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Honeywell Aerospace products and services are found on aircraft across commercial aviation, defense and space — from engines and cockpit electronics to cabin systems, mechanical components and connectivity solutions. Our technology helps operators fly more safely, reduce fuel consumption, improve on-time performance and deliver a better experience for the people on board.
As aviation continues to evolve, we're also developing systems to support autonomous and supersonic platforms, bringing the same focus on safety and efficiency to the next era of flight. With approximately 36,000 employees worldwide and net sales of $17.4B in 2025, Honeywell Aerospace is one of the largest dedicated aerospace companies in the world. Explore our businesses: https://www.honeywellaerospace.com
Honeywell Aerospace is seeking a high‑impact commercial leader to accelerate our expansion into the rapidly growing Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) market while sustaining and growing our Urban Air Mobility (UAM) portfolio. This role will define and execute Honeywell’s global UAS commercial strategy, build and scale a world‑class sales organization, and position Honeywell as the preferred provider of autonomy, avionics, navigation, and integrated mission systems across commercial and dual‑use platforms.
This leader will report to the General Manager for the UAS/UAM business and will be instrumental in shaping Honeywell Aerospace’s next stage of growth in an emerging and highly fragmented global market.
Key Responsibilities
1. Set and Lead the Global UAS & UAM Commercial Strategy
- Own all commercial sales activities globally across UAS and UAM segments.
- Drive a UAS‑first commercial strategy, defining priorities, target markets, and long‑term growth plans.
- Develop and execute scalable market penetration strategies across commercial, dual‑use, and defense segments.
2. Build, Scale, and Lead a High‑Performing Sales Organization
- Lead an existing team of sales and account professionals; grow the team to meet UAS market demand.
- Develop a comprehensive UAS sales playbook including segmentation, pipeline processes, funnel management, and account structure.
- Coach and mentor team members to build long‑term organizational capability.
3. Develop Market Coverage and Channel Models
- Create a tiered customer coverage model tailored to OEMs, mid‑tier manufacturers, and long‑tail platforms.
- Identify and deploy channel partners or distribution models where they strengthen coverage and speed to market.
- Implement scalable, repeatable sales processes for high‑volume engagement.
4. Lead Business Development and Customer Engagement
- Own the full opportunity lifecycle from prospecting to negotiation, contracting, and ongoing account leadership.
- Build strong executive‑level relationships with UAS OEMs, operators, integrators, and defense customers.
- Ensure customer needs and Honeywell’s technology roadmap remain tightly aligned.
5. Grow the UAM Customer Portfolio
- Maintain and expand relationships with existing UAM customers, ensuring continuity and exceptional program support.
- Identify emerging UAM OEMs and proactively drive new partnership and sales opportunities.
- Support UAM growth while ensuring alignment with the broader UAS‑first strategy.
6. Provide Cross‑Functional Leadership and Influence
- Partner with product management, engineering, marketing, and program teams to develop offers and solutions aligned with customer needs.
- Deliver structured Voice of Customer (VoC) insights to inform autonomy, avionics, navigation, and payload integration roadmaps.
- Influence across Honeywell organizations to secure resources and drive strategic alignment.
7. Drive Operational and Commercial Excellence
- Deliver accurate forecasting, pipeline visibility, and strategic insights for senior leadership.
- Track market trends, competitive dynamics, pricing movements, and ecosystem changes.
- Lead disciplined sales processes to ensure strong financial performance.
8. Represent Honeywell as an Industry Thought Leader
- Partner with marketing on customer‑facing messaging, pursuit materials, and campaigns.
- Represent Honeywell at industry events, regulatory forums, and global UAS associations.
- Serve as a visible, credible voice for Honeywell in the UAS ecosystem.
You Must Have
- Proven leadership experience in aerospace, defense, UAS, or adjacent high‑tech aviation markets.
- Demonstrated success owning global commercial strategy and customer relationships.
- Experience building and leading sales organizations and coaching high‑performing teams.
- Strong track record in developing sales processes, including playbooks and pipeline discipline.
- Exceptional influence and communication skills across complex, matrixed organizations.
- Experience leading complex negotiations and technical sales cycles.
- Ability to travel 50%+.
We Value
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Aviation, or related field; MBA preferred.
- Experience in UAS, autonomy systems, avionics, or defense aviation.
- Strategic thinker with strong analytical capability and market insight.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with strong bias for action and growth.
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, a 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.
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/
POSTING TIMELINE
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.
Skills Required
- Proven leadership experience in aerospace, defense, UAS, or adjacent high‑tech aviation markets
- Demonstrated success owning global commercial strategy and customer relationships
- Experience building and leading sales organizations and coaching high‑performing teams
- Strong track record in developing sales processes, including playbooks and pipeline discipline
- Exceptional influence and communication skills across complex, matrixed organizations
- Experience leading complex negotiations and technical sales cycles
- Ability to travel 50%+
- Candidate must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, protected status, or able to obtain export authorization)
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Aviation, or related field
- MBA
- Experience in UAS, autonomy systems, avionics, or defense aviation
- Strategic thinker with strong analytical capability and market insight
- Entrepreneurial mindset with strong bias for action and growth
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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