As a Senior Advanced Project Engineer here at Honeywell Aerospace, you will be instrumental in leading programs that integrate hardware, software, test, and manufacturing disciplines for advanced defense navigation products. You’ll own the technical plan, schedule, and cost performance across components and systems, and coordinate work spanning multiple teams and locations to deliver reliable, high‑precision solutions for defense and aerospace customers.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead systems product development projects, owning technical leadership, schedule, budget, milestones, and risk management.
- Direct multi‑discipline teams, often across locations, ensuring integrated plans and effective execution.
- Plan and manage work packages, develop integrated schedules, and apply EVMS to control cost/schedule across components and system developments; prepare, review, and approve technical deliverables.
- Coordinate design reviews (SRR, PDR, TRR, CDR, FCA/PCA, TIMs) and interface with internal leaders and external customers to drive decisions and maintain program momentum.
- Engage customers and suppliers as part of IPTs to align requirements, manage changes, and resolve issues; use influence internally and externally to attain milestones.
- Contribute to new business/pursuit activities, extending product lines and supporting capture with credible technical plans and estimates.
YOU MUST HAVE
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in technical disciplines such as the sciences, technology, engineering or mathematics.
- 6+ years of experience in project or systems engineering, specifically in defense navigation or related aerospace/defense systems
- Proven success leading multi‑discipline projects with system‑level scope
- Proficiency in project scheduling, budgeting, and EVMS
- Communication skills with experience engaging customers and suppliers and operating within Integrated Product Teams.
WE VALUE
- High school diploma or equivalent; technical certifications in electronics or manufacturing preferred.
- Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineeing or related fields
- Experience with GPS/INS and embedded navigation system architectures, sensor integration, and signal processing.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Familiarity with MBSE (Cameo/SysML), requirements management, modeling/simulation, and automated test methods.
- DOD Security Clearance or ability to attain one
ABOUT HONEYWELL AEROSPACE
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.
BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL AEROSPACE
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. Job Posting Date: September 1, 2026
Sponsorship
We are currently not sponsoring applicants for work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
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U.S. CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT
Must be a US Citizen due to contractual requirements.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or another technical discipline
- 6 or more years of experience in project engineering or systems engineering, specifically in defense navigation or related aerospace and defense systems
- Proven success leading multidisciplinary projects with system-level scope
- Proficiency in project scheduling, budgeting, and EVMS
- Experience engaging customers and suppliers and operating within Integrated Product Teams
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Technical certifications in electronics or manufacturing
- Advanced degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, systems engineering, or a related field
- Experience with GPS/INS and embedded navigation system architectures, sensor integration, and signal processing
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Familiarity with MBSE, Cameo, SysML, requirements management, modeling and simulation, and automated test methods
- DOD security clearance or ability to attain one
- Current authorization to work full-time in the United States without visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship due to contractual requirements
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.
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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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