When you join Honeywell Aerospace, you become a member of our global team of thinkers, innovators, dreamers, and doers who make the things that make the future. That means changing the way we fly, fueling jets in an eco-friendly way, keeping buildings smart and safe and even making it possible to breathe on Mars.
Working at Honeywell Aerospace isn’t just about developing cool things. That’s why all our employees enjoy access to dynamic career opportunities across different fields and industries.
Are you ready to help us make the future?
Join a management team that designs, develops, and integrates highly complex avionics systems for the Software Center of Excellence (COE) within the Honeywell Aerospace Electronic Solutions business unit. You will be integral in creating software solutions that meet the evolving needs of our internal and external customers. You will be part of the Software COE software functional leadership team where you will have a major role to play in every aspect of the software development life cycle, from the front end of business development through product end of life.
ResponsibilitiesKey Responsibilities
- Manage a software development team consisting of approximately 15+ software engineers.
- Provide individual and team development plans in collaboration with the Software Functional Chief.
- Provide career guidance and growth opportunities for direct reports.
- Provide mid-year and end of year performance feedback for direct reports.
- Provide Technical leadership on program/project programs.
- Provide coordination and leadership of 3rd party engineering teams.
- Manage Software COE development plans; utilize metrics to provide early warnings to any plan deviations.
- Manage engineering future demand versus supply forecasting including the hiring responsibilities for this software team.
- Manage and provide process compliance training for employees including requirements, design, implementation, verification and company required training.
- Provide Software COE software project development oversight.
- Provide Software COE project coordination.
- Foster a culture aligning with Honeywell Aerospace’s key behaviors.
- Support customer interactions (internal and external).
YOU MUST HAVE
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent.
- 10+ years Aerospace experience.
- Experience with aspects of certification of avionics systems.
- Experience with the development of real time software and/or avionics systems
WE VALUE
- Understanding various software development lifecycles in support for developing safety critical embedded software and architecture
- Demonstrated leadership experience in coordinating and overseeing entry to senior level professionals, including a track record of improving team performance and work practice through team coaching
- Proven track record of successfully leading technically complex development projects and transitions to production
- Proven track record to execute multiple projects while meeting customer expectations
- Ability to consistently make timely decisions and balance systematic analysis with decisiveness, even in the face of complexity
- Individuals who are self-motivated and able to work with little supervision, who consistently take the initiative to get things done
- Ability to positively influence others and create a passion for excellence
- Collaborative work with cross-functional partners enabling teams to exceed expectations on work delivery and timelines
- Inertial sensing and navigation domain knowledge
- Aerospace or similar safety critical industry experience
- Knowledge of software configuration management and change management practices
- Beneficial relevant experience
- DO178 experience
- Agile or SAFE-Agile
- DevOps tools & processes (GIT/Bitbucket, Jira, Collaborator, Confluence, Bamboo)
- Six Sigma development methodology
US PERSONS REQUIREMENT
Due to U.S. export control laws, candidates must be U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status under asylum or refugee.
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.
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
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent
- 10+ years of aerospace experience
- Experience with avionics systems certification
- Experience developing real-time software and/or avionics systems
- Understanding of software development lifecycles for safety-critical embedded software and architecture
- Leadership experience coordinating and overseeing entry-level through senior professionals
- Experience improving team performance through coaching
- Experience leading technically complex development projects through production
- Experience executing multiple projects while meeting customer expectations
- Inertial sensing and navigation domain knowledge
- Aerospace or similar safety-critical industry experience
- Knowledge of software configuration and change management practices
- DO-178 experience
- Agile or SAFe-Agile experience
- DevOps tools and process experience, including Git/Bitbucket, Jira, Collaborator, Confluence, or Bamboo
- Six Sigma development methodology experience
- Must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or protected person under asylum or refugee status
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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