Principal Systems Engineer

Honeywell Aerospace • Phoenix, AZ

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About The Position

Join Honeywell Aerospace’s team designing, developing, and integrating advanced Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) control systems. The Principal Systems Engineer is a technical leader responsible for successful design, development, and qualification of APU control systems across the product lifecycle, delivering high-integrity solutions for gas turbine engine applications.

The role provides technical direction and oversight to a requirements engineering team while also contributing hands-on to requirements generation, system architecture, interface definition, verification and validation (V&V), and system qualification. It works across the APU Control Systems organization within the Engines & Power Systems business to support program execution, technical rigor, and customer and business milestones.

Honeywell Aerospace describes itself as an independent, publicly traded aerospace and defense company building on more than a century of aviation experience. Its systems are on board 90% of the world’s aircraft.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Experience with requirements development, qualification, and systems testing for complex aerospace systems.
• Proficiency with IBM DOORS for requirements management and traceability.
• Familiarity with DO-160, MIL-STD-810, and MIL-STD-461.
• Must meet the stated U.S. Person/export-control eligibility requirement: U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, protected U.S. status under asylum or refugee status, or ability to obtain export authorization.

Nice To Haves

• Deep knowledge of systems engineering lifecycle and requirements management best practices.
• Ability to lead small teams and influence technical direction.
• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.
• Experience working with suppliers, customers, and cross-functional engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction, coaching, and reviews for requirements engineering team work products.
• Ensure system requirements are complete, traceable, and compliant across lifecycle phases.
• Lead system architecture discussions, functional decomposition, interface definition, and requirements allocation.
• Apply DO-160, MIL-STD-810, and MIL-STD-461 environmental qualification requirements to APU control systems; identify capability gaps and determine closure strategies such as similarity, analysis, or targeted testing.
• Serve as the primary interface between the APU Control Systems team, Program Management, and customers.
• Develop, decompose, and manage system and subsystem requirements for APU control systems.
• Oversee and participate in V&V planning, execution, and documentation.
• Review and approve requirements, test plans, test procedures, and V&V evidence.
• Coordinate with hardware, software, test, and project engineering to align requirements and implementation.
• Coordinate requirement changes, resolve technical issues, and support impact assessments.
• Participate in project planning and provide input to schedules, milestones, and technical risk assessments.
• Ensure timely, high-quality delivery of engineering artifacts.
• Engage with internal and external customers to clarify requirements, present technical status, and support design reviews.

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: Principal