Honeywell

Senior Advanced Atomic Physicist

Honeywell$135K — $169K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in sciences, technology, engineering, or mathematics.
  • 6+ years of R&D experience in AMO physics focused on quantum sensing technologies.
  • Proven technical leadership experience.
  • Proficient in customer engagement and requirement gathering.
  • Demonstrated innovative problem-solving skills in technical environments.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with publications and presentations in the field.
  • Experienced in numerical data analysis and familiar with tools like Matlab and SolidWorks.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the atomic clock development initiative.
  • Collaborate with scientists and engineers to innovate atomic sensor technologies.
  • Engage with stakeholders to analyze needs and create tailored solutions.
  • Drive the technology portfolio's direction within sensing technology.
  • Support evaluation and qualification of designs for R&D and customer programs.
  • Analyze system performance metrics.
  • Contribute in team design meetings and technical discussions.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work schedule (3 days in office, 2 days remote after 90 days).
  • Opportunity to work on strategic and innovative technology projects.
  • Collaboration with a diverse team of experts in the field.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge developments in atomic physics and sensing technology.
Full Job Description
Job Description

As a Sr. Adv Atomic Physicist with Honeywell Aerospace, you will use your technical skills to develop new products. In this role, you will have the opportunity to drive development of technologies such as atomic clocks, atomic RF sensors, and photonics. You will also have input into a variety of strategically important business-critical tasks in the growing field of quantum and optical sensing.

In this Sr. Adv Atomic Physicist role, you will:
  • Fill a critical role in an atomic clock development program.
  • Work as part of our team of scientists and engineers to develop new atomic sensor technology concepts, and demonstrate them in practical devices.
  • Engage with customers and partners to define their needs and requirements, then apply your skills to find creative solutions through rigorous analysis, engineering, and experimentation.
  • Use your expertise to spur the growth of our technology portfolio in new directions, shaping the future of sensing technology.
  • Responsible for supporting numeric evaluation of product design, integration, and qualification activities for internal R&D and customer funded programs
  • Evaluation of system performance
  • Support trade studies and issue resolution (e.g. FMEA, RCCA) activities
  • Communicate technical status to manager, senior technical staff, and external customers
  • Contribute to design team meetings (SRR, PDR, TRR, CDR, FCA/PCA, TIMs)
  • Support customer flow-down requirement analysis, feasibility assessment, technical solution development
  • Support system documents development, including but not limited to system-level requirements, Interface Control Document, Hardware Requirements Specification, Performance Verification Test Plan Procedure, Certification documents
  • Support proposal efforts, including development of BOEs
  • Perform simulations, data analysis, define test procedures, and review results to determine compliance to requirements

Report to: Director of Engineering

Location: Redmond, WA

Work Schedule: M-F hybrid - 3 days in office and 2 days remote after 90 days.

Qualifications

YOU MUST HAVE
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as the sciences, technology, engineering, or mathematics
  • >6 years of R&D experience in AMO physics, especially in the areas of quantum sensing technologies
  • Experience in technical leadership
  • Experience working with internal and external customers
  • Track record of solving difficult, complex problems through innovation, analysis, engineering, and experimentation.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills reflected in a record of published results and public presentations in your field of research.
  • The ability to work as part of a diverse team.
  • Experience with numerical data analysis, regression and curve fitting
  • Experience with Matlab, Creo, SolidWorks, and MathCAD
  • Familiar with Six Sigma Methods, with Black Belt training preferred
  • Ability to influence cross-functional teams to deliver optimal solutions
  • Ability to consistently make timely decisions and balancing systematic analysis with decisiveness in an ambiguous environment
  • Clearly and concisely convey subtle or complex messages to a variety of audiences


WE VALUE
  • Ph.D. in physics or applied physics
  • Experience working with internal and external customers
  • Track record of solving difficult, complex problems through innovation, analysis, engineering, and experimentation.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills reflected in a record of published results and public presentations in your field of research.
  • The ability to work as part of a diverse team.
  • Experience with numerical data analysis, regression and curve fitting
  • Experience with Matlab, Creo, SolidWorks, and MathCAD
  • Familiar with Six Sigma Methods, with Black Belt training preferred
  • Ability to influence cross-functional teams to deliver optimal solutions
  • Ability to consistently make timely decisions and balancing systematic analysis with decisiveness in an ambiguous environment
  • Clearly and concisely convey subtle or complex messages to a variety of audiences

The annual base salary range for this position is $135,000 - $169,000. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Honeywell considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.

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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