Senior Advanced Controls Engineer

Honeywell Aerospace•Torrance, CA

6d•$125,000 - $156,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Advanced Controls Engineer here at Honeywell Aerospace, you will play a pivotal role in advancing manufacturing processes through innovative control systems and automation technologies. You will leverage your expertise to optimize production efficiency, enhance product quality, and drive continuous improvement initiatives within our manufacturing operations. You will report directly to our leadership team and you’ll work out of our Torrance, California location on an on-site work schedule. In this role, you will impact the integration of advanced control solutions that improve manufacturing performance and operational excellence. Your work will contribute to smarter, data-driven decision-making and the deployment of scalable automation technologies that support Honeywell Aerospace’s commitment to innovation and quality. At Honeywell Aerospace, our people leaders play a critical role in developing and supporting our employees to help them perform at their best and drive change across the company. Help to build a strong, diverse team by recruiting talent, identifying, and developing successors, driving retention and engagement, and fostering an inclusive culture.

Requirements

Strong knowledge of manufacturing control systems, including PLCs, SCADA, and DCS platforms.
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in technical discipline such as science, technology, engineering, mathematics.
Proven experience in advanced manufacturing engineering with a focus on control systems and automation technologies.
Experience with programming languages and tools relevant to controls engineering such as Ladder Logic, Structured Text, and HMI development environments.
Ability to analyze and interpret manufacturing data to drive process improvements and operational excellence.

Nice To Haves

Hands on experience deploying ignition in a manufacturing environment.
Advanced degrees such as a Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or related fields
Experience in implementing Industry 4.0 technologies and digital manufacturing solutions
Strong project management skills and ability to lead cross-functional initiatives
Knowledge of emerging trends in automation, robotics, and smart manufacturing
Commitment to continuous learning and professional development

Responsibilities

Design, develop, deploy, and support industrial control systems and automation solutions.
Configure and deploy Ignition Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)/Human-Machine Interface (HMI) applications in the production shop.
Develop Ignition projects including operator interfaces, dashboards, alarms, trends, and reporting.
Configure Ignition Gateway services, tags, User-Defined Types (UDTs), tag history, alarm pipelines, security, and database connections.
Develop PLC control logic and integrate PLCs with Ignition using Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture (OPC UA) and industrial communication protocols.
Utilize experience with PLC platforms such as Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Automation, Siemens, or equivalent.
Develop and troubleshoot Python scripting within Ignition for automation, data processing, and application functionality.
Integrate Ignition with SQL databases and develop queries for production data, equipment status, downtime, quality, and process monitoring.
Support deployment of Ignition applications across development, test, and production environments.
Perform commissioning, startup, troubleshooting, and validation of automated equipment and control systems.
Troubleshoot PLC, HMI/SCADA, networking, instrumentation, communication, and database-related issues.
Develop reusable Ignition templates, UDTs, scripts, and standards to improve scalability and maintainability.