Aero Acoustic - Advanced Mechanical Design Engineer

Honeywell•Torrance, CA

65d

About The Position

Be part of a team that applies its expertise and knowledge to mechanical projects, finding innovative, cost-effective means for improving products and technologies, and the techniques and procedures used to design and validate them. Honeywell is implementing advanced acoustic technologies in our broad array of aerospace products and their installations, including gas turbine engines, valves, motor-driven fans, environmental control systems, and electronics. Dramatic improvements in the fidelity and speed of simulations used in our product design and validation processes are essential to shorten development cycles while meeting customer requirements. You will be tasked with improving aero-acoustic analysis and test methods and supporting product design efforts with such methods. This includes the development of custom software tools and refinement of methods used with commercial off the shelf (COTS) tools. You will be expected to identify and advocate for improvements to existing COTS tools with our vendors, and to continuously monitor the industry for better tools and evaluate them for potential use. In addition to methods development work, you will help design products to meet customer needs while ensuring product quality and manufacturability at the lowest possible cost and weight. You will design and analyze acoustic aspects of our product components including source noise (e.g. fan/compressor, combustor, turbine, jet, valve, electric motor), and acoustic treatment (e.g. liners, mufflers). You will also direct the design, build and acoustic testing of prototype and early production hardware and may serve as a project manager for smaller development projects. Some products you'll support include export-controlled technology and therefore may only be supported by US Persons. Frequent interaction with internal and external customers will require proficient English writing, speaking and presenting skills. Your work will be integral to satisfying current customers and securing future business by consistently meeting or exceeding Voice of Customer requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as the sciences, technology, engineering or mathematics
5 years' experience in acoustic engineering analysis and design, can include graduate studies
Aero-acoustic design experience related to rotating machinery and installations, preferably gas turbine engines, and familiarity with duct acoustics in high-speed flows

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree or Ph.D. in acoustics engineering
Acoustic test experience including specification of appropriate acoustic measurement equipment, test procedures, and data analysis including phased array processing
Familiarity with acoustic and aerodynamic analysis software such as Actran, PowerFLOW, COMSOL, Star CCM+, Fluent
Familiarity with general purpose analysis software like Matlab and Python, and product design software such as NX, Creo, Catia
Demonstrated mastery of MS Office software
Demonstrated hardware development program experience & success
Self-motivation and ability to work with little supervision, consistently taking the initiative to get things done, doing things before being asked by others or being forced to by events
Good knowledge of the aerospace industry and products
Ability to convey subtle or complex messages clearly both in writing and verbally, as appropriate for the topic and audience
Willingness to put in the effort required to get the job done