About us:
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.
Sr Advanced Systems Engineer – Engine and Power System
Position Summary
Seeking a highly skilled Systems Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and validate aerospace control systems and embedded solutions. The ideal candidate will combine expertise in control theory, systems engineering, embedded software, model-based development, and aerospace certification standards to support next-generation avionics, engine control, and actuation systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop system requirements, architectures, and traceability using DOORS/DOORS NG.
- Perform functional decomposition, requirements allocation, verification, validation, and certification support.
- Design and analyze control systems using classical and modern control techniques (PID, Root Locus, Bode Analysis, Digital Control).
- Develop MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow models for plant modeling, simulation, auto-code generation, and verification.
- Support SIL/HIL testing, model validation, and system integration activities.
- Design and interface with sensors and actuators including speed, position, pressure, temperature, torque, current, voltage, vibration sensors, motors, valves, and solenoids.
- Develop embedded software in C for real-time control applications.
- Support aerospace compliance activities per ARP4754A, ARP4761, DO-178C, DO-254, and DO-160.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Aerospace, Control Systems, or related engineering discipline.
- Strong fundamentals in:
- Electrical & Electronics Engineering
- Mechanical Systems and Thermodynamics
- Sensors, Actuators, and Signal Processing
- Classical and Modern Control Theory
- Embedded Systems and Real-Time Applications
Technical Skills
Control Systems
- PID Control
- Root Locus & Frequency Response Analysis
- Digital Control Systems
- Sensor and Actuator Dynamics
Model-Based Development
- MATLAB, Simulink, Stateflow
- Plant Modeling
- Control Algorithm Development
- Auto-Code Generation
- Model Verification & Validation
- SIL/HIL Testing
Systems Engineering
- ARP4754A / ARP4761
- Requirements Engineering (DOORS/DOORS NG)
- Functional Decomposition
- Architecture Definition
- Requirements Traceability
- Verification & Validation Planning
- Compliance & Certification
- MBSE / SysML
- Configuration Management
Embedded Software
- Embedded C (Mandatory)
- Basic C++
- Memory Management
- Interrupt Handling
- Scheduling Concepts
- Bootloaders
- Performance Optimization
- WCET Fundamentals
- RTOS Awareness
Processor Experience
- ARM Cortex
- TI C2000
- PowerPC
Communication Protocols
- RS232
- RS422/485
- ARINC 429
- CAN
- AFDX (Preferred)
Preferred Qualifications
- Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
- Aerospace Cybersecurity
- AFDX Networking
- Gas Turbine Engine Controls and Dynamics
- Aerospace, Avionics, FADEC, or Actuation System Development Experience
Desired Attributes
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Multidisciplinary systems thinking
- Effective communication and technical documentation abilities
- Ability to work in cross-functional aerospace engineering teams
Experience: 5-12+ years in Aerospace Systems Engineering, Control Systems, Embedded Software, Avionics, Propulsion Controls, or related domains
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Aerospace, Control Systems, or a related engineering discipline
- Strong fundamentals in electrical and electronics engineering
- Strong fundamentals in mechanical systems and thermodynamics
- Strong fundamentals in sensors, actuators, and signal processing
- Strong fundamentals in classical and modern control theory
- Strong fundamentals in embedded systems and real-time applications
- Embedded C experience
- 5-12+ years of experience in aerospace systems engineering, control systems, embedded software, avionics, propulsion controls, or related domains
- Basic C++ knowledge
- Experience with requirements engineering using DOORS or DOORS NG
- Experience with MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow
- Experience with model verification and validation and SIL/HIL testing
- Experience with aerospace systems engineering and certification standards
- Model-Based Systems Engineering experience
- Aerospace cybersecurity experience
- AFDX networking experience
- Gas turbine engine controls and dynamics experience
- Aerospace, avionics, FADEC, or actuation system development experience
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
Gallery
