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Honeywell's Value Engineering (VE) and Component Engineering (CE) Center of Excellence (COE) is a dynamic collective of professionals dedicated to refining product development through innovative engineering and strategic component selection. Working in tandem with GBE's Engineering and Procurement teams, the VE/CE COE is a global entity tasked with the critical mission of enhancing product margins and driving productivity, thereby securing Honeywell's competitive edge in the global market. Our mandate spans across all Strategic Business Groups (SBGs), ensuring that value engineering and component engineering principles are consistently applied to deliver tangible savings and superior products.

As a hub of flexibility and rapid adaptation, the VE/CE COE is Honeywell's strategic response to the "ever-evolving" marketplace demands.

Senior Advanced Hardware Engineer

Value Engineering & Component Engineering (VECE COE)

Position Title: Senior Advanced Hardware Engineer

Business: Honeywell Process Automation (HPS)

Organization: VECE COE

Location: Hyderabad, India

Job Band: Band 3 (Senior Professional)

Job Summary The Senior Advanced Hardware Engineer is responsible for leading and executing Value Engineering (VE) and Component Engineering (CE) initiatives across Honeywell Process Automation project portfolios and system offerings.

The role focuses on identifying cost optimization opportunities, hardware architecture improvements, supplier transitions, lifecycle management, standardization,



and component engineering initiatives while maintaining safety, quality, regulatory compliance, and customer commitments.

The engineer serves as a technical authority within VECE COE, collaborating with Engineering, Integrated Supply Chain (ISC), Manufacturing, Suppliers, Product Development, and Project Engineering teams to drive sustainable productivity improvements and margin expansion.

This role requires strong expertise in industrial automation systems, hardware design, control systems, networking, cabinet design, electronics, and cost engineering.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities Value Engineering & Component Engineering

- Drive end-to-end VE/CE projects from ideation through implementation.
- Identify cost reduction opportunities in:
- Control systems, Cabinets and enclosures, I/O systems, Third-party hardware, Mechanical assemblies and electronic assemblies

- Develop engineering proposals focused on:

- Design simplification, Component substitution
- Supplier changes, Standardization
- Platform reuse, Part count reduction

- Perform cost-benefit analysis and ROI calculations for VE opportunities.

Hardware Engineering

- Review system architectures, electrical schematics, BOMs, layouts, and design packages.
- Evaluate alternate hardware technologies and sourcing options.
- Conduct technical feasibility studies and impact assessments.
- Support design validation and qualification activities.
- Identify opportunities for:
- Architecture optimization
- Modularization
- Reuse strategies
- Simplified deployment models

- Ensure compliance with applicable standards and certifications.





Component Engineering & Lifecycle Management

- Analyze electronic and electromechanical components for:
- Obsolescence risk, Supply chain constraints, Alternate sourcing opportunities and support: Dual-source qualification, Component standardization, Approved vendor strategies, Lifecycle extension initiatives
- Collaborate with sourcing teams on supplier transitions.

- Collaborating with cross functional teams
- Support VECE ideation workshops, factory productivity programs, and governance reviews.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in: Electrical/ Electronics/ Instrumentation Engineering or Equivalent
- 8 to 12+ years of overall experience in:
- Hardware engineering, Industrial automation, Control systems
- Experience in Value engineering & Component engineering is an added advantage.
- Experience in Process Automation products and processes is an added advantage

Preferred Technical Skills

- Hardware architecture
- Electrical & Electronics design
- BOM optimization
- Design-to-cost methodologies
- Lifecycle management & Component qualification

Behavioral Competencies

- Problem solving
- Systems thinking
- Innovation mindset
- Strong Communication skills
- Customer focus
- Cross-functional collaboration

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.

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