Hybrid Advanced Mechanical Design Engineer, Thermodynamics, Icing

at Honeywell

• Job title: Advanced Mechanical Design Engineer, Thermodynamics, Icing
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Assembly, Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Phoenix, United States

About the role

• Advanced Mech Design Engineer enhancing icing analysis methods for Honeywell aircraft propulsion systems. Collaborating on product design and testing while ensuring compliance with customer needs and industry regulations.

Responsibilities

• Be part of a team that applies its expertise and knowledge to mechanical projects, finding innovative, cost-effective means for improving products and technologies, and the techniques and procedures used to design and validate them.
• You will be tasked with improving and utilizing icing analysis methods in support of product design efforts.
• This includes the development of custom software tools and refinement of methods used with commercial off the shelf (COTS) tools.
• You will be expected to identify and advocate for improvements to existing COTS tools with our vendors, and to continuously monitor the industry for new and better tools and evaluate those tools for potential use.
• In addition to icing methods development work, you will help design products to meet customer needs while ensuring product quality and manufacturability at the lowest possible cost and weight.
• You will design and analyze icing related aspects of our product components.
• You will also direct the design, assembly and execution of icing tests for prototype and early production hardware and may serve as a project manager for smaller development projects.
• Frequent interaction with internal and external customers will require proficient English writing, speaking and presenting skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as the sciences, technology, engineering, or mathematics
• Strong fundamental educational background in aerodynamics, heat transfer, thermodynamics and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).
• 2 year of experience with CFD codes, preferably commercial packages such as Star CCM+, Fluent, CFX, FENSAP.
• 5 years’ experience in icing engineering analysis and design, can include graduate studies
• US Citizen or lawful permanent resident due to export control restrictions
• Master’s Degree or Ph.D. in engineering is valued.
• Understanding of aircraft and engine icing regulations and certification test procedures.
• Icing test experience including an understanding of the capabilities of icing test facilities available for industry use and the proper scoping of test matrices to meet certification requirements.
• Proficiency with programming and scripting languages such as MATLAB and Python.
• Familiarity with product design software such as NX, Creo, Catia.
• Demonstrated mastery of MS Office software.
• Demonstrated hardware development program experience and success.
• Self-motivation and ability to work with little supervision, consistently taking the initiative to get things done, doing things before being asked by others or being forced to by events.
• Good knowledge of the aerospace industry and products.
• Ability to convey subtle or complex messages clearly both in writing and verbally, as appropriate for the topic and audience.
• Willingness to put in the effort required to get the job done.

Benefits

• In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package.
• This package includes employer subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance;
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability;
• 401(k) match,
• Flexible Spending Accounts,
• Health Savings Accounts,
• EAP,
• Educational Assistance;
• Parental Leave,
• Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave),
• and 12 Paid Holidays.