Sr. Engineering Program Manager - Control Systems

Honeywell Aerospace • Tempe, AZ

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. Engineering Program Manager will lead a team of actuation engineers in Honeywell Aerospace’s Control Systems Engineering organization, delivering actuation systems for missile, marine, and flight control segments. Reporting to the Director of Actuation Systems, this role provides management oversight and technical leadership to meet schedule, cost, technical, and product-development objectives. The position also manages customer commitments, supports proposals, and contributes to product and technology roadmaps and cycle-time reduction initiatives.

As a people leader, the role focuses on developing a compelling department strategy, engaging and coaching employees, driving operational performance, staffing programs within financial constraints, supporting effective project execution and proposals, and applying business and competitive insight. The role requires U.S. citizenship due to contractual requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in engineering or a related discipline, such as sciences, technology, industrial, manufacturing, or mathematics.
• 10 or more years of Product Engineering experience.
• Must be a U.S. citizen due to contractual requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering, or Mechatronics.
• Master’s degree.
• Actuation product development experience and domain knowledge, including requirements definition, product design, and qualification for hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including direct customer interaction and management experience.
• Demonstrated leadership in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Ability to make timely decisions, balancing systematic analysis with decisiveness in complex situations.
• Engineering development process knowledge and familiarity with standards such as ARP4754, DO-160, DO-254, and MIL-STD.
• Mechanical test integration experience.
• Software or firmware development experience and process knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Provide management oversight and technical leadership to meet schedule, cost, product-development, technical-requirement, and program-deliverable objectives.
• Manage customer commitments, support proposal activity, and contribute to product and technology roadmaps and cycle-time reduction initiatives.
• Develop and communicate a compelling department strategy by identifying competitors, actions needed to win, and timing.
• Drive employee engagement through performance feedback, coaching, recognition, and regular communication with the team.
• Motivate employees to achieve or exceed productivity and efficiency metrics, make difficult decisions, and maintain high performance standards.
• Staff programs and estimate demand using available information while working within business financial constraints.
• Support project execution and develop proposals and quotes within applicable constraints.
• Apply understanding of the competitive landscape, Global Business Enterprise, product and customer strategies, and competitive intelligence.

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