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You will apply deep technical expertise to create innovative, high-reliability hardware that contributes to safer, more efficient, and more dependable aerospace products.\nIn this role, you will support Honeywell Aerospace’s Hardware Center of Excellence organization and lead hardware development of the next generation Head-Up Display (HUD) system. Working under minimal supervision, you will collaborate with world-class engineers to design, test, validate, and transition complex hardware from prototype through production. You will also serve as a technical mentor, supporting the growth of junior engineers and contributing to the success of complex engineering programs.\n Key Responsibilities\nLead the design and development of advanced circuit design from concept through production.\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams to define hardware requirements and ensure seamless integration with software and systems engineering.\nPerform requirements development, circuit design, schematic capture, PCB design support, and comprehensive hardware validation to ensure performance, reliability, and compliance.\nConduct troubleshooting, debugging, and root-cause analysis during development and qualification phases.\nProvide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers and support continuous improvement initiatives.\nInterface with internal and external stakeholders to ensure products meet customer and regulatory requirements.\nStay current with emerging hardware technologies and aerospace industry trends to drive innovation in product designs.\n YOU MUST HAVE\nBachelor’s degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering or a related field with 15 years of hardware engineering experience, or\nMaster’s degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering or a related field with 13 years of hardware engineering experience.\nU.S. citizenship or permanent residency due to export control and ITAR requirements.\nExperience developing avionics hardware throughout the full product lifecycle, from requirements through certification, production, and sustainment.\nStrong knowledge of safety-critical airborne hardware development processes and requirements-driven design methodologies.\nExpertise in analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit design, including schematic capture and printed circuit board development.\nExperience with microprocessors, memory architectures, high-speed interfaces, and field-programmable gate array development.\nWorking knowledge of airborne hardware certification, regulatory compliance, and design assurance processes.\nProficiency in hardware verification and validation, including requirements-based testing, qualification testing, and traceability management.\nExperience performing hardware integration, debugging, root-cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.\nStrong understanding of signal integrity, electromagnetic compatibility, reliability, and environmental design considerations.\nExperience with configuration management, engineering change control, and product baseline management.\nKnowledge of design for manufacturability, design for testability, production transition, and manufacturing support.\nProficiency with electronic design automation, simulation, and laboratory test equipment.\nDemonstrated ability to work effectively across systems, software, mechanical, safety, manufacturing, and supplier teams while providing technical leadership and clear communication.\nPrior technical leadership experience, including design reviews, mentoring, and customer engagement.\nWE VALUE\nExperience with modern processing technologies, including microprocessors, FPGAs, memory, and high-speed I/O.\nExperience designing module-level analog/linear circuits such as signal conditioning and data conversion (ADC/DAC).\nDemonstrated experience performing Product/LRU and Printed Board Assembly (PBA) design verification and qualification.\nWorking knowledge of DO-254 (Design Assurance for Airborne Electronic Hardware) and RTCA DO-160 qualification guidelines.\nProven ability to design, simulate, analyze, and verify hardware performance against requirements.\nProficiency with Mentor Graphics Xpedition (or similar design tools), Mathcad, LTspice, and Microsoft Excel.\nDue 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.\nAbout us:\nJoin 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.\nOur 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.\nFocusing on our customers, investing in innovation, and building a culture of accountability and performance is how we're shaping what comes next.\nEvery horizon. Every mission. Every day.\nBenefits:\nBeyond 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:\nEmployer-subsidized medical, dental, vision and life insurance\nShort-term and long-term disability coverage\n401(k) match, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts\nEmployee assistance program and educational assistance\nParental leave and 12 paid holidays\nPaid time off for vacation, personal and sick time\nExplore your benefits: https://honeywellaerospacebenefits.com/\nThe 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.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6348,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":13,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Life insurance","Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Aerospace Manufacturing","Defense Manufacturing","Avionics & Flight Control"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-15T06:01:43Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-11-01T04:18:05Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":null,"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/honeywell-aerospace-technologies-principal-hardware-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/honeywell-aerospace-technologies-principal-hardware-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-04T20:55:07Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":32349,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-05T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1914516},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1914516"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fhoneywell-aerospace-technologies-principal-hardware-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fhoneywell-aerospace-technologies-principal-hardware-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fhoneywell-aerospace-technologies-principal-hardware-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/honeywell-aerospace-technologies-principal-hardware-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fhoneywell-aerospace-technologies-principal-hardware-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":2591381}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"honeywellaerospace.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":2591381},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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