Senior Advanced Atomic Physicist

Honeywell Aerospace•Redmond, WA

4d•$135,000 - $169,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Advanced Atomic Physicist at Honeywell Aerospace, you will use your technical expertise to develop new products and drive technologies including atomic clocks, atomic RF sensors, and photonics. The role contributes to strategically important work in quantum and optical sensing and fills a critical role on an atomic clock development program. You will collaborate with scientists, engineers, customers, and partners to develop atomic sensor concepts and demonstrate them in practical devices, using rigorous analysis, engineering, and experimentation to address needs and requirements. The position supports numerical evaluation of product design, integration, qualification, and system performance for internal R&D and customer-funded programs. You will contribute to trade studies, issue resolution, design reviews, requirements analysis, technical documentation, proposals, simulations, data analysis, and testing. The role reports to the Director of Engineering and is based in Redmond, Washington. The schedule is Monday through Friday, hybrid, with three days in the office and two remote after 90 days.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.
At least 6 years of R&D experience in AMO physics, especially atomic clocks.
Experience in technical leadership.
Experience working with internal and external customers.
Track record of solving difficult, complex problems through innovation, analysis, engineering, and experimentation.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, demonstrated through published research results and public presentations in the field.
Ability to work as part of a diverse team.
Experience with numerical data analysis, regression, and curve fitting.
Experience with Matlab, Creo, SolidWorks, and MathCAD.
Familiarity with Six Sigma methods.
Ability to influence cross-functional teams to deliver optimal solutions.
Ability to make timely decisions while balancing systematic analysis with decisiveness in an ambiguous environment.
Ability to communicate subtle or complex messages clearly and concisely to a variety of audiences.
Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status) or have the ability to obtain export authorization.

Nice To Haves

Ph.D. in physics or applied physics.
Six Sigma Black Belt training.

Responsibilities

Fill a critical role in an atomic clock development program.
Collaborate with scientists and engineers to develop atomic sensor technology concepts and demonstrate them in practical devices.
Engage with customers and partners to define needs and requirements, then develop solutions through analysis, engineering, and experimentation.
Help expand the technology portfolio into new areas and shape future sensing technology.
Support numerical evaluation of product design, integration, and qualification activities for internal R&D and customer-funded programs.
Evaluate system performance.
Support trade studies and issue-resolution activities, including FMEA and RCCA.
Communicate technical status to the manager, senior technical staff, and external customers.
Contribute to design team meetings, including SRR, PDR, TRR, CDR, FCA/PCA, and TIMs.
Support customer flow-down requirements analysis, feasibility assessment, and technical solution development.
Support development of system documents, including system-level requirements, Interface Control Documents, Hardware Requirements Specifications, Performance Verification Test Plan Procedures, and certification documents.
Support proposal efforts, including development of BOEs.
Perform simulations and data analysis, define test procedures, and review results to determine compliance with requirements.