Senior Advanced R&D Engineer/Scientist

About the role

The LNG Technology & Products team delivers competitive LNG technology solutions, develops new products, and improves existing designs and processes. This is a senior individual contributor research process engineering role focused on process cycle and new technology development for the LNG industry. The role requires a creative and innovative approach, strong chemical engineering fundamentals, and the ability to influence across R&D, product management, process engineering, commercial, and operations teams.

This position involves up to 10% travel to domestic and global locations.

Responsibilities

• Define LNG technology needs and multi-year development priorities by working effectively with the broader LNG organization, customers, product owners, commercial teams, and engineering stakeholders.
• Lead complex Technology NPD (New Product Development) projects through the stage-gated development process, including technical scope definition, risk assessment, milestone planning, execution, and stakeholder communication.
• Serve as a senior technical authority for LNG process cycle development, cryogenic process technology, heat exchanger performance, and related modeling methods.
• Design, develop, and mature novel process cycles, equipment concepts, and technology solutions that improve LNG business competitiveness, efficiency, reliability, safety, and sustainability.
• Define, develop, and oversee testing procedures and experimental programs to support research objectives, validate models, de-risk technology concepts, and generate design data.
• Develop new models, correlations, methods, and workflows that can be deployed by engineers to design and optimize heat exchangers and LNG process systems.
• Partner with the Process Engineering team to incorporate improvements into design methods, engineering tools, standards, and work practices; provide technical reviews for critical methods and deliverables.
• Protect and expand LNG technology intellectual property by identifying invention opportunities, leading patent disclosures, and supporting patent applications and freedom-to-practice discussions.
• Collaborate with business and product owners to understand market and customer needs, create differentiated technology ideas, evaluate business value, and translate concepts into actionable development programs.
• Follow, assess, and influence leading academic and industrial research initiatives in LNG liquefaction, gas separation, cryogenics, and heat exchanger design; bring external insights into Honeywell technology plans.
• Mentor and coach engineers and scientists, provide technical guidance on complex problem-solving, and help build organizational capability in process simulation, LNG technologies, and research execution.
• Communicate technical recommendations, project status, risks, and business impact clearly to engineering leadership, product management, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Requirements

You must have:

• B.S. or M.S. in Chemical Engineering and minimum 8 years of experience in a technology development, R&D, or process engineering role in industrial gases, LNG, cryogenic technologies, or related process industries; detailed knowledge of cryogenic technologies such as hydrocarbon cryogenics and LNG; OR Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering with significant relevant research or industrial experience.
• Strong fundamental knowledge of heat transfer, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, phase behavior, and cryogenic process design.
• Demonstrated steady-state process simulation experience and ability to apply simulation results to process cycle development, equipment design, and technology decisions.
• Proven ability to lead technically complex projects or workstreams with cross-functional stakeholders and translate ambiguous problems into executable research or development plans.
• Demonstrated capability to develop, validate, and deploy engineering models, methods, or design tools.
• Strong technical communication skills, including the ability to present complex technical findings, recommendations, and trade-offs to senior technical and business stakeholders.

We value:

• 10 years of experience in LNG liquefaction, pre-treatment, gas separation, cryogenic technology, industrial gases, or chemical manufacturing technology development.
• Ph.D. or advanced degree in Chemical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Deep expertise in LNG process cycles, cryogenic heat exchanger design, two-phase flow, advanced thermodynamics, and/or equipment performance modeling.
• Patent writing and filing experience, with a track record of identifying and protecting differentiated technology.
• Experience leading stage-gated technology development programs from concept through validation, scale-up, commercialization, or deployment.
• Ability to mentor technical talent, influence without direct authority, and create a positive and productive technical work environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication, organizational, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.
• Creates business value by delivering results with urgency, technical rigor, and a strong focus on safety, sustainability, quality, and customer needs.

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

In addition to a performance-driven salary, cutting-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 and Health Savings Accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Educational Assistance.
• Parental Leave.
• Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave).
• 12 Paid Holidays.