Senior Advanced Atomic Physicist

Honeywell Aerospace•Redmond, WA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Honeywell Aerospace is hiring a Senior Advanced Atomic Physicist to develop new products and technologies in atomic clocks, atomic RF sensors, photonics, quantum sensing, and optical sensing. The role contributes to an atomic clock development program and works with scientists and engineers to develop atomic sensor concepts and demonstrate them in practical devices. It also involves working with customers and partners to define requirements and develop solutions through analysis, engineering, and experimentation. The position supports product design, integration, qualification, and system-performance evaluation for internal R&D and customer-funded programs. The physicist contributes to trade studies, issue resolution, technical reviews, requirements analysis, system documentation, proposals, simulations, data analysis, and test planning. The role reports to the Director of Engineering and is based in Redmond, Washington, with a hybrid schedule of three days in the office and two days 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, reflected in published results and public presentations in the field of research.
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 clearly and concisely convey subtle or complex messages to a variety of audiences.
Must be a U.S. Person, as defined in the posting, 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.
Work 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 grow the technology portfolio in new directions in sensing technology.
Support numeric evaluation of product design, integration, and qualification 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.