Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer - Turbomachinery Hybrid

Idaho Society of Professional Engineers; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

FSA

HSA

Life insurance

EAP

Job summary

Air Products' Rotoflow team in Bethlehem, PA or Houston, TX seeks a Sr Principal Mechanical Engineer to apply turbomachinery design, analysis, and project execution for high-speed rotating equipment worldwide.

This role emphasizes safety, collaboration, and innovative problem solving; you will drive cost reductions, develop toolsets, review drawings, and support after-market activities. Hybrid work with 4 days in-office.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years turbomachinery or rotating machinery design experience.
• Deep understanding of FEA, rotordynamics, bearing and seal technologies, and DFM.
• 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).
• BS Mechanical Engineering; advanced degree in turbomachinery a plus.
• Hybrid work schedule; travel: minimal.

Responsibilities

• Perform turbomachinery design analyses including FEA (stress, deflection, and modal), rotordynamics,
• Development of standardized product deliverables collaborating with Product Owners
• Executing mechanical design tasks related to awarded projects and product development initiatives
• Support aftermarket activities and engineering tasks
• Communicate with vendors on technical solutions
• Support root cause analyses (RCA) of equipment and field commissioning
• Drive engineering cost reductions and competitiveness with stakeholders
• Collaborate with customers to ensure proper design and integration
• Select components and materials for turbomachinery and systems
• Perform safety and operability reviews
• Collaborate with Business Improvement Team to develop tools and processes
• Challenge norms with alternate solutions rooted in engineering fundamentals
• Promote safety and diversity consistent with Rotoflow

Skills

FEA

Rotordynamics

Bearings & Seals

Design for Manufacturability

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Project Execution

C++, Python

Education

BS Mechanical Engineering

Advanced turbomachinery focus

Tools

2D CAD

3D CAD

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Air Products' Rotoflow team in Bethlehem, PA or Houston, TX seeks a Sr Principal Mechanical Engineer to apply turbomachinery design, analysis, and project execution for high-speed rotating equipment worldwide.

This role emphasizes safety, collaboration, and innovative problem solving; you will drive cost reductions, develop toolsets, review drawings, and support after-market activities. Hybrid work with 4 days in-office.