As a Program Manager here at Honeywell Aerospace, you will play a crucial role in leading and overseeing the successful execution of customer programs. You will be responsible for managing and delivering customer programs, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives, and driving program performance. Your strong leadership skills, strategic thinking, and ability to drive results will be essential in contributing to the success of Honeywell Aerospace's customer programs.
You will report directly to our Program Director and you’ll work out of our Glendale, AZ location on a hybrid work schedule.
In this role, you will impact is comprehensive, encompassing strategic direction, alignment, execution, performance monitoring, risk management, stakeholder engagement, decision support, innovation, communication, budget management, cross-functional collaboration, long-term sustainability, performance improvement, employee development, and competitive advantage. They play a critical role in ensuring that strategic plans are not only formulated but effectively implemented to drive the organization's success and long-term growth.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Lead and oversee the execution of customer programs
• Manage and deliver customer programs within scope, schedule, and budget
• Ensure alignment of customer programs with strategic objectives
• Identify and mitigate program risks and issues
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and customers to ensure program success
• Provide leadership and guidance to program teams
• Monitor and report program performance metrics
US CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT
Must be a US Citizen due to contractual requirements.
YOU MUST HAVE
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in program management or related roles
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
• Strong understanding of program management principles and methodologies
• Obtain or ability to obtain a secret security clearance, ability to obtain TS/SCI
WE VALUE
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related field
• Master's degree in Engineering, Business, or related field
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Experience in a global organization
• Experience in managing programs in a matrix organization
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and changing environment
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.
THE BUSINESS UNIT
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.
Honeywell Aerospace is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status. Learn more about inclusion and diversity :click here
Skills Required
- U.S. citizenship due to contractual requirements
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in program management or related roles
- Strong leadership and team management skills
- Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
- Strong understanding of program management principles and methodologies
- Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance
- Ability to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field
- Master's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field
- Project Management Professional certification
- Experience working in a global organization
- Experience managing programs in a matrix organization
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills
- Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and changing environment
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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