Principal System Safety & Reliability Engineer
About The Position
The Principal System Safety & Reliability Engineer will report directly to the Engineering Manager and work from Honeywell’s Tempe, Arizona location on a hybrid schedule. The role ensures system designs align with Honeywell quality standards and industry best practices, applying systems engineering, project management, and technical leadership to deliver solutions that meet or exceed customer technical standards. The position also includes customer interaction, project coordination, and the opportunity to lead a small team of RMSS engineers. The role supports development of safety-focused aerospace systems through safety and reliability analyses, requirements development and validation, system integration, and design activities. It also contributes to people leadership by helping build a diverse team, recruiting and developing talent, identifying successors, supporting retention and engagement, and fostering an inclusive culture.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.
- Demonstrated experience in system safety analysis per ARP4754, ARP4761, MIL-STD 785, and MIL-STD 882.
- 10+ years of experience in systems engineering or related fields.
- Strong technical background in systems engineering, including experience with hardware and software components.
- Must be a U.S. person: a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or an individual with protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced engineering degree, such as an MS in Reliability Engineering or a related field.
- Experience or coursework in probability and statistics.
- Understanding of certification regulations, guidance, and typical qualification expectations.
- Experience with systems engineering methodologies and tools, including model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and requirements management.
- Experience with reliability predictions, reliability testing, FMEA, fault tree analysis, CMA, and requirements management.
- Experience leading complex aerospace system integration projects.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Passion for innovation and continuous learning.
- Attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Author system safety program plans and ensure the development process follows them.
- Perform reliability analyses and allocations to define requirements.
- Conduct functional hazard analysis and failure conditions requirements analysis.
- Decompose safety requirements and validate and verify them.
- Apply model-based development to system design.
- Support systems integration.
- Perform reliability predictions throughout the design process.
- Conduct failure mode, effects, and criticality analysis (FMECA).
- Develop fault tree analyses and analyze common mode failures.
- Drive design development based on safety principles.
- Perform aftermarket safety analysis and track reliability metrics.
- Interact with customers.
- Coordinate projects within a team and/or lead a small team of RMSS engineers.
- Help recruit talent, identify and develop successors, drive retention and engagement, and foster an inclusive culture.
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
