational challenges.
• Strong understanding of modern AI and machine learning techniques, including combinations of traditional ML, deep learning, generative AI, agentic systems, optimization, or autonomous decision-making approaches.
• Experience developing, prototyping, and transitioning advanced technologies into products, capabilities, or operational solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical initiatives and influence technical direction across cross-functional engineering and product teams.
• Experience evaluating system performance, robustness, validation approaches, and operational considerations for AI-enabled or mission-critical systems.
• Strong software engineering and system design skills, with experience building scalable, maintainable, and deployable solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to engineering, product, customer, and executive stakeholders
WE VALUE
• Experience developing AI-enabled products or platforms in aerospace, defense, robotics, autonomy, transportation, industrial, or other complex technology domains.
• Experience with modern AI development ecosystems, including generative AI, large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agentic AI frameworks, AI orchestration platforms, and MLOps practices.
• Expertise in navigation, estimation, sensor fusion, autonomy, perception, controls, or intelligent decision-support systems.
• Experience establishing engineering processes, development frameworks, and best practices that improve team productivity and accelerate innovation.
• Experience rapidly prototyping and evaluating emerging technologies to mature concepts into scalable product capabilities.
• Familiarity with assurance, validation, verification, safety, security, or certification considerations for AI-enabled and mission-critical systems.
• Contributions to patents, publications, open-source projects, industry initiatives, or other recognized technical achievements.
• Passion for exploring emerging technologies and applying AI to create innovative products, solve difficult technical problems, and shape the future of intelligent aerospace systems.
The annual base salary range for this position is $214,000– 268,000. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Honeywell Aerospace considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.
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/
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.
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.
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
- U.S. person status: U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or protected status under asylum or refugee status
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field
- Proven experience applying AI, machine learning, data-driven algorithms, or advanced analytics to complex engineering, product, or operational challenges
- Strong understanding of modern AI and machine learning techniques, including traditional machine learning, deep learning, generative AI, agentic systems, optimization, or autonomous decision-making
- Experience developing, prototyping, and transitioning advanced technologies into products, capabilities, or operational solutions
- Ability to lead complex technical initiatives and influence technical direction across engineering and product teams
- Experience evaluating system performance, robustness, validation approaches, and operational considerations for AI-enabled or mission-critical systems
- Strong software engineering and system design skills, including scalable, maintainable, and deployable solutions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical, product, customer, and executive audiences
- Experience developing AI-enabled products or platforms in aerospace, defense, robotics, autonomy, transportation, industrial, or other complex technology domains
- Experience with generative AI, large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, agentic AI frameworks, AI orchestration platforms, or MLOps
- Expertise in navigation, estimation, sensor fusion, autonomy, perception, controls, or intelligent decision-support systems
- Experience establishing engineering processes, development frameworks, and best practices
- Experience rapidly prototyping and evaluating emerging technologies for scalable product capabilities
- Familiarity with assurance, validation, verification, safety, security, or certification for AI-enabled and mission-critical systems
- Contributions to patents, publications, open-source projects, industry initiatives, or recognized technical achievements
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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