Senior Test Engineering Manager

Honeywell Aerospace; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Honeywell Aerospace in Phoenix seeks a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Engines and Power Systems - Test Services team responsible for the engineering infrastructure used in gas turbine engine testing on the Engines Campus. This role oversees compressed air, vacuum, cooling, and jet fuel delivery systems and guides a multi-shift team of engineers and technicians.

You will drive digitization and a maintenance system across the ETS, partner with HSEF to ensure safety and environmental policy

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required with 8+ years of leadership across cross-functional teams.
• Ability to influence frontline staff, site leadership, and executives.
• Proven track record leading cross-functional initiatives and presenting outcomes to leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a 10+ engineer/technician team across shifts to support test systems.
• Oversee maintenance of large equipment: compressors, dryers, pumps, PLCs, motors, valves.
• Own SAP-based maintenance system for Engineering Test Services.
• Ensure uptime of air, vacuum, cooling, fuel delivery systems to meet demand.
• Drive continuous improvement and energy-cost optimization across facilities.
• Lead change management and safety/compliance with HSEF policies.

Skills

Leadership experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Effective communication

Safety/compliance awareness

Education

Engineering degree (Mechanical, Aerospace, CS, Electrical, Facilities)

Job description

We have an immediate need for a Senior Engineering Manager on our Engines and Power Systems - Test Services Team to lead the team responsible for our engineering infrastructure for our compressed air, vacuum, and fuel delivery systems for gas turbine engine testing at the Engines Campus. Team is comprised of engineers and technicians across multiple shifts that own the systems required to supply the necessary energies for gas turbine engine testing. This includes ownership of large machinery such as centrifugal compressors, refrigerant air dryers, desiccant air dryers, cooling towers, pneumatic and water valves, natural gas heaters, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), electric motors, pumps, and various instrumentation.

Honeywell Aerospace is an equal opportunity employer. You 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, or veteran status.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure robust operation of Compressed Air, Vacuum, Cooling Tower, and Jet Fuel delivery systems to meet our customer's demand. Ensuring sufficient up time and minimal operational disruption.
• Manage, mentor and develop a team of 10+ Engineers and Technicians to support operations
• Implement a maintenance operating system that facilitates maintenance on large air compressors, air heaters, cooling water systems, refrigerant dryers, pumps, motors, and related equipment.
• Maintain equipment maintenance and repair records.
• This system extends to all test cells and related equipment across Engineering Test Services to be administered in a common tool (i.e. SAP). This roll is our ETS focal for overseeing leadership of this system.
• Partner with HSEF (Honeywell Aerospace Safety, Environmental and Facilities) to observe all OSHA and Health Safety and Environmental policies and procedures.
• Facilitate troubleshooting, equipment repairs and support contractor efforts
• Drive the FRACA process to increase continuous improvement and knowledge capture
• Meet or exceed absorption targets to drive low rates for the Air and Fuel systems.
• Develop strategies to continually improve energy systems operation reliability and cost savings.
• Implement digitization to develop a functional facility system model
• Drive continuous improvement with automation and facility system control
• Create, own and execute a department capital project portfolio to ensure facility systems meet product portfolio needs
• Leads and execute change management across employee population

YOU MUST HAVE

• Engineering Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Facilities Engineering or related disciplines
• At least 8 years management/leadership experience of cross functional engineering teams
• Experience influencing and communicating effectively with frontline employees, site leadership, and senior executives, including leading cross-functional initiatives and presenting business outcomes to leadership teams.

WE VALUE

• Experience managing infrastructure operations, maintaining mechanical industrial equipment or familiarity with gas turbine engine testing environments
• Alignment to Honeywell Aerospace values, behaviors and principles, with experience and focus on customer outcomes, transformation, innovation, end-to-end ownership, and teamwork
• Ability to be an active listener and empathetic
• Proven experiences in driving results & coaching teams/peers across departments
• Experience in developing and sustaining networks / communities
• Leadership qualities & experience in motivating and developing diverse teams
• High analytical capabilities:
• Basic knowledge of high-speed rotating centrifugal compressors.
• Experience working with industrial air delivery systems.
• Industrial HVAC experience, EPA refrigeration universal certification is a plus
• Plumbing experience, familiar with Chillers, familiar with Refrigerant/Desiccant Dryers.
• PLC programming / troubleshooting experience.
• Electrical experience. Able to read and interpret wiring diagrams and system schematics.
• Ability to troubleshoot integrated mechanical systems.
• Safety experience with Fall Protection, Lock Out / Tag Out, and Arc Flash precautions.

US PERSONS REQUIREMENT

• 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.

About us:

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 pi