Senior Aircraft Systems Lead: Avionics & Integration

Honeywell Aerospace; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Disability coverage

401(k) match

Educational assistance

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

Honeywell Aerospace in Phoenix seeks an Aircraft Systems Lead to provide technical leadership across programs, defining and integrating aircraft systems and avionics while coordinating with customers, suppliers, and certification authorities.

You will mentor systems engineers, guide verification and certification activities, and drive risk mitigation, schedules, and technical status updates, ensuring adherence to ARP4754A/DO-178C standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of experience with requirements-based development and verification.

Responsibilities

• Lead aircraft systems engineering activities for assigned programs.
• Serve as the primary technical focal point for aircraft-level system integration.
• Provide technical direction for systems engineers, software engineers, hardware engineers, and test teams.
• Drive resolution of complex technical issues across multiple aircraft subsystems.
• Develop and manage system requirements, architecture, interfaces, and verification strategies.
• Perform requirements analysis, allocation, traceability, and validation.
• Support system safety assessments and compliance activities.
• Ensure adherence to aerospace development processes and applicable standards.
• Coordinate integration of avionics, displays, communications, navigation, flight management, and other aircraft systems.
• Support laboratory, ground, and flight test activities.
• Evaluate system performance and aircraft-level behavior.
• Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis efforts.
• Interface directly with OEM customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• Support technical reviews, design reviews, certification reviews, and customer meetings.
• Assess project risks and recommend mitigation plans.
• Provide estimates, schedules, and technical status updates.
• Support certification planning and compliance documentation.
• Coordinate verification and validation activities.
• Ensure completion of required engineering artifacts and reviews.
• Support regulatory authority interactions as required.
• Mentor systems engineers and technical contributors.
• Develop aircraft systems knowledge within the organization.
• Support growth of future ASLs, LSEs, and Project Engineers.

Skills

Technical leadership

Systems engineering

Requirements-based development

Verification

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related technical discipline

Tools

ARP4754A

DO-178C

Job description

Honeywell Aerospace in Phoenix seeks an Aircraft Systems Lead to provide technical leadership across programs, defining and integrating aircraft systems and avionics while coordinating with customers, suppliers, and certification authorities.

You will mentor systems engineers, guide verification and certification activities, and drive risk mitigation, schedules, and technical status updates, ensuring adherence to ARP4754A/DO-178C standards.