Lead Mechanical Design Engineer - Turbomachinery

Honeywell Aerospace•Phoenix, AZ

About The Position

Join Honeywell Aerospace Engines and Power Systems as a Lead Mechanical Design Engineer on the Fan and Compressor (FanC) team. The team is responsible for the mechanical design, simulation, analysis, and testing of fans and compressors used in gas turbine engines. The role supports fielded products and contributes to new products for turbofan, turboshaft, and auxiliary power unit (APU) applications. It applies engineering principles, physics, mathematics, and software development to a broad range of engineering tasks and contributes to continuous improvement of design, analysis, and simulation methods. The position leads mechanical design and analysis of rotating and static turbomachinery components, including rotors, stators, blisks, disks, and impellers. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is a core responsibility, alongside component and engine-module testing, test-data analysis, technical documentation, structured design reviews, mentoring, process and tool improvement, and proposal work for commercial and military customers. The role requires at least seven years of mechanical design and analysis experience with aerospace components, at least three years working with turbomachinery components, and at least seven years of experience with ANSYS APDL or ANSYS Mechanical. Applicants must hold a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field from an ABET-accredited institution. Due to U.S. export-control requirements, candidates must be a U.S. Person as defined in the posting or have the ability to obtain export authorization.

Requirements

Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field from an ABET-accredited institution.
Minimum 7 years of experience in mechanical design and analysis of aerospace components.
Minimum 3 years of experience working with turbomachinery components.
Minimum 7 years of experience with ANSYS APDL or ANSYS Mechanical FEA software.
Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status) or have the ability to obtain 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 gas turbine engine manufacturing methods and field support.
Problem-solving proficiency and root cause analysis (RCCA) experience.
CAD modeling experience with tools 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 involving modal, vibration, deflection, crack growth, burst, fatigue, thermal, and stack analysis, with FEA as a core responsibility.
Lead testing of components and engine modules at rig, development, and production lifecycle stages, 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.
Support currently fielded products and contribute to the development of new products for turbofan, turboshaft, and APU applications.
Contribute to continuous improvement of design, analysis, and simulation methods.