Lead Software AI Engineer

As a Lead Software AI Engineer here at Honeywell you will lead project teams of software engineers to design develop and deliver cutting-edge software solutions. You will be responsible for driving technical excellence ensuring project success and contributing to the overall growth of the software engineering team. Elevate your career at Honeywell as a Lead Software AI Engineer driving innovation on global projects. Join a collaborative culture and lets shape the future of technology together!

You will report directly to our Director of Engineering and youll work out of our Phoenix AZ location on a hybrid work schedule.

Hybrid Work Schedule Note: For the first 90 days New Hires must be prepared to work 100% onsite M-F.

In this role you will lead the strategic vision and roadmap while driving performance reliability and quality across our software products to support scalable business growth.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• AIDriven Product Innovation
  • Identify and deliver AI/ML opportunities (predictive maintenance diagnostics network optimization forecasting LLMbased assistance).
  • Lead the engineering team to build scalable AI/ML systems for industrial environments.
  • Develop and protect IP for AI models control algorithms and network optimization.
• Architecture Governance & Technical Alignment
  • Participate in Architecture Council meetings to align product and architecture decisions.
  • Provide input on reference architecture and technology choices.
  • Ensure AI features meet cybersecurity scalability and architectural standards.
• CrossFunctional Leadership
  • Collaborate across engineering data science architecture commercial and field teams.
  • Communicate product decisions and priorities across LSS/PA leadership team and other Honeywell groups.
  • Drive innovative highquality costeffective technical solutions.
• Lifecycle Management & Installed Base Modernization
  • Lead modernization and drive the Control Transformer and Network/FTE products roadmap.
  • Improve reliability reduce downtime and optimize network performance.
  • Ensure longterm maintainability cybersecurity and scalability.
• Leadership & Team Development
  • Mentor teams and foster a culture of ownership and innovation.
  • Support talent development and team engagement.
  • Champion diversity inclusion and high performance.

YOU MUST HAVE

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as the sciences technology engineering or mathematics.
• 6 years of production AI/ML experience designing deploying and operating productiongrade systems with ownership of model lifecycle reliability and performance in realworld environments.
• 6 years Mastery of ML deep learning LLMs generative AI and RAG with the ability to evaluate select and operationalize stateoftheart techniques for industrial use cases.
• 6 years Strong Python proficiency with handson experience building distributed systems APIs microservices and scalable data/ML pipelines.
• 6 years Cloudnative deployment experience using Azure or AWS including Docker/Kubernetes and CI/CD workflows tailored for ML/LLM systems.
• Ability to influence architecture decisions define reference patterns and ensure AI systems meet standards for scalability cybersecurity and longterm maintainability.
• 6 years Crossfunctional leadership experience collaborating with engineering data science product and field teams to translate business needs into actionable AI/ML solutions.

WE VALUE

• Masters degree (PhD preferred) in Computer Science AI/ML Data Science Electrical Engineering or a related field demonstrating strong foundational depth in intelligent systems.
• Experience with industrial automation control systems or OT networking.
• Knowledge of Honeywell Control Transformers Network/FTE architectures or similar industrial product lines.
• Handson work with multiagent systems autonomous agents or edge AI including orchestrating distributed intelligence across constrained or missioncritical environments.
• Experience with AI safety governance and explainability ensuring models meet enterprise standards for transparency robustness and responsible deployment.
• Publications patents or opensource contributions in AI/ML that demonstrate thought leadership innovation and engagement with the broader technical community.

U.S. PERSON REQIUREMENT

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.

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 ( 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. Job Posting Date: October 16 2026.

ABOUT HONEYWELL TECHNOLOGIES

Honeywell Technologies is a global pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the worlds 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 50000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sectors transition from automation to autonomy. Learn more ( BUSINESS UNIT

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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 ( Experience:

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