Senior Advanced Hardware Engineer

As a Senior Advanced Hardware Engineer here at Honeywell, you will design, develop, and implement advanced hardware solutions, driving continuous improvement and high-performance products. Your expertise will shape innovative solutions and oversee the design process. You will report directly to our Senior Director Quality Control Engineer and you’ll work out of our Fort Washington, PA location on a Hybrid work schedule.

As an Senior Advanced Hardware Engineer here at Honeywell, the primary focus is on ensuring built-in quality for New Product Development solutions by collaborating with on-site engineers. This role involves conducting and supporting failure analysis investigations on electronic, electro-mechanical components, and Printed Wiring Board assemblies. The Hardware Engineer will play a key role in supporting quality evaluations and investigations across field, production, and New Product Introduction (NPI) products. The ideal candidate should possess practical experience in analyzing and evaluating the characteristics of electrical/electronic components and Printed Wiring Board (PWB) assemblies. The responsibilities also include hands-on involvement in failure analysis activities.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the company's growth and success. Your leadership and technical expertise will contribute to the development of innovative products and solutions that address the needs of our customers. By driving continuous improvement and fostering a culture of collaboration, you will help shape the future of Honeywell and contribute to its position as a global technology leader.

Are you ready to help make the future with us?

HPS Honeywell Process Solutions is a pioneer in automation control, instrumentation and services for the oil and gas; refining; energy; pulp and paper; industrial power generation; chemicals and petrochemicals; biofuels; life sciences; and metals, minerals, and mining industries. A leader in digitization, Honeywell delivers software and services that help customers overcome competitive pressures and uncertain market conditions to achieve game-changing business outcomes. Honeywell’s comprehensive portfolio in process control, monitoring, and safety systems and instrumentation provides optimized operations and maintenance efficiencies to meet diverse automation needs.  

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work with on-site engineers - NPD Solutions to have built in quality.
• Conduct and support failure analysis investigations on electronic, electro-mechanical components and PWB assemblies.
• Support quality evaluations and investigations on field, production and NPI products.
• Use of curve tracer, oscilloscope, LCR meter, micro probe station, and general-purpose electronic component test equipment for analysis and characterization.
• Perform de-potting, cross-sectioning, electrical testing on components and assemblies to find root cause of failure/issue.
• Perform failure analysis on components to isolate and identify cause of failure/issue.
• Evaluate electrical, thermal and mechanical characteristics of components, sub-components and PWB assemblies to determine cause of failure/issue.
• Develop failure analysis report data and findings after analysis completion.
• Maintain and oversee calibration of analysis equipment in the lab.

You Must Have

• Bachelor's Degree in Materials Science/Engineering, Metallurgy, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Physics, or related field of study.
• 7 plus years of electronics hardware engineering, analysis and quality experience.
• 3 plus years of Hands-on experience in testing, etching, de-potting and operating analytical instruments as mentioned in job description.
• Performed failure analysis, corrosion analysis to identify root cause of failure.

We Value

• Additional assets include knowledge in component-level electrical testing skills, mechanical and chemical de-potting electrical/electronic parts or assemblies, micro cross-sectioning, x-ray radiography, and the use of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS).
• Familiar with IPC requirements.
• RoHS and WEEE compliance knowledge and experience.
• Six Sigma Greenbelt desired.  Blackbelt training would be a plus.
• Experience of failure analysis in corrosion.
• Background using Highly Accelerated Stress Test (HALT), Highly Accelerated Stress Screen (HASS), and Burn In techniques.
• Engineering experience in a failure analysis laboratory environment.
• Focus on task completion and exceeding expectations.
• Focus on problem solving.
• Technical writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to enable interface with customers.
• Computer skills, especially Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and with respect to generating reports.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Quickly assimilate new concepts and information.
• Ability to multi-task work assignments.
• Work in a dynamic and changing environment.

In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays. For more information visit: Benefits at Honeywell

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. Job Posting Date: February 3, 2026.  

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 or have the ability to obtain an export authorization.