Lead Mechanical Design Engineer – Wheel Structures
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
The future is what you make it.
When you join Honeywell, you become a member of our global team of thinkers, innovators, dreamers and doers who make the things that make the future.
That means changing the way we fly, fueling jets in an eco-friendly way, keeping buildings smart and safe and even making it possible to breathe on Mars.
Working at Honeywell isn’t just about developing cool things. That’s why all of our employees enjoy access to dynamic career opportunities across different fields and industries.
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Provide technical expertise as the structural analysis subject matter expert in the development of aircraft fuel systems, wheels, and brakes. You will lead the structural analysis effort and be responsible for the structural integrity of fuel systems, and wheel and brake assemblies. You will prioritize safety and quality in everything that you do and lead with courage and integrity. You will help shape product roadmaps and serve as a key contributor during product ideation activities. You will serve as the structural analysis subject matter expert during proposal and RFI response efforts. You will help resolve supplier, production, and customer issues. You will support value engineering and design revision activities. You will assign structural analysis tasks to other engineers and serve as a mentor to your less-experienced colleagues. You will provide reports to internal and external stakeholders. You will spearhead the advancement of mechanical design tools and processes, e.g., design automation, digital twins, digital threads, etc. You will relentlessly seek cost savings by advancing concepts such as qualification-by-similarity, qualification-by-analysis, part standardization, Agile, etc.
Key ResponsibilitiesServe as the structural analysis subject matter expert for the aircraft fuel systems, and wheel and brake product linesDevelop mechanical designs of aircraft wheels and brakes using Siemens NX, Ansys Workbench, Dassault Systemes Abaqus FEA, etcServe as a structural analysis representative during internal and external design reviews, change board meetings, APQP activities, etc.Mentor less-experienced engineersCollaborate with suppliers, customers, operations, and various engineering functions to develop optimal and cost-effective design solutionsSpearhead the advancement of the model-based enterprise, digital twins, and digital threadsImprove existing structural analysis processes by eliminating non-value-added tasks and introducing automation through Python, parametric design, Artificial Intelligence, etc.
U.S. PERSON REQUIREMENTSDue 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
Key ResponsibilitiesServe as the structural analysis subject matter expert for the aircraft fuel systems, and wheel and brake product linesDevelop mechanical designs of aircraft wheels and brakes using Siemens NX, Ansys Workbench, Dassault Systemes Abaqus FEA, etcServe as a structural analysis representative during internal and external design reviews, change board meetings, APQP activities, etc.Mentor less-experienced engineersCollaborate with suppliers, customers, operations, and various engineering functions to develop optimal and cost-effective design solutionsSpearhead the advancement of the model-based enterprise, digital twins, and digital threadsImprove existing structural analysis processes by eliminating non-value-added tasks and introducing automation through Python, parametric design, Artificial Intelligence, etc.YOU MUST HAVEBachelor’s Degree in EngineeringAt least 10 years of experience in the structural analysis of components and sub-systems for commercial and military aircraft applicationsAt least 10 years of experience with ANSYS or a similar FEA softwareAt least 10 years of experience with Siemens Teamcenter or a similar PLM softwareAt least 5 years of experience using GD&TAbility to support multiple projects concurrentlyWillingness to learn new concepts independently5 years of experience with Python, C#, or other programming languagesWE VALUEPrior experience designing aircraft wheels and brakes or aircraft fuel systemsComposite material experienceAbility to work independentlyArtificial Intelligence/Machine Learning experience
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