As a Software Engineer II here at Honeywell, you will be involved in the design, development, and testing of software solutions that enhance our aerospace products and services. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to innovative projects that impact the aviation industry. You will work with the team that brings the electronics hardware up and provides the low-level embedded software to the application team in products such as guidance and navigation, satellite payload processing and mission computers. Your work will extend to every product in the entire electronics world of aerospace by joining our Software Center of Excellence Organization.
You will report directly to our Sr Engineering Manager, and you'll work out of our Moca, Puerto Rico location. External hires will work the first 90 days onsite before transitioning to a hybrid schedule - 3 days in the office, 2 days offsite.
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design, development, and testing of software solutions that enhance our aerospace products and services, ensuring alignment with project requirements and timeline.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define software specifications and enhance system performance.
- Responsible for executing project subtasks in order to meet customer specifications.
- Conducts technical interchange of task level information (system requirements, specifications.) with team members and internal customers.
- Contribute with software documentation, including user manuals, technical specifications, and project reports.
- Ability to code in multiple languages (with object-oriented languages like e.g. C++)
- Travel, up to 10%, may be expected.
Responsibilities
YOU MUST HAVE:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as the sciences, technology, engineering or mathematics
- 2+ years of embedded software development experience (full life cycle) •
- Ability to read, write and speak English
WE VALUE:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or computer science-focused line of study
- Experience with Embedded RTOS, such as VxWorks®, Linux, Integrity®, Deos™
- Experience with computer architecture, networking and computer communications (e.g. A429, I2C, SPI, UART)
- Aerospace embedded software development experience •
- Experience with C, C++ and Phyton programming languages. Assembly language experience.
- Software verification and validation
- Awareness about DO-178 B/C
- Understanding various software development lifecycles
- Knowledge of JIRA, Bitbucket, DOORS, and Microsoft Visual Studio
- Knowledge of software configuration management and change management practices
- Diverse and global teaming and collaboration
- Good communicator with a wide degree of creativity and latitude. Excellent written skills
- Individuals who are self-motivated and able to work with little supervision, who consistently take the initiative to get things done, do things before being asked by others or forced to by events
- Analytical skills & software development skills
BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL
In addition to a performance-driven salary, cutting-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 Paid Holidays.
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. Posted May 20, 2026.
U.S. PERSON REQUIREMENTS Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidate must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or have asylum or refugee status in the U.S.
ABOUT HONEYWELL
Honeywell International Inc. (Nasdaq: HON) invents and commercializes technologies that address some of the world’s most critical demands around energy, safety, security, air travel, productivity, and global urbanization. We are a leading software-industrial company dedicated to introducing state-of-the-art technology solutions to improve efficiency, productivity, sustainability, and safety in high-growth businesses in broad-based, attractive industrial end markets. Our products and solutions enable a safer, more comfortable, and more productive world, enhancing the quality of life of people around the globe.
THE BUSINESS UNIT
Honeywell Aerospace Technologies (AT) products and services are found on virtually every commercial, defense, and space aircraft in the world. We build aircraft engines, cockpit and cabin electronics, wireless connectivity systems, mechanical components, and more, and connect many of them via our high-speed Wi-Fi offerings. Our solutions create healthier air travel, more fuel-efficient and better-maintained aircraft, more direct and on-time flight arrivals, safer skies and airports, and more comfortable flights, along with several innovations and services that reflect exciting and emerging new transportation methods such as autonomous and supersonic flight. Revenues in 2023 for Honeywell Aerospace Technology were $14B and there are approximately 21,000 employees globally.
Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, care or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (STEM)
- 2+ years of embedded software development experience (full life cycle)
- Ability to read, write and speak English
- U.S. person requirement (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, asylum or refugee status)
- Ability to code in multiple languages (object-oriented languages, e.g., C++)
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science-focused line of study
- Experience with Embedded RTOS (VxWorks, Linux, Integrity, Deos)
- Experience with computer architecture, networking and communications (A429, I2C, SPI, UART)
- Aerospace embedded software development experience
- Experience with C, C++ and Python; Assembly language experience
- Software verification and validation experience
- Awareness of DO-178 B/C
- Understanding of software development lifecycles
- Knowledge of JIRA, Bitbucket, DOORS, and Microsoft Visual Studio
- Knowledge of software configuration management and change management practices
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Self-motivated and able to work with little supervision
- Analytical skills and software development 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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