Director Engineering

Engineering Operations Leader

As an Engineering Operations Leader here at Honeywell, you will be responsible for the strategic alignment, operational excellence, and execution discipline across global cross functional teams. This role partners closely with Finance, Product Operations, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure engineering investments translate into measurable business outcomes—especially through New Product Introduction (NPI) and strategic growth initiatives. They will lead portfolio governance, optimize resources, elevate engineering performance, and provide data-driven insights that strengthen decision-making at the executive level. This role entails expert level process and tools knowledge of the New Product Introduction (NPI) from Idea to Delivery, and a proven ability to work globally with high-performing cross-functional Teams.

You will report directly to our senior leadership team, and you'll work out of our Atlanta, GA location on a Hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Operational Excellence, Automation & Digital Transformation — Identify and implement automation, digitalization, and AI opportunities to eliminate manual work; drive Lean/Agile/Six Sigma improvements; standardize KPIs and leading indicators to elevate engineering effectiveness to drive growth.
• Strategic Portfolio & AOP Management — Lead engineering portfolio planning, manage AOP for engineering tools, track adoption, drive consolidation, and align investments with strategic growth initiatives.
• Engineering Metrics & Business Intelligence — Define KPIs (OTD, utilization, schedule adherence, budget, quality, NPI success); build executive dashboards; deliver data-driven insights.
• Best-Practice Integration & Process Excellence Collaboration — Serve as the conduit to central corporate teams to bring in best practices, frameworks, and standards; collaborate closely with Process Excellence teams to drive delivery improvements, harmonize processes, and elevate engineering execution maturity.

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL

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. Learn more

Qualifications

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.

YOU MUST HAVE

• Technical Degree & Tools — bachelor's degree in a technical STEM discipline; Electrical Engineering preferred, with advanced engineering degrees highly valued. Expertise in Data Analytics tools such as Excel, Tableau and Power BI.
• Engineering Leadership, Operations / PM Experience — 5+ years in engineering leadership roles with a strong record of managing cross-functional and global teams. With minimum 3 years' experience in Engineering Operations or Project Management.
• Global Team Leadership — Proven ability to lead, influence, and develop high-performing global teams.
• Leadership, Communication & Strategic Skills — Excellent communication, interpersonal, and strategic problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to manage multiple priorities effectively.

WE VALUE

• PMI Certification.
• Master's degree in business administration.
• Having Building domain knowledge.

ABOUT HONEYWELL

Honeywell International Inc. (Nasdaq: HON) invents and commercializes technologies that address some of the world's most critical challenges around energy, safety, security, productivity, and global urbanization. We are a leading software-industrial company committed to introducing state of the art technology solutions to improve efficiency, productivity, sustainability, and safety in high growth businesses in broad-based, attractive industrial end markets. Our products and solutions enable a safer, more comfortable, and more productive world, enhancing the quality of life of people around the globe. Learn more

THE BUSINESS UNIT

Honeywell Building Automation (BA) is a leading global provider of products, software, solutions, and technologies that enable building owners and occupants to ensure their facilities are safe, energy efficient, sustainable, and productive. BA products and services include advanced software applications for building control and optimization; sensors, switches, control systems, and instruments for energy management; access control; video surveillance; fire products; and installation, maintenance, and upgrades of systems. Revenues in 2022 for BA were $6B and there are approximately 18,000 employees globally. To learn more, please visit this link

Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status. Learn more

About Us

Honeywell helps organizations solve the world's most complex challenges in automation, the future of aviation and energy transition. As a trusted partner, we provide actionable solutions and innovation through our Aerospace Technologies, Building Automation, Energy and Sustainability Solutions, and Industrial Automation business segments – powered by our Honeywell Forge software – that help make the world smarter, safer and more sustainable.

Job Info

• Job Identification 148381
• Job Category Business Management
• Posting Date 06/01/2026, 09:10 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 715 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA, 30308, US
• Hire Eligibility Internal and External
• Relocation Package US & CAN Domestic Tier 3