Project Engineer I

Honeywell INC.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) match

Paid Time Off

Educational Assistance

Job summary

Honeywell INC. seeks an early-career Project Engineer I for Forge & AI to drive execution on strategic technology and AI initiatives. You will partner with the CTO and leadership to coordinate programs, prepare executive materials, and ensure clear priorities and timely follow-through.

You will develop project plans, dashboards, and status reports, coordinating with engineering, AI/ML, product, data, and UX teams to maintain momentum and governance across initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as the sciences, technology, engineering or mathematics.
• 2+ years of experience in project coordination, project/program management, business operations, strategy, technology, engineering, or a related environment.
• Experience coordinating work across multiple stakeholders, teams, or workstreams.
• Experience developing presentations, project plans, status reports, dashboards, or leadership materials.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and execution of strategic Forge & AI programs and transformation initiatives.
• Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and action trackers.
• Coordinate activities across engineering, AI/ML, product, data, UX, and business stakeholders.
• Monitor commitments and follow up with owners to maintain execution momentum.
• Identify schedule, dependency, resource, and execution risks and elevate issues appropriately.
• Prepare regular program updates, dashboards, metrics, and executive-level status reporting.
• Support governance routines and portfolio reviews, ensuring decisions, actions, and ownership are clearly documented.
• Help improve and standardize project management processes, templates, reporting, and operating rhythms.
• Support the CTO in managing key priorities, leadership operating rhythms, and strategic follow-through.
• Coordinate preparation for leadership meetings, operating reviews, strategy sessions, and other executive forums.
• Develop concise briefing materials and presentations that synthesize complex information into clear decisions, actions, and recommendations.
• Maintain leadership action and decision logs and drive appropriate follow-through across stakeholders.
• Connect priorities across teams and help surface gaps, overlaps, dependencies, and decisions requiring CTO attention.
• Partner with the Senior Director, Program Management & Transformation to ensure leadership priorities translate into executable plans.
• Support communications and special projects sponsored by the CTO.
• Handle sensitive business information with a high level of discretion and professionalism.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Organization

Written and verbal communication

PowerPoint

Excel

Analytical thinking

Agile methodologies

Jira

Executive-level meeting support

AI exposure

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Jira

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Job Description

As a Project Engineer I - Forge & AI, you will help drive execution across strategic technology, AI, and transformation priorities while serving as a key operational partner to the CTO, Forge & AI.

This is an ideal opportunity for an early-career project management professional who wants exposure to senior technology leadership while developing strong capabilities in program management, executive operations, cross-functional execution, and AI-enabled transformation.

You will report directly to the Senior Director, Program Management & Transformation and will be based in Atlanta, GA.

In this role, you will operate at the intersection of project management and Chief of Staff support. You will coordinate key initiatives, maintain visibility to priorities and commitments, prepare leadership materials, track decisions and actions, and help ensure that the CTO and Forge & AI leadership team are operating with clear priorities, strong follow-through, and timely information.

Responsibilities

Project & Program Management

• Support planning and execution of strategic Forge & AI programs and transformation initiatives.
• Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and action trackers.
• Coordinate activities across engineering, AI/ML, product, data, UX, and business stakeholders.
• Monitor commitments and follow up with owners to maintain execution momentum.
• Identify schedule, dependency, resource, and execution risks and elevate issues appropriately.
• Prepare regular program updates, dashboards, metrics, and executive-level status reporting.
• Support governance routines and portfolio reviews, ensuring decisions, actions, and ownership are clearly documented.
• Help improve and standardize project management processes, templates, reporting, and operating rhythms.

Chief of Staff Support to CTO, Forge & AI

• Support the CTO in managing key priorities, leadership operating rhythms, and strategic follow-through.
• Coordinate preparation for leadership meetings, operating reviews, strategy sessions, and other executive forums.
• Develop concise briefing materials and presentations that synthesize complex information into clear decisions, actions, and recommendations.
• Maintain leadership action and decision logs and drive appropriate follow-through across stakeholders.
• Connect priorities across teams and help surface gaps, overlaps, dependencies, and decisions requiring CTO attention.
• Partner with the Senior Director, Program Management & Transformation to ensure leadership priorities translate into executable plans.
• Support communications and special projects sponsored by the CTO.
• Handle sensitive business information with a high level of discretion and professionalism.

Qualifications

YOU MUST HAVE

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as the sciences, technology, engineering or mathematics
• 2+ years of experience in project coordination, project/program management, business operations, strategy, technology, engineering, or a related environment.
• Experience coordinating work across multiple stakeholders, teams, or workstreams.
• Experience developing presentations, project plans, status reports, dashboards, or leadership materials.

WE VALUE

• Strong organizational skills with demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and follow through on commitments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to summarize complex information clearly.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and a high degree of ambiguity.
• Experience working in a technology, software, engineering, AI, or digital organization.
• Familiarity with Agile project management practices and tools such as Jira.
• Experience supporting senior leaders or executive-level meetings and operating reviews.
• Exposure to AI, software development, digital products, or technology transformation.
• Ability to translate technical and business information into clear executive-level communications.
• Strong judgment, curiosity, initiative, and attention to detail.
• A collaborative style and demonstrated ability to influence and coordinate across teams without formal authority.
• Interest in building a career in program management, technology strategy, transformation, or business operations.

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

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

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.

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 Posted: November 4, 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.

THE BUSINESS UNIT

The Corporate Strategic Business Group (CORP SBG) at Honeywell is a division focused on corporate-level functions and initiatives that support the overall operations and strategy of the company. It is responsible for overseeing areas such as finance, legal, human resources, communications, and corporate governance, working closely with other business units and SBGs to ensure alignment and coordination across the organization. The CORP SBG plays a crucial role in the overall strategic direction and management of Honeywell's corporate functions and operations, supporting the company's business objectives.

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.