Description:
Product Integrity and Product Assurance, Airworthiness & Certification (PI-PAAC) is responsible for Airworthiness Certification, Quality Assurance, Chief engineers, System Safety, Accident Investigation and Litigation Support under the umbrella of Honeywell Aerospace CTO organization. Besides the global program engagement, PI-PAAC within Aero China Engineering team takes a key role in the Quality Assurance and certification activities in COMAC C919, ARJ21 and other regional programs, and has built constructive relationship with CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China). Now we are looking for an Advanced Quality Engineer for System, Software, Hardware, Qualification Test quality assurance.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities:
- The ideal candidate has a commitment to aviation safety, technical and professional excellence, a commitment to customer satisfaction and growth, demonstrates leadership and delivers on results, has a global mindset and is able to foster teamwork and diversity, demonstrates personal and professional integrity, has strong oral and written communication skills, is able to work across functional boundaries at multiple levels, and can establish strong working relationships within internal/external customers.
- Perform quality assurance work on the software and/or system/electronic hardware development activities for various avionics products.
- Work closely with Global Program/Project Management and Engineering teams.
- Act as an advocate in assuring the software/system/electronic hardware development processes are capable, effective, ensuring that artifacts are in place as evidence to support the execution of those processes.
- Participate in planning, requirements, design, code, test reviews/inspections.
- Conduct audits of the design, development and verification activities.
- Ensure that development/verification activities performed are compliant with aviation industry standards like DO-178x /DO-254/DO-160/ARP 4754.
- Work closely with the counterpart PDQA team in other regions
- Work closely with the Honeywell Certification Experts and engineering process groups.
- Participate in Regulatory and Customer Audits for compliance and certification.
Required Personal Qualities:
QualificationsSpecific Qualifications:
- Minimum bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, electrical Engineering or computer Science. Additional MS degree a plus.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in engineering development, testing, quality assurance.
- Basic knowledge of Avionics Systems.
- DO-178X/DO-254/DO-160/ARP 4754 knowledge
- Excellent command of English language skills in written and verbal form.
- Good knowledge of system/software processes.
- Be self-directing and willing to work with various internal and global groups.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
- Self – starter, motivated and takes initiative and able to work independently
- Extremely reliable, trustworthy and with the highest ethical standards
- Excellent communications skills.
- Interested in working in fast paced, global business environment
- ISO9001/AS9100 knowledge is desirable.
- Demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills with strong teaming, coordination and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple and conflicting priorities is required
- Possess good presentation skills and ability to work directly with technical and non-technical personnel.
- Ability to anticipate, identify, and act on potential issues and problems
- Ability to work effectively with a global team accommodating varying time zones
- Flexible and open leadership style, ability to adapt to changing systems, processes and projects, and program priorities.
Required Personal Qualities:
- Demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills with strong teaming, coordination and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple and conflicting priorities is required
- Possess good presentation skills and ability to work directly with technical and non-technical personnel.
- Ability to anticipate, identify, and act on potential issues and problems
- Ability to work effectively with a global team accommodating varying time zones
- Flexible and open leadership style, ability to adapt to changing systems, processes and projects, and program priorities.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or computer science
- At least 5 years of experience in engineering development, testing, or quality assurance
- Knowledge of avionics systems
- Knowledge of DO-178X, DO-254, DO-160, and ARP 4754
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
- Knowledge of system and software development processes
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, communication, presentation, and coordination skills
- Ability to work independently and across global, cross-functional teams
- Ability to manage multiple and conflicting priorities
- Demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills
- Ability to work with technical and non-technical personnel
- Ability to identify and address potential issues and problems
- Flexibility to adapt to changing systems, processes, projects, and priorities
- Master’s degree
- Knowledge of ISO 9001 and AS9100
The Aerospace Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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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.
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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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