About Honeywell Technologies
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The Director, Solutions Architecture & Application Engineering – Data Centers leads Honeywell Technologies’ global Solutions Architecture and Application Engineering capability for the data center market.
The role leads the development of integrated architectures and engineered solutions across the Honeywell Technologies data center portfolio, spanning power and energy management, electrical infrastructure, onsite generation and microgrids, cooling and thermal management, automation and controls, software, fire and life safety, physical security, asset performance, OT cybersecurity and lifecycle operations.
The Director translates hyperscale, colocation, enterprise and AI data center requirements into scalable reference architectures and application-engineered solutions. The role establishes technical standards and governance, develops reusable global reference designs, and leads technical engagement with strategic customers, EPCs, consulting engineers, technology partners and Honeywell engineering and commercial teams.
Solutions Architecture & Application Engineering
- Lead integrated solution architecture. Translate customer requirements, Basis of Design documents and infrastructure requirements into scalable Honeywell Technologies data center architectures.
- Lead application engineering. Establish common methods for application design, system selection, controls architecture, integration architecture, sequences of operation, technical compliance, validation and solution optimization.
- Architect across the data center. Develop solutions spanning utility and grid interfaces, onsite generation, electrical distribution, microgrids, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), EPMS/PMS, energy and demand management, BMS/DDC, cooling and environmental controls, fire and life safety, physical security, operational software, asset performance and OT cybersecurity.
- Drive multidisciplinary integration. Ensure power, thermal, controls, safety, security, software and OT capabilities operate as a coherent architecture rather than independent systems.
- Lead technical assurance. Establish design reviews covering performance, reliability, resilience, scalability, interoperability, cybersecurity, maintainability, standards compliance and deployment readiness.
- Advance next-generation architectures. Develop engineering approaches for AI and high-density computing, liquid cooling, campus-scale power requirements, grid constraints, onsite generation, distributed energy and resilient operations.
Customers & Partnerships
- Lead strategic customer engagement. Serve as a senior technical interface with hyperscale, colocation and other strategic data center customers through architecture workshops, design reviews and technical roadmap discussions.
- Partner with global EPCs and engineering firms. Establish repeatable global reference architectures, application designs and engineering standards incorporating Honeywell Technologies capabilities.
- Engage the technology ecosystem. Work with consulting engineers, OEMs, electrical and cooling infrastructure providers, technology partners and systems integrators to define interfaces and integrated architectures.
- Lead complex technical decisions. Resolve cross-domain architecture issues and ensure technical risks, assumptions, dependencies and interfaces are identified and addressed early in the design cycle.
- Connect global and regional requirements. Develop globally repeatable architectures that can be adapted for applicable codes, standards, certifications and customer requirements.
Global Reference Architecture & NVIDIA DSX
- Establish global reference architectures. Define repeatable Honeywell Technologies architectures, Basis of Design templates, master specifications, application guides, compliance matrices, interface requirements and engineering standards.
- Shape the NVIDIA DSX vision. Partner with the Data Center Compliance Director to establish the technical vision, architecture principles and engineering approach for Honeywell Technologies’ participation in the NVIDIA DSX platform ecosystem.
- Develop global EPC reference designs. Collaborate with leading EPC and engineering firms to create scalable design patterns incorporating Honeywell Technologies capabilities across power, energy, cooling, controls, safety, security and operations.
- Connect compute and facility infrastructure. Translate evolving AI compute density, power and thermal requirements into facility architectures addressing energy availability, electrical distribution, cooling, controls, monitoring and resilient operations.
- Advance digital engineering. Establish approaches using simulation, digital models, technical validation and operational data to improve architecture quality and deployment readiness.
- Drive architecture reuse. Develop validated architecture modules and design patterns that can be replicated across customers and regions while accommodating project-specific requirements.
Technical & Organizational Leadership
- Build and lead the organization. Develop a high-performing global team of Solutions Architects, Application Engineers and senior technical specialists.
- Develop technical talent. Establish competency models, career paths, mentoring, technical training and succession plans.
- Establish technical governance. Define architecture principles, engineering quality standards, design-review processes, technical decision rights and escalation mechanisms.
- Set technical priorities. Align Solutions Architecture and Application Engineering resources to strategic customers, programs and business priorities.
- Serve as a senior technical authority. Remain personally engaged in strategic architectures, customer engagements and complex technical decisions.
- Create a culture of technical excellence. Promote systems thinking, engineering rigor, customer focus, reuse, speed and accountability.
Portfolio & Business Enablement
- Lead across the integrated Honeywell Technologies portfolio. Establish architectures spanning power infrastructure and energy orchestration, building and environmental systems, fire and life safety, physical security, infrastructure management, operational intelligence and OT cybersecurity.
- Translate customer needs into technology requirements. Establish a structured Voice of Customer process covering architecture gaps, interoperability, standards, certifications and emerging application requirements.
- Influence technology roadmaps. Partner with engineering and product management teams to address capability, certification and integration gaps that limit customer adoption.
- Enable specification and design-in. Support customers, EPCs and consulting engineers in incorporating Honeywell Technologies architectures into customer standards, Basis of Design documents, specifications and reference designs.
- Build reusable engineering assets. Establish master specifications, application design guides, technical playbooks, integration patterns and lessons-learned libraries.
- Measure architecture impact. Track reference-design adoption, specifications influenced, architecture reuse, technical prequalifications, design retention, engineering quality and closure of strategic technical gaps.
Honeywell Technologies Data Center Architecture
- Provide technical leadership across the unified Honeywell Technologies data center portfolio:
- Power Infrastructure & Energy Orchestration: utility and onsite generation interfaces, electrical distribution and power management, gas metering and conditioning, microgrid controls, BESS integration, EPMS/PMS and energy and demand management.
- Cooling, Thermal & Environmental Systems: BMS/DDC, environmental sensing, HVAC and cooling controls, water-system integration and high-density thermal-management applications.
- Building & Facilities Integration: supervisory controls and multivendor integration across power, cooling, environmental, fire, security and analytics systems.
- Fire & Life Safety: early-warning smoke detection, fire detection and notification, lithium-ion battery monitoring, and fixed gas and flame detection.
- Physical Security: access control, intrusion detection, video surveillance, visitor management and secure zoning.
- Infrastructure Management & Operations: site- and portfolio-level operational visibility, automation and controls, operational intelligence and asset-performance management.
- OT Cybersecurity: asset visibility, vulnerability management, threat detection and cyber-risk insight across connected facility, power, safety and control networks.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
- 15+ years of experience in solutions architecture, application engineering, consulting/design engineering, systems engineering or mission-critical infrastructure.
- 5+ years leading senior technical teams, engineering functions or major multidisciplinary technical initiatives.
- Significant experience supporting data centers, mission-critical facilities or other highly available, complex infrastructure.
- Demonstrated experience developing integrated architectures across multiple infrastructure disciplines.
- Experience developing or governing reference architectures, engineering standards, application designs and technical design reviews.
- Experience engaging strategic customer engineering organizations, EPCs, consulting engineers and technology partners.
- Proven ability to lead complex technical decisions involving multiple organizations and engineering disciplines.
- Strong understanding of engineering design, systems integration, validation, technical risk, interoperability and lifecycle requirements.
- Excellent executive communication, technical presentation and customer-facing leadership skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead global cross-functional teams and align senior stakeholders without direct authority.
- Ability to travel globally as required.
We Value
- Leadership experience in a dedicated data center, mission-critical infrastructure or technology organization.
- Deep experience with hyperscale, colocation, AI-factory or high-density data center infrastructure.
- Experience across multiple layers of the data center infrastructure stack rather than a single product or technology discipline.
- Experience developing global reference designs with major EPC, consulting or engineering firms.
- Knowledge of integrated power systems, onsite generation, microgrids, BESS, electrical infrastructure and energy management.
- Knowledge of BMS/DDC, high-density cooling, liquid-cooling interfaces and environmental controls.
- Experience with integrated fire and life safety, physical security, infrastructure-management software, analytics and OT cybersecurity.
- Experience integrating IT and OT infrastructure in mission-critical environments.
- Experience with simulation, digital twins, BIM and model-based engineering.
- Knowledge of applicable global data center, electrical, mechanical, automation, cybersecurity and safety standards.
- Experience developing reusable engineering methodologies and scaling architectures across customers and geographies.
- Track record of recruiting, developing and retaining high-performing technical talent.
- Global, multi-region experience.
- Master’s degree in engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration or a related field.
- Professional Engineer (PE) registration or relevant professional or industry certification.
Leadership Characteristics
- Technical leadership: Establishes architectural direction and operates effectively from executive discussions through detailed engineering reviews.
- Systems thinking: Connects power, thermal, controls, software, safety, security and operations into integrated architectures.
- Customer knowledge: Understands data center design, construction, commissioning and operational requirements.
- Decision-making: Sets priorities and communicates technical trade-offs using engineering evidence and customer outcomes.
- Talent development: Builds high-performing technical teams and develops future Solutions Architecture and Application Engineering leaders.
- Cross-functional collaboration: Works across Honeywell Technologies to address shared customer, architecture and engineering requirements.
- Influence: Aligns customers, partners and internal stakeholders without relying on direct authority.
- Adaptability: Makes timely decisions as AI infrastructure, power density, cooling technologies and customer requirements evolve.
Benefits of Working for Honeywell
Honeywell employees are eligible for a benefits package that 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: https://benefits.honeywell.com/
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.
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.
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.
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.
