Principal Project Engineer
About The Position
Honeywell Aerospace is hiring a Principal Project Engineer for its Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) Center of Excellence. The CNS organization is a global team headquartered in Deer Valley, Arizona, with design teams in the United States, India, the Czech Republic, Poland, and China. It develops and maintains aerospace safety systems across product areas including weather radar, ground proximity warning, instrument landing, communications, navigation, transponders, traffic collision avoidance, and radar altimeters. The role leads and manages large software engineering projects in the weather radar product line. The Principal Project Engineer defines project scope, objectives, and deliverables with cross-functional teams, and develops project plans covering timelines, budgets, and resource allocation. The role leads and mentors engineers, provides technical guidance, and drives improvements to project management processes. It is based in Deer Valley, Arizona, on a hybrid schedule, and reports to the Director of Project Engineering.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in electrical or software engineering.
- Minimum 8 years of project experience or technical configuration management experience developing FAA/EASA-certified commercial avionics systems in the aerospace industry.
- Must be a U.S. Person for export-control work, as defined in the posting.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work across functional boundaries and establish strong working relationships with internal and external customers and certification agencies.
- Commitment to aviation safety, technical and professional excellence, and customer satisfaction.
- Demonstrated leadership and delivery of results, global mindset, teamwork, diversity, and personal and professional integrity.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with CNS products and project engineering processes.
- Gold Level EVMS certification or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Ability to lead teams to practical solutions using Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams.
- Attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
- Adaptability and flexibility in managing changing project requirements.
- Passion for innovation and continuous learning.
- Willingness and ability to travel to domestic and international customer and internal Honeywell meetings.
- Advanced degree preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead teams in developing 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, and deliverables; prepare schedules and resource forecasts in Microsoft Project.
- Monitor project progress and ensure adherence to timelines and budgets using Earned Value Management (EVM) metrics.
- Lead risk management to identify and mitigate risks and issues that could affect project delivery.
- Contain scope growth through baseline change management.
- Coordinate and communicate with stakeholders, provide project updates, and address concerns.
- Lead and manage a team of engineers, providing technical guidance and mentorship.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance project management processes and practices.
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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
