Sr Advanced Mechanical Design Engineer

Honeywell Aerospace US LLC; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-subsidized benefits

401(k) match

Paid holidays

Job summary

Honeywell Aerospace is seeking a Mechanical Engineer with gas turbine experience for the Legacy Engines, APU & Adv Tech Turbine group in Phoenix. You will perform and provide technical expertise on turbine component design and analysis, support fabrication and testing, and validate analysis models. Hybrid work in Phoenix, AZ is offered.

The role emphasizes probabilistic lifing, stress analysis, and collaboration with internal and external teams to drive improvements and new growth engines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field.
• Minimum 6 years of gas turbine engineering and component design/analysis experience.

Responsibilities

• Participate in cooled and uncooled turbine mechanical design efforts and lead projects.
• Apply stress, fatigue, creep, burst, crack growth and probabilistic lifing methods to turbine components.
• Design and analyze components like nozzles, blades, disks and seal plates; drive weight reduction ideas.
• Support engine test activities, plan instrumentation and validate analysis models.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams on new growth engines and program improvements.

Skills

Gas turbine engineering

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

ANSYS

NX

APDL

GOM

MATLAB

DARWIN

Job description

The future is what you make it.

Outstanding opportunity for a mechanical engineer with Gas Turbine experience interested in joining the Legacy Engines, APU & Adv Tech Turbine group. The scope of the work will include performing, and providing technical expertise on cooled and uncooled turbine components design and analysis, support turbine hardware fabrication, support engine testing, data reduction and validation of analysis models. In addition, the candidate would participate in teams which support internally and externally funded research programs with the emphasis of improving Turbine stress and lifing capabilities.

The candidate would participate in teams to resolve complex engineering problems and have an effective listening skills and flexibility in approach to resolve complex engineering problems. You will contribute to proposals to address future business opportunities, value engineering and program/process changes.

You work out of our Phoenix, AZ location on a Hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in cooled and uncooled turbine mechanical design efforts and be technically responsible for projects.
• Advanced knowledge of stress, fatigue, creep, burst, crack growth, and probabilistic lifing, as applied to turbine component design.
• Mechanical design and analysis expertise for specific turbines components like nozzles, blades, disk and seal plates
• Lead development of new and innovative concepts for stress and weight reduction.
• Champion turbine design system continuous improvement initiatives, through lessons learned, best practices, and comparative benchmarking, to achieve design cycle time reduction and development cost reduction for mechanical and lifing analysis.
• Participate in engine test activities pertinent to turbine components strength and life validation and qualification, selecting instrumentation, creating test plan and participating in engine test activities.
• Responsible for working with associated enterprise project engineers and product chiefs to support development of new growth engines as well as supporting existing fielded engine.
• Drive the development and implementation of strategies in support of the Turbines department’s vision and objectives, ultimately supporting Honeywell’s vision and objectives.
• Champion efforts to supply world class customer satisfaction to the enterprise customers through formulating strategic plans, developing advanced innovative products, program support, and technical leadership.
• Communicate technical results to internal and external customer senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated abilities to mentor junior engineers in the team.

Qualifications

YOU MUST HAVE

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as science, technology, engineering, mathematics.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in gas turbine engineering and turbine component design and analysis.

WE VALUE

• Extensive knowledge of the gas turbine engine industry.
• Proficient in using FEA tools such as ANSYS (Structural).
• Experienced in using NX, APDL, GOM, MATLAB, DARWIN.
• Strong teamwork skills, able to work in variety of team roles within cross-functional team.
• Experience in working with global teams across time zones.
• Must be dedicated to customer satisfaction and demonstrated the capability to establish and maintain strong business and personal relationships with customers and co-workers.
• Must have strong written and oral communication skills.

Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidate must be a U.S. Person, which is defined as, a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status or have the ability to obtain an export authorization.

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

Explore your benefits: https://honeywellaerospacebenefits.com/

ABOUT HONEYWELL AEROSPACE

Join a company that's reintroducing itself to the aviation community we've helped advance for more than a century. At Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ: HONA), we're launching as an independent, publicly traded aerospace and defense company built on a legacy of operational excellence and mission-focused execution.

Our new brand identity pairs that heritage with real momentum, as we build technology that helps pilots navigate with confidence, aircraft operate more efficiently, and operators stay ahead of change. With our systems on board 90% of the world’s aircraft, your work here has reach that's rare to find anywhere else.

Focusing on our customers, investing in innovation, and building a culture of accountability and performance is how we're shaping what comes next.

Every horizon. Every mission. Every day.

ABOUT THE BUSINESS UNIT

Honeywell Aerospace products and services are found on aircraft across commercial aviation, defense and space — from engines and cockpit electronics to cabin systems, mechanical components and connectivity solutions. Our technology helps operators fly more safely, reduce fuel consumption, improve on-time performance and deliver a better experience for the people on board.

As aviation continues to evolve, we're also developing systems to support autonomous and supersonic platforms, bringing the same focus on safety and efficiency to the next era of flight. With approximately 36,000 employees worldwide and net sales of $17.4B in 2025, Honeywell Aerospace is one of the largest dedicated aerospace companies in the world. Explore our businesses: https://www.honeywellaerospace.com

Engines & Power Systems provides the propulsion, auxiliary power and electrical systems that keep aircraft flying. With engines across roughly 120 aircraft types and more than 47,000 APUs in service today, we support operators across commercial and defense markets backed by an aftermarket network built for the long service life of every platform we power.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Posting Date: 8/11/2026

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