Senior Actuation Systems Engineer - Lead Aerospace Projects

Honeywell Aerospace; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Disability coverage

401(k) match

Paid time off

Education assistance

Parental leave

12 paid holidays

Job summary

Honeywell Aerospace in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Senior Advanced Application Engineer for Actuation Systems to lead design solutions for electromechanical actuation across the aerospace sector.

You will drive project plans, coordinate verification strategies, and interface with customers and suppliers to deliver hardware on schedule and within constraints. A strong grounding in GD&T and EVMS is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as sciences, technology, engineering or mathematics.
• Minimum of 4 years engineering experience in aerospace, defense, electromechanical systems, manufacturing, testing, product development, or related field.
• Experience managing technical deliverables, schedules, and priorities within a project environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering projects to meet technical, cost, schedule, and quality objectives.
• Develop project plans, schedules, milestones, resource estimates, and performance metrics.
• Support EVMS activities, including performance tracking, reporting, and status updates.
• Identify and manage project risks, opportunities, and corrective actions throughout the development lifecycle.
• Contribute to proposals through technical planning, cost estimating, and schedule development.
• Support design, integration, testing, qualification, and validation of actuation systems.
• Analyze customer requirements and define verification strategies.
• Ensure compliance with government, regulatory, and aerospace industry requirements.
• Lead technical problem-solving and root cause investigations.
• Develop, review, and communicate technical documentation and test results.
• Serve as primary technical interface with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Electromechanical actuation

EVM/EVMS

GD&T

Customer interfaces

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Earned Value Management (EVMS)

Job description

Honeywell Aerospace in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Senior Advanced Application Engineer for Actuation Systems to lead design solutions for electromechanical actuation across the aerospace sector.

You will drive project plans, coordinate verification strategies, and interface with customers and suppliers to deliver hardware on schedule and within constraints. A strong grounding in GD&T and EVMS is valued.