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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.
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Job Summary
The Senior Advanced Project Engineer is responsible for leading and executing complex engineering programs while ensuring technical excellence, schedule adherence, cost performance, quality compliance, and customer satisfaction. This role serves as the engineering focal point for assigned projects and provides technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams. The individual drives project execution manages engineering risks, interfaces with customers and stakeholders, and mentors engineering talent while promoting continuous improvement and innovation.
ResponsibilitiesKey Responsibilities
Project Leadership & Execution
- Lead the engineering scope of one or more projects/programs from planning through delivery.
- Manage technical, cost, schedule, and quality performance of engineering activities.
- Develop and maintain project plans, resource forecasts, schedules, and execution strategies.
- Monitor project progress, identify risks and issues, and implement mitigation plans.
- Ensure engineering deliverables meet customer and regulatory requirements.
- Drive execution reviews and provide status updates to leadership and customers.
Technical Leadership
- Serve as the technical authority for assigned projects.
- Provide guidance on system, software, verification, and integration activities.
- Lead technical reviews, design evaluations, and root-cause investigations.
- Support technology roadmaps and engineering process improvements.
- Influence technical decisions across multiple stakeholders and functional teams.
Customer & Stakeholder Management
- Act as the primary engineering interface for customers and cross-functional teams.
- Coordinate with Program Management, Certification, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Technical Leads.
- Present project progress, technical solutions, and risk assessments to leadership and customers.
- Support customer audits, reviews, and compliance activities.
Risk, Quality & Compliance
- Identify technical and programmatic risks and lead corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with applicable engineering standards, processes, and certification requirements.
- Participate in internal and external audits and surveillance reviews.
- Drive continuous improvement of engineering methodologies, tools, and practices.
Team Development
- Mentor and coach engineers, associates, and technical specialists.
- Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence.
- Support capability development and knowledge sharing within the engineering organization.
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Aerospace, Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, or related discipline).
Experience
- 10+ years of engineering experience with demonstrated project leadership responsibility.
- Proven experience managing complex technical programs.
- Experience interacting with customers and senior leadership.
- Aerospace, embedded systems, software development, verification, or systems engineering experience preferred.
Required Skills
- Strong project planning and execution skills.
- Technical leadership and decision-making capability.
- Risk management and problem-solving expertise.
- Cost and schedule management.
- Effective stakeholder and customer communication.
- Cross-functional team leadership.
- Technical review and compliance management.
- Excellent presentation and executive communication skills.
- Continuous improvement mindset.
Desired Skills
- Earned Value Management (EVM) knowledge.
- Aerospace certification and compliance experience.
- Six Sigma Green Belt / DFSS certification.
- Experience with engineering estimation, resource planning, and metrics management.
- Exposure to AI/automation tools that improve engineering productivity.
Leadership Expectations
- Demonstrate ownership and accountability for project outcomes.
- Act as a recognized technical leader and trusted advisor.
- Drive execution excellence and organizational effectiveness.
- Influence without authority across global and cross-functional teams.
- Champion innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction
Success Measures
- On-time delivery of engineering milestones.
- Achievement of cost and quality targets.
- Customer satisfaction and stakeholder feedback.
- Effective risk mitigation and issue resolution.
- Team development and process improvement contributions
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering (Aerospace, Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, or related discipline)
- 10+ years of engineering experience with demonstrated project leadership responsibility
- Proven experience managing complex technical programs
- Experience interacting with customers and senior leadership
- Aerospace, embedded systems, software development, verification, or systems engineering experience
- Strong project planning and execution skills
- Technical leadership and decision-making capability
- Risk management and problem-solving expertise
- Cost and schedule management
- Effective stakeholder and customer communication
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Technical review and compliance management
- Excellent presentation and executive communication skills
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Earned Value Management (EVM) knowledge
- Aerospace certification and compliance experience
- Six Sigma Green Belt / DFSS certification
- Experience with engineering estimation, resource planning, and metrics management
- Exposure to AI/automation tools that improve engineering productivity
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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