Lead Project Engineer

Honeywell Aerospace•Phoenix, AZ

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

Join a team recognized for leadership, top innovator, and diversity. Exciting Opportunity within the Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) organization! This position is for the Lead Project Engineer within the Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) COE. 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, Krakow Poland and Beijing China. The CNS team designs, builds, and maintains some of the world’s 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. As a Lead Project Engineer here at Honeywell, you will play a critical role in leading and managing engineering projects within the NAVCON Radios product line. 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 the CNS Director of Project Engineering and you'll work out of the Deer Valley, AZ location on a hybrid work schedule. In this role, you will have a significant impact on the success of our advanced engineering projects. You will be responsible for leading and managing a team of engineers, providing technical guidance and mentorship, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance project management processes and practices. In this role, you will have a significant impact on the success of our advanced engineering projects. You will be responsible for leading and managing a team of engineers, providing technical guidance and mentorship, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance project management processes and practices.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in electrical or software engineering
Minimum 6 years of project experience or technical CM role developing FAA/EASA certified commercial avionics systems in the Aerospace industry
Must be a US person for export control work.

Nice To Haves

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.
Export Compliance Language: 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.

Responsibilities

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.