Senior Systems Engineering Manager- RF

Honeywell Aerospace • Lansdale, PA

3d

About The Position

Honeywell Aerospace is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team developing advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) solutions for defense missions across air, land, and maritime platforms. The role combines technical and organizational leadership, shaping technical strategy, supporting program execution, mentoring engineers, and delivering innovative technologies.

The team designs, analyzes, plans, and develops major subsystems and small-scale systems, primarily in RF Electronic Warfare. Areas include Radar Warning, Situational Awareness, Interferometry and Direction Finding, Electronic Attack, and RF Countermeasures, including on-board and off-board systems. The manager leads key project segments and is accountable for schedule and technical performance by department personnel.

The position calls for a structured approach to system design, estimation, execution, and performance tracking. The manager guides designs toward performance and lifecycle requirements within budget and schedule constraints, while balancing reliability and manufacturability. Work may include technical research, testing, documentation, presentations, and circuit analysis for system-level specifications or RF components. The role works closely with other engineering disciplines and contributes to an organization focused on delivering quality products on time and on budget.

The position provides leadership across development programs and independent research initiatives. It guides systems engineering throughout the product lifecycle, supports proposals and capture, contributes to technology roadmaps and IRAD investment strategies, and helps shape future products through technical innovation and customer engagement. Candidates must be U.S. persons and be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance. Occasional travel is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• At least 3 years of experience leading engineering teams or large technical programs.
• Experience managing program budgets, schedules, resources, and technical execution.
• At least 5 years of systems engineering experience, including requirements development, decomposition, and management.
• At least 12 years of engineering experience developing or integrating complex systems involving hardware, software, RF, digital, analog, mechanical, or embedded technologies.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, including the ability to influence and collaborate across organizations.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Ability to travel occasionally for customer, industry, or program activities.
• Must be a U.S. person, defined as a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or person with protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in defense, aerospace, intelligence, or Electronic Warfare industries.
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
• Experience with earned value management, resource planning, and project scheduling tools.
• Background in system architecture development, trade studies, and performance modeling.
• Experience developing or integrating RF systems and components.
• Understanding of software, firmware, digital signal processing, or embedded systems requirements.
• Experience supporting customer-funded development programs and research initiatives.
• Experience presenting technical solutions to customers, leadership teams, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop systems engineers across programs and technology efforts.
• Drive workforce planning, recruiting, mentoring, succession planning, and career development.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Establish department goals, performance metrics, and resource strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Ensure technical, schedule, cost, and quality objectives are met across development efforts.
• Guide systems engineering through requirements development, architecture definition, integration, verification, and release.
• Support proposal and capture activities through technical planning, architecture development, cost estimation, and work breakdown structure creation.
• Lead trade studies and technical decisions balancing performance, cost, schedule, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Collaborate with engineering, program management, business development, and operations teams to support program execution.
• Define and execute the strategic vision for the Systems Engineering organization.
• Contribute to technology roadmaps and Internal Research & Development investment strategies.
• Promote engineering best practices to improve efficiency, quality, and product delivery.
• Help shape future products and solutions through technical innovation and customer engagement.
• Take responsibility for schedule and technical performance of key project segments and department personnel.
• Support technical research, testing, documentation, presentations, and circuit analysis as needed.

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: Senior