Advanced Project Engineer

Honeywell Aerospace; Aguadilla (PR); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

401(k) match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Accounts

Parental Leave

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Honeywell Aerospace in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, seeks an Advanced Project Engineer to lead complex engineering programs within the SGN COE. You will collaborate with world-class engineers, define technology roadmaps, and drive performance improvements across schedules and risks.

This role starts with 90 days in office, then a hybrid schedule with up to 10% travel. You will partner with engineering leadership to deliver navigation system products for defense and commercial markets, leveraging

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical discipline required.
• 4+ years of experience in design engineering or project leadership.
• Ability to read, write and speak English.

Responsibilities

• Orchestrate a diverse team to perform technical execution and risk management for Defense Navigation product line.
• Perform customer flow-down requirement analysis and develop test strategy and architecture.
• Manage program cost, schedule, WBS, and planning; coordinate with stakeholders.
• Provide technical support to Customer Business Managers and Technical Sales Directors.
• Support proposals and development of BOEs; schedule and milestone management.
• Foster customer relationships and manage risk/opportunity.

Skills

English

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical field

Job description

Job Description

As an Advanced Project Engineer here at Honeywell Aerospace, you will provide expert-level technical leadership in the design and development of complex engineering projects, acting as the subject matter expert and driving technical excellence.

Job Description

As an Advanced Project Engineer here at Honeywell Aerospace, you will provide expert-level technical leadership in the design and development of complex engineering projects, acting as the subject matter expert and driving technical excellence. You will report directly to our Engineering Manager, and you’ll work out of our Aguadilla, Puerto Rico location on a Hybrid work schedule. As a new external employee, you will work the first 90 days in office before transitioning to hybrid. Be part of a team assessing and driving achievement of program specific performance within Honeywell Aerospace. You will partner with world class engineers and leaders to implement product strategies, develop program schedules and milestones, define technology roadmaps, and drive improvements in engineering quality and productivity. 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.

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 Directors 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

Travel, up to 10%, may be expected.

Qualifications

YOU MUST HAVE:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in technical discipline such as the sciences, technology, engineering or mathematics.
• 4 plus years of experience in design engineering or project leadership
• Ability to read, write and speak English

We Value

• 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 can manage a variety of complicated tasks and people
• Persuade and influence others 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 Aerospace employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes 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. Job Posting Date: September 4, 2026

U.s. Person Requirements

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

About Honeywell Aerospace

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 a 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.

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