Senior Advanced Mechanical Design Engineer

Honeywell Aerospace • Phoenix, AZ

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Advanced Mechanical Design Engineer at Honeywell Aerospace, you will join a team responsible for the mechanical design, simulation, analysis, and testing of fans and compressors (FanC) for gas turbine engine turbomachinery applications within Honeywell Aerospace Engines and Power Systems. You will support fielded products and contribute to new products for turbofan, turboshaft, and auxiliary power unit (APU) applications, applying design, physics, mathematics, and software development principles to a broad range of engineering tasks. You will also contribute to continuous improvement of design, analysis, and simulation methods. The role reports directly to the Engineering Manager and is based in Phoenix, Arizona, on a hybrid work schedule.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.
• Seven or more years of experience in mechanical design and analysis of turbomachinery components.
• Seven or more years of experience with commercial FEA software such as ANSYS APDL, ANSYS Mechanical, Simcenter NASTRAN, or equivalent.
• 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.
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; the employer is not sponsoring work visas for this job.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Perform mechanical design activities for rotating and static turbomachinery components, including rotors, stators, blisks, disks, and impellers.
• Execute 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.
• Support testing of components and engine modules at various lifecycle stages, including rig, development, and production, and perform test data reduction and analysis.
• Generate documentation capturing engineering results and findings from design, simulation, analysis, and test activities.
• Develop and present engineering artifacts during structured design reviews.
• Contribute to technical mentoring, process and tool improvement, and knowledge capture.

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.
• Educational assistance.
• Parental leave.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Paid time off for vacation, personal, and sick time.

What This Job Offers

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