Honeywell

RF and Counter UAS Principal Systems Engineer

Honeywell$110K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
  • 7+ years of relevant systems engineering experience
  • Experience with requirements development, decomposition, validation, and verification for complex aerospace systems
  • Proficiency with IBM DOORS for requirements management and traceability
  • Familiarity with DO160, MILSTD810, and MILSTD461

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical direction, coaching, and review of work products created by the requirements engineering team
  • Ensure completeness, traceability, and compliance of system requirements across all lifecycle phases
  • Lead system architecture discussions, functional decomposition, interface definition, and requirements allocation
  • Develop, decompose, and manage system and subsystem requirements for RF systems
  • Oversee and participate in validation and verification planning, execution, and documentation
  • Work closely with hardware, software, test, and project engineering to ensure alignment between requirements and implementation
  • Participate in project planning and provide input to schedules, milestones, and technical risk assessments

Benefits

  • 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
Full Job Description
Job Description

Join a team that designs, develops, and integrates advanced RF systems and Counter UAS systems for Honeywell Aerospace. You will be a key technical leader ensuring the successful definition, decomposition, validation, and verification of system requirements across the full product lifecycle. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high integrity solutions for gas turbine engine applications.

You will work across the Antenna Center of Excellence (ACOE) - part of the Electronic Solutions business-to support program execution, ensure technical rigor, and meet key customer and business milestones.

ACOE has two broad type of products, RF Systems and Counter UAS systems. As the Principal Systems Engineer, you will support both product types to guide a small team responsible for the requirements-based engineering of RF system functions and components. While providing direction and technical oversight, you will also contribute hands on to requirements generation, system architecture, interface definition, and V&V activities.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Systems Engineering Leadership
  • Provide technical direction, coaching, and review of work products created by the requirements engineering team
  • Ensure completeness, traceability, and compliance of system requirements across all lifecycle phases
  • Lead system architecture discussions, functional decomposition, interface definition, and requirements allocation
  • Apply environmental qualification requirements (DO160, MILSTD810, MILSTD461) to RF systems, including identifying gaps between current capability and requirement intent, and determining closure strategies such as similarity, analysis, or targeted testing

Requirements Based Engineering
  • Develop, decompose, and manage system and subsystem requirements for RF systems
  • Oversee and participate in validation and verification planning, execution, and documentation
  • Review and approve requirements, test plans, test procedures, and V&V evidence

Integration & Technical Coordination
  • Work closely with hardware, software, test, and project engineering to ensure alignment between requirements and implementation
  • Coordinate requirement changes, resolve technical issues, and support impact assessments

Program Execution
  • Participate in project planning and provide input to schedules, milestones, and technical risk assessments
  • Ensure timely, high quality delivery of engineering artifacts
  • Engage with internal and external customers to clarify requirements, present technical status, and support design reviews


Qualifications

US PERSONS REQUIREMENT

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.

YOU MUST HAVE
  • Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
  • 7+ years of relevant systems engineering experience
  • Experience with requirements development, decomposition, validation, and verification for complex aerospace systems
  • Proficiency with IBM DOORS for requirements management and traceability
  • Familiarity with DO160, MILSTD810, and MILSTD461

WE VALUE
  • Deep knowledge of systems engineering lifecycle and requirements management best practices
  • Experience with RF Subsystems or Counter UAS sensors and integrated systems
  • Familiarity with model based systems engineering (MBSE) tools and methods
  • Experience with Teamcenter, Simulink, MATLAB, and Bitbucket
  • Ability to lead small teams and influence technical direction
  • Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment
  • Experience working with suppliers, customers, and cross functional engineering teams

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/

About Honeywell

Honeywell Aerospace is an American company that manufactures aircraft engines, avionics, auxiliary power units (APUs), and other aviation products. The company’s product portfolio includes space equipment, turbine engines, auxiliary power units, brakes, wheels, synthetic vision, runway safety systems and other avionics. President Barack Obama awarded a Honeywell employee the National Medal of Technology for his contributions to air flight safety technology. The company also owns a number of patents related to NextGen technology, aircraft windshields, turbochargers, and more. Honeywell Aerospace was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

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