Principal R&D Engineer/Scientist - Electric Power & Hybrid Propulsion

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Drive engineering team’s technical decisions, providing expertise and direction in the development of cutting-edge power technology solutions.
• Lead program adherence to technology development processes and phase gates.
• Ensure the application of robust systems engineering principles throughout the project lifecycle.
• Oversee project execution to ensure deliverables are met within defined scope, schedule, and budget.
• Actively manage risks and address challenges to maintain project momentum and alignment with strategic objectives.
• Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and reports to communicate progress and facilitate decision-making.
• Maintain effective communication with team members, stakeholders, and leadership to ensure project goals are understood and met.
• Facilitate collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to enhance project delivery and innovation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as science, technology, engineering, mathematics.
• 15 plus years of electric power systems, including power generation, conversion, distribution and control design, analysis and testing experience including project management.
• Basic knowledge of gas turbine and integration with starter/generators.
• Design & analysis experience by using modern methods (e.g. modeling and simulation) characterized by continuously increasing leadership & decision-making responsibility.
• Strong knowledge of integration and testing for complex electric power systems integration and testing.
• Must be a US person (US citizen or US permanent resident) due to US export control laws and regulations.
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering preferred, or Mechanical Engineering with proven record of electromechanical systems integration or equivalent M.Sc. in Engineering.
• Technical expertise in Gas Turbine and/or Electric Power Systems (Generation, Conversion, Distribution and Utilization Equipment) for development of new technologies.
• Design for Six Sigma Certification.
• Project Management including leadership, project initiation, planning, scheduling, cost management, control, and close-out skills.
• Familiarity with Integrated Product Development System (IPDS)/ Process Specific skills in SAP, Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Verbal & Written Communication skills including presentation and documentation.
• Persistent in the face of failure, confident in the face of ambiguity, innovative in the face of challenge, and relentless in the drive to success.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities working with all aspects of engineering, project, and customer management, along with supporting functional organizations.
• Skill to track key performance metrics for measuring improvements in engineering design quality and deliver, and ability to improve processes.
• Strong decision-making capability, even with information that is limited or ambiguous.
• Able to drive development of a responsive organization, which consistently meets technical, schedule and budgetary commitments.
• Able to develop and deploy a high-performance team of engineers, mentors and coaches to maintain a high level of performance and employee satisfaction.
• Process focused, with capabilities to identify and implement process improvements.
• Utilizes Six Sigma and program management tools as appropriate within the IPDS framework to effectively manage engineering projects.
• Prioritizes time and resources effectively.
• Solves difficult problems successfully.
• Communicates and listens effectively, forms strong working relationships within Honeywell Aerospace, and with customers, suppliers, and partners.