Lead Systems Engineer

Honeywell Aerospace • Clearwater, FL

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About The Position

At Honeywell Aerospace, the Lead Systems Engineer joins a global team designing, developing, and integrating complex propulsion control systems. The role contributes to system solutions for customer needs and owns systems across their full lifecycle, collaborating across the Engines & Power Systems organization to support growth and business milestones.

The position is responsible for the development, qualification, and support of propulsion turbine engine control systems and associated development equipment. These systems are part of full-authority digital engine control (FADEC) systems, particularly the Electronic Control Unit (ECU), and related hardware and software elements. The Lead Systems Engineer serves as a technical focal point, drives systems architecture and integration, guides team members, and ensures control systems meet internal and external customer needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering.
• At least 5 years of engineering experience.
• Must be a U.S. Person, defined as a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or a person with protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status, or have the ability to obtain export authorization.

Nice To Haves

• Background in electrical engineering, electronic design, and circuit analysis.
• Background in electrical test equipment and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of product development lifecycle and systems engineering processes.
• Experience collaborating across diverse engineering teams and environments.
• Familiarity with agile development frameworks, team ceremonies, retrospectives, and incremental planning.
• Ability to quickly analyze and apply new information and concepts.
• Experience leading a diverse and global team.
• Ability to manage a variety of complex tasks and people.
• Ability to adapt to evolving project needs and make autonomous decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end systems integration and architecture development for propulsion controls, ensuring traceability between requirements, control logic, and verification methods.
• Develop and maintain requirements matrices, test strategies, and documentation alignment consistent with MBSE practices.
• Partner across functions to ensure unified control strategies and program convergence.
• Provide dependable, customer-focused troubleshooting.
• Lead field issue investigations, drive root cause and corrective action (RCCA) activities, and support coordinated communication with airframers, operators, and field service engineering.
• Mentor engineers through technical investigations, testing, review preparation, and design rationale.
• Support cross-team collaboration norms and the organization's agile development process.
• Manage planning, schedule alignment, and readiness activities across agile releases and engineering milestones.

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.
• Educational assistance.
• Parental leave.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Paid time off for vacation, personal, and sick time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior