Lead Turbine Design Engineer - AI/ML Application

Honeywell Aerospace•Phoenix, AZ

About The Position

The Lead Turbine Design Engineer leads and performs design and analysis of cooled and uncooled turbine components, providing technical expertise and mentoring. The role collaborates with cross-functional teams and global research partners to develop next-generation simulation and analysis capabilities that integrate AI with traditional computational tools, including CFD and multiphysics solvers. As a program team leader and primary technical authority, the engineer identifies and develops new turbine components, leads project design efforts, and communicates technical results to internal and customer senior stakeholders. The position also leads proposals for future business opportunities, value engineering, and program or process changes, and supports new growth engines and existing fielded engines. The position contributes to Honeywell Aerospace’s Turbines department and company objectives. U.S. export-control compliance requires the candidate to be a U.S. Person or have the ability to obtain export authorization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
At least 10 years of experience in turbine-component design and analysis or a related mechanical-engineering design discipline; the stated minimum is 6 years for candidates with a Ph.D. in a related field.
Must be a U.S. Person, defined in the posting 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 export authorization.

Nice To Haves

Advanced knowledge of thermal and fluid sciences applied to cooled turbine-component design.
Proficiency with advanced CFD and CHT analysis tools such as STAR-CCM+.
Knowledge of turbine manufacturing and casting processes.
Knowledge of and prior experience developing AI models for physics-based simulation, engineering analysis, multiphysics modeling, or surrogate modeling.
Demonstrated team-leadership abilities, including motivating and mentoring others.
Strong teamwork skills and ability to work in varied roles on cross-functional teams.
Experience working with global teams across time zones.
Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

Lead and participate in multidisciplinary engineering tasks for the design, development, and testing of turbine components, particularly blades and vanes.
Conceive innovative turbine-component cooling schemes that minimize cooling-flow requirements while achieving durable designs.
Lead continuous-improvement initiatives for the turbine design system using lessons learned, best practices, and comparative benchmarking to reduce design cycle time and development costs.
Lead engine-test activities for turbine-component validation and qualification, including selecting instrumentation, creating test plans, and participating in engine tests.
Contribute to developing Physics-AI models and surrogate models to accelerate CFD and thermal-analysis workflows.
Work with enterprise project engineers and product chiefs to support new growth engines and existing fielded engines.
Drive strategies supporting the Turbines department’s vision and objectives and Honeywell Aerospace’s objectives.
Serve as the primary technical authority recognized by business management.
Communicate technical results to internal and external customers and senior stakeholders.
Mentor junior engineers.
Lead proposals addressing future business opportunities, value engineering, and program or process changes.