Is your Superpower in the "wizardry" of System Design and Management? Our world-class Lansdale Systems Engineering team needs your skills! We are seeking a Systems Engineering Manager to lead a talented group of engineers developing advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) solutions that support critical defense missions across air, land, and maritime platforms. In this role, you will shape technical strategy, drive program execution, mentor engineering talent, and help deliver innovative technologies that protect our customers and warfighters.
Our team designs, analyze, plans, and develop major subsystems and small-scale systems. Systems are primarily in the RF Electronic Warfare (EW) business area that includes Radar Warning (RW), Situational Awareness, Interferometry/Direction Finding (DF), Electronic Attack (EA), as well as Self-Protect RF Counter Measures (RFCM) including on-/off-board systems. The candidates will provide leadership for key project segments and take responsibility for achievement of schedule and technical performance by all department personnel.
The ideal candidate is a leader with a strong systems engineering background who takes a structured approach to development for project design, estimation, execution, and performance tracking. The individual must have a propensity to create designs and provide technical insight to ensure that designs achieve “best value” goals of meeting performance and life cycle requirements within allocated budget and schedule constraints. The team generates circuit analysis for system-level specifications or RF components based on performance, schedule, cost, reliability, and manufacturability goals. This could include any combination of technical research, test, documentation, and presentation. This role works closely with other engineering disciplines to help drive a strong engineering organization that delivers quality products on-time and on-budget.
Are you an engineering leader who thrives on solving complex technical challenges and developing high-performing teams?
What You'll Do
As the Systems Engineering Manager, you will provide both technical and organizational leadership for a multidisciplinary engineering team supporting development programs and independent research initiatives.
Leadership & Team Development
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of systems engineers across multiple programs and technology efforts.
- Drive workforce planning, recruiting, mentoring, succession planning, and career development.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Establish department goals, performance metrics, and resource strategies to support business objectives.
Program & Technical Leadership
- Ensure technical, schedule, cost, and quality objectives are achieved across development efforts.
- Guide systems engineering activities throughout the product lifecycle, including requirements development, architecture definition, integration, verification, and release.
- Support proposal and capture activities through technical planning, architecture development, cost estimation, and work breakdown structure creation.
- Lead trade studies and technical decision-making to balance performance, cost, schedule, reliability, and manufacturability objectives.
- Collaborate with engineering, program management, business development, and operations teams to ensure successful program execution.
Strategic Impact
- Define and execute the strategic vision for the Systems Engineering organization.
- Contribute to technology roadmaps and Internal Research & Development (IRAD) investment strategies.
- Drive the adoption of engineering best practices to improve efficiency, quality, and product delivery.
- Help shape future products and solutions through technical innovation and customer engagement.
Technical Environment
Our teams develop advanced RF and Electronic Warfare systems, including:
- Radar Warning (RW) Systems
- Electronic Attack (EA) Systems
- Situational Awareness Solutions
- Interferometry and Direction Finding (DF)
- RF Countermeasure Systems (RFCM)
- Airborne, Maritime, and Ground-Based Platforms
- Digital, Analog, RF, Firmware, and Software Integrated Systems
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams or large technical programs.
- Experience managing program budgets, schedules, resources, and technical execution.
- 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, including requirements development, decomposition, and management.
- 12+ years of engineering experience developing or integrating complex systems involving hardware, software, RF, digital, analog, mechanical, or embedded technologies.
- Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across organizations.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
- Ability to travel occasionally in support of customer, industry, or program activities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience within the defense, aerospace, intelligence, or Electronic Warfare industries.
- Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
- Experience with earned value management, resource planning, and project scheduling tools.
- Background in system architecture development, trade studies, and performance modeling.
- Experience developing or integrating RF systems and components.
- Understanding of software, firmware, digital signal processing (DSP), or embedded systems requirements.
- Experience supporting customer-funded development programs and research initiatives.
- Experience presenting technical solutions to customers, leadership teams, and stakeholders
What Makes You Successful
You are a collaborative leader who combines strong technical acumen with the ability to inspire and develop people. You enjoy balancing strategic thinking with execution and are passionate about building teams that solve challenging engineering problems.
You excel at:
- Leading diverse technical teams
- Building strong relationships across functions
- Navigating ambiguity and competing priorities
- Making data-driven decisions
- Driving execution while developing future leaders
Why Join Us?
- Lead the development of mission-critical defense technologies.
- Shape the future direction of a growing Systems Engineering organization.
- Influence technical strategy and innovation across multiple programs.
- Work alongside highly talented engineers and industry experts.
- Grow your career while helping develop the next generation of engineering leaders.
Must be a US 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/
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.
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering, or related technical discipline
- 3+ years leading engineering teams or large technical programs
- Experience managing program budgets, schedules, resources, and technical execution
- 5+ years systems engineering experience including requirements development, decomposition, and management
- 12+ years engineering experience developing or integrating complex systems involving hardware, software, RF, digital, analog, mechanical, or embedded technologies
- Strong communication and leadership skills with ability to influence across organizations
- Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
- Ability to travel occasionally
- Must be a US Citizen
- Experience within defense, aerospace, intelligence, or Electronic Warfare industries
- Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
- Experience with earned value management, resource planning, and project scheduling tools
- Background in system architecture development, trade studies, and performance modeling
- Experience developing or integrating RF systems and components
- Understanding of software, firmware, digital signal processing (DSP), or embedded systems requirements
- Experience supporting customer-funded development programs and research initiatives
- Experience presenting technical solutions to customers, leadership teams, and stakeholders
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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