Advanced Project Engr

As an Advanced Project Engineer here at Honeywell, you will provide expert-level technical leadership in the design and development of complex engineering projects. You will be responsible for acting as the subject matter expert for technical projects and provide direction on exploring and implementing methodologies and best practices.

In this role, you will impact critical engineering initiatives and drive technical excellence within the organization. This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of engineering technology within a company known for its commitment to excellence. Let's shape the future together!At Honeywell, our people leaders play a critical role in developing and supporting our employees to help them perform at their best and drive change across the company. Help to build a strong, diverse team by recruiting talent, identifying, and developing successors, driving retention and engagement, and fostering an inclusive culture.

  Advanced Project Engineer

 

As a  Adv Project Engineer, here at Honeywell, you will play a crucial role in guiding and managing software and Hardware development projects. You will be accountable for ensuring the successful delivery of projects within budget and scope. Your strong guiding skills, strategic thinking, and ability to work with cross-functional teams will be essential in delivering successful outcomes for Honeywell's multi disciplinary programs. You will report directly to our Sr Eng Pgm Manager and you’ll work out of our Bangalore, India location on a hybrid (4 + days from office  and one day remote) work schedule or whichever is latest guidelines from Org. 

In this role, you will impact critical software initiatives and drive technical excellence within the organization. You will have the opportunity to shape the direction of software development projects, ensuring that they align with business goals and objectives. By effectively managing the team and resources, you will drive efficiency and productivity, resulting in successful project outcomes.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Guide and manage software and HW development projects to ensure timely delivery within budget and scope
• Work with stakeholders to gather requirements and define project scope
• Develop and implement software development strategies and best practices
• Come-up with full project schedule, inter team dependencies
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members
• Ensure compliance with software development standards and guidelines
• Manage project risks and issues, and implement mitigation plans
• Leads the cross functional program teams to successfully achieve the program & business goals.
• Uses the NPI process to achieve customer deliverables, schedule, cost and related program milestones/ objectives.
• Understand NPI process in-detail, and drive all NPI programs as per NPI Process
• On schedule delivery of New Product meeting NPI phase gates as per specification and On budget.

 

 

YOU MUST HAVE

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in software development or related roles
• Minimum 4 years of NPI project/Program Management experience and preferably experienced in leading globally distributed cross discipline enterprise software teams
• Strong knowledge of software and HW development methodologies and best practices
• Excellent guiding and communication skills

 

WE VALUE

• Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Experience in Agile software development methodologies
• PMP or SAFe certification
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Ability to drive innovation and continuous improvement
• Strong customer focus and ability to build relationships 

 

ESSENTIAL PM SKILLS:

• Ability to understand whole system/business perspective, identify and early escalation of risks at the right time
• Ability to quickly assess unclear, complex, and ambiguous situations and reduce into distinct, clear, timely, and stable direction for the development team.
• Ability to motivate and inspire a set of Project managers and Leads to excel in PM governance
• Good knowledge and experience in basic PM areas like Cost, Time, Risk and Integration Management
• Experienced in Earned Value Management
• Expert in usage of Microsoft project/any other scheduling tools
• Working knowledge of NPI Development Process is preferred
• Ability to set judicious expectations and manage them with key stakeholders

 ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP and SOFT SKILLS:

• Ability to make data based judicious commitments
• Ability to forecast issues and have the courage to escalate to the appropriate level till an adequate resolution is achieved
• Ability to say “NO” when required
• Excellent problem solving, Influencing, Negotiate skills and good interpersonal relationship skills
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with internal and external customers at all organizational levels
• Ability to effectively lead, manage, and energize cross- functional teams and globally distributed development teams
• Exercise clear and concise verbal and written communication skills in different operating environments
• Skillful in handling tough situations with both internal and external groups; win concessions without damaging relationships; be both direct and forceful as well as diplomatic; gains trust quickly of other parties; has a good sense of timing.
• Ability to motivate and inspire a set of Project managers and Leads to excel in PM governance
• Ability to exercise balance between assertive, aggressive, supportive and coercive styles of leadership to achieve program results

 

Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy.