Advanced Project Engineer (Electronic Controllers)

Honeywell Aerospace; Yeovil; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, Dental

Pension scheme

Share investment plan

Inclusive, diverse culture

Job summary

Honeywell Aerospace in Yeovil is seeking an Advanced Project Engineer to lead aerospace electronic controller projects. The role combines electronics/embedded software coordination with project leadership across multidisciplinary teams, including cost and risk management, with a 3 days in-office/2 days remote schedule and travel to UK/Europe.

The position requires a degree in electronics, software or aerospace engineering, strong experience in electronics design or embedded software, and proven

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in electronics, software, aerospace engineering or a related field.
• Experience in digital/analogue electronics design and/or embedded software design.
• Experience in requirements and configuration management, quality standards and documentation to aerospace product levels.
• Experience in project management using planning tools (e.g., Microsoft Project).
• Experience developing management operating systems per AS9100 or aerospace quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, qualification and compliance of multiple aerospace electronic products from concept to production.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electronics, firmware and software engineers to meet requirements.
• Control project scope: schedule, budget and risk; manage changes and baselines.
• Manage design and phase gate reviews and progress reporting with stakeholders and customers.
• Provide engineering cost and effort estimates to proposals to win new business.
• Ensure compliance with requirements, quality processes and procedures.
• Partner with diverse teams locally and globally to achieve results.

Skills

Project management

Electronics design

Embedded software

Leadership

Communication

Education

Degree in electronics or software or aerospace engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

DOORs

SAP

Job description

Job Description

Are you an electronics or software engineer with experience co-ordinating projects? Or a project manager with experience managing electronics or software projects? If so, we want to hear from you!

We have an exciting opportunity for a Advanced Project Engineer to join our Electronic Controllers team at Honeywell Aerospace in Yeovil. Honeywell Aerospace products and services are used on virtually every commercial, defence, and space aircraft. We build aircraft engines, cockpit and cabin electronics, wireless connectivity systems, mechanical components. Our hardware and software solutions help create more fuel-efficient aircraft, more direct and on-time flights and safer skies. The Yeovil site is a thriving design, development and manufacturing facility specialising in Environmental Control Systems and Life Support Systems. As part of the town’s rich aviation heritage, the site boasts world class development and qualification testing facilities, and has produced numerous innovations in these product areas. Within the Yeovil Engineering department, the Electronic Controllers team is a multidisciplinary group that provides the core functionality of these systems, integrating specialised hardware and software to meet the stringent requirements associated with these high integrity systems. This is a hybrid role, featuring a 3 days in-office/2 days remote work model, with occasional travel to customer sites in the UK and Europe.

Responsibilities

Our project engineers ensure the successful delivery of high quality electronic controller solutions on time and within budget. Core responsibilities include:

• Leading the design, qualification and compliance of multiple aerospace electronic products from concept through to production.
• Collaborating with mechanical, electronics, firmware and software engineers to achieve technical requirements and objectives.
• Controlling the electronics project scope, including schedule, budget, and risk, along with scope change and baseline control.
• Managing design and phase gate reviews as well as progress status reporting, with key stakeholders within the organisation, and with customers.
• Providing engineering cost and effort estimates to proposals, to win new business.
• Demonstrating compliance with all requirements, quality processes and procedures.
• Partnering with other diverse engineering disciplines and teams both locally and globally, to achieve successful results.

This varied role requires a wide range of technical and personal skills, determination, focus, and application, offering a unique opportunity to develop a successful and rewarding career in a world-renowned global aerospace company.

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or equivalent in electronics, software, aerospace engineering or a related field.
• Demonstrable experience in digital/analogue electronics design and/or embedded software design, to an extent that inspires confidence in the design team being led.
• Experience in requirements and configuration management, quality standards and documentation to a level commensurate with aerospace products and techniques for ensuring built in quality and safety.
• Conversant with and have experience in all facets of project management (including resource, cost and milestone planning, risk management, change management) using typical planning tools such as Microsoft Project.
• Experience in developing management operating systems for projects per AS9100 and Aerospace Procedures, or equivalent quality standards.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience leading teams to achieve successful outcomes.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

Desired

• Demonstrable experience with commercial or military aerospace governance standards, in particular RTCA/DO-160, DO-178 and DO-254.
• Experience with DOORs for requirements management, or SAP Advanced Product Quality Planning.

What We Offer

• Work for a well-known brand with a strong focus on innovation and growth.
• Join a dynamic team with professional development opportunities, where most leaders are promoted from within.
• Access to medical, vision, dental, and mental health benefits
• Benefit from share investment plan and pension scheme.
• Be part of a culture that fosters inclusion, diversity, and innovation.

Join a company that's reintroducing itself to the aviation community we've helped advance for more than a century. At Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ: HONA), we're launching as an independent, publicly traded aerospace and defense company built on a legacy of operational excellence and mission-focused execution. Our new brand identity pairs that heritage with real momentum, as we build technology that helps pilots navigate with confidence, aircraft operate more efficiently, and operators stay ahead of change. With our systems on board 90% of the world's aircraft, your work here has reach that's rare to find anywhere else. Focusing on our customers, investing in innovation, and building a culture of accountability and performance is how we're shaping what comes next.

Every horizon. Every mission. Every day.

Qualifications

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Join a team recognized for leadership, innovation, and diversity.