Sr Principal Mechanical Engineer

About the role

Air Products is seeking a Sr Principal Mechanical Engineer to join our Rotoflow team in Bethlehem, PA or Houston, TX. In this role, you will apply your expertise in turbomachinery design, analysis, and project execution to support proprietary high-speed rotating equipment and machinery support systems used by customers around the world. You will thrive in a safety-focused environment while tackling challenging engineering problems.

Responsibilities

• Perform turbomachinery design analyses including FEA (stress, deflection, and modal), hand calculations, and rotordynamics
• Develop standardized product deliverables in collaboration 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 in collaboration 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 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

Required Skills / Abilities

• 10–15 years of 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
• Ability to create an environment of trust and consistently exhibit a positive attitude

Differentiating Skills / Abilities

• 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 experience
• 2D CAD and 3D modeling and simulation experience
• Equipment startup and plant integration experience
• Programming skills: VB, C#, C+, Python, Matlab, Fortran or similar languages

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

Benefits

• 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)