Sr Eng Pgm Manager

Honeywell Technologies; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Honeywell Aerospace in Bangalore is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead mid-to-large scale programs across Bangalore and Hyderabad. You will report to the CNS COE Leader and drive MOS, stakeholder alignment, and program execution end-to-end.

Requires 15+ years in avionics product development, DO-178B/C and ARP4754A expertise, and strong leadership. You will mentor engineers, push Lean and Agile practices, and partner with regional customers to deliver on commitments.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in avionics product development across phases.
• Strong knowledge of RTCA DO-178B/C and ARP4754A guidelines.
• Proven leadership managing multi-site programs and teams.
• Excellent communication with stakeholders and customers.
• Mentor/coach engineers and leaders within the CNS COE.
• Strong execution focus with Lean and Agile practices.
• Experience working within CNS COE organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead Project Engineers across Bangalore and Hyderabad and manage one program.
• Develop MOS and communications plan for CNS COE and program execution.
• Drive cost and cycle time reductions aligned with NPD transformation.
• Forecast budgets and approve CAPEX/OPEX per guidelines.
• Mentor engineers and build leadership talent pipeline.
• Collaborate with CNS leadership on STRAP, AOP, MRR, and TRR.

Skills

Project leadership

Program management

Aerospace development

DO-178B/C

ARP4754A

Communication

Mentoring

Agile development

Lean product development

Education

BE/B.Tech or ME/M.Tech in relevant field

Job description

Job Description:

Join a company thats reintroducing itself to the aviation community weve helped advance for more than a century. At Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ: HONA), were 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 worlds aircraft, your work here has reach thats rare to find anywhere else.

Focusing on our customers, investing in innovation, and building a culture of accountability and performance is how were shaping what comes next.

Every horizon. Every mission. Every day.

This position will have the responsibility to lead Project Engineers at Bangalore and Hyderabad and will be based out of Bangalore. This role will also have a responsibility to lead one program. The individual in this role will directly report into the Honeywell Aerospace India Pvt Ltd (HAIPL) Communication, Navigation & Surveillance (CNS) COE Leader.

Responsibilities

Job Description

• Must have demonstrated experience in leading medium to large projects in multi-site and multi-functional environment. Accountable for handling one or more projects along with leading Project Engineers
• Must have good understanding and experience on applying sound program/project management practices aligned to managing scope, schedule, cost, and quality
• Must have good communication skills to manage and work with various stakeholders across locations. Accountable to create a robust Management Operating System (MOS) and Communication plan.
• Must have a very strong hands-on experience of design and development of aerospace products of various design assurance levels
• Must have experience in mentoring and teaching project engineering discipline
• Accountable for the program execution in PE capacity to meet the program metrics and expectations tied out with CNS management and stakeholders right from QE, Planning, Execution till Delivery & Support.
• Ensure to drive strong Execution practices, Agile execution along with Engineering Managers (Tier 4s) and responsible for driving 50% Cost and 50% Cycle time reduction across the Programs in alignment with New Product Development (NPD) Transformation objectives
• Responsible to drive staffing and competency needs of the systems team to meet the program commitments with Quality and schedule.
• Ensure to build strong MOS with internal (Project teams, Peers, Engineering COEs) and external stakeholders (offering managers, leadership, Cross SBGs) of CNS COE and Aero leadership (at HAIPL and global).
• Actively work with CNS leadership team in driving growth and executing Strategic Planning (STRAP), Annual Operating Plans (AOP), Management Resource Reviews (MRR), GSF (Global Strategic Framework) and Technical Resource Reviews (TRR)
• Build culture of driving business driven innovation to create a strong pipeline of technology forward and market backed offering pipeline.
• Partner with HGR India Advanced Technology business development team to connect with regional customers (key account management) to identify new opportunities by participation in proposal development and technical bidding process.
• Forecasts and plans budgets providing guidance to team, reviews and approves program estimates and high value Capital Expense (CAPEX) and Operational Expense (OPEX) expenses as defined by authorization guidelines
• Ensures identification of best-in-class senior talent and drives a culture of ownership in talent identification process and builds the leadership pipeline
• Instills a “performance-driven culture” ensuring high levels of employee performance, goal alignment and engagement and ensures the Talent Management processes are aligned with the business strategy
• Fosters an inclusive workplace and promotes diversity of Learning & Coaching.

Qualifications

Skills & Qualification:

• BE/B. Tech or ME/M. Tech with good understanding of Avionics Product Development Processes & Practices across phases and overall 15+ Years of work -/experience
• Good understanding of RTCA DO-178B/C and ARP4754A guidelines/practices
• Demonstrated leadership capability including abilities to lead and influence technical, management and customer community
• Good communication capability including the ability to directly engage and influence audiences in conflict situations
• Work effectively within the Global CNS COE organization
• Excellent focus on execution should ensure responsiveness to customers, team and management.
• A good people leader, quick to identify people problems, fosters teamwork and ensures transparency and fairness in all actions.
• Must be able to mentor / coach / guide experienced engineers/technical leaders reporting into this role.
• Strong proponent of driving the performance culture in the CNS COE Organization through Lean Product Development (LPD) practices.
• Very good understanding of Agile Development