This role will be based in Des Plaines, Illinois, USA and responsible for technical direction within our Advanced Tech portfolio with the main accountability of leading the development of life support technologies for space, marine, and terrestrial applications. In this senior level role, you will lead a global cross-functional team to provide technical direction on a variety of projects and programs and define product roadmap with business/engineering groups. You will be the point of contact for external customers. You are expected to proactively engage their business team, support customer technical queries and meetings, and ensure project deliverables are met.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide technical direction and oversight for Air Revitalization and Air Purification programs across Honeywell sites within the US and internationally, including CO₂ Removal, oxygen production, catalytic transformations, and trace contaminant removal with portfolio value of >$100M
• Define technical roadmap and align with product roadmap, and elaborate portfolio vision to leadership
• Seek new business opportunities and identify disruptive technologies to ensure low Technical Readiness Level (TRL) technology ideas are generated and integrated into the pipeline to achieve TRL6 and transition to development/commercialization
• Responsible for developing low TRL technologies with customers through delivery of qualification and production to meet platform requirements
• Partner with engineering program office to provide program direction that meets customer financial and technical metrics 
• Manage technical risk and generate mitigation plan as needed
• Mentor team members to develop requirements for and test methods to validate components and subsystems for Air Purification for flight, marine, and/or terrestrial applications. 

YOU MUST HAVE

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as the sciences, technology, engineering or mathematics
• More than 8 years of experience in developing technologies for CO₂ and contaminant removal and electrochemical and/or catalytic transformations
• Proven records in product delivery with customers
• Extensive experience in securing government fundings, such as NASA and/or DARPA 

WE VALUE

• PhD degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Materials Science and Engineering
• Experience leading cross-functional international engineering teams
• Demonstrated ability to foster strong relationships with commercial and government customers
• Strong understanding of fundamentals of adsorbents, sorbents, catalysis, R&D background and track record of developing new CO₂/contaminant removal technologies for commercial applications
• Expertise on ionic liquids, separation technologies, catalysis, coating materials and processes, chemical characterization, laboratory chemical process design
• Ability to develop & deliver high impact presentations both internally and externally including effectively managing the customer interface.
• Action-oriented, self-starting approach with ability to decompose overall goals into detailed action plans
• Proven track record of technology development through patents, publications, etc.
• Technical experience with expanding roles of leadership and accountability
• Highly enthusiastic with a commitment to excellence
• Possessing the sense of urgency and drive to achieve results
• Track record of meeting technical, schedule and budget commitments
• Work effectively across geographic and cultural boundaries
• Able to positively influence others, and resolve conflicts quickly and tactfully

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The annual base salary range for this position is $173k - $216k. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Honeywell considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidates work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as spanet and business considerations

This position is incentive plan eligible.

With In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays. For more information visit: Benefits at Honeywell

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. 

U.S. CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS

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 or have the ability to obtain an export authorization.

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