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Principal Systems Engineer

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Tempe, AZ Full Time
POSTED ON 4/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/8/2026

 

The future is what you make it.

When you join Honeywell, you become a member of our global team of thinkers, innovators, dreamers, and doers who make the things that make the future. 

That means changing the way we fly, fueling jets in an eco-friendly way, keeping buildings smart and safe and even making it possible to breathe on Mars.

Working at Honeywell isn’t just about developing cool things. That’s why all our employees enjoy access to dynamic career opportunities across different fields and industries. 

Are you ready to help us make the future?

Join a team that designs, develops, and integrates highly complex actuation systems within Honeywell Aerospace. You will be integral in creating actuation system solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers. You will have ownership for systems at every aspect of the systems life cycle, from the front end of business development through product end of life. You will work across disciplines within the Mechanical Systems and Components business to drive growth of actuation systems that position aircraft control surfaces for Urban Mobility, Fin actuation for missiles and Nozzle actuation for launch vehicles.

KEY RESPONSIBILITES

  • System requirements definition and validation analysis including architecture, functionality, and dynamic performance.
  • Hardware and Software requirements definition and analysis including key characteristics and performance aspects, electrical and data bus interfaces.
  • Development process coordination and handoffs between internal and external stakeholders, communication with chief engineering and technical management.
  • System Integration Test Support including facility architecture and requirements, test plans/procedures, test execution support and results review.
  • Control System Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) Analysis involving issue troubleshooting at the aircraft or system level and definition of robust solutions to identified test problems.
  • Development and implementation of control system integration and dynamic analysis standard processes / best practices including design guides, tools, and team training.
  • Systems validation & verification – Firmware development experience.

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