Job Description
Honeywell Aerospace's Advanced Cryogenic Platforms (ACP) team is seeking a Research Director for our Louisville, CO or Plymouth, MN locations. This role reports to the ACP General Manager. In this role, you will have a significant impact on the research and delivery of innovative solutions directly supporting ACP's technical and business roadmap. Your leadership and expertise will contribute to the overall productivity and effectiveness of the research function, ensuring that your team enables advancing low technology readiness level know-how and applied research for future ACP technology and service offerings.
YOU MUST HAVE:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as the sciences, technology, engineering, or mathematics
- 8+ years' experience leading technical teams
- Executive-level communication and relationship-building skills
WE VALUE:
We value candidates who may have one or more of the following skills:
- 10+ years of experience in research or development
- Master's or PhD in science or engineering fields
- Strong leadership and team management skills
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities
- Innovative mindset and a passion for technology and their team members
- Ability to drive results and meet project deadlines
- Experience with the TRA and IPDS processes
- The ability to engage credibly with senior business and technology leaders, translate complex concepts into clear decisions, and build alignment across diverse stakeholders
US PERSONS REQUIREMENT
- Due to contractual requirements and compliance with US export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a US Person, a US citizen, or a US permanent resident.
The annual base salary range for this position in Minnesota and Colorado is $213,000-266,000. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Honeywell Aerospace considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate''s work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.
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.
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.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead and manage a team of leaders, scientists, and researchers to develop and deliver advanced technology for ACP products and services
- Translate enterprise priorities into a coherent technology and innovation portfolio
- Drive accountability for achieving ACP's technology portfolio and deliverables
- Align with:
- The Chief Technology Officer, who sets broad technology direction
- The Customer Business Leader, who represents customer and business needs
- The Line of Business (LOB) Leaders who define the "What and When" of their businesses
- Provide the technical "Who and How" to enable the LOBs' "What and When" and ensure successful execution of ACP initiatives and projects
- Drive effective collaboration with the ACP's Development and Shared Services teams
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance team effectiveness
- Hire and develop ACP's technical talent
- Promote clear communication and technical guidance
- Lead your team in managing their project estimates, timelines, budgets, and resources
- Ensure your team's proper process, documentation, and sign-offs for various research, development, and production phase gates
- Drive the research team to successfully complete Technology Readiness Assessments (TRAs) with associated TRL and MRL crossings
- Through this forward-looking process directly enable future Integrated Product Delivery and Support (IPDS) first-time gate passing
- Directly support ACP technology co-development and integration efforts with new customers, partners, and industry leaders
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead and manage a team of leaders, scientists, and researchers to develop and deliver advanced technology for ACP products and services
- Translate enterprise priorities into a coherent technology and innovation portfolio
- Drive accountability for achieving ACP's technology portfolio and deliverables
- Align with:
- The Chief Technology Officer, who sets broad technology direction
- The Customer Business Leader, who represents customer and business needs
- The Line of Business (LOB) Leaders who define the "What and When" of their businesses
- Provide the technical "Who and How" to enable the LOBs' "What and When" and ensure successful execution of ACP initiatives and projects
- Drive effective collaboration with the ACP's Development and Shared Services teams
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance team effectiveness
- Hire and develop ACP's technical talent
- Promote clear communication and technical guidance
- Lead your team in managing their project estimates, timelines, budgets, and resources
- Ensure your team's proper process, documentation, and sign-offs for various research, development, and production phase gates
- Drive the research team to successfully complete Technology Readiness Assessments (TRAs) with associated TRL and MRL crossings
- Through this forward-looking process directly enable future Integrated Product Delivery and Support (IPDS) first-time gate passing
- Directly support ACP technology co-development and integration efforts with new customers, partners, and industry leaders
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Plymouth, MN |
| Industry | Travel, Transportation and Tourism |
| Salary | $213,000–$266,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1914 |
| Website | http://aerospace.honeywell.com/ |
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.
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