s a Senior Program Specialist at Honeywell Aerospace, you will be the primary point of contact and representative for complex programs to ensure their successful execution. You will be responsible for managing program activities, facilitating communication among stakeholders and customers, and ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
In this role, you will impact program efficiency and effectiveness by providing expert support in program planning, execution, and monitoring, helping to drive successful outcomes and continuous improvement. You will interface with the ICS team to drive hardware deliveries and meet contractual commitments to support customer deadlines.
Location: Clearwater, FL, Tempe AZ, or Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Hybrid: 3 days onsite/2 days remote
Travel: 25-30%
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Oversee the end-to-end project lifecycle, ensuring alignment with strategic goals, customer satisfaction and adherence to timelines & budget.
- Develop and manage project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, and resource allocation.
- Ownership of project budgets, forecasting revenue, tracking costs, identifying opportunities for cost savings and supporting financial reporting.
- Execute risk, contract & change management, issue resolution, project controls, and performance monitoring.
- Drive efforts to resolve manufacturing and/or supply base issues that prevent delivery of hardware following contractual required delivery dates and to increase manufacturing capacity as needed.
- Create and implement risk mitigation strategies to minimize impact on project delivery.
- Utilize project and program management tools for scheduling, reporting, forecasting, and status tracking.
- Lead cross-functional teams and coordinate activities across technical, operational, and customer-facing stakeholders.
- Analyze data and provide actionable insights to improve program outcomes.
- Be prepared to travel 25-30% of the time to meet with clients, stakeholders and project team sites as necessary.
YOU MUST HAVE
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in project/program management or related roles.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen due to contractual requirements
WE VALUE
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field; equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience will be considered.
- Experience supporting EVMS and IPDS based projects for defense and space customers.
- Familiarity with project and program management tools, including MS Project, Accolade, LEAP, Salesforce, MAT, and AOP/ARR.
- Experience working in a matrix organization, managing multiple stakeholders and ability to lead by influencing.
- PMP, PgMP, CAPM, or comparable project management certification.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and dynamic work environment and to manage tasks with minimum supervision.
- Customer satisfaction mindset; focused on meeting contractual requirements and maintaining customer relationships.
U.S. PERSON REQUIREMENTS
Must be a U.S. Citizen due to contractual requirements
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
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. Posting Date 9/4/26
About us:
Honeywell Aerospace products and services are found on aircraft across commercial aviation, defense and space. We operate through three business areas:
• Electronic Solutions develops the avionics, navigation systems, sensors and electromagnetic defense technology on board 90% of the world's aircraft
• Engines & Power Systems provides the propulsion, auxiliary power and electrical systems that keep those aircraft flying
• Control Systems supplies the thermal and motion control systems that support takeoff, landing and the safety of everyone on board
With approximately 58,000 employees worldwide and net sales of $17.4B in 2025, we are also advancing systems for autonomous and supersonic platforms — bringing the same focus on safety and efficiency to the next era of flight. Explore our businesses: https://www.honeywellaerospace.com
Skills Required
- 3–5 years of experience in project or program management or related roles
- U.S. citizenship due to contractual requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent education and relevant work experience
- Experience supporting EVMS and IPDS projects for defense and space customers
- Familiarity with MS Project, Accolade, LEAP, Salesforce, MAT, and AOP/ARR
- Experience working in a matrix organization and managing multiple stakeholders
- PMP, PgMP, CAPM, or comparable project management certification
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage tasks with minimal supervision
- Customer satisfaction mindset and ability to meet 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.
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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