Lead Electrical Engineer

Honeywell INC.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Hybrid work model

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Honeywell is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer in Houston to lead and manage complex electrical projects for gas skid and station solutions supporting large data center infrastructure. The role emphasizes safe, compliant, and cost-effective designs with strong project- management and cross-functional collaboration.

You will report to the General Manager at the Houston location on a hybrid schedule, with 100% onsite during the initial 90 days. Relocation support may be provided and U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 6+ years of experience managing complex multidisciplinary capital projects with design, scope, schedule, cost, quality and risk responsibilities.
• Experience designing electrical systems for packaged equipment, process skids, metering or regulation stations, power generation or energy infrastructure.
• Ability to read and develop P&IDs, control narratives, cause-effect matrices, I/O lists and wiring drawings.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electrical system components for large gas skid or station projects.
• Lead electrical engineering projects from conception to completion including budgets and timelines.
• Translate customer specifications and site constraints into integrated controls solutions.
• Ensure compliance with electrical codes and safety standards.
• Lead design reviews, risk assessments and interface reviews with customers and teams.
• Review supplier proposals and submittals for project alignment.

Skills

Leadership

Technical writing

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline

Professional Engineer licensure or equivalent credential

Tools

Control system software development

Job description

Job Description

As a Lead Electrical Engineer here at Honeywell, you will play a key role in leading and managing electrical engineering projects. You will be responsible for overseeing the design, development, and implementation of electrical systems and components. The Lead Electrical Engineer owns the design of integrated gas skid and station solutions that support safe, reliable fuel‑gas supply for mission‑critical data center gas power infrastructure. Fuel gas skids and station solutions include fuel gas conditioning skids, gas flow metering skids, pressure regulation and monitoring skids and gas composition analysis stations. This role delivers safe, reliable, constructible, and cost‑effective designs for large projects. Delivering complete and accurate design packages on schedule while ensuring compliance with customer, safety, quality, and regulatory requirements; minimizing design‑related rework during fabrication, installation, and commissioning; effectively managing technical risk, scope, cost, schedule, and interfaces, and driving continuous improvements through standardization, design reuse, and enhanced engineering efficiency.

Success in this role is demonstrated through delivering complete and accurate work on schedule while ensuring compliance with customer, safety, quality, and regulatory requirements and minimizing rework while effectively managing technical risk, scope, cost, schedule, and interfaces and driving continuous improvements through standardization, design reuse, and enhanced engineering efficiency.

You will report directly to our General Manager, and you'll work out of our Houston, TX location on a Hybrid work schedule. Hybrid Work Schedule Note: For the first 90 days New Hires must be prepared to work 100% onsite Monday - Friday.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop electrical system components and technical execution for large gas skid or station projects supporting data center applications.
• Lead and manage electrical engineering projects from conception to completion by managing project budgets, timelines, and resources.
• Translate customer specifications, process requirements, mechanical designs, equipment data, and site constraints into an integrated controls solution.
• Ensure compliance with electrical codes, standards, and regulations.
• Conduct feasibility studies and analyze technical requirements.
• Coordinate hazardous‑area requirements, functional‑safety considerations, equipment ratings, grounding, power, signal segregation, cybersecurity requirements, and environmental conditions with the responsible engineering and safety authorities.
• Lead design reviews, technical clarifications, risk assessments, interface reviews, and constructability discussions with customers and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Review supplier proposals, calculations, drawings, software documentation, and technical submittals for compliance with project specifications, quality expectations, schedule, and cost targets.
• Manage technical scope, schedule commitments, risks, assumptions, changes, and configuration control while maintaining accurate project documentation.
• Drive standardization, modularization, lessons learned, and continuous improvement across the gas skid and station portfolio.

Qualifications

You Must Have

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related technical discipline.
• 6 or more years of experience supporting complex, multidisciplinary capital projects with accountability for design, technical scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk.
• Progressive experience designing and developing electrical systems and components for packaged equipment, process skids, metering or regulation stations, power generation, energy infrastructure, or comparable engineered-to-order solutions.
• Ability to read and develop piping and instrumentation diagrams, control narratives, cause‑effect matrices, I/O lists, instrument data sheets, loop diagrams, wiring drawings, and system architecture documents.
• Knowledge of applicable safety practices, hazardous or classified‑location design principles, and engineering codes and standards.
• Experience supporting multidisciplinary projects through design, procurement, fabrication, testing, installation, and commissioning.
• Strong technical writing, problem‑solving, stakeholder‑management, and decision‑making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and travel to supplier, customer, fabrication, and project sites as required.

We Value

• Experience with natural‑gas metering and regulation stations, fuel‑gas systems for reciprocating engines or gas turbines, data center critical infrastructure, or mission‑critical facilities.
• Familiarity with applicable ISA, IEC, API, AGA, and customer‑specific requirements.
• Experience with control‑system software development, simulation, testing, and version control.
• Experience with modular, prefabricated, or engineered‑to‑order equipment and supplier integration.
• Professional Engineer licensure, Engineer‑in‑Training certification, Certified Automation Professional credential, or equivalent technical certification.

Relocation support may be provided

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 or have the ability to obtain an export authorization.

Benefits of Working for Honeywell

In addition to a competitive salary, leading‑edge work, and developing solutions side‑by‑side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell 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 12 Paid Holidays. Learn more (https://benefits.honeywell.com/)

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 30, 2026

About Honeywell Technologies

Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure‑play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission‑critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial, and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions, and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy. Learn more (https://www.honeywell.com/us/en)

The business unit: Honeywell Industrial Automation enables process industry operations, creates world‑class sensor technologies, automates supply chains, makes warehouses smarter, and improves worker safety. This combination builds on our core strengths in controls and automation technologies which in turn allows us to deliver better commercial outcomes for our customers. We enable customers to enhance the safety, sustainability, resiliency and productivity of their people, plants and assets.

Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status. Learn more (https://www.honeywell.com/us/en/company/inclusion-and-engagement)

About Us

Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure‑play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission‑critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy.