RF and Counter UAS Principal Systems Engineer

About the role

Join a team that designs, develops, and integrates advanced RF systems and Counter UAS systems for Honeywell Aerospace. You will be a key technical leader ensuring the successful definition, decomposition, validation, and verification of system requirements across the full product lifecycle. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high integrity solutions for gas turbine engine applications. You will work across the Antenna Center of Excellence (ACOE) — part of the Electronic Solutions business—to support program execution, ensure technical rigor, and meet key customer and business milestones.

Responsibilities

• Systems Engineering Leadership
• Provide technical direction, coaching, and review of work products created by the requirements engineering team
• Ensure completeness, traceability, and compliance of system requirements across all lifecycle phases
• Lead system architecture discussions, functional decomposition, interface definition, and requirements allocation
• Apply environmental qualification requirements (DO160, MILSTD810, MILSTD461) to RF systems, including identifying gaps between current capability and requirement intent, and determining closure strategies such as similarity, analysis, or targeted testing
• Requirements Based Engineering
• Develop, decompose, and manage system and subsystem requirements for RF systems
• Oversee and participate in validation and verification planning, execution, and documentation
• Review and approve requirements, test plans, test procedures, and V&V evidence
• Integration & Technical Coordination
• Work closely with hardware, software, test, and project engineering to ensure alignment between requirements and implementation
• Care for requirement changes, resolve technical issues, and support impact assessments
• Program Execution
• Participate in project planning and provide input to schedules, milestones, and technical risk assessments
• Ensure timely, high quality delivery of engineering artifacts
• Engage with internal and external customers to clarify requirements, present technical status, and support design reviews

Qualifications

• 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.
• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• 7+ years of relevant systems engineering experience
• Experience with requirements development, decomposition, validation, and verification for complex aerospace systems
• Proficiency with IBM DOORS for requirements management and traceability
• Familiarity with DO160, MILSTD810, and MILSTD461
• Experience with RF Subsystems or Counter UAS sensors and integrated systems
• Familiarity with model based systems engineering (MBSE) tools and methods
• Experience with Teamcenter, Simulink, MATLAB, and Bitbucket
• Ability to lead small teams and influence technical direction
• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment
• Experience working with suppliers, customers, and cross functional engineering teams