Highlights
We are seeking a Systems Engineering Manager to lead a talented group of engineers developing advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) solutions that support critical defense missions across air, land, and maritime platforms. As the Systems Engineering Manager, you will provide both technical and organizational leadership for a multidisciplinary engineering team supporting development programs and independent research initiatives.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Lansdale, PA |
| Industry | Travel, Transportation and Tourism |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1914 |
| Website | http://aerospace.honeywell.com/ |
Description
Is your Superpower in the "wizardry" of System Design and Management? Our world-class Lansdale Systems Engineering team needs your skills! We are seeking a Systems Engineering Manager to lead a talented group of engineers developing advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) solutions that support critical defense missions across air, land, and maritime platforms. In this role, you will shape technical strategy, drive program execution, mentor engineering talent, and help deliver innovative technologies that protect our customers and warfighters.
Our team designs, analyze, plans, and develop major subsystems and small-scale systems. Systems are primarily in the RF Electronic Warfare (EW) business area that includes Radar Warning (RW), Situational Awareness, Interferometry/Direction Finding (DF), Electronic Attack (EA), as well as Self-Protect RF Counter Measures (RFCM) including on-/off-board systems. The candidates will provide leadership for key project segments and take responsibility for achievement of schedule and technical performance by all department personnel.
The ideal candidate is a leader with a strong systems engineering background who takes a structured approach to development for project design, estimation, execution, and performance tracking. The individual must have a propensity to create designs and provide technical insight to ensure that designs achieve "best value" goals of meeting performance and life cycle requirements within allocated budget and schedule constraints. The team generates circuit analysis for system-level specifications or RF components based on performance, schedule, cost, reliability, and manufacturability goals. This could include any combination of technical research, test, documentation, and presentation. This role works closely with other engineering disciplines to help drive a strong engineering organization that delivers quality products on-time and on-budget.
Are you an engineering leader who thrives on solving complex technical challenges and developing high-performing teams?
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor''s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams or large technical programs.
- Experience managing program budgets, schedules, resources, and technical execution.
- 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, including requirements development, decomposition, and management.
- 12+ years of engineering experience developing or integrating complex systems involving hardware, software, RF, digital, analog, mechanical, or embedded technologies.
- Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across organizations.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
- Ability to travel occasionally in support of customer, industry, or program activities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience within the defense, aerospace, intelligence, or Electronic Warfare industries.
- Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
- Experience with earned value management, resource planning, and project scheduling tools.
- Background in system architecture development, trade studies, and performance modeling.
- Experience developing or integrating RF systems and components.
- Understanding of software, firmware, digital signal processing (DSP), or embedded systems requirements.
- Experience supporting customer-funded development programs and research initiatives.
- Experience presenting technical solutions to customers, leadership teams, and stakeholders
What Makes You Successful
You are a collaborative leader who combines strong technical acumen with the ability to inspire and develop people. You enjoy balancing strategic thinking with execution and are passionate about building teams that solve challenging engineering problems.
You excel at:
- Leading diverse technical teams
- Building strong relationships across functions
- Navigating ambiguity and competing priorities
- Making data-driven decisions
- Driving execution while developing future leaders
Why Join Us?
- Lead the development of mission-critical defense technologies.
- Shape the future direction of a growing Systems Engineering organization.
- Influence technical strategy and innovation across multiple programs.
- Work alongside highly talented engineers and industry experts.
- Grow your career while helping develop the next generation of engineering leaders.
Must be a US Citizen due to contractual requirements.
BENEFITS
Beyond a performance-driven salary, you''ll work alongside dedicated experts on technology that''s advancing aviation. As a Honeywell Aerospace employee, you''re eligible for a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Employer-subsidized medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts
- Employee assistance program and educational assistance
- Parental leave and 12 paid holidays
- Paid time off for vacation, personal and sick time
Explore your benefits: https://honeywellaerospacebenefits.com/
POSTING TIMELINE
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.
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 pilots navigate with confidence, aircraft operate more efficiently, and operators stay ahead of change. With our systems on board 90% of the world''s aircraft, your work here has reach that''s rare to find anywhere else.
Focusing on our customers, investing in innovation, and building a culture of accountability and performance is how we''re shaping what comes next.
Every horizon. Every mission. Every day.
What You''ll Do
As the Systems Engineering Manager, you will provide both technical and organizational leadership for a multidisciplinary engineering team supporting development programs and independent research initiatives.
Leadership & Team Development
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of systems engineers across multiple programs and technology efforts.
- Drive workforce planning, recruiting, mentoring, succession planning, and career development.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Establish department goals, performance metrics, and resource strategies to support business objectives.
Program & Technical Leadership
- Ensure technical, schedule, cost, and quality objectives are achieved across development efforts.
- Guide systems engineering activities throughout the product lifecycle, including requirements development, architecture definition, integration, verification, and release.
- Support proposal and capture activities through technical planning, architecture development, cost estimation, and work breakdown structure creation.
- Lead trade studies and technical decision-making to balance performance, cost, schedule, reliability, and manufacturability objectives.
- Collaborate with engineering, program management, business development, and operations teams to ensure successful program execution.
Strategic Impact
- Define and execute the strategic vision for the Systems Engineering organization.
- Contribute to technology roadmaps and Internal Research & Development (IRAD) investment strategies.
- Drive the adoption of engineering best practices to improve efficiency, quality, and product delivery.
- Help shape future products and solutions through technical innovation and customer engagement.
Technical Environment
Our teams develop advanced RF and Electronic Warfare systems, including:
- Radar Warning (RW) Systems
- Electronic Attack (EA) Systems
- Situational Awareness Solutions
- Interferometry and Direction Finding (DF)
- RF Countermeasure Systems (RFCM)
- Airborne, Maritime, and Ground-Based Platforms
- Digital, Analog, RF, Firmware, and Software Integrated Systems
What You''ll Do
As the Systems Engineering Manager, you will provide both technical and organizational leadership for a multidisciplinary engineering team supporting development programs and independent research initiatives.
Leadership & Team Development
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of systems engineers across multiple programs and technology efforts.
- Drive workforce planning, recruiting, mentoring, succession planning, and career development.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Establish department goals, performance metrics, and resource strategies to support business objectives.
Program & Technical Leadership
- Ensure technical, schedule, cost, and quality objectives are achieved across development efforts.
- Guide systems engineering activities throughout the product lifecycle, including requirements development, architecture definition, integration, verification, and release.
- Support proposal and capture activities through technical planning, architecture development, cost estimation, and work breakdown structure creation.
- Lead trade studies and technical decision-making to balance performance, cost, schedule, reliability, and manufacturability objectives.
- Collaborate with engineering, program management, business development, and operations teams to ensure successful program execution.
Strategic Impact
- Define and execute the strategic vision for the Systems Engineering organization.
- Contribute to technology roadmaps and Internal Research & Development (IRAD) investment strategies.
- Drive the adoption of engineering best practices to improve efficiency, quality, and product delivery.
- Help shape future products and solutions through technical innovation and customer engagement.
Technical Environment
Our teams develop advanced RF and Electronic Warfare systems, including:
- Radar Warning (RW) Systems
- Electronic Attack (EA) Systems
- Situational Awareness Solutions
- Interferometry and Direction Finding (DF)
- RF Countermeasure Systems (RFCM)
- Airborne, Maritime, and Ground-Based Platforms
- Digital, Analog, RF, Firmware, and Software Integrated Systems
About Company
Honeywell Aerospace innovates and integrates thousands of products and services to advance and easily deliver safe, efficient, productive and comfortable experiences worldwide.
Our History
Our History
The first autopilot in 1914, Charles Lindbergh’s first successful solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927, Amelia Earhart’s landmark flight in 1932, and the world’s first sonic boom in 1947, were all made possible because of aviation technology developed by Honeywell and its legacy companies.
During World War II, the groundbreaking cabin pressurization system developed by Garrett, Honeywell’s integrated C-1 autopilot, and the Norden bombsight made high-altitude bombing first feasible. Sperry instruments and navigation gear, Bendix electronics, carburetors, wheels, and brakes, and Grimes lighting systems were widely used on World War II aircraft. These innovations were later implemented successfully in civilian aircraft, helping the post-war boom in passenger travel.
In the 1950’s, Honeywell Aerospace and its legacy companies changed the face of flying with the development of the first gas-turbine engines and the ring laser gyroscope, which dramatically changed guidance and navigation forever. Sperry brought computer technology to the cockpit with electronic flight instrument systems, flight management systems and other digital technology, and Bendix introduced the first commercial weather radar system.Today, Honeywell Aerospace continues to innovate in the frontier of flight safety with traffic alert and collision avoidance technologies, the AlliedSignal Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System, and systems that help pilots avoid severe weather and hazards such as lightning and wind shear. We at Honeywell Aerospace are proud of our contributions to aviation history, but we’re just as proud of the history we’re making today.
We have created the state-of-the-art integrated Aircraft Environment Surveillance System for the Airbus A380, and our advanced flight management, power distribution, pneumatic, and landing systems will help A380 operators reach new heights of performance and efficiency.
We are a leading supplier of products and systems for Boeing commercial airplanes, and our integrated avionics system for the Boeing 777 sets a new technology and reliability standard. Today, we are part of the team working to define technology concepts for the next Boeing airplane, the super-efficient 777.
The general, experimental, and light business aviation industries also turn to our respected Bendix/King range of communication and navigation avionics, weather radars, flight controls, flight information services, and other products and services that help make flying safer, more affordable, and more enjoyable.
Honeywell Aerospace continues to work to improve the capabilities of military forces, developing systems that power unmanned vehicles, avionics for jet fighters, weapon sensors for precision targeting, and upgrades that extend the lives of proven aircraft and vehicles. We’re part of the Lockheed Martin team working on the Joint Strike Fighter program, and we’re proposing a wide range of systems for the Army’s Future Combat System.
For more than 40 years, Honeywell technology has helped with the exploration and creation of opportunities in space. Our products have been integral to Neil Armstrong’s first step on the moon, and to every manned mission to space since. Today, the Space Shuttle is equipped with Honeywell’s Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem, and we’re reaching into the future of space technology, with our work for the anticipated shuttle successor, the Orbital Space Plane, the International Space Station, and our contributions toward creating a permanent orbiting scientific laboratory and workspace.
As powered flight begins its second century, Honeywell Aerospace continues to make history with leading technology, reliable products and systems, superior service, and dedicated employees. The contributions of Honeywell, its legacy companies, and five generations of employees, have advanced the science of aviation to make flying the world’s safest form of transportation, while helping to protect our nation and explore the universe. We look forward to continuing our long tradition of developing and delivering innovative aviation systems that meet the current, and anticipate the future, needs of the customer.