Software Eng Manager

Honeywell is looking for an experienced Engineering Manager – Data Center Software to lead a multi-disciplinary software engineering organization developing next-generation control and supervisory solutions for Data Center applications.

The manager will lead approximately 30 engineers organized into 6 Scrum teams delivering embedded PLC/controller software, supervisory software, controller configuration and programming tools, control strategies, Web UI and PC-based engineering/user interfaces.

The role requires a strong combination of people leadership, technical depth, product engineering discipline and execution excellence . The successful candidate will work closely with software architects, product management, offering management, system engineering, quality and global engineering teams to turn Data Center requirements into scalable, secure and product-grade solutions.

Honeywell's internal Data Center definition extends beyond software alone to integration across BMS, HVAC, power, cooling, fire detection/suppression and security infrastructure

Engineering & People Leadership

• Lead, mentor and develop an engineering organization of approximately 30 engineers across 6 Scrum teams .

• Build a strong technical leadership structure through architects, technical leads and Scrum/product engineering leads.

• Own resource planning, competency development, hiring, onboarding and succession planning.

• Establish clear accountability for delivery, engineering quality and technical excellence.

• Coach engineers and technical leaders and create an environment that promotes innovation, ownership and continuous learning.

• Develop expertise in Data Center automation, controls, embedded systems and supervisory software across the organization.

Product Development & Execution

• Own end-to-end software execution from requirements through architecture, implementation, verification, release and product maintenance.

• Drive predictable delivery across multiple Scrum teams while managing technical dependencies between controller, supervisor, tools, UI and control-strategy teams.

• Establish engineering plans, milestones, risks, dependencies and release readiness criteria.

• Ensure solutions progress beyond prototypes and proof-of-concepts into maintainable, testable and commercially deployable products .

• Establish appropriate Agile practices, CI/CD, automated testing and engineering metrics.

• Drive defect reduction, root-cause analysis and continuous improvement.

Technical Leadership

The candidate should be technically capable of reviewing and challenging designs covering

• PLC and embedded controller architecture

• Real-time/control software

• Supervisory and distributed control software

• PLC/controller programming and configuration tools

• Control strategy development

• Web applications and Web UI

• Windows/PC engineering applications and GUI

• IP networking and distributed systems

• BMS and industrial communication protocols

• Cybersecurity and secure software engineering

The internal Data Center architecture already uses controller, network, supervisor and tooling layers, including PLC/unitary controllers communicating over BACnet/IP to supervisory and engineering-tool components.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partner with Product/Offering Management to translate market problems into an executable product roadmap.

• Work closely with architects to drive architecture, technology selection, design reviews and technical-debt management.

• Collaborate with system, hardware, firmware, QA, cybersecurity and application engineering teams.

• Engage global engineering stakeholders and customer-facing teams to resolve critical technical and delivery issues.

• Participate in technical and product readiness reviews.

Required Technical Skills

Core Software Engineering

• Strong background in C/C++ for embedded/controller development.

• Experience with languages such as C#, Java and/or Python for supervisory systems, engineering tools or automation.

• Strong knowledge of object-oriented design, design patterns, APIs and distributed systems.

• Multi-threading, IPC, synchronization and network programming.

• Windows and/or Linux application development.

• REST APIs and modern service-oriented application architecture.

Controls & Embedded

• PLC/controller architecture and programming.

• Embedded software/firmware development.

• Real-time control concepts.

• I/O, sensing, actuator and equipment-control concepts.

• Control-loop and sequencing concepts.

• Development and deployment of reusable control strategies.

• IEC 61131-3 concepts/languages such as Structured Text, Function Block Diagram and Ladder Diagram are highly desirable.

Building & Data Center Automation

• Building Management Systems / Building Automation Systems.

• HVAC and cooling control.

• Supervisory control systems.

• Data Center cooling/control applications.

• Integration with electrical/power and other facility subsystems.

• BACnet/IP and Modbus ; knowledge of additional industrial protocols is desirable.

These capabilities match Honeywell's internal Data Center requirements, which identify BMS, HVAC, power distribution, cooling, networking, DCIM integration and relevant security/industry standards as core knowledge areas.

Networking & Cybersecurity

• TCP/IP and Ethernet networking.

• Routing, VLANs and multi-subnet deployments.

• TLS, certificates, authentication and authorization.

• Secure coding and threat-modeling fundamentals.

• Product cybersecurity and vulnerability-management lifecycle.

Multi-segment and multi-IP-subnet supervisory/controller deployments are explicitly part of the proposed Data Center architecture.

UI & Application Technologies

Working knowledge of technologies used to build

• Browser-based/Web UI

• PC/Windows GUI applications

• Dashboards and visualization

• Configuration and engineering tools

Candidates do not need to be the primary