Advanced Project Engineer

Honeywell Aerospace US LLC in; Aguadilla (PR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) match

Job summary

Honeywell Aerospace seeks an Advanced Project Engineer in the SGN Center of Excellence to drive product strategies for navigation systems across defense and civil markets. You will lead cross‑functional teams, define schedules, and manage risks to deliver mission‑critical solutions.

As part of a high‑caliber program, you will coordinate with internal leaders and external stakeholders, ensure DO-178/DO-254 compliance, and shape technology roadmaps while maintaining accountability and performance

Qualifications

• 4+ years in design engineering or project leadership.
• Bachelor's degree in STEM fields from an accredited institution.
• Experience with program cost, schedule, and risk management.
• Familiarity with DO-178/DO-254 design assurance guidelines.
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a diverse team on technical execution and risk management for Defense Navigation products.
• Perform customer flow-down requirement analysis and test strategy development.
• Manage program cost, schedule, WBS, and resource planning.
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders and Customer Business Managers.
• Support pursuit of new business and creation of BOEs.
• Develop schedules and milestones; monitor program performance.
• Foster customer relationships and address barriers.

Skills

Earned Value Management

Project leadership

Requirements management

Cost/schedule analysis

DO-178/DO-254 familiarity

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Job description

Advanced Project Engineer (Finance)

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.

As an Advanced Project Engineer in the Sensing Guidance and Navigation (SGN) Center of Excellence (COE), you will work in partnership to develop products that support aircraft navigation systems for defense, air transport, regional, business aviation, and general aviation. These market areas require a wide variety of navigation systems including inertial measurement units, inertial navigation systems, and aided inertial navigation systems. Be part of a team assessing and driving achievement of program specific performance within Honeywell Aerospace. You will partner with world class engineering's and leaders to implement product strategies, develop program schedules and milestones, define technology roadmaps, and drive improvements in engineering quality and productivity.

Key Responsibilities

• Orchestrate a diverse team to perform technical execution, technical risk management, requirements management for customer missionizations and new products development for Defense Navigation product line
• Perform customer flow-down requirement analysis, feasibility assessment, technical solution development including but not limited to test strategy and architecture development, test design and development.
• Manage program's cost, schedule, work breakdown structure, work allocation, planning and coordination
• Manage internal and external stakeholders and their needs
• Provide technical support and expertise to Customer Business Managers and Technical Sales Director during pursuit of new business to ensure product offerings align with customer requirements
• Support proposal effort, including development of BOEs
• Schedule and Milestone development/mgmt.
• Customer relationships
• Budget analysis
• Metric development/reporting
• Risk/Opportunity development and management
• Project Performance
• Address barriers

Qualifications

Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidate must be a U.S. person, which is defined as, a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status.

YOU MUST HAVE

• 4 plus years of experience in design engineering or project leadership

WE VALUE

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as the sciences, technology, engineering or mathematics.
• Strong management operating system that facilitates communication
• Aircraft Navigation Product Line expertise
• Technical domain on product development
• Promote customer relationships
• Experience in electronic system designs
• Program management skills
• Individuals who are self-motivated and able to work with little supervision, who consistently take the initiative to get things done, do things before being asked by others or forced to by events.
• Ability to convey subtle or complex messages clearly, as appropriate for the topic and audience
• Ability to adapt dictated by project changes
• Multi-tasking and has the ability to manage a variety of complicated tasks and people
• Persuade to influence other to accept new concepts, practices, and approaches
• Demonstrated Earned Value Management skills
• Familiarity with DO-178/DO-254 and similar design assurance guidelines

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL AEROSPACE

In addition to a performance-driven salary, cutting-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package.

• employer-subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance
• Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and Paid Holidays

The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Posting Date 8/27/2026.

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