Lead Mechanical Design Engineer - Turbomachinery

Honeywell Aerospace • Phoenix, AZ

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About The Position

Join the Honeywell Aerospace Engines and Power Systems Fan and Compressor (FanC) team, responsible for the mechanical design, simulation, analysis, and testing of fans and compressors used in gas turbine engine turbomachinery applications. The role supports fielded products and contributes to development of new products for turbofan, turboshaft, and auxiliary power unit (APU) applications. It applies design, physics, mathematics, and software development principles to a broad range of engineering work and contributes to continual improvement of design, analysis, and simulation methods.

Requirements

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field from an ABET-accredited institution.
• At least 7 years of experience in mechanical design and analysis of aerospace components.
• At least 3 years of experience working with turbomachinery components.
• At least 7 years of experience with ANSYS APDL or ANSYS Mechanical FEA software.
• Must be a U.S. Person, defined as a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or person with protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status, or have the ability to obtain an export authorization.

Nice To Haves

• Ph.D. or M.S. in aerospace or mechanical engineering.
• Experience with AI/ML, adjoint optimization, surrogate modeling, and multidisciplinary optimization in the gas turbine engine domain.
• Familiarity with manufacturing methods and field support of gas turbine engines.
• Problem-solving proficiency and root cause analysis (RCCA) experience.
• CAD modeling experience, such as NX, UG, SolidWorks, or CATIA.
• Advanced scripting experience with MATLAB, Python, or C++.
• Knowledge of turbomachinery test methodologies such as strain gages, light probes, and kulites.
• Strong writing, speaking, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design activities for rotating and static turbomachinery components, including rotors, stators, blisks, disks, and impellers.
• Lead design and analysis tasks, including modal, vibration, deflection, crack growth, burst, fatigue, thermal, and stack analysis, with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) as a core responsibility.
• Lead testing of components and engine modules at different lifecycle stages, including rig, development, and production, and reduce and analyze test data.
• Document engineering results and findings from design, simulation, analysis, and test activities.
• Oversee the generation and presentation of engineering artifacts during structured design reviews.
• Lead technical mentoring, process and tool improvement, and knowledge-capture efforts.
• Lead teams of junior engineers in day-to-day technical work.
• Lead proposal activities supporting commercial and military customers.

Benefits

• Employer-subsidized medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, and health savings accounts.
• Employee assistance program and educational assistance.
• Parental leave and 12 paid holidays.
• Paid time off for vacation, personal, and sick time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior