Sr Principal Mechanical Engineer

About the role

At Air Products, we seek a Sr Principal Mechanical Engineer to join our Rotoflow® team in Bethlehem, PA or Houston, TX. The ideal candidate will apply their expertise in turbomachinery design, analysis, and project execution to support proprietary high-speed rotating equipment and machinery support systems used by customers worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Perform various turbomachinery design analyses including FEA (stress, deflection, and modal), hand calculations, and rotordynamics
• Develop standardized product deliverables collaborating with Product Owners
• Execute 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 and startup activities executed by the Aftermarket Team
• Drive engineering and material cost reductions and competitiveness across project and product offerings collaborating with stakeholders
• Collaborate with customers to ensure proper design and integration of equipment into the process
• Select components and materials for turbomachinery and systems
• Perform safety and operability reviews
• Collaborate with various subject areas to finalize equipment designs
• Check and approve manufacturing drawings
• Support of bid estimate development
• Collaborate with the Business Improvement Team to develop new and standardized design engineering tools and work processes for streamlining projects and product development
• Challenge norms with alternate solutions rooted in engineering fundamentals
• Promote safety and diversity consistent with the philosophies of Rotoflow®

Requirements

• 10–15 years turbomachinery or rotating machinery design experience
• Deep understanding of design principles including FEA, rotordynamics, bearing and seal technologies, and design for manufacturability
• 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)
• Exemplify a passion for winning and ability to motivate teams
• Advanced FEA capabilities a plus
• Rotordynamic analysis capabilities a plus
• Fluid film bearing, gas bearing, magnetic bearing, hydrostatic bearing and rolling element bearing applications and design experience a plus
• Gas seal and labyrinth seal applications and design experience a plus
• Design for manufacturability experience a plus
• Turbine testing, data acquisition and data evaluation a plus
• 2D CAD and 3D modeling and simulation a plus
• Equipment startup and plant integration a plus
• Programming skills: VB, C#, C+, Python, Matlab, Fortran or similar languages a plus

Qualifications

• Technical Degree: BS Mechanical Engineering (BSME) or related degree
• Advanced degree and focus on turbomachinery design, rotordynamics, fluid film bearings, seals, design for manufacturability, and/or manufacturing processes a plus

Skills

• Advanced FEA capabilities
• Rotordynamic analysis capabilities
• Fluid film bearing, gas bearing, magnetic bearing, hydrostatic bearing and rolling element bearing applications and design experience
• Gas seal and labyrinth seal applications and design experience
• Design for manufacturability experience
• Turbine testing, data acquisition and data evaluation
• 2D CAD and 3D modeling and simulation
• Equipment startup and plant integration
• Programming skills: VB, C#, C+, Python, Matlab, Fortran or similar languages

Benefits

At Air Products, we offer competitive pay and great benefits for our employees. These include:

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance available day one of employment
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with immediate vesting of company match and core contributions
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance (AD&D), Supplemental AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Pay

Competitive compensation package based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

This position offers a hybrid work schedule with 4 days in-office. Travel requirements are minimal under 10% for onsite customer support.