As a Senior Advanced Systems Engineer, you will provide technical leadership for aircraft systems products and engineering functions. You will be responsible for defining technical direction, system development activities, driving integration and certification efforts, and serving as a subject matter expert within your assigned product or functional area.
The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong leadership skills and a proven ability to influence engineering execution across cross-functional teams. This role is expected to lead complex technical initiatives, develop systems engineering capability, mentor engineers, and drive successful product outcomes throughout the development lifecycle.
You will report directly to our Systems Engineer Manager, and you’ll work out of our Phoenix, AZ location on a Hybrid work schedule.
ResponsibilitiesProduct and Functional Leadership
- Lead the development and execution of aircraft systems products, technologies, or engineering functions.
- Serve as the technical owner for assigned product areas, capabilities, or engineering disciplines.
- Establish technical strategies, roadmaps, and development approaches that support business and customer objectives.
- Drive technical decision-making and resolve complex engineering challenges.
- Coordinate efforts across systems, software, hardware, safety, certification, and verification teams.
Systems Engineering
- Develop and manage system requirements, architectures, interfaces, and integration strategies.
- Lead requirements decomposition, allocation, verification, and validation activities.
- Perform system analysis to support product decisions.
- Ensure compliance with engineering processes, industry standards, and customer requirements.
Integration, Verification, and Certification
- Lead system integration and verification activities for assigned products or functions.
- Support laboratory, ground, and flight test activities.
- Define verification approaches and certification strategies.
- Identify and mitigate technical risks throughout the development lifecycle.
MUST HAVES:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as the sciences, technology, engineering, or mathematics
- 6 + years of experience in aerospace systems engineering, avionics development, aircraft integration, or related engineering disciplines.
- 2 years’ experience with system requirements development, architecture, integration, verification, and validation.
WE VALUE:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Experience serving as a product lead, domain lead, technical lead, subject matter expert, or engineering focal.
- Knowledge of ARP4754A, DO-178C, DO-254, and aircraft certification processes.
- Demonstrated success developing technical talent and building functional capability.
- Strong customer engagement, communication, and technical leadership skills
BENEFITS
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
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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.
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, 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.
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: August 26, 2026
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as science, technology, engineering, or mathematics
- At least 6 years of experience in aerospace systems engineering, avionics development, aircraft integration, or related engineering disciplines
- At least 2 years of experience with system requirements development, architecture, integration, verification, and validation
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- Experience serving as a product lead, domain lead, technical lead, subject matter expert, or engineering focal
- Knowledge of ARP4754A, DO-178C, DO-254, and aircraft certification processes
- Experience developing technical talent and building functional capability
- Strong customer engagement, communication, and technical leadership skills
- Must be a U.S. Person or have the ability to obtain export authorization
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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