Sr Principal Mechanical Engineer

Air Products • Houston, TX

9d • Onsite

About The Position

At Air Products, we reimagine what’s possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities. Reimagine What’s Possible

Air Products is building a cleaner future at scale — and trusted people data is central to how we plan, hire, retain, and develop the workforce that makes it possible. As the world’s largest hydrogen producer with decades of industrial gas leadership, we rely on accurate, decision‑ready insights to guide global talent and organizational decisions. In this role, you will lead the People Data & Insights (PD&I) strategy that turns Workday and HR data into clear, actionable workforce intelligence — enabling leaders to move faster, standardize what matters, and make confident decisions across the enterprise. We are seeking a Global Head of People Analytics to create and execute the enterprise strategy for HR data, analytics, and insights in alignment with the Human Resources (HR) and business strategy. In this role, you will lead a centralized team responsible for transforming Workday and related HR data into trusted, timely, decision‑ready insights for Human Resources and business leaders to make informed talent, workforce planning, and organizational decisions. This role is based out of our Global Headquarters in Allentown, PA. Domestic and International travel is expected to be less than 10% per year. Operating at the intersection of HR, Digital Technology, and business leadership, you will own the People Analytics product portfolio, including standardized reporting, dashboards, self‑service analytics, and advanced insight delivery. You will ensure data reliability, strong governance, and scalable solutions, while enabling the responsible use of AI‑driven analytics capabilities within Workday and the broader data ecosystem. This role balances strategic leadership with operational execution in an environment where Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) is the core system of record. Success requires close partnership with HR Business Partners, Communities of Expertise, HR Operations, Digital Technology teams, and business stakeholders to simplify and standardize analytics delivery, drive adoption across varying levels of data literacy, and establish the enterprise standard for HR metrics, definitions, and workforce insights.

Requirements

• Technical Degree: BSME or related degree
• 10-15 years turbomachinery or rotating machinery design experience
• Detail-oriented, goal oriented, organized, creative, self-motivated, collaborative and customer focused
• Excellent analytical, creativity, problem solving, time management, and decision-making skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills (written, verbal and presentation)
• Exemplify a passion for winning and ability to motivate teams
• Ability to create an environment of trust and consistently exhibit a positive attitude

Nice To Haves

• advanced degree and focus on turbomachinery design, rotordynamics, fluid film bearings, design for manufacturability, and/or manufacturing processes a plus
• Advanced FEA capabilities a plus
• Fluid film bearing, gas bearing, magnetic bearing, hydrostatic bearing and rolling element bearing applications and design experience a plus
• Rotordynamic analysis capabilities a plus
• Turbine testing, data acquisition and data evaluation a plus
• 2D CAD and 3D modeling and simulation a plus
• Equipment start up and plant integration a plus
• Programming skills: VB, C#, C+, Python, Matlab, Fortran or similar languages a plus

Responsibilities

• Perform various turbomachinery design analyses including FEA (stress, deflection, and modal), hand calculations, and rotordynamics
• Development of standardized product deliverables collaborating with Product Owners
• Executing mechanical design tasks related to won projects and product development initiatives, support of aftermarket activities and engineering tasks
• Communicate with vendors on technical solutions
• Support root cause analyses (RCA) of equipment and field commissioning and start up activities executed by the Aftermarket Team
• Drive engineering and material cost reductions and competitiveness across project and product offerings collaborating with stakeholders
• Collaboration with customers to ensure proper design and integration of equipment into the process
• Select components and materials for turbomachinery and systems
• Perform safety and operability reviews
• Collaborate with various subject areas to finalize equipment designs
• Checking and approving manufacturing drawings
• Support of bid estimate development
• Collaborate with the Business Improvement Team to develop new and standardized design engineering tools and work processes for streamlining projects and product development
• Challenge norms with alternate solutions rooted in engineering fundamentals
• Promote safety and diversity consistent with the philosophies of Rotoflow®
• Develop and execute the enterprise PD&I strategy aligned with HR and business priorities
• Deliver trusted, consumable, decision-ready workforce insights through standardized dashboards, descriptive reports, and consultative analytic projects for HR and business
• Own the people analytics product portfolio and roadmap, prioritizing work based on business impact, scalability, and employee experience
• Enable advanced and AI-driven analytics capabilities in Workday and the enterprise data ecosystem, with strong governance and ethical use
• Oversee the configuration, delivery, and support of Workday People Analytics and Prism capabilities to automate standard reporting, enable augmented analytics and support self-service while managing limits of prebuilt modules
• Partner with HR and business stakeholders to translate workforce and talent questions and requirements into actionable insights, improve data accessibility, and support end-to-end HR lifecycle processes
• Manage delivery and analytics offerings by establishing SLAs, reducing ad‑hoc reporting volume through self‑service tools, and operating as an analytics product owner
• Establish and maintain HR data governance and reliability by managing HR data preparation, metric definitions, data cleansing processes, and centralized talent data repositories to enable repeatable and trustworthy analytics
• Lead, coach, and develop the PD&I team by building capabilities in analytics, visualization, consulting, storytelling skills, and HR domain expertise
• Lead compliance and regulatory-related workforce reporting through collaboration with internal teams and external vendors to ensure overall compliance

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance available day one of employment
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with immediate vesting of company match and core contributions
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance (AD&D), Supplemental AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

What This Job Offers

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