Honeywell

Sr Advanced Project Engineer - Avionics Systems

Honeywell$108K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 6 years of experience in project engineering, program management, product design, or systems engineering.
  • Experience in developing Avionics or Software products for the Aerospace market.
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline such as science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.
  • Experience with commercial or military avionics systems like TCAS or ADS-B Transponder is a plus.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is valued.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of project proposals and cost estimates.
  • Act as the technical point of contact for customers and program managers.
  • Define project scope, objectives, prepare schedules, and resource forecasts.
  • Monitor project progress and manage timelines and budgets using EVM metrics.
  • Lead the risk management process to mitigate project delivery issues.
  • Implement baseline change management to control scope growth.
  • Communicate project updates and address stakeholder concerns.
  • Drive continuous improvement in project management processes.

Benefits

  • Employer-subsidized medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
  • 401(k) matching and health savings accounts.
  • Employee assistance and educational assistance programs.
  • Parental leave and 12 paid holidays.
  • Paid time off for vacation, personal, and sick leave.
Full Job Description
Job Description

As a Sr. Advanced Project Engineer - Avionics Systems here at Honeywell Aerospace, you will play a critical role in leading and managing engineering projects across the global CNS domain. You will be responsible for defining project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with cross-functional teams. By developing and implementing project plans, including timelines, budgets, and resource allocation, you will ensure efficient project execution and delivery. Your expertise in project management and technical engineering will contribute to successful project outcomes and drive operational excellence. You will report directly to our Director of Project Engineering, and you'll work out of our Deer Valley, Arizona location on a hybrid work schedule.

The CNS team is a large global team based out of Deer Valley Arizona with design teams in Minneapolis Minnesota, Bangalore India, Hyderabad India, Bruno Czech Republic, and Beijing China. The CNS team designs, builds, and maintains some of the worlds most valued safety systems within the Aerospace industry. The product line spans from Weather, Radar, Ground Proximity Warning Systems, Instrumented Landing Systems, Communication, Datalink and Navigation Radios, Transponders, Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems and Radar Altimeters.

Primary responsibilities include:
  • Lead teams in development of proposals, statements of work and associated cost estimates.
  • Serve as the technical point of contact for customers and the program manager.
  • Define and implement project scope, objectives, deliverables, prepare schedules and resource forecasting in Microsoft project.
  • Monitor project progress and ensure adherence to timelines and budgets using Earned Value Management (EVM) metrics.
  • Lead a robust risk management process to identify and mitigate risks and issues that may impact project delivery.
  • Contain scope growth though robust baseline change management.
  • Coordinate and communicate with stakeholders to provide project updates and address concerns.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance project management processes and practices.

The ideal candidate has a commitment to aviation safety, technical and professional excellence, a commitment to customer satisfaction and growth, demonstrates leadership and delivers on results, has a global mindset and is able to foster teamwork and diversity, demonstrates personal and professional integrity, has strong oral and written communication skills, is able to work across functional boundaries at multiple levels, and can establish strong working relationships within internal/external customers and the certification agencies.

Qualifications

YOU MUST HAVE
  • Minimum of 6 years of related experience such as project engineering, project / program management, product design and development, NPI or systems engineering.
  • Experience developing Avionics or Software products for the Aerospace market.
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as the sciences, technology, engineering or mathematics.

WE VALUE
  • Previous experience developing commercial or military avionics systems like Military/Commercial TCAS or ADS-B Transponder
  • Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)
  • Ability to lead teams to fast, practical solutions using Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA).
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
  • Attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
  • Adaptability and flexibility to manage changing project requirements.
  • Passion for innovation and continuous learning.
  • Willingness to travel to customer and internal Honeywell meetings both domestic and international.
  • Advanced degree preferred.

U.S. PERSON REQUIREMENTS

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 OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL AEROSPACE

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. Posting Date: July 16th, 2026.

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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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